Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) Local News
Traffic picking up in Fox Valley
Traffic numbers are starting to bounce back in the Fox Valley since the start of the pandemic. The DOT’s Tom Buchholz tells Dave Edwards on AM Fox Valley that having fewer drivers on the road du...
May 06, 2020
Nelson: Medical advice should decide extension
The head of Outagamie County thinks the Supreme Court’s decision on the extension of the “safer at home” order should be based on medical advice. County Executive Tom Nelson says the...
May 06, 2020
Questions raised over Supreme Court leader’s comment
The leader of the state Supreme Court is coming under fire from some people for a comment during yesterday’s arguments over the state’s “safer at home” order. Chief Justice Pat...
May 06, 2020
UWO campus closed until fall
The UW-Oshkosh campus will remain closed until the start of the fall semester. Chancellor Andrew Leavitt will have all faculty and staff continue to work from home, if they can. Any summer classes wil...
May 06, 2020
More hospitals resume non-COVID-19 services
More northeast Wisconsin hospitals are resuming non-coronavirus-related services. St. Mary’s and St. Vincent hospitals in Green Bay will reopen some primary care offices and reschedule surgical ...
May 06, 2020
Appleton students get extra free meals on Fridays
Students in Appleton schools can now get two days of meals on Fridays. The district has a variety of pickup locations and times for the free meals. Students can get a pre-packaged lunch for the curren...
May 06, 2020
Man suspected of slashing woman’s throat
A Hortonville man is accused of stabbing a woman in a car. The Shawano County Sheriff’s Department says the 31-year-old was riding along Highway 45 around 10:45 p.m., with a 34-year-old Wittenbe...
May 06, 2020
Tourism spending up in Winnebago Co. last year
Tourism spending in Winnebago County was up 2.8 percent last year. The Oshkosh Convention and Visitors Bureau is reporting a total of $261 million. Tourism supports an estimated 4,900 jobs with an ove...
May 06, 2020
Percentage of new COVID-19 positive tests down again
The percentage of coronavirus test results that came back positive over the past day went down for the third straight day. Seven-point-nine percent were positive. The figure was 8.6 percent yesterday....
May 06, 2020
Octoberfest won’t happen on College Ave. this year
Appleton’s biggest one-day event won’t take place on College Avenue this year. The organizers of Octoberfest won’t hold the traditional in-person celebration on the last weekend in S...
May 06, 2020
