Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) Local News
Attention on mayor’s race turns to April
The two candidates for Appleton mayor are now focusing on April. Jake Woodford and Jim Clemons emerged from yesterday’s eight-person primary. Voters will pick the city’s next leader on Apr...
Feb 19, 2020
4 finalists in search for UW-GB chancellor
The search for a new chancellor at UW-Green Bay is down to four finalists. The university’s Provost and Vice Chancellor Michael Alexander is in the running. The other three finalists are former ...
Feb 19, 2020
Server issue caused My Vote site problem
The state Elections Commission is apologizing for a problem with a search tool on the My Vote Wisconsin website. People weren’t able to look up polling locations and sample ballots, during much ...
Feb 19, 2020
Careless smoking leads to Van Dyne house fire
Careless smoking is being blamed for a fire that spread from a garage to a house in Van Dyne. The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Department says the home is likely to be considered a total loss. F...
Feb 19, 2020
Water quality bills go to Senate
A series of proposals to try to improve water quality around Wisconsin is headed to the state Senate. The Assembly approved the $10 million plan yesterday. Republican Rep. Todd Novak of Dodgeville led...
Feb 19, 2020
Body camera video bill moves forward
A proposal dealing with access to police body camera video is heading to the Assembly. Open records advocates, media members, and a variety of law enforcement groups support the proposal. It’s a...
Feb 19, 2020
Senate confirms DNR secretary
The state Senate is confirming the pick of Governor Evers to lead the DNR. Secretary Preston Cole has already been on the job for 14 months. Majority Republicans also confirmed Emilie Amundson as the ...
Feb 19, 2020
DNC bar-time change in jeopardy
It looks like a proposal to let bars stay open longer during the National Democratic Convention is in jeopardy. Bar time in Milwaukee wouldn’t be until 4 a.m. Republican Senate Majority Leader S...
Feb 19, 2020
2nd man convicted in odometer scheme
A second man is pleading guilty to rolling back odometers on used vehicles to sell them at a higher price. Thirty-eight-year-old Joshua Taylor of Crivitz was convicted in federal court in Green Bay fo...
Feb 19, 2020
Third child in Wis. dies from flu
A third child in the state has died of flu complications. The Milwaukee Health Department says the child is the first in the city to die from the flu, since the season started last October 1st. About ...
Feb 19, 2020
