Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) Local News
Valley Transit ridership down 34% on bus routes
Valley Transit is seeing a 34 percent drop in riders on regular bus routes this year. Through the end of July, the bus system is reporting nearly 356,000 riders. General Manager Ron McDonald says they...
Sep 07, 2020
DHS: More COVID-19 testing needed
An expert for the state Department of Health Services believes they should be doing more testing for COVID-19. Dr. Ryan Westergaard believes anyone having close contact with a confirmed case should ge...
Sep 07, 2020
2 VP candidates visit state on Labor Day
The Democrat and Republican on the November ballot for vice president in November both made campaign stops in Wisconsin Monday. Republican Vice President Mike Pence was at Dairyland Power Cooperative ...
Sep 07, 2020
Traveling Vietnam Wall stop in Oshkosh postponed
Coronavirus concerns are causing a group to hold off on bringing a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall to Oshkosh. Mike Bennett of the local Sons of the American Legion chapter says theyR...
Sep 07, 2020
Appleton teacher sings to students in video
The start of the school year is online for Appleton students, and that led one teacher to change one of his traditions. Appleton East High School English teacher Paul Miller made a video, instead of s...
Sep 07, 2020
UW-Madison limits student activities for 2 weeks
Undergraduate students at UW-Madison are being told to limit where they go over the next two weeks, because of a rising number of COVID-19 cases. Chancellor Rebecca Blank is issuing the order. SheR...
Sep 07, 2020
State has 567 new coronavirus cases
There are 567 more confirmed COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin. The state is reporting 10.4 percent of tests came back positive. That’s down from a record 16.2 percent yesterday, and the lowest figure...
Sep 07, 2020
State adds 893 COVID-19 cases, 16.2% positive
There are 893 more confirmed coronavirus cases in Wisconsin, while a record 16.2 percent of tests came back positive. The previous high for positive tests was 12.8% on Friday. The seven-day average is...
Sep 06, 2020
State adds 946 more COVID-19 cases
There are 946 new confirmed coronavirus cases in Wisconsin. The state is reporting 11.8 percent of tests came back positive. That’s down from yesterday’s record high of 12.8 percent, but b...
Sep 05, 2020
Appleton, Fox Cities seeing recent COVID-19 spike
The statewide coronavirus numbers have been down a bit over the past two weeks, but that hasn’t been the case in the Fox Cities. Appleton Public Health Officer Kurt Eggebrecht says after two enc...
Sep 04, 2020
