Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) Local News
DOT doing maintenance along I-41 South
The DOT will be closing some lanes and ramps, along I-41 South in the Fox Cities this week. Crews will be doing maintenance work between Highway N in Little Chute, and Wisconsin Avenue in Grand Chute....
Mar 30, 2020
Nygren won’t run for state Senate
A Marinette Republican is taking himself out of the running for a state Senate seat. Rep. John Nygren says he won’t seek the 30th District spot. It will be open in November, because Democratic S...
Mar 30, 2020
Gallagher trying to collect protective equipment
Republican Congressman Mike Gallagher of Green Bay is trying to help collect protective equipment for health care providers. He’s starting a collection drive for masks, gloves, and gowns. Gallag...
Mar 30, 2020
ThedaCare adds COVID-19 hotline, clinics
ThedaCare now has a hotline and several respiratory care clinics to deal with coronavirus. Dr. Jennifer Frank is the chief medical officer, and she says people can call the COVID-19 line for informati...
Mar 30, 2020
Statewide coronavirus cases up 10% to 1,221
The state is reporting 1,221 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Wisconsin. That’s up 10 percent from yesterday’s total of 1,112. Dr. Ryan Westergaard of the state Department of Health Servi...
Mar 30, 2020
2nd COVID-19 case in Appleton
The Appleton public health department is reporting a second case of coronavirus in the city. The patient lives in Outagamie County, and is in isolation. Health officials believe the person caught the ...
Mar 30, 2020
2nd COVID-19 death reported in FdL Co.
Coronavirus took a second life in Fond du Lac County. County Health Officer Kim Mueller says a man died yesterday. She says he didn’t live in the county, but he was being treated at a local hosp...
Mar 30, 2020
Body found after Waushara Co. car fire
One person was killed in a car fire, northeast of Wild Rose, in Waushara County. Sheriff’s deputies say the car was along Highway K in the Town of Springwater, around 2:30 a.m. A body was found ...
Mar 30, 2020
Gas prices keep dropping
Gas prices haven’t bottomed out in the Fox Valley yet. Gasbuddy.com reports the average in the Appleton area dropped another 21 cents last week, to $1.37 a gallon. The average in Green Bay fell ...
Mar 30, 2020
DOT launches website with plans for Hwy. 47
The DOT is planning to resurface Highway 47, north of Appleton, in five years. The agency is asking for comments on the plans from the community now. Project Manager Tim Rank says they’re going ...
Mar 30, 2020
