Category Archives: WFRV Local 5 – Green Bay, Appleton
Buc-ee’s is expanding: Where future travel centers are set to open
(NEXSTAR) - It's been a busy few weeks for Buc-ee's, the Texas-based convenience store and gas station chain that has developed a cult following in recent years. In early June, Buc-ee's opened i...
Jul 03, 2025
One critically injured, driver arrested for OWI after crash into Two Rivers home
TWO RIVERS, Wis. (WFRV) - Following a crash into a Two Rivers home on Wednesday night, a passenger was critically injured and the driver was arrested for their second OWI charge. Just after 10:05 p.m....
Jul 03, 2025
Community Update: Fourth of July safety with GBPD and GBMFD, increased need for blood donations
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) - During Thursday's edition of Community Update, we were joined in studio by Jennifer Gonzalez of the Green Bay Police Department and Captain Nick Craig of the Green Bay Metro F...
Jul 03, 2025
Shorewood PD on scene of active shooting investigation in southeast Wisconsin
SHOREWOOD, Wis. (WFRV) - Multiple law enforcement agencies are on the scene of an active shooting investigation in southeastern Wisconsin and are asking the public to avoid the area. According to the ...
Jul 03, 2025
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers signs budget in early morning to secure Medicaid funds
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a new two-year budget in the early morning hours Thursday in a race against Congress to ensure the state gets a federal Medicaid match t...
Jul 03, 2025
A nice and sunny Thursday to kickoff your holiday weekend in northeast Wisconsin
The latest from Storm Team 5... Today starts mostly clear, and we expect that to hold throughout most of the day. Temperatures are expected to stretch into the lower 80s, but dew points remain more co...
Jul 03, 2025
Wisconsin Supreme Court abortion ban decision draws mixed reviews
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) - On Wednesday, Wisconsin Supreme Court justices struck down the state's 1849 abortion ban drawing mixed reviews from Wisconsinites. That law had banned abortions in almost all ...
Jul 03, 2025
Wisconsin Senate passes state budget in rush to help hospitals
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Wisconsin Senate passed a compromise state budget on a bipartisan vote Wednesday in a race to approve a deal reached between Gov. Tony Evers and majority Republicans...
Jul 02, 2025
$29 million sewer renewal project begins in Green Bay and Allouez, brings long-term disruptions
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) - A $29 million infrastructure project is underway in Green Bay and Allouez to update aging underground sewer pipes that have been in operation since the 1930s. Led by NEW Water...
Jul 02, 2025
Three horses euthanized, dozens rescued in Wisconsin animal neglect case
LEWISTON, Wis. (WFRV) - Authorities say three horses were euthanized and more than a dozen others were rescued after investigators found signs of severe animal neglect at a property in Columbia County...
Jul 02, 2025
OshKosh B'Gosh, West Wisconsin Avenue, Appleton, WI, USA
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