Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) Local News
Possible payroll tax hike not expected until 2022
A study shows Wisconsin businesses may not face a payroll tax increase, until at least early 2022. Wisconsin Policy Forum Researcher Jason Stein says the state’s fund for unemployment benefits w...
Jun 26, 2020
Habitat for Humanity trying to reach matching goal
The Greater Fox Cities Area Habitat for Humanity is extending a fundraising drive. The organization is trying to raise $325,000 through a matching grant to help 17 families. President John Weyenberg s...
Jun 26, 2020
25-yr-old woman killed in I-41 rollover crash
A 25-year-old woman from the Green Bay area was killed in a crash on I-41 South this afternoon. Brown County Sheriff’s deputies say she lost control of her SUV by Highway 172 in Ashwaubenon, and...
Jun 26, 2020
Good turnout for big blood drive
About 400 people donated blood, during a large drive in downtown Appleton this week. The Community Blood Center in Grand Chute puts on the MASH blood drive. Vice president of donor services Kristine B...
Jun 26, 2020
Saharan dust unlikely to reach state
The effects of a Sahara Desert storm are expected to be very minor in Wisconsin. First Alert Chief Meteorologist Steve Beylon says it’s actually common for storms in Africa to stir up dust plume...
Jun 26, 2020
Appleton reports 4 more COVID-19 cases
There are four new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Appleton. Two got it through community spread, one had contact with a known case, and the other is under investigation. That brings the city’s tota...
Jun 26, 2020
Doyle Park Pool reopening in L.C.
The Doyle Park Pool in Little Chute will be open again tomorrow. Village leaders shut it down on Wednesday, because they say a worker wasn’t feeling well. The person tested negative for COVID-19...
Jun 26, 2020
Man rescued from FdL River
Fond du Lac firefighters rescued a man from the Fond du Lac River last night. They say the man fell in, in the area of Forest Avenue and Macy Street, and someone jumped in to help. Because there are h...
Jun 26, 2020
Boy arrested after having fake gun at Erb Park
Appleton police say a boy was arrested, after having what turned out to be a look-a-like handgun in Erb Park last night. They say he was in the pavilion when officers got there, and he initially walke...
Jun 26, 2020
Percentage of positive COVID-19 tests jumps
The state is reporting 5.7 percent of coronavirus tests came back positive, and that’s the highest total in nearly a month. The percentage was the same on May 27th. It was 4.1 percent yesterday....
Jun 26, 2020
