Category Archives: WFRV Local 5 – Green Bay, Appleton

Near record highs Monday, rain/mix later Tuesday
The latest northeast Wisconsin weather forecast from Storm Team 5... We have high temperature records for February 16th dating back 1921 and 1981, many of which will get tied or broken this afternoon ...
Jordan Lamers Feb 16, 2026

Mishicot’s Mike Sponholtz retires from snow sculpting after 40 years
MISHICOT, Wis. (WFRV) - After decades of carving massive sculptures around the world, Mishicot artist Mike Sponholtz says his latest appearance at the Olympic Arts Festival will be his last time compe...
Daniel Schuster Feb 16, 2026

Bucks guard AJ Green’s college jersey retired
CEDAR FALLS, Wis. (WFRV) - On Sunday, Bucks guard AJ Green became the first North Iowa men's basketball player to have his jersey retired. Although Green's jersey is in the rafters, the no. 4 can stil...
Cameron Ezeir Feb 15, 2026

“I need the league to explain to me…”: UWGB’s Doug Gottlieb fired up postgame after technical foul, loss to UW-Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WFRV) - Following UWGB's loss to UW-Milwaukee on Sunday, 75-72, the Phoenix's head coach Doug Gottlieb gave an intense postgame conference on why he was called for a technical foul la...
Ben Newhouse Feb 15, 2026

14 of 375 sturgeon harvested on Sunday of opening weekend over 100 pounds, success continues
(WFRV) - Wisconsin DNR officials say that it was another great day out on Lake Winnebago as the opening weekend for sturgeon spearing season continued. Although not as many as opening day, an impressi...
Ben Newhouse Feb 15, 2026

HSSPX: Wrestling sectionals & regionals, Laconia girls wins overtime thriller, weekly awards
(WFRV) - On this edition of High School Sports Xtra, Laconia and St. Mary Catholic squared off in a matchup between two of the best teams in the state. SMC entered with a 19-1 record, while the Sparta...
Kyle Malzhan Feb 15, 2026

Fire at Fond du Lac County campground kills woman, man & 3 kids escape
BYRON, Wis. (WFRV) - A woman was pronounced dead at the scene of a fire at a Fond du Lac County campground on Sunday morning. According to the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office, first responders wer...
Ben Newhouse Feb 15, 2026

Waupaca County Jail to introduce new inmate communication system, what it means for taxpayers
WAUPACA, Wis. (WFRV) - A new inmate communications system is set to be introduced soon at the Waupaca County Jail. How will it benefit inmates, and will it impact taxpayers? The Waupaca County Sheriff...
Ben Newhouse Feb 15, 2026

Getting even warmer to start the work week
The Latest from Storm Team 5... Skies will turn partly to mostly cloudy tonight, and models are hinting at some plain mist and drizzle later tonight. Lows will fall into the low and mid 30s. Plan on m...
Ryan Kudish Feb 15, 2026

Exceptional Athlete: Manitowoc Lincoln’s Emjay Neumann
MANITOWOC, Wis. (WFRV) - On a wrestling mat where history was written for decades by boys, Emjay Neumann is helping reshape the future. Girls wrestling officially joined the Wisconsin Interscholastic ...
Breanna Reinhart Feb 15, 2026
OshKosh B'Gosh, West Wisconsin Avenue, Appleton, WI, USA
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