Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) Local News
County wasn’t allowed to test cruise passengers
Fond du Lac County Health officials say it wasn’t their decision to make, when it came to testing members of an Egyptian cruise for coronavirus. Nine people were showing symptoms. Health Officer...
Mar 18, 2020
Officials: Don’t call 911 for coronavirus tests
People shouldn’t call 911, if they think they might have coronavirus. Fond du Lac County officials are making that request. There are 12 confirmed cases in that county right now. Fire Chief Pete...
Mar 18, 2020
Door Co. asks tourists to stay home for now
Door County leaders are asking tourists to stay away for the next 30 days. The county’s emergency management department wants resorts to cancel existing reservations, and not accept new ones.
Mar 18, 2020
Appleton reports city’s first COVID-19 case
The Appleton health department is reporting the first coronavirus case in the city. The person traveled to an area in the U.S. where there is community spread. The patient is home in isolation. The he...
Mar 18, 2020
UWO sets more COVID-19 rules
UW-Oshkosh will continue to have online classes through the beginning of June, and there won’t be an in-person graduation ceremony this spring. The university will consider options in the coming...
Mar 18, 2020
Restaurants turn to take-out, delivery
Restaurants are turning to take-out and delivery because of the statewide ban on gatherings of 10 or more people. Wisconsin Restaurant Association Vice President Susan Quam says some are offering thei...
Mar 18, 2020
Prevea considers drive-thru testing sites
Hospitals around northeast Wisconsin are planning for mass testing for coronavirus sometime in the near future. Prevea Health President Ashok Rai tells our news partner WBAY they’re considering ...
Mar 18, 2020
14 G.B. firefighters self-quarantined after travel
Fourteen members of the Green Bay fire department are currently in quarantine, because they recently traveled. Chief David Litton says they were either in high-risk areas, or they flew on an airplane....
Mar 18, 2020
Ald. Thao tells story of family’s escape
Appleton leaders are expected to decide tonight if the city will take an official stance opposing the possible deportation of Hmong refugees. Ald. Maiyoua Thao says her family escaped from Laos when s...
Mar 18, 2020
Police believe G.B. man was murdered
Green Bay police say they’re investigating a murder on the city’s west side. Officers were called to a home in the 1400 block of Traeger Street around 6:15 p.m. Tuesday to check on a man l...
Mar 18, 2020
