Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) Local News
State reports 6.3% of new test results were positive
The state is reporting 6.3 percent of new coronavirus test results over the past day came back positive. That’s the same percentage as yesterday. There are now 11,275 confirmed cases in Wisconsi...
May 14, 2020
Mile of Music in downtown Appleton cancelled
Appleton’s Mile of Music festival is cancelled. The event that draws tens of thousands to the downtown was scheduled for July 30-August 2. Co-founder Dave Willems says they considered about a do...
May 14, 2020
Counties in Fox Valley extend ‘safer at home’ rules
Local governments in the Fox Valley are setting their own “safer at home” rules. Winnebago, Calumet, and Brown counties are basically implementing the former state order until May 20th. Ou...
May 14, 2020
Bayland wants court to toss bankruptcy case
The bankruptcy of the Menominee Nation Arena in Oshkosh could come to an abrupt end next month. Bayland Buildings is asking a federal court to throw out the case. The company is owed $13 million by th...
May 14, 2020
DOT making progress on early I-41 expansion plans
The DOT is working on traffic projections, and the environmental report, for the proposed I-41 expansion between the Appleton area and De Pere. The agency held an online community meeting yesterday, w...
May 14, 2020
New state COVID-19 plan talks expected to start
Governor Evers and Republican lawmakers could start negotiating a plan on how to move forward, as early as today. Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke of Vandenbroek believes they can reopen business...
May 14, 2020
Long-term care facility in Pulaski recovering
The president of an assisted living facility in Pulaski says they’re in recovery mode. Country Villa Assisted Living dealt with a COVID-19 outbreak and several deaths. President Chad Reader wish...
May 13, 2020
Lamers takes part in national coach bus rally
Coach buses lined streets around the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. Wednesday, including a couple from Lamers Bus Lines. Controller Sherry Eisch of the Ashwaubenon-based company says Congress has lef...
May 13, 2020
Pulaski officer rides on own to honor fallen officers
A local police officer is doing his part to remember law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. It’s National Police Week, and thousands of officers would normally take part in a bike ...
May 13, 2020
Neenah woman hasn’t received unemployment yet
A Neenah woman lost her job nearly two months ago, and she’s still waiting for her first unemployment payment. Leslie Yurk says she’s filed seven claims, and they’re all listed as pe...
May 13, 2020
