Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) Local News

Man sentenced in Green Bay choking death
GREEN BAY, Wis. — A Green Bay man will spend 24 years in prison for killing a person he initially claimed broke into his house. Owen Backus is also sentenced in Brown County Court to 10 years on...
Landen Moore Jun 11, 2025

Appleton considering changing park name [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. — An Appleton park may be getting a new name. The city’s Parks and Recreation Committee approves a proposal that would rename Appleton Memorial Park as Veterans Memorial Par...
Landen Moore Jun 11, 2025

Illegal immigrant convicted of sexually assaulting girl given by her mother
FOND DU LAC, WI — An illegal immigrant is convicted of First Degree Sexual Assault of a child in Fond du Lac County. That verdict came after Juan Carlos Rocha Mejia pleaded “no contestR...
Terry Kovarik Jun 10, 2025

Man accused of trying to run his wife off roadway
MARINETTE, Wis. — A Marinette man is accused of trying to run his wife off the road. The 28-year-old was arrested on Sunday after an incident where he allegedly tried to force his spouse’s...
Landen Moore Jun 10, 2025

Teen sentenced in North Fond du Lac shooting
FOND DU LAC, Wis. — A Fond du Lac teenager will spend six years in prison for his role in a shooting incident. Noah Metcalf is also sentenced in Fond du Lac County Court to six years on extended...
Landen Moore Jun 10, 2025

1 dead after crash on State Highway 172 in Allouez
ALLOUEZ, Wis. — One person is dead following a crash on State Highway 172 in Allouez. The incident happened in the eastbound lanes of 172 at Webster Avenue around 9:15 a.m. Monday. One person wa...
Landen Moore Jun 10, 2025

New mural coming to Appleton’s Red Parking Ramp
APPLETON, Wis–A local artist will create another mural in the Red Parking Ramp in downtown Appleton. Neo Medina will be in charge of the project–which Economic Development Specialist Lily ...
Jonathan Krause Jun 09, 2025

Man, 18, killed in Marinette County UTV crash
TOWN OF NIAGARA, Wis. — An 18-year-old man is killed in a UTV crash in Marinette County. The sheriff’s office received a report of a UTV that had rolled over near Hobart Lane in the Town o...
Landen Moore Jun 09, 2025

Lightning strike displaces residents at De Pere apartment complex
DE PERE, Wis. — A lightning strike draws emergency crews to a De Pere apartment complex. First responders were called to the Rockland Park Apartments around 7 p.m. Sunday when witnesses reported...
Landen Moore Jun 09, 2025

Report: Packers releasing Jaire Alexander
GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers appear to be cutting ties with a veteran player. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the team will be releasing cornerback Jaire Alexander on M...
Landen Moore Jun 09, 2025



