Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) Local News
UWO holding virtual graduation ceremony tomorrow
UW-Oshkosh will host the most-unusual graduation ceremony in the school’s history tomorrow. Everything will be streamed online. Chancellor Andrew Leavitt is glad they can make the best of a bad ...
May 15, 2020
Mile co-founder hopes live music returns this year
Promoters hope that live music will eventually return to venues in the Fox Valley. This week’s cancellation of Mile of Music in Appleton was a big blow to the local scene. Co-founder Dave Willem...
May 15, 2020
Lundgaard’s death leads to heightened awareness
The death of Appleton firefighter Mitch Lundgaard one year ago today is leading to changes in how the department handles calls. Lundgaard was shot and killed, after crews revived a man on an overdose ...
May 15, 2020
Oneida Casino has plans to reopen slowly
Oneida Casino will reopen in phases, starting May 26th. Gaming General Manager Louise Cornelius says they’ll have a limited capacity, and new health protocols. At first, people will only be able...
May 15, 2020
Menominee Park Zoo wolf, Thunder, dies
The oldest gray wolf at the Menominee Park Zoo in Oshkosh died. Thunder was 17. In the wild, gray wolves typically live six to eight years. Thunder was one of four wolves to come from a zoo in Minneso...
May 15, 2020
Bike to the Beat canceled
Another Appleton event is canceled. Organizers of Bike to the Beat won’t hold this year’s charity ride. It was scheduled for August 1st, on the same weekend as the just-canceled Mile of Mu...
May 15, 2020
Percentage of positive COVID-19 tests stays same again
The same percentage of new coronavirus tests came back positive for the third straight day. Six-point-three percent were positive over the past day. The state is reporting 11,685 confirmed cases, and ...
May 15, 2020
Local counties, cities drop ‘safer at home’ orders
Several counties and cities in northeast Wisconsin are dropping their “safer at home” orders. Brown County was the first, and Outagamie County, the City of Appleton, Winnebago County, Calu...
May 15, 2020
Business owners won’t be charged in Brown County
Brown County business owners that continued to operate in violation of the state’s safer at home order will no longer face criminal charges. The District Attorney’s Office announces that a...
May 15, 2020
Man enters insanity plea in mother’s murder
An Appleton man accused of killing his mother is entering an insanity plea. Bradley Boettcher is charged in Winnebago County Court with first-degree intentional homicide. Prosecutors say he beat Lee A...
May 15, 2020
