Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) Local News
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
Percentage of new positive coronavirus cases jumps
The state had a jump in the percentage of new positive coronavirus tests. Four percent came back positive, and that’s up from 2.6 percent yesterday. It’s the highest total since 4.1 percen...
Jun 18, 2020
Appleton police set up advisory board
Appleton’s police department is setting up an advisory board. Chief Todd Thomas says members of the board will get to weigh in on any idea or new program the police department is considering. Th...
Jun 18, 2020
State: Mismanagement Led to Coronavirus Outbreak at Pulaski Nursing Home
State regulators blame mismanagement for a coronavirus outbreak in a Pulaski assisted living facility. The Wisconsin Division of Quality Assurance finds administrators at Country Villa failed to adequ...
Jun 17, 2020
COVID-19 Numbers Hold Steady
The percentage of positive coronavirus tests in Wisconsin remains steady. The state Department of Health Services reports 2.6 percent of tests on Wednesday were positive. That number has stayed under ...
Jun 17, 2020
Appleton Children’s Week “Reimagined”
The 11th Annual U-S Venture Children’s Week in Appleton will go on next month, with a few changes. Spokesman Dean Hunt says the event will return in a safe, re-imagined format. He says the sched...
Jun 17, 2020
Second Wave Concerns
States that lifted their safer at home orders shortly before Wisconsin are seeing increases in COVID-19 cases again. Texas, Arizona and Florida are among those with numbers approaching the initial wav...
Jun 17, 2020
