Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) Local News
College grads facing tough job market
This spring’s college graduates will be entering one of the most-challenging job markets in U.S. history. UW-Green Bay Career Services Director Linda Peacock-Landrum says businesses might not be...
Mar 20, 2020
Freedom Food Pantry forced to move
The Freedom Food Pantry had to find a different location. The pantry can’t use Freedom High School, so organizers are setting up at a garage in the Town of Freedom. Pantry President Chad Kortz s...
Mar 20, 2020
G.B. mayor considering suing state over election
The City of Green Bay is threatening to sue Governor Evers, if he goes through with in-person voting for the April 7th election. Mayor Eric Genrich says there’s no way to run a fair and safe ele...
Mar 20, 2020
State now has 206 confirmed COVID-19 cases
There are now 206 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Wisconsin. Three people have died. There is a new case in Outagamie County, for a total of two. There are 14 active cases in Fond du Lac County, fiv...
Mar 20, 2020
3rd COVID-19 death reported in Wisconsin
The death toll from COVID-19 in Wisconsin is now three. Yesterday, Governor Tony Evers announced that a man in his 50s from Fond du Lac County, and a man in his 90s in Ozaukee County, died. Today, the...
Mar 20, 2020
Hanna concerned about holding election
Appleton Mayor Tim Hanna is questioning whether the state should hold the April 7th election. He believes Governor Evers made the right moves by closing bars and restaurants. But Hanna questions why t...
Mar 20, 2020
ATW off to big start in 2020 before COVID-19
Before coronavirus started spreading around the country, Appleton International Airport was coming off the busiest February in history. Almost 72,000 people used the airport last month, and that’...
Mar 20, 2020
Candidates for mayor meet in forum
The two candidates for mayor met in an online forum Thursday night. Jake Woodford and Jim Clemons will be on the ballot on April 7th. Woodford is a special assistant to the president of Lawrence Unive...
Mar 19, 2020
G.C. firefighters use live video to teach kids
While kids are home from school, Grand Chute firefighters are reaching out through Facebook. Engineer Wade Thorson and Firefighter Kody Porter read two stories with Sparky the Fire Dog in a live video...
Mar 19, 2020
Unemployment claims jump dramatically
Unemployment claims in the state skyrocketed this week. About 1,500 people filed for benefits on Sunday, 4,300 on Monday, 8,500 on Tuesday, and 15,000 on Wednesday. Governor Evers ordered all bars and...
Mar 19, 2020
