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The Elvis Plane is at EAA this week; Jonathan Krause interviews it’s owner Jimmy Webb [VIDEO]
EAA AirVenture 2024 is currently taking place in Oshkosh. The weeklong annual event brings a slew of demonstrations, air shows, unique planes, and more! WHBY is broadcasting live all week and interviewing the pilots, patrons, and creators who venture to AirVenture each year. On Monday, Your News Now host Jonathan Krause had the opportunity to speak with the owner of the Elvis Plane, also known as the Elvis Mobile, Jimmy Webb.
NASA exhibit intrigues visitors at EAA AirVenture
OSHKOSH, Wis. — There’s an excitement in Tiffany Travis’ voice as she talks about the Gateway portion of NASA’s Artemis Program. “With the Artemis program we are going to return to the lunar surface, not just for a little time, but for a long time,” Travis said. “Through Artemis, we are going to create a long-term, sustainable, human presence on the lunar surface.”
Football: Big second-half plays carry North past South in WFCA Small Schools All-Star game
Even with help from a handful of Lodi players, including Brady Puls, Jayce Kolinski, Henry Koeppen and Josh Klann, the South fell to the North 31-13 in the WFCA Small School All-Star Game held at UW-Oshkosh on Saturday. The South team grabbed a 13-0 lead in the first quarter, but the North scored 31 unanswered points to roll up a victory. Carter Leibham (Lake Country Lutheran) opened the scoring, catching...
Scattered showers and storms roll in Tuesday
After almost a full week of dry time for most of southeast Wisconsin, showers and storms are likely for Tuesday. Some rain started to roll into our northwest counties around 5 AM Tuesday morning with a broken line of showers and a few storms moving southeast. Here's a radar image...
Able Flight Honors Largest Class To Date At EAA AirVenture
Nine Able Flight students were honored during a wing pinning ceremony at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh on July 23. Able Flight’s Executive Director, Charles Stites, announced that this year’s class is the largest to date, with the organization now boasting 98 licensed pilots, including several who have earned multiple pilot certificates since its inception.
Former state toxicologist says nitrate drinking water standards are too lax
A former Wisconsin state toxicologist who was involved in creating the state’s nitrate standards for drinking water in the 1980s alleges the science that has informed those standards for decades is deeply flawed and the standards should be stricter. Dave Belluck, who worked as a toxicologist for multiple states and the federal government, says that […] The post Former state toxicologist says nitrate drinking water standards are too lax appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Fly girls: EAA AirVenture Oshkosh day 1 panel explores path carved for women in military aviation
OSHKOSH – Women in the Navy and Army weren’t allowed to train as pilots until the early 1970s. Even then, they were limited because of laws and policies that prevented them from flying in combat. Now, decades later, times have changed and women are now serving and thriving as pilots in the military. Six of the women serving and working on the UH-60M Black Hawk military helicopter spoke at a panel titled “The First Women Military Whirlybirds,”...
Ag Briefs: Source of manure spill in northeast Wisconsin still under investigation
ACE Twilight Meetings to be held on four Wisconsin dairies. In an effort to open dialogue about agriculture between community members, elected officials and business leaders, Professional Dairy Producers, Wisconsin Counties Association and the Wisconsin Towns Association, will be hosting the 2024 Agricultural Community Engagement ACE Twilight Meetings across Wisconsin next month.
A long-vacant federal judgeship in Wisconsin could finally be filled
Despite past controversy over approving a replacement, the latest attempt to fill a long-vacant federal judgeship in Wisconsin appears to be moving forward with bipartisan support. Earlier this month, both Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin turned in what are known as “blue slips,” formalizing...
Planes Attending EAA Stop in Manitowoc
Some pilots attending the EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh decided to make a stop in Manitowoc on their way. Manitowoc County Airport Manager Bryan Barbeau explained that members of the T-34 Association once again stopped at the airport for the 18th year. According to the association, the group “invades” the Manitowoc...
Head of restaurant association hopes short-term pain from RNC leads to long-term gain
MILWAUKEE – Many restaurants and bars didn’t reap the economic benefits of the Republican National Convention. “There were (restaurants) staffed up, were open, and no one was there,” said Kristine Hillmer, CEO of the Wisconsin Restaurant Association. “They had expenses, labor, supplies, in their facility. But we do know one of the reasons why we wanted the RNC to come here was for future long game.”
Police: Beware of scammers, hackers after IT outage
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) - Last week’s global IT outage is still affecting some businesses. Local officials want to make sure it doesn’t affect your money or personal information. The Oshkosh Police Department is sharing a warning. Whether it’s scammers or hackers, officials say they may take advantage of...
Award-Winning Actor Spotted In Wisconsin
It's not everyday that you have Hollywood royalty spending some time in Wisconsin but that was exactly the case just last weekend. Award-winning celebrity Henry Winkler was spotted all over Wisconsin, eating at a local restaurant and taking in a popular car show. Of course, Winkler is most famous for...
NASA expects supersonic passenger flights by 2026 through development of X-59 aircraft
OSHKOSH – Commercial supersonic flights could be a thing again in the not-so-distant future. Fifty years after passenger supersonic travel over land was banned over noise concerns, NASA believes those flights may return as soon as 2026 through the development of its X-59 jet. ...
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