Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) Local News
LU prof reacts to Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis
President Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis is raising a lot of questions about how his campaign will look for the next few weeks. Lawrence University Political Science Professor Arnold Shober says the...
Oct 02, 2020
Voters request 1.2 mil absentee ballots so far
Ten times as many people in Wisconsin are voting absentee so this fall, compared to the presidential election in 2016. State Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe says requests for ballots a...
Oct 02, 2020
Red lights around Appleton honor fallen firefighters
There are red lights around Appleton to remember firefighters killed in the line of duty. All six fire stations have them, along with some homes, Jones Park, and the fountain at Houdini Plaza. Captain...
Oct 02, 2020
G.C. police wearing pink patch
Grand Chute police officers are wearing a different patch this month to raise awareness about breast cancer. It’s a pink version of the department’s patch. Officer Travis Waas believes it&...
Oct 02, 2020
Victims call Appleton hate crime ‘unacceptable’
The victims of a reported hate crime in Appleton are calling it “cowardly and unacceptable behavior.” They say at least one person tried to break into their home on E. South Street last Sa...
Oct 02, 2020
G.B. pastor facing sexual assault charge
Brown County prosecutors are filing a sexual assault charge against a Green Bay pastor. They say Manuelus Minoso Reacco fondled a woman, while she was working at the Transformation House in August. Re...
Oct 02, 2020
Cold-case murder trial in Brown Co. delayed
A Brown County murder trial is on hold because of coronavirus. James Prokopovitz is accused of killing his wife, Victoria. She disappeared in 2013, and her body has never been found. The trial was sup...
Oct 02, 2020
UW-Whitewater chancellor cleared after investigation
UW-Whitewater’s leader will be back on the job, starting Monday. The UW System announced an investigation found accusations against Chancellor Dwight Watson were without merit. He was placed on ...
Oct 02, 2020
State reports 2,745 new coronavirus cases
There are 2,745 new confirmed coronavirus cases in Wisconsin. That’s the fourth day in a row with at least 2,200, and the eighth day in the past nine. The state is reporting 20 percent of tests ...
Oct 02, 2020
Fire damages Bellevue home
A fire at a home in Bellevue caused about $50,000 in damage. Crews were called to Moonrise Court, north of Verlin Road around 9:30 p.m. and found flames coming from the building. Two people were able ...
Oct 02, 2020
