Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) Local News

Charles the Florist to close
A flower shop in downtown Appleton is closing, after 66 years in business. Charles the Florist owner Susan Soczka says Friday will be the last official day at the store, in the 200 block of E. College...
Mike Kemmeter Feb 24, 2020

Olsen to retire from Senate
After 26 years at the Capitol, a state lawmaker will retire at the end of the year. Republican Sen. Luther Olsen of Ripon decided not to run for re-election in the 14th district. He says it’s be...
Mike Kemmeter Feb 24, 2020

Sturgeon season numbers up slightly
Sturgeon spearers had some more success this year, despite the tough ice conditions over opening weekend. They got more than 800 fish from Lake Winnebago and the upriver lakes. That’s up three p...
Mike Kemmeter Feb 24, 2020

Appleton will pay more for concrete work
Several concrete street projects in Appleton will cost more than the city had hoped. Public Works Director Paula Vandehey says for the second straight year, only one company put in a bid for the concr...
Mike Kemmeter Feb 24, 2020

Teens learn skills at symposium
About 250 freshmen from 10 Fox Valley high schools took part in a Teen Symposium today. It was the 20th year for the event. Coordinator Mandi Dornfeld of the United Way Fox Cities says they want to te...
Mike Kemmeter Feb 24, 2020

Student arrested for school social media threat
Brown County Sheriff’s deputies say they arrested a student for making a threat on social media toward Bay Port High School. Investigators say the student used the app Snapchat around 8:30 a.m. ...
Mike Kemmeter Feb 24, 2020

Evers appoints new National Guard leader
There’s a new leader of the Wisconsin National Guard. Governor Evers is appointing Brig. Gen. Paul Knapp to the job. Knapp is currently the mobilization assistant to the Commander of the Air For...
Mike Kemmeter Feb 24, 2020

First State Bank completes merger
First State Bank now has several more locations in the state. The New London-based bank announced last year that it was merging with Pioneer Bank. The names of all of the branches officially changed t...
Mike Kemmeter Feb 24, 2020

Police: No new details on Kaukauna deaths
It’s been one week since two children were found dead in a home on Kaukauna’s south side, and police say there aren’t any new details they can release. Police Chief Jamie Graff put o...
Mike Kemmeter Feb 24, 2020

Sanders leads in new UW-Madison poll
A poll from from UW-Madison shows that support for Bernie Sanders is surging in Wisconsin. The school’s Election Research Center and YouGov found Sanders now has a commanding lead over the rest ...
Mike Kemmeter Feb 24, 2020



