Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) Local News
Meyer Theatre to reopen next month
The Meyer Theatre in downtown Green Bay plans to reopen at the end of next month. PMI Entertainment spokesman Terry Charles says they’re going to host 11 performances of “The Frankstones&#...
Jun 18, 2020
DACA recipient reacts to court decision
A local DACA recipient says waiting for a decision was another stressor in his life. Mario Ortega says he had a sigh of relief, when he found out about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision, upholdi...
Jun 18, 2020
Cranky Pat’s in G.B. temporarily closed after case
Cranky Pat’s in Green Bay is temporarily closed, after a worker tested positive for COVID-19. The owners are testing all workers, and they’re urging anyone who entered the restaurant in th...
Jun 18, 2020
Appleton has 4 more coronavirus cases
Appleton’s public health department is reporting four more COVID-19 cases. Two caught it through community spread, and two had contact with a known case. There are now 167 cases in the city. Sev...
Jun 18, 2020
Unemployment rate down to 12%
The unemployment rate in the state was 12 percent last month. That’s down from 13.6 percent in April. Companies added more than 72,000 private sector jobs, while businesses started to reopen aft...
Jun 18, 2020
More businesses expect to survive
A survey found fewer businesses in the state are concerned they won’t make it another three months. UW-Oshkosh heard from nearly 750 companies, and 10 percent aren’t sure they’ll sur...
Jun 18, 2020
U.S. Venture Open to switch to auction, media-thon
The biggest one-day fundraiser in northeast Wisconsin will be an online auction and media-thon this year. Organizers of the U.S. Venture Open are changing the event because of the pandemic. Greg Vande...
Jun 18, 2020
Chief interested in Trump’s ideas for social workers
Oshkosh’s police chief says they already do many of the things President Trump is calling for in the executive order he signed this week. Chief Dean Smith says they’re the only community i...
Jun 18, 2020
Rohloff: Diversity helps local businesses
One community leader thinks talking about race and inclusion doesn’t just benefit local government. Oshkosh City Manager Mark Rohloff knows local businesses leaders are also looking to create a ...
Jun 18, 2020
Police release video of suspects in G.B. riot
The Brown County Sheriff’s Department is releasing a video of suspects in a violent protest in downtown Green Bay. They’re looking for people involved in looting the Marathon gas station a...
Jun 18, 2020
