Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) COVID-19-WHBY
DHS: Voters, poll workers test positive for COVID-19
A state agency is reporting 19 people in the state have tested positive for coronavirus after voting in person on April 7th, or working at a polling location. Deputy Secretary Julie Willems Van Dijk o...
Apr 22, 2020
Evers says he picked May 26th date for a reason
Governor Evers says there’s a reason he picked May 26 as the date for the extension of the “safer at home” order. Majority Republicans in the Legislature are suing over that date arg...
Apr 22, 2020
Expert thinks virus could surge in fall & winter
A health expert thinks COVID-19 could be with us for a long time. Dr. Ashok Rai is the president of Prevea Health and he believes the virus will continue to surge at different times. He tells Action 2...
Apr 22, 2020
Survey: 35% of businesses could close after 3 months
A survey found 35 percent of businesses in the state would be forced to close, if the current conditions continue for more than a three-month period. The New North worked with other groups and UW-Oshk...
Apr 22, 2020
Statewide confirmed COVID-19 cases up 5% to 4,845
The state is reporting 4,845 confirmed coronavirus cases in Wisconsin. That’s a five percent increase from yesterday’s total of 4,620. There have been 246 confirmed deaths, and that’...
Apr 22, 2020
The Leaders on COVID-19, Elections & More
A week after passing COVID-19 response legislation in the first-ever “virtual session” of the Wisconsin Legislature, Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke and Assembly Minority Leader Gord...
Apr 22, 2020
UWO teachers react to furlough plan
The union representing UW-Oshkosh faculty will push for some changes to a plan requiring furloughs in the next academic year. Chancellor Andrew Leavitt wants all instructors to take an unspecified num...
Apr 22, 2020
No new COVID-19 cases reported at prison
The COVID-19 outbreak at the state’s prison in Oshkosh appears to have subsided. The Department of Corrections is reporting eight cases, and another 13 negative tests. No staff members have test...
Apr 22, 2020
Cheese Fest in Little Chute cancelled
There won’t be a Great Wisconsin Cheese Festival in Little Chute this year. Organizers are cancelling the event. It was supposed to be from June 4-6 at Doyle Park. They hope to bring the Cheese ...
Apr 22, 2020
UWO hosting virtual Earth Day activities
Earth Day is going to be a lot different this year for UW-Oshkosh students. The university is putting together a virtual event, since the campus is closed and social distancing rules are in place. Ste...
Apr 22, 2020
