Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) Local News
Guard adding more testing teams
The Wisconsin National Guard is going to activate more members to run coronavirus tests. Adjunct General Paul Knapp says they plan to have 25 teams around the state, to deal with demand for community ...
May 05, 2020
State hiring contact tracers for COVID-19
The state is in the process of hiring more contact tracers to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Deputy Secretary Julie Willems Van Dijk of the Department of Health Services says about 1,000 people al...
May 05, 2020
Schools will look at impact of online learning
The loss of more than two months in the classroom could have an impact on today’s students, well into the future. Menasha Superintendent Chris VanderHeyden tells Josh Dukelow on Fresh Take there...
May 05, 2020
Beekeeper concerned about ‘murder hornets’
A local beekeeper is concerned about what so-called “murder hornets” could mean for the bee population. The hornets are getting a lot of attention, after they were found in Washington Stat...
May 05, 2020
2 more COVID-19 cases in Appleton
Appleton’s health department is reporting two new cases of coronavirus. There are now 40 in the city. Twenty-five people are currently in isolation, and 12 recovered. The city is still investiga...
May 05, 2020
Cooking fire impacts 10 people at G.B. house
A cooking fire in a garage spread to a house on Green Bay’s east side. Firefighters say smoke was coming from the eaves of the home in the 2600 block of Robinson Avenue, around 3:30 p.m. today. ...
May 05, 2020
FdL crews stop balcony fire from spreading
Firefighters were able to stop a balcony fire from spreading to the rest of an apartment building in Fond du Lac. Crews were called to an eight-unit building in the 600 block of E. Scott Street. They ...
May 05, 2020
2nd community testing site to open in Brown Co.
A second Brown County community testing site for coronavirus will be ready tomorrow. It will open in the morning at Casa ALBA Melanie in the 300 block of S. Madison Street in downtown Green Bay. Clair...
May 05, 2020
Supreme Court hears arguments on ‘safer at home’
Attorneys made their arguments to state Supreme Court justices this morning in a lawsuit filed by Majority Republicans in the Legislature against the “safer at home” guidelines. GOP lawmak...
May 05, 2020
Driving test waived for teens
New drivers won’t have to take a behind-the-wheel test in Wisconsin because of the pandemic. The DMV is waiving the requirement. The state is facing a backlog of more than 10,000 teens waiting t...
May 05, 2020
