Green Bay still looking for grocery store to pair with new plan for Monroe...
GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- There's a new plan for a large empty lot in Green Bay's downtown, and city officials hope a grocery store can still be included with it. It's the fourth plan in six years for the former Associated Bank parking lot at 200 N. Monroe Avenue. The...
Discover Green Bay’s visitor center invites community for mini zoo featuring alpacas
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – As kids prepare to return to class in just a few weeks, Discover Green Bay invited families to their visitor center for a fun mini zoo day with more en route. From 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m., Discover Green Bay had some tall and fuzzy guests for the first of […]
Local member of the U.S. Coast Guard wins Coast Guard Person of the Year...
DOOR COUNTY, Wis. (WBAY) - The Coast Guard Person of the Year Award recognizes a local coast guard member who exemplifies the guard’s core values of honor, respect, and devotion to duty. This year, Chief Petty Officer Emily Hand won the award just as she was finishing up her...
Strong to severe storms possible this afternoon
Light rain is pushing through southern and eastern counties this morning, but this should wrap up by mid morning. Cold front approaches this afternoon and will trigger a broken line of storms beginning in northern counties between 2-3pm, moving across Green Bay and the Fox Valley between 4-6pm. Damaging winds and...
Harmful algae found on Lake Winnebago’s north shore
MENASHA, Wis. (WBAY) - Health officials are warning about harmful algae on Lake Winnebago. It was identified on the north shore. That area includes Menasha Municipal Beach. You should do is avoid swimming at the beach. Watch the kids and make sure they don’t swallow any water or touch any foam or scum.
One injured in east side shooting in Green Bay, police looking for suspects
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – One person sustained non-life-threatening injuries following a shooting on Green Bay’s east side late Sunday night. The Green Bay Police Department reported the incident occurred just after 10 p.m. on the 1300 block of Day Street. Officers responding to the scene found a victim with injuries...
After decades vacant, downtown Green Bay celebrates renovation of 2 historic buildings
Twenty-four years ago, Schauer & Schumacher Furniture moved to Ashwaubenon, ending the longtime funeral home and furniture businesses' decades-long occupancy of a busy corner of downtown Green Bay. Schauer & Schumacher had already moved its funeral home operations in 1987 into two locations, 340 S. Monroe Ave. and...
3 escape Monday apartment fire in Green Bay
Three people will have to find a new place to live, but they are all right after an apartment caught fire Monday night on Green Bay's east side.
Charges filed against suspect in 2023 Green Bay west side murder
GREEN BAY (WLUK) – Formal charges were filed Tuesday against the first of two suspects arrested for the November, 2023, murder of Carlos Otero-Aviles on Green Bay’s west side. Christian Rivera-Pica, 41, was charged with being party to first-degree intentional homicide. A former initial court appearance is scheduled...
‘Elderly occupants’ rescued after vehicle becomes submerged in Howard retention pond
HOWARD (WLUK) -- Two people were rescued after their vehicle plunged into and became fully submerged in a retention pond in Howard. Around 7:45 a.m. Monday, first responders were dispatched to the intersection of Highway 41 and Shawano Avenue for a vehicle "that had left the roadway and was now floating in a...