Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) Local News
Oshkosh schools survey parents on reopening
Parents in the Oshkosh school district are getting surveys this week on their comfort level in sending their kids back to school this fall. Superintendent Vickie Cartwright plans to present the result...
Jul 20, 2020
Menasha alderman eligible for taxpayer-funded loan
A member of Menasha’s city council is sparking controversy by applying for a forgiveable loan through a taxpayer-funded program. Ald. James Taylor and his wife are asking for $15,000 through the...
Jul 20, 2020
No-wake order in place for Wolf River
A slow, no wake order is back in effect for the Wolf River in Outagamie County. The Sheriff’s Department says heavy rain fell upstream over the weekend, and that’s expected to push water l...
Jul 20, 2020
Gas prices drop
Gas prices are back below $2 a gallon in the Fox Cities. Gasbuddy.com reports the average in the Appleton area dropped four cents last week, to $1.96. Prices in Green Bay fell two cents to $2.05. Driv...
Jul 20, 2020
Winnebago Co. census return rate at nearly 77%
Nearly a quarter of Winnebago County households haven’t filled out the 2020 census yet. Officials estimate 77 percent have responded, and that’s the eighth highest total in the state. The ...
Jul 20, 2020
Child hurt in fall from hotel balcony
A two-year-old has non-life threatening injuries, after falling from a second-story balcony at a Fond du Lac hotel. Police say the boy went over a railing around 7:30 p.m. yesterday, at the Comfort In...
Jul 20, 2020
Child killed in racetrack accident
A five-year-old died in an accident at the Gravity Park Speedway near Chilton. The Calumet County Sheriff’s Department says the child fell off a youth motorcycle on the track, and was hit by an ...
Jul 20, 2020
2 killed, 2 hurt in I-41 crash in FdL Co.
Investigators believe alcohol is a factor in a Fond du Lac County crash that left two people dead and three hurt. The Sheriff’s Department says a car ran off I-41 North, and rolled several times...
Jul 20, 2020
Percentage of positive COVID-19 tests jumps to 10.3%
The state has 830 new confirmed coronavirus cases, and the percentage of positive tests rose for the fourth straight day. The state is reporting 10.3 percent came back positive, and that’s the h...
Jul 19, 2020
State sets single-day record for COVID-19 cases
The state set a new single-day record for confirmed coronavirus cases, with 978. That breaks the previous high of 964 from Tuesday. The state has had more than 800 new cases in each of the past five d...
Jul 18, 2020
