Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) COVID-19-WHBY
Calumet Co. puts in-person court hearings on hold
Calumet County is going to suspend holding in-person court hearings, with COVID-19 cases surging. Outagamie and Brown also took that step this week. Calumet County’s hearings will be over the ph...
Sep 30, 2020
State has record 27 COVID-19 deaths, adds 2,319 cases
There are 2,319 more confirmed coronavirus cases in Wisconsin, and the state set a record for the most deaths in a single-day, with 27 people. The previous high was 22 on May 27th. Hospitalizations al...
Sep 30, 2020
Jump in COVID-19 cases puts local economy at risk
The spike of coronavirus cases in the Fox Valley is putting the economic recovery at risk. Greater Oshkosh Economic Development Corporation CEO Jason White says companies might have to send workers ho...
Sep 30, 2020
DHS hopes state won’t need emergency hospital
Hospital beds are filling up with coronavirus patients around the state, and the Department of Health Services might have to open an emergency facility. It’s at State Fair Park in the Milwaukee ...
Sep 30, 2020
Winnebago Co. ride program growing
Popularity is growing for a program that provides rides to work for people, if public transportation isn’t available in their area. The Winnebago Catch-A-Ride is in its second year. The Greater ...
Sep 30, 2020
Clerk worried about incomplete absentee ballots
More people are voting by absentee ballot and at least one clerk is concerned about the number of incomplete ballots her office is seeing. Neenah Clerk Stephanie Cheslock says they usually get request...
Sep 30, 2020
Appleton considering ‘Virtual Plus’ learning model
In hopes of getting some students in classrooms sooner, Appleton school district administrators are looking at what they’re calling a “Virtual Plus” model. It would be in-between the...
Sep 30, 2020
DHS: State ‘is in a crisis now’ with COVID-19 spread
A top expert for the state thinks there’s a high likelihood things will get much worse, before it gets better, if people don’t take action to slow the spread of coronavirus. Dr. Ryan Weste...
Sep 29, 2020
Evers doesn’t want Trump to hold 2 rallies
Governor Evers says if President Trump is going to come to the Green Bay area and La Crosse for campaign rallies on Saturday, he should make sure everyone is wearing a mask. At the president’s o...
Sep 29, 2020
Health care providers seek more tests
Local health care providers are increasing their requests for coronavirus tests kits from the federal government. Dr. Ashok Rai from Prevea Health tells Action 2 News they have tripled their weekly or...
Sep 29, 2020
