Your News Now on WHBY 5-02-2025

Local, regional and state news roundup with WHBY News Anchors Jonathan Krause and Terry Kovarik.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Your News Now on whby I'm Jonathan Krause.

Speaker 2 (00:03):
And I'm Terry Kabarik. Governor Tony Evers' response to threats
of his potential arrest this week, Trump Administration Borders our
Tom Homan called out Evers for sending a directive to
state employees not to work with immigration and Customs enforcement
agents without consulting an attorney. First. Holman claimed those impeding
immigration efforts would be arrested and criminally charged. Evers maintains

(00:26):
he did nothing illegal.

Speaker 3 (00:28):
Now I'm used to Republicans and the right wing lying
about me. It comes with a job, but this time
these laws came at a cost. I haven't broken the law,
i haven't committed a crime, and I've never encouraged or
directed anyone to break any laws or commit any crimes.

Speaker 2 (00:47):
Evers order to state employees came out after a Milwaukee
County judge was arrested for allowing an illegal immigrant to
use her courtroom to elude ice agents trying to take
him into custody.

Speaker 1 (00:58):
Saturday marks ten years since a few shooting incident on
the Trestle Trail in Minasha. Man randomly opened firewell on
the trail on May third, twenty fifteen, killing Adam Bentdahll,
Jonathan Stoffel, and Stoffel's eleven year old daughter, Olivia. The
shooter also wounded Stoffel's wife before taking his own life.

Speaker 2 (01:15):
A Florida man accused of planning to commit mass shootings
has been linked to the shooter in the deadly attack
on a Madison school. Reporter Ted Ayleen has the latest.
Twenty two year old Damien Allen faces multiple charges, including
making written threats to conduct mass shootings. The Palm Beach
County Sheriff's office received a tip from the FBI indicating
Allen's possible plans for violence. Authorities linked Allen to Natalie Reppnow,

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the fifteen year old who killed two people before taking
her own life in the shooting at Abundant Life Christian
School last December. Investigators said digital devices seized from Allen's
residence showed that he and Repnow communicated through TikTok prior
to the Madison shooting. Ted Allen Wisconsin Radio Network.

Speaker 1 (01:58):
Unemployment is holding steady in the Fox Valley. The state
Department of Workforce Development reports the jobless rate in the
Appleton area for March was three percent down by one
tenth in February. Unemployment in the ashkosh Nina area also
drop by one tenth to two point nine percent. The
joblessrat in Green Bay for March was unchanged at three
point two percent.

Speaker 2 (02:18):
Dork County is seeing new home construction boom this year.
The county led the state and increased new building permits
up two hundred and forty four percent in the first
quarter of the year compared to the first three months
of last year. Kiwani County also saw a significant jump
in new home starts, up eighty nine percent from the
first quarter of twenty twenty four. Statewide, new home construction

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permits dropped by six point six percent for the first
quarter of the year.

Speaker 1 (02:44):
The Green Bay Area Public School District is set to
get to work on some of its referendum projects. The
first to be Dote Elementary School, which we'll see a
number of other schools consolidated into it. Chief operating Officer
Kle Polchinsky says the goal is to provide plenty of
space for very.

Speaker 4 (03:00):
One separating Jim cabeteria, making sure adequate special ad space,
and then on the site side of things, a lot
of input was playground improvements Work.

Speaker 1 (03:10):
On the Dode Elementary expansion will begin this summer and
should be completed in time for the twenty twenty six
school year.

Speaker 2 (03:17):
The Oneida Casino and Hotel says Facebook ads offering online
gambling through them are a scam. The ad encourages people
to click on tool link to join the Oneida Club,
requiring personal financial information. Oneida says it does not provide
online gaming. The Tribe is working with Meta to have
the ads blockedw.

Speaker 1 (03:36):
Green Bay and Lakeshore College announced a new partnership. Lakeshore
President Paul Carlson says the Forward Program will allow students
to pursue four year degrees in high demand fields.

Speaker 4 (03:46):
Lake Shore College is partnering with the University Wisconsin Green
Bay to bring the Bachelor of Science and Nursing in
a Bachelor of Arts and Education to the UWGB s
avoiding campus.

Speaker 1 (03:56):
Students enrolled in the FORWARD program will be able to
take courses at Lakeshore Tech their first two years. It
will begin in the fall.

Speaker 2 (04:03):
And the new Zoo Adventure Park in Swamico is opening
early this spring. The park is opening on Saturday for
weekends through May. Good weather has allowed crews to complete
safety inspections in training earlier than usual.