Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) COVID-19-WHBY
Percentage of new positive COVID-19 tests drops again
The number of new coronavirus tests to come back positive from the past day dropped for the fourth straight day. Five-point-seven percent were positive, and that’s down from 7.9 percent yesterda...
May 07, 2020
Octoberfest looks to still help nonprofits
Octoberfest organizers want to come up with ways to help local nonprofits, without holding the major in-person event on College Avenue in Appleton. The group’s Eric Stadler says plenty of groups...
May 07, 2020
UW-Oshkosh Archivist, Razor Wisconsin on Mental Health & Octoberfest Reimagined
As our world lives through the historical moment that is the coronavirus pandemic, we’re hearing from UW Oshkosh archivist Joshua Ranger on what we can do when it comes to preserving or remember...
May 06, 2020
Meat plants account for 39% of Brown Co. cases
Brown County Public Health is reporting 39 percent of confirmed coronavirus cases in the county are linked to the meatpacking industry. Spokeswoman Claire Paprocki says that shows community spread is ...
May 06, 2020
Mask-making program nears milestone
After initially hoping to just make masks for friends and family, a group founded by a nurse is closing in on 250,000. Liz Beneke started the regional chapter of Wisconsin Facemask Warriors, and she a...
May 06, 2020
FdL deputies starting food drive
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Department wants to make sure local food pantries are stocked. The department will collect non-perishable food and money, starting next Monday, and running throu...
May 06, 2020
Mini-golf course owner thought he could open
The Brown County Health Department says it was an unfortunate misunderstanding that a Green Bay business owner was told he could reopen. Larry Stange of Bay Beach Mini Golf says he spent thousands of ...
May 06, 2020
UWO researcher disputes raptors were pack hunters
A UW-Oshkosh researcher believes the “Jurassic Park” movies get it wrong by showing raptors as pack hunters. Paleontologist Joseph Frederickson says he worked with two other scientists to ...
May 06, 2020
Questions raised over Supreme Court leader’s comment
The leader of the state Supreme Court is coming under fire from some people for a comment during yesterday’s arguments over the state’s “safer at home” order. Chief Justice Pat...
May 06, 2020
UWO campus closed until fall
The UW-Oshkosh campus will remain closed until the start of the fall semester. Chancellor Andrew Leavitt will have all faculty and staff continue to work from home, if they can. Any summer classes wil...
May 06, 2020
