Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) Local News
State prepares for distributing vaccine
State health officials are already planning for the distribution of a coronavirus vaccine. Department of Health Services Deputy Secretary Julie Willems-Van Dijk says they’re working on a databas...
Sep 23, 2020
State has most new COVID-19 cases in 4 days
There are 1,762 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin, and that’s the most in four days. The state is reporting 13.1 percent of tests came back positive. That’s below the seven-day ave...
Sep 23, 2020
Thompson thinks COVID-19 prevention steps are working
Six COVID-19 hotspots in Wisconsin share a common thing — a UW System campus. System President Tommy Thompson says their work to prevent the spread at the schools is starting to pay off. While h...
Sep 23, 2020
Four facing federal charges for FdL gun buys
A federal grand jury is indicting four Fond du Lac men accused of using drug addicts to buy them guns. Jonathan Griffin, Jason Spinks, Shakie Davis, and Treon Dennis are facing counts of conspiracy, a...
Sep 23, 2020
Local companies advance in ‘Coolest Thing’ contest
Five companies from the Fox Valley area made it to the second round of the “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin” contest. Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce spokesman Nick Novak says they ha...
Sep 23, 2020
Sentence upheld in scrap car fraud case
A state appeals court is upholding the 11-year prison sentence for a Neenah man convicted of defrauding a scrap metal company. The judges rejected arguments from Sterling Kienbaum that his state sente...
Sep 23, 2020
Name released of elderly Princeton fire victim
The elderly woman killed in a house fire in Princeton was 92-year-old Joyce Des Jardins. Green Lake County Sheriff’s deputies say she was trapped inside the home along Main Street last Saturday ...
Sep 23, 2020
Jill Biden plans visit to state Monday
The campaign for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is announcing Jill Biden will travel to Wisconsin on Monday. There aren’t any details on where she’ll be going. Former Vice Pre...
Sep 23, 2020
Housing shortage in Oshkosh
A new study find a shortage of low-income and high-end housing in Oshkosh. Consultant Marty Shukert says that means those on the low-income end can’t move up to more affordable housing. Shukert ...
Sep 23, 2020
Oshkosh mayor wants limits in bars, restaurants
The city of Oshkosh may consider capacity limits on bars and restaurants. Mayor Lori Palmeri wants to put a proposal on the next Common Council agenda. Palmeri believes there’s a need for the li...
Sep 23, 2020
