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WHBY Morning News 3-3-2026

March 3, 2026·4 min
The broadcast opens with a brief sponsor read for the Woodward Podcast Network and Mosquito Squad before anchor Landon Moore begins the 5:04 AM news at 33 degrees. Winnebago County Executive Gordon Hintz confirms the county is back to the planning stage for the former UW-Oshkosh Fox Cities campus in Menasha after Faith Technologies Incorporated declined to proceed with a national training center. Hintz says the county will conduct a community visioning process followed by a market assessment, and notes housing developer interest in the undeveloped portion of the property. A separate contract is being developed with an event promoter to reopen the Communication Arts Center this year. The Green Bay Area Public School District has named two finalists for its superintendent position: Appleton Area School District Assistant Superintendent Michael Hernandez and Random Lake Superintendent Michael Trimburger Jr., both scheduled for second-round interviews and public meet-and-greets this week. Current superintendent Vicki Beyer is retiring at the end of June. St. Bernard Catholic School in Green Bay sent a letter to parents addressing allegations of bullying and a reported student gun threat. Green Bay police are investigating. The Green Bay Catholic Diocese reversed its plan to merge four parishes — Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Joseph, St. Jude, and St. Patrick — into a single canonical parish, with Bishop David Ricken citing opposition from parish leaders. A man who had been reported missing in Winnebago County was taken into custody after a high-speed chase on Interstate 41 in Fond du Lac County. A deputy spotted the man driving at 120 miles per hour at 3:45 Monday morning. The man had purchased a pellet gun and made suicidal comments before the chase. Stop sticks ended the pursuit, after which he fired at officers and was subdued with beanbag rounds. Criminal charges are pending. Democratic Senator Chris Larson introduced legislation to establish minimum nurse-to-patient staffing ratios across Wisconsin hospitals, citing a projected shortage of 19,000 nurses by 2040. The bill is considered unlikely to pass given the legislative calendar. A Wisconsin Hospital Association report confirms ongoing healthcare vacancies, a projected 10 percent demand increase due to population aging, and physician departures driven by insurance prior authorization disputes.
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