Category Archives: WFRV Local 5 – Green Bay, Appleton

Fox Valley family with severe genetic risk of ALS continues to fight & research disease
DE PERE, Wis. (WFRV) - A local family that has a rare form of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), or sometimes referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease, is continuing to fight and research through their f...
Adam Rosen Jun 21, 2025

49-year-old Ripon man arrested after five mile police pursuit & suspected OWI, damaged vehicles
FOND DU LAC COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) - A 49-year-old Ripon man was arrested on Saturday morning following a five-mile pursuit after a report of a reckless driver heading east coming through Rosendale. The ...
Adam Rosen Jun 21, 2025

Is $15 an hour enough to live in Wisconsin? Data says it depends on your living situation
(NEXSTAR) - Since 2009, the federal minimum wage in the U.S. has been $7.25 an hour. A new bill introduced in the Senate hopes to raise it to $15 an hour next year, followed by incremental increases t...
Addy Bink Jun 21, 2025

53-year-old man in Wisconsin hospitalized for life-threatening injuries after being trapped under farm equipment
HUSTISFORD, Wis. (WFRV) - A 53-year-old man in Wisconsin was taken to a hospital with serious life-threatening injuries after he was trapped under farming equipment. The Dodge County Sheriff's Office ...
Adam Rosen Jun 21, 2025

Preparing for extreme heat this weekend in NE Wisconsin
LITTLE CHUTE, Wis. (WFRV) - Northeast Wisconsinites are preparing for a scorcher of a weekend. With temperatures expected to soar into the mid-90s, many Northeast Wisconsinites will spend the weekend ...
Paul Steeno Jun 20, 2025

Wisconsin, NIL collective sue Miami, allege tampering and NIL inducements to land football player
The University of Wisconsin and its NIL collective VC Connect filed a joint lawsuit on Friday against the University of Miami, alleging it knowingly induced one of the Badgers' football players to aba...
The Associated Press Jun 20, 2025

Two in Wisconsin charged with attempted homicide through allegely creating poisons to kill former partners
(WFRV) - Two people in Wisconsin face a wide variety of charges in a pair of counties relating to a multi-state investigation regarding an alleged conspiracy to create poisons and kill two women. The ...
Adam Rosen Jun 20, 2025

Hometown Heroes: Kewaunee County Sheriff Matt Joski is fueled by a drive to serve those in need
KEWAUNEE COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) - It's clear to anybody who walks into his office that Kewaunee County Sheriff Matt Joski knows how to serve. "There's a deep-rooted need to be needed," Sheriff Joski told...
Adam Rosen Jun 20, 2025

Local 5 participates in Nexstar’s 29th Annual Founders Day, giving back to community
GREEN BAY (WFRV) - On Friday, Local 5 was out and about, petting pups, pulling weeds and making meals across our northeast Wisconsin community. It was all part of Nexstar's 29th Annual Fou...
Ellie Davis Jun 20, 2025

High heat and humidity for the weekend
From Storm Team 5... As temperatures rise into the upper 70's and lower 80's Skies clear in the afternoon. Showers have potential to return late in the night with a severe weather window between midni...
Nathan Himpsl Jun 20, 2025
OshKosh B'Gosh, West Wisconsin Avenue, Appleton, WI, USA
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