Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) Local News
Vos opens special session on rural areas, dairy
Lawmakers are starting to work on proposals to help rural areas and dairy farmers. Majority Republicans in the Legislature opened a special session on the issues today. Governor Evers announced severa...
Jan 28, 2020
Man accused of running from police is out on bail
The Appleton man accused of running from police, and trying to grab an officer’s gun, is out on bond. Twenty-six-year-old Deandre Rembert is facing three felony charges after he was arrested las...
Jan 28, 2020
Dog adopted after almost 2 yrs at shelter
A dog that spent almost two years at the Fox Valley Humane Association now has a home. Jax is a nearly three-year-old pit bull. The humane association posted about him on Facebook on January 6th, and ...
Jan 28, 2020
Man arrested for driving drunk with children in his car
A 28-year-old Manitowoc man is under arrest for driving drunk with two children in his car. State Patrol pulled over Dion Cook on I-43 North, south of Manitowoc, around 8 p.m. A trooper smelled mariju...
Jan 28, 2020
911 dispatcher helps save Green Bay woman
A Green Bay woman is safe after being held captive in the Dominican Republic since October. Brown County 911 supervisor Tracy Ertl says the woman called the non-emergency line on Sunday afternoon afte...
Jan 28, 2020
27% of high school students were habitually truant
More than 25 percent of students in Appleton high schools reached the district’s standard for habitual truancy in the first semester. School climate coordinator Sheree Garvey says it takes five ...
Jan 28, 2020
Sculpture could be moved to private property
A controversial sculpture in Appleton could be moved to private property. Alex Schultz of Sculpture Valley says that’s his intent for The Collective. The piece of art is on the west end of the C...
Jan 27, 2020
DNR asking about possible deer hunt changes
The DNR is at least talking about adding 10 days to the gun-deer season. The idea will be part of the annual Conservation Congress hearings on April 13th. DNR Wildlife Administrator Scott Loomans poin...
Jan 27, 2020
Sewer rates could rise in Oshkosh
The bills for sewer service in Oshkosh are expected to climb. City Manager Mark Rohloff says the Public Service Commission agreed to a higher rate. Water and storm water rates won’t change. Rohl...
Jan 27, 2020
Children’s Hospital gets $15 mil matching grant
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin is getting a $15 million challenge grant to raise money for mental health programs. It’s the largest single gift in the system’s history. Vice Presid...
Jan 27, 2020
