Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) Local News
Rai responds to study on neck gaiters
Some people are using neck gaiters instead of masks, but a study from Duke University raises questions about their effectiveness. They pull up from the neck to cover the lower half of the face. Prevea...
Aug 13, 2020
Website to track illnesses in Brown Co. schools
Brown County schools have a new way to track sick students. The county’s Public Health Department is launching a website that follows reported illnesses at all schools. Public Health Officer Ann...
Aug 13, 2020
FdL panel sticking with plans for Lakeside Park
The plans for Lakeside Park in Fond du Lac will move forward without any changes. The city council is rejecting a proposal that would have banned any new buildings on Lighthouse Point. There’s a...
Aug 13, 2020
Oshkosh schools work to hire more diverse staff
The Oshkosh school district is trying to recruit more teachers of color. Human Resources Director Belynda Pinkston says before the pandemic, she traveled to historically black colleges in the south to...
Aug 13, 2020
Couple hopes others aren’t victims of driveway scam
The victims of a reported contractor scam in Brown County are coming forward, because they don’t want others to suffer the same fate. Don and Gail Kowaleski had a man show up at their door last ...
Aug 13, 2020
January trial scheduled for G.B. murder suspect
A January 12th trial date is set for one of four men accused of killing a Green Bay Preble High School student. Jared Williquette is charged in Brown County Court with first-degree intentional homicid...
Aug 13, 2020
Teen gets probation for threat at Waupaca High School
A teenager convicted of threatening to bring guns to Waupaca High School won’t have to spend any time behind bars. Dominick Silva will be on probation for one year for sending threatening messag...
Aug 13, 2020
State has 943 more COVID-19 cases
There are 943 new confirmed coronavirus cases in Wisconsin. That’s the most in a single day since last Saturday. The state is reporting 7.6 percent of tests came back positive, and that’s ...
Aug 13, 2020
Fallen G.B. firefighter remembered 14 years later
The death of a Green Bay firefighter on this day 14 years ago has led to safety improvements across the country. On August 14th of 2006, Lt. Arnie Wolff was killed while fighting a basement fire. Wolf...
Aug 13, 2020
Local adult suicide rates up, health coverage down
More adults are dying by suicide in the Fox Cities. The updated LIFE Study shows rates went up from 2016 and 2018 in Winnebago, Outagamie, and Calumet counties. They were between 17 and 21 deaths per ...
Aug 13, 2020
