Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) Local News
Brown Co. tax rate drops in proposed budget
The property tax rate in Brown County could be the lowest in about 30 years. County Executive Troy Streckenbach is proposing his budget for next year, and it includes a $1 million cut in the property ...
Sep 30, 2019
Kachinsky going to jail for restraining order case
A former municipal judge in Fox Crossing is going to jail for violating a restraining order. A jury found Len Kachinsky guilty of one misdemeanor count, in a case involving his former court manager. H...
Sep 30, 2019
Rohloff explains arena TIF payment
The City of Oshkosh is making a TIF payment to the owners of the Menominee Nation Arena to help keep the doors open this winter. City Manager Mark Rohloff says many companies that do business with the...
Sep 30, 2019
Kaukauna may explore train whistle ban
Another local community wants to study a train whistle ban. Kaukauna plans to put money in the 2021 budget to hire a consultant to look at creating a quiet zone. Now, at least one city council member ...
Sep 30, 2019
Man charged with mother’s murder in Appleton
Prosecutors are formally charging the son of an Appleton murder victim with killing her. Sixty-year-old Lee Ann Dorn was found dead in her apartment on the city’s south side in February. Thirty-...
Sep 30, 2019
Trial underway in rape kit backlog case
The first person to face charges stemming from a backlog of untested rape kits is standing trial in Winnebago County. Prosecutors say Aaron Heiden of Appleton sexually assaulted a woman 11 years ago, ...
Sep 30, 2019
L.C. considers rural goose hunting
Little Chute leaders might let people hunt for geese within the village borders. Administrator James Fenlon says it wouldn’t be allowed in urban areas, but there are some unique situations. He s...
Sep 30, 2019
Trial delayed again for Hobart double murder
The trial of the suspect in a Green Bay-area murder is delayed again. Jacob Cayer was scheduled to stand trial next Tuesday, but his attorneys argue he still is incompetent to stand trial. Cayer is ac...
Sep 30, 2019
G.B. police investigate east side shooting
Green Bay police say a victim was dropped off at a hospital after a shooting on the city’s east side. Police got a call about shots being fired in the area of Smith and St. George streets around...
Sep 30, 2019
Woman accused of driving drunk, hitting shed
Sturgeon Bay Police say the woman who crashed into a shed early this morning was drunk. Officers tried to stop the woman for erratic driving around 2 a.m. She reportedly sped off, before she hit the s...
Sep 30, 2019
