Category Archives: WFRV Local 5 – Green Bay, Appleton

Victim of fatal Shawano fire identified, deemed an isolated incident as investigation continues
SHAWANO, Wis. (WFRV) - Officials have identified the victim of a fatal fire that killed one person and left another hospitalized in Shawano in late January. According to the Shawano Police Department,...
Adam Rosen Feb 04, 2026

Menasha man sentenced to 7½ years in prison for child sexual abuse material
MENASHA, Wis. (WFRV) - A 57-year-old Menasha man was sentenced to seven and a half years in federal prison after authorities found thousands of images and videos of child sexual abuse material downloa...
Indiana Schilz Feb 04, 2026

Brian Gutekunst’s season-ending press conference
(WFRV) - Watch Brian Gutekunst live from the podium to talk about the Green Bay Packers. The live press conference is being streamed by the Green Bay Packers. It can be found on their YouTube channel....
Devin Willems Feb 04, 2026

Man trying to walk across Fox River in Oshkosh calls 911 after falling through ice
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WFRV) - First responders were called to the Fox River in Oshkosh on Tuesday night after a man who was reportedly trying to walk across the river fell in and called 911 for assistance. A...
Ben Newhouse Feb 04, 2026

Deported Nicaraguan national arrested in Wisconsin traffic stop, faces felony warrant
WEST POINT, Wis. (WFRV) - A Nicaraguan national who had previously been deported from the United States and was wanted on a felony warrant was taken into custody following a traffic stop in late Janua...
Indiana Schilz Feb 04, 2026

Firefighters in Howard rescue Monkey the cat who climbed 25 feet up a cedar tree
HOWARD, Wis. (WFRV) - Monkey the cat lived up to his name, but his climbing troubles led firefighters in Howard to a rescue mission recently. Village of Howard The Village of Howard posted on Facebook...
Ben Newhouse Feb 04, 2026

Wisconsin woman sentenced to prison in fentanyl overdose death
WAUSHARA COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) - A 32-year-old Fond du Lac woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and eight years of extended supervision for supplying drugs that led to a fatal overdose. Court ...
Indiana Schilz Feb 04, 2026

Wisconsin kayaker who staged drowning on Green Lake and fled country misses court hearing
GREEN LAKE COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) - Ryan Borgwardt, the 46-year-old Wisconsin man who faked his own death on Green Lake and fled the country in August 2024, missed a court hearing on Tuesday. C...
Ben Newhouse Feb 04, 2026

Homan says 700 immigration officers to immediately leave Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Trump administration is reducing the number of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota after state and local officials agreed to cooperate by turning over arrested immigra...
The Associated Press Feb 04, 2026

13 Wisconsin county snowplows hit so far this winter, WisDOT urges extra caution
(WFRV) - Winter in Wisconsin for the 2025-2026 season has been relatively wild, with dangerously freezing temperatures and lengthy snowstorms, roads have been treacherous for most of the winter months...
Ben Newhouse Feb 04, 2026
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