Category Archives: WFRV Local 5 – Green Bay, Appleton

Newsmaker Sunday: Data center boom in Wisconsin to support AI
(WFRV) - On this week's Newsmaker Sunday, Tom Zalaski is joined by Tyler Byrnes of Wisconsin Policy Forum to talk about data centers popping up throughout the state. Massive data centers are being pla...
Ben Newhouse Feb 07, 2026

Trump praises Nexstar-Tegna broadcast television deal he once opposed
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Saturday endorsed Nexstar Media Group's $6.2 billion purchase of broadcast rival Tegna, an apparent reversal from earlier criticism of the deal. "We need mo...
The Associated Press Feb 07, 2026

Man pronounced dead at scene of single-vehicle Door County crash
SEVASTOPOL, Wis. (WFRV) - A man was pronounced dead at the scene of a single-vehicle crash in Door County after leaving the road and crashing into a utility pole. The Door County Sheriff's Office post...
Ben Newhouse Feb 07, 2026

Appleton woman flown from crash scene with critical injuries, 2 others hospitalized
BLACK CREEK, Wis. (WFRV) - A woman from Appleton was flown from the scene of a two-vehicle crash on Friday with critical injuries. According to the Outagamie County Sheriff's Office, deputies were cal...
Ben Newhouse Feb 07, 2026

HIGHLIGHTS: Bay Port, Freedom boys, Appleton East, Little Chute girls headline busy night of hoops
(WFRV) -- Another Friday night of high school hoops in Northeast Wisconsin did not disappoint. Bay Port boys basketball stunned De Pere at home (the Redbirds' second conference loss since Feb. 2022), ...
Carson Fowler Feb 06, 2026

Wrightstown students raise money for families battling cancer
WRIGHTSTOWN, Wis. (WFRV) - Paper planes soared through the air at halftime of the Little Chute and Wrightstown boys basketball game on Friday night, and it was all for a good cause. Students in Wright...
Paul Steeno Feb 06, 2026

Pulaski-native Deedra Irwin seeks Olympic glory in Milan with support from near & far
MILAN (WFRV) - In 2022, Deedra Irwin put on a historic Olympic Biathlon performance 6,500 miles away from her hometown of Pulaski. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)Wisconsin well-represented by Team USA ...
Adam Rosen Feb 06, 2026

TIME names UW-Madison nation’s No. 2 best public university
MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) - It's always an honor to see your name high on a top-ranking list, but for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, it was extra special. According to TIME Magazine's World's Top Uni...
Adam Rosen Feb 06, 2026

At Wisconsin Humane Society, Valentine’s Day love has four legs
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) - Valentine's Day is typically associated with flowers, chocolates and heartfelt cards. But at the Wisconsin Humane Society, love looks a little different. It has four legs and ...
Breanna Reinhart Feb 06, 2026

Packers’ Super Bowl XLV win remembered ahead of Local 5 Sports Xtra
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) - It has been 15 years since the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers met on the sport's biggest stage, but Super Bowl XLV still holds a special place in the hearts of Pack...
Indiana Schilz Feb 06, 2026
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