Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) Local News
Neenah family expected to leave China today
A Neenah mother and her two daughters are hoping to be on an evacuation plane this morning to take them out of Wuhan, China. The three were in the country to visit Daisy Roth’s family. They̵...
Feb 04, 2020
Grant helping fund mentoring program
Almost $6 million will be going to programs that fight poverty in the region, and one of them is a new initiative in Oshkosh. Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Central Wisconsin will receive $300,000 o...
Feb 04, 2020
Flu still more concerning than coronavirus
Despite all of the talk about coronavirus around the world, doctors in northeast Wisconsin are still more concerned about the flu right now. Infection Prevention Director Anne Reeths of Aurora BayCare...
Feb 03, 2020
Sturgeon spearing conditions not ideal
Sturgeon spearers will be out on Lake Winnebago on Saturday morning, but the conditions aren’t close to ideal. DNR Fisheries Biologist Ryan Koenigs believes visibility is around seven to 10 feet...
Feb 03, 2020
Brown Co. leaders warn about spring floods
There are concerns about flooding in Brown County this spring, and leaders want people to be ready just in case. Lauri Maki of the county’s emergency management department says the high water is...
Feb 03, 2020
Appleton police Explorer post wins state award
The Appleton police department’s Explorer post is the best in the state. The program gets young people between 14 and 21 involved with the department. Officer Meghan Cash says they won the Presi...
Feb 03, 2020
UWO plans tuition hike for graduate students
Tuition for graduate students could be going up at UW-Oshkosh next year. The Board of Regents will consider a proposed two percent increase on Friday. Five other UW System schools are also looking to ...
Feb 03, 2020
DOT honors Winneconne bridge work
The contractor for the Main Street Bridge project in Winneconne is getting an award from the DOT. Lunda Construction won the Excellence in Large Structures honor for building the new bridge over the W...
Feb 03, 2020
Names released from deadly Hwy. 141 crash
The two people killed in a wrong-way crash in Lena were 73-year-old Marvin Lueneburg of De Pere and 59-year-old Sande Walker of Oconto Falls. The Oconto County Sheriff’s Department says Walker w...
Feb 03, 2020
$6 mil in grants going to fight poverty
A record of nearly $6 million is going to programs to tackle the root causes of poverty in the region. The Basic Needs Giving Partnership is donating to 220 nonprofits in Outagamie, Winnebago, and Bro...
Feb 03, 2020
