Teen gets probation for arrow shooting

The 17-year-old Campbellsport teen who accidentally shot a 7-year-old girl in the back with an arrow last May, will avoid jail time. A Fond du Lac County judge sentenced Casey Bennett to three years of probation today, after Bennett entered…

posted 2012-12-17 13:03:28 by WHBY

Homes sales up again in Nov.

Home sales were up almost 25 percent across the state last month, compared to November of last year. Mike Theo of the Wisconsin Realtors Association says the numbers were similar in the northeast region, where sales climbed nearly 21 percent.…

posted 2012-12-17 13:02 by WHBY

Thrivent committing nearly $7 mil to Habitat

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is continuing its partnership with Habitat for Humanity next year, by pledging nearly $7 million to build homes across the country. John Weyenberg is the director of Habitat's Greater Fox Cities Area chapter. He says Thrivent…

posted 2012-12-17 13:01:59 by WHBY

Walker weighing venture capital options

Governor Walker is still trying to figure out the best way for the state to help infuse venture capital into new companies. He says the current angel investor tax credit works well, but it only goes so far when young…

posted 2012-12-17 13:00 by WHBY

Anti-violence group calling for tighter gun laws

The elementary school shooting in Connecticut that left 20 children and six adults dead, should be a "wake up call" to federal and state lawmakers to pass stricter gun controls. That from Jeri Bonavia, the Director of WAVE, the Wisconsin…

posted 2012-12-17 05:05:34 by WHBY

Ribble for tighter truck driver drug testing

Truck drivers would have to submit to hair drug testing if a Wisconsin congressman gets his way. Congressman Reid Ribble represents Wisconsin's eighth district, in northeast Wisconsin, and he's proposing a pilot program where trucking companies could require job applicants…

posted 2012-12-17 05:04:17 by WHBY

Health officials ensure flu shot is safe

There's no need to fear the flu vaccine. That's the message from health care providers across the state, as the flu season gets off to a fast start this year. Infectious disease specialist Nasia Safdar says getting immunized against the…

posted 2012-12-17 05:03:36 by WHBY

Consumer protection warns of gift card scam

The FBI is warning people not to buy gift cards from auction or classified-ad web sites, where the price is significantly lower than the value of the card. Wisconsin Consumer Protection Administrator Sandy Chalmers says consumers should never give their…

posted 2012-12-17 05:01:49 by WHBY

Chances remain for white Christmas

The rain and mild weather last weekend melted what little snow was on the ground, but with just a week left, we still have chances to see a white Christmas. Scott Cultice is a meteorologist at the National Weather Service's…

posted 2012-12-17 05:00:04 by WHBY

2012-12-14

Conn. tragedy hit close to home for local woman

A local woman has close ties to the community where a gunman opened fire in an elementary school Friday morning, killing 20 children and six adults. Mary Love, of our sister station 95.9 KISS-FM grew up in Newtown, Conn. She…

posted 2012-12-14 14:57:04 by WHBY

Lawmaker dismayed by lack of 'fiscal cliff' updates

Negotiations between President Obama and House speaker John Boehner over avoiding the "fiscal cliff" are intensifying, but a Wisconsin congressman says he's frustrated by the lack of information. 8th district congressman Reid Ribble says other than those two, nobody else…

posted 2012-12-14 13:05:53 by WHBY

'Fiscal cliff' could cut emergency jobless benefits

People on long-term unemployment could be among the hardest hit if the country goes off the "fiscal cliff." Jon Peacock with the Budget Project at the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families says about 40,000 people in Wisconsin are receiving…