Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) Local News
UW-Osh students can graduate virtually
UW-Oshkosh is giving graduates a couple of options to celebrate. Chancellor Andrew Leavitt says because they can’t hold an in-person ceremony this spring they’ll have a virtual one. Studen...
Apr 10, 2020
More counties closing campgrounds
More counties are closing their public campgrounds. Green Lake, Waushara and Marquette counties won’t open their facilities until the governor lifts his “safer at home” order. Fond d...
Apr 10, 2020
Two die in Dodge Co. crash
Two people were killed in a crash in Dodge County last night. The Sheriff’s Department says a 22-year-old Juneau man hit a pickup truck head-on on Highway W, west of Juneau, around 9 p.m. A 24-y...
Apr 10, 2020
Ditch fires suspicious in Winnebago Co.
Winnebago County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a number of wildfires. Crews in the northern part of the county had to put out several ditch fires on Wednesday night. They believe at least...
Apr 10, 2020
Osprey shot, killed, DNR investigating
The DNR is investigating the shooting of another protected bird. An osprey with a gunshot wound was found in the Town of Brazeau in Oconto County on April 1st. The raptor died a few days later at a re...
Apr 10, 2020
More benefits to FoodShare program
More than 215,000 households in the FoodShare program will get additional benefits because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Department of Health Services says everyone will receive the maximum monthly...
Apr 10, 2020
Health officials say stay at home for Easter
Local health care providers and public health departments are urging people to follow the state’s “safer at home” order over the holiday weekend. ThedaCare’s CEO says everyone ...
Apr 10, 2020
Statewide confirmed COVID-19 cases up 6% to 3,068
The state is reporting 3,068 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Wisconsin. That’s up six percent from yesterday’s total. There have been 128 confirmed deaths in the state, and that’s ...
Apr 10, 2020
DHS: Life won’t be normal after ‘safer at home’
A state health official says people shouldn’t expect them to “flip a switch” and have things return to normal all at once. Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm says th...
Apr 10, 2020
Business groups urge Evers to plan economic restart
Business groups around the state are asking Governor Evers to start planning for the reopening of Wisconsin’s economy. They wrote a letter, targeting the end of the governor’s current R...
Apr 09, 2020
