Gambling hotline takes more calls

A gambling hotline had more calls last year than the year before, but the average size of the debt people reported was down substantially. Rose Gruber is the executive director of the Green Bay-based Wisconsin Council on Problem Gambling. She…

posted 2013-01-10 05:01 by WHBY

2013-01-09

Antigo woman dies after Hwy. 45 crash

The woman involved in a head-on crash near New London on Tuesday, died from her injuries. The State Patrol says 45-year-old Carrie Oreskovic was in an SUV on Highway 45, near Shaky Lake Road, and she hit a semi. The…

posted 2013-01-09 17:05 by WHBY

CVB excited for Lambeau Field changes

The renovation plans for the Lambeau Field atrium will only draw more visitors to the Green Bay area. That's according to Brad Toll, the executive director of the Greater Green Bay Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. He says right now,…

posted 2013-01-09 13:05 by WHBY

Flu season may be approaching peak

The flu season hit hard earlier this year in northeast Wisconsin, and local hospitals are still busy treating people with typical illnesses. ThedaCare infection preventionist Miki Gould says they're seeing plenty of people with respiratory illnesses like the influenza and…

posted 2013-01-09 13:04:12 by WHBY

CDC: More women are binge drinking

A report from the Centers for Disease Control says one in eight women binge drink, and a local substance abuse counselor says that's certainly believable. Tom Ritchie of Libertas Treatment Center in Green Bay says women, like men, often drink…

posted 2013-01-09 13:03 by WHBY

High winds affecting ice

High winds this week are leading to very dangerous ice conditions on Green Bay. A satellite image from the National Weather Service shows most of the ice on the southern end of the bay was pushed into Lake Michigan on…

posted 2013-01-09 13:02:54 by WHBY

Many don't know about long-term care insurance

Most people don't know much, if anything, about long-term care insurance. That's according to a nationwide survey by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Dean Anderson is the long-term care project leader, and he says it can cover in-home providers, along with…

posted 2013-01-09 13:01 by WHBY

New London man hurt in house fire

A 41-year-old New London man escaped, after waking up yesterday afternoon, and finding out that his house was on fire. New London fire department Capt. Don Conat says the man tried to use a fire extinguisher, and he became trapped…

posted 2013-01-09 05:04 by WHBY

Charges filed against massage therapist

The owner of an Appleton massage parlor faces sexual assault charges, after two clients claim that he inappropriately touched them. 41-year old James Storm made an initial appearance in Outagamie County court this week on two charges each of third-…

posted 2013-01-09 05:03:04 by WHBY

Suspected Walgreen's robber turns himself in

A 29-year-old Oshkosh man turned himself in yesterday afternoon for an armed robbery at a Walgreen's in Oshkosh. Police say the man walked into the police station yesterday. He's accused of taking money from the store at W. 9th Avenue…

posted 2013-01-09 05:02 by WHBY

East high stormwater work clears 1st hurdle

Appleton could spend $8 million to build two large underground storage tanks, for stormwater, at East high school. The school is going to replace its parking lot, and the city's utility committee is recommending that they put the tanks underneath…

posted 2013-01-09 05:00 by WHBY

Appleton panel agrees to buy recycling carts

Appleton's city council could agree to buy new recycling carts for the upcoming automated collection system. The city's municipal services committee signed off on a $1.2 million contract to buy more than 25,000 recycling bins. Deputy public works director Nate…