Category Archives: WFRV Local 5 – Green Bay, Appleton

DOT: First year of emergency contact program sees over 82,000 Wisconsinites take advantage
.................... MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) - In the first year of the Wisconsin DMV allowing motorists and individuals to add an emergency contact to their license or ID, WisDOT officials say over 82,0...
Nick Witwer Jun 04, 2025

Sheriff’s Office: Speed, alcohol to blame in Wisconsin crash that killed one man
LITTLE BLACK, Wis. (WFRV) - One man is dead following a crash Sunday morning in Wisconsin that authorities say was caused by speed and alcohol. According to a release from the Taylor County Sheriff's ...
Nick Witwer Jun 04, 2025

Langlade County Sheriff’s Office looking for 14-year-old runaway
LANGLADE COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) - Deputies in Langlade County are searching for a 14-year-old boy after he allegedly ran away in the Elton/White Lake area on Sunday at 9:11 a.m. According to a release fr...
Nick Witwer Jun 04, 2025

Warm weather and wildfire smoke
The latest northeast Wisconsin weather forecast from Storm Team 5... A good soaking rain with some strong thunderstorms moved through yesterday into early this morning. The remaining light rain is set...
Jordan Lamers Jun 04, 2025

Wisconsin State Patrol’s ‘Click It or Ticket’ campaign results in more than 1,300 citations
(WFRV) - More than 1,300 citations were handed out during the nearly two-week 'Click It or Ticket' campaign throughout Wisconsin, officials with the Wisconsin State Patrol say. According to a release,...
Nick Witwer Jun 04, 2025

Axon roadshow stops in Grand Chute, showcasing law enforcement technology
GRAND CHUTE, Wis. (WFRV) - Arizona-based law enforcement technology manufacturer Axon Enterprise's massive semi-truck pulled into Grand Chute Police Department's parking lot Tuesday morning ahead of i...
Timothy Littau Jun 03, 2025

Brown County, C. Reiss reach tentative agreement to relocate coal piles
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) - Brown County and C. Reiss Company have reportedly reached a tentative agreement that would relocate the downtown Green Bay coal piles. During a meeting on Tuesday, officials a...
Indiana Schilz Jun 03, 2025

Former St. Norbert College tight end signs as undrafted free agent with Seattle Seahawks
(WFRV) - Mitch Van Vooren once read out the name of a seventh-round draft pick for the Miami Dolphins in 2016, a tight end. Now, the former St. Norbert College tight end is officially headed to the NF...
Adam Rosen Jun 03, 2025

Motorcyclist dies after crashing into trees in Waupaca County
WAUPACA, Wis. (WFRV) - A 46-year-old man is dead after crashing his motorcycle into several trees near a county highway in Waupaca County on Tuesday. According to the Waupaca County Sheriff's Office, ...
Indiana Schilz Jun 03, 2025

Strong thunderstorm potential Tuesday afternoon and evening
The Latest from Storm Team... The 80s have returned for a second day in a row here in northeast Wisconsin, however the main difference out there today was that dew points spiked into the mid 60s, maki...
Ryan Kudish Jun 03, 2025
OshKosh B'Gosh, West Wisconsin Avenue, Appleton, WI, USA
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