Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) Local News
Federal lawsuit filed over local ‘safer at home’ orders
Seventeen people in Wisconsin are filing a federal lawsuit in Milwaukee, arguing local “safer at home” orders are unconstitutional. The challenge names 21 state and local public safety and...
May 21, 2020
FdL police investigate north-side shooting
Fond du Lac police are investigating a shooting on the north side. They say one or more shots were fired on E. Bank Street, between N. Main and Marquette streets, yesterday morning. There are no repor...
May 21, 2020
Home heavily damaged in FdL fire
A house southwest of downtown Fond du Lac was heavily damaged in a fire. No one was in the two-story home in the 100 block of Central Avenue around noon yesterday. There are no reports of injuries. In...
May 21, 2020
State reports 5% of new COVID-19 tests were positive
The state is reporting five percent of new confirmed coronavirus tests came back positive. That’s down from eight percent yesterday, and the same figure as Tuesday. There are now 13,885 confirme...
May 21, 2020
Unemployment rate spikes to 14.1% in April
The state’s unemployment rate jumped to 14.1 percent last month, while nearly more than 439,000 people lost their job. Almost 386,000 private-sector workers were unemployed in April, and nearly ...
May 21, 2020
Farm group backs state payments to farmers
The head of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation says the plan to provide direct payments to farmers is “very, very welcome news.” Governor Evers wants to use $50 million to help farmers. ...
May 21, 2020
Grothman: Dems went too far on stimulus bill
A Republican lawmaker strongly opposes to two parts of a federal stimulus bill passed by House Democrats last weeks. Congressman Glenn Grothman of Glenbulah doesn’t think they should be extendin...
May 21, 2020
Shawano Co. company switches to make PPE
A Shawano County company changed its manufacturing process to make isolation gowns for frontline workers. Norolex is ramping up production to meet demand for three million isolation gowns a month. Pro...
May 20, 2020
Oneida Nation to reopen businesses Friday
Businesses in the Oneida Nation can reopen Friday. Tribal Chair Tehassi Hill says they need to meet the safety guidelines set by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. He says they were force...
May 20, 2020
Appleton names Fox River trail system
The trail system along the Fox River in Appleton now has a name. The city council is agreeing to call it the Hydroelectric Heritage Trailway. Ald. Alex Schultz says they need an identity to the system...
May 20, 2020
