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Passenger numbers down substantially at ATW
Passenger numbers at Appleton International Airport finished 2020 down by 48-percent. A total of 380-thousand people flew in and out of Greenville last year. Airport officials blame the steep drop in ...
Jonathan Krause Jan 27, 2021

Club Liquor in Menasha is closing
A staple of downtown Menasha is closing its doors. Club Liquor posts on its Facebook page that it is going out of business. Long-time owner Doris Szymanski retired–and her daughter has decided n...
Jonathan Krause Jan 27, 2021

Not guilty verdict in Oshkosh murder trial
A Winnebago County jury returns a “not guilty” verdict in an Oshkosh murder trial. Ricardo Martinez Mendez is acquitted on one count of First Degree Intentional Homicide. The jury found th...
Jonathan Krause Jan 27, 2021

Declining coronavirus numbers continue
Coronavirus numbers continue to trend in the right direction in Wisconsin. The state Department of Health Services reports 1,328 new cases on Wednesday–with a positivity rate of 20-percent. Both...
Jonathan Krause Jan 27, 2021

WHBY’s Good Neighbor Kathy Keene celebrates 40 years
A local legend is celebrating 40 years with Woodward Radio. In 1981, Kathy Keene was hired to be the receptionist at Woodward Radio and the rest is history. Kathy was a guest on Focus Fox Valley and t...
Hayley Tenpas Jan 27, 2021

Appleton man that stabbed 3-year old to death reaches a plea deal
An Appleton man that stabbed a three-year old girl to death reaches a plea deal with prosecutors. Demetrius Williams is convicted in Outagamie County Court on charges of First Degree Intentional Homic...
Jonathan Krause Jan 26, 2021

New coronavirus cases and deaths are up
Wisconsin sees another jump in the number of coronavirus-related deaths. The Department of Health Services reports 54-deaths Tuesday–after two days of just single digit fatalities. That brings t...
Jonathan Krause Jan 26, 2021

Next vaccination groups announced
Teachers, day care workers, those in group homes and homeless shelters will be next to get the coronavirus vaccine in Wisconsin. Group 1-B will follow those over the age of 65–who are currently ...
Jonathan Krause Jan 26, 2021

Lawrence University extends application deadline
Lawrence University is giving prospective students more time to apply for next fall. The college is extending the application deadline to February 16th. Lawrence officials say they have heard from a n...
Jonathan Krause Jan 25, 2021

Calumet County ice rescue
A fisherman survives going through the ice on Lake Winnebago. The Calumet County Sheriff’s Office says the man’s pickup truck went in about one-point-three miles off-shore from Brothertown...
Jonathan Krause Jan 25, 2021




