Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) Local News
UW-GB Provost Alexander to be new chancellor
An administrator at UW-Green Bay will be the school’s next chancellor. Provost and Vice Chancellor Michael Alexander will start his new job on May 1st. He came to UW-Green Bay in July of last ye...
Apr 02, 2020
Top Senate Democrat not running for re-election
The leader of the Democrats in the state Senate isn’t going to run for another term. Sen. Jennifer Shilling of La Crosse plans to spend more time with her family. She’s been in the Legisla...
Apr 02, 2020
Oshkosh schools expand free meal program
Oshkosh students that are getting free grab and go meals from the school district will now have food for the weekend too. On Fridays, kids can pick up three meals — one for that day, and two to ...
Apr 02, 2020
Menasha to consolidate to 3 voting locations
The city of Menasha will only have three polling places on Election Day. Districts 1 through 4 will have to go to the Boys and Girls Club on Racine Street. Districts 5, 7, and 8 will vote at the Winne...
Apr 02, 2020
Little Chute to move voting to 1 location
Little Chute will only have one polling place for Tuesday’s election. People will now vote at the Little Chute Civic Center. Village Administrator James Fenlon says they don’t have enough ...
Apr 02, 2020
DNC in Milwaukee delayed until August
The Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee is being pushed back to August. It’s now scheduled for the week of August 17th at Fiserv Forum. It was supposed to be in mid-July. The head of the...
Apr 02, 2020
Statewide confirmed COVID-19 cases up 12% to 1,730
There are now 1,730 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Wisconsin. That’s up 12 percent from yesterday’s total of 1,550. Brown County has six new cases, for a total of 17. Fond du Lac and Wi...
Apr 02, 2020
New donated ventilators arrive at local hospitals
The new ventilators from an anonymous donor are now at local hospitals. ThedaCare used its share of the $170,000 to buy four of them, and the ThedaCare Foundation donated a fifth. Ascension’s St...
Apr 02, 2020
Bay Port student honored for documentary
A local high school senior is getting attention for his new documentary on the impact social media has on the political divide in America. C-SPAN is giving Bay Port’s Trevor Connaher a second-pl...
Apr 02, 2020
Make-A-Wish holding virtual fundraiser
Volunteers at Make-A-Wish Wisconsin are concerned they won’t be able to grant every wish, after the pandemic is over. Regional Director Kris Teofilo says they’ve had to cancel several fund...
Apr 02, 2020
