Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) Local News
New career, financial center opening at FVTC
Middle and high school students in northeast Wisconsin have a new way to learn about possible careers. Fox Valley Technical College is now home to an exploration and financial literacy center. Junior ...
Jan 22, 2020
Oshkosh opposes state TIF proposal
A proposal would place caps on TIF incentives for developers in Wisconsin. Local governments would be limited to providing 20 percent of a project’s cost in TIF payments. Oshkosh Common Council ...
Jan 22, 2020
1 killed in police shooting
The Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department says a person wanted on felony warrants and for questioning about multiple crimes was killed in a police shooting in Menasha. Sheriff John Matz says sev...
Jan 21, 2020
1 killed in police shooting
The Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department says a person wanted on felony warrants and for questioning about multiple crimes was killed in a police shooting. Sheriff John Matz says several SWAT m...
Jan 21, 2020
City delaying possible move of sculpture
The debate over a controversial sculpture in Appleton will continue into next month. Some people living on the west end of the College Avenue Bridge want The Collective to be moved. Public Works Direc...
Jan 21, 2020
Gas station workers join trafficking fight
Workers at gas stations around the state will now be watching for signs of human trafficking. The state justice department will provide training. Attorney General Josh Kaul says they can help catch su...
Jan 21, 2020
Downtown FdL group wants more murals
Downtown Fond du Lac may become more colorful this summer. The Downtown Fond du Lac Partnership is organizing a mural program to decorate the sides of buildings. Director Amy Hansen believes it will b...
Jan 21, 2020
ATW numbers up 10% in 2019
The number of passengers at Appleton International Airport were up 10 percent last year. Spokesman Pat Tracey says that’s on top of a 24 percent jump in 2018, making them one of the fastest grow...
Jan 21, 2020
Outagamie Co. might drop out of planning group
Outagamie County is threatening to leave a regional planning group. The East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission covers eight counties. The county’s finance committee voted unanimousl...
Jan 21, 2020
Hintz proposes vaccination law changes
A Democratic state lawmaker is trying to make it easier to get vaccines. Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz of Oshkosh is working on three bills. One would give 16-year-olds the chance to decide wh...
Jan 21, 2020
