Mishicot bar holds “Battle of the Bartenders” to support local charities
MISHICOT, Wis. (WFRV) – A bar in Mishicot helped support local charities this weekend by hosting a “Battle of the Bartenders” event. Thirsty Joe’s Bar held the event, which was a friendly competition to raise money for two local causes. The event featured a packed crowd, live music, and plenty of friendly rivalry....
Culinary Class at Riverview Gardens in Appleton provides job training
(WFRV) – Riverview Gardens mission is to build dignity through job training and employment. Programs assist participants who face barriers to employment due to homelessness, mental health, drug addiction, justice involvement – or all of the above – by helping them to overcome those obstacles through job training in...
Oconto Falls Man Found Guilty of Homicide by Drunken Driving in Fatal 2022 Crash
OCONTO FALLS, WI – An Oconto Falls man has been found guilty of homicide by drunken driving in connection with a crash that killed a motorcyclist in 2022. An Oconto County jury convicted 59-year-old Thomas Edward Wolf. The charges stem from a August 3, 2022 crash that claimed the...
De Pere man convicted of federal fraud seeks court relief
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - A De Pere man convicted of federal fraud in 2018 has written a letter to a federal court in Green Bay asking for relief. Ron Van Den Heuvel, now in his early 70s and living in Georgia, sent the letter to the court late last month.
Green Bay seeing whitefish boom as species declines in rest of Lake Michigan
It’s midmorning in late February, and Bruce Smith is regaling two ice fishing buddies when a tug on his line interrupts the story. “There we go!” he shouts as a shimmering 23-inch whitefish appears through a hole in the ice. “That’ll make a nice filet.”. No...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY: Mixed precipitation to snow arrives
The Latest from Storm Team 5… Scattered mixed precipitation this evening will turn more widespread overnight into the early morning hours of Wednesday. Travel will become slippery tonight for areas especially north of the valley that see any mixed precipitation. Lows tonight will fall into the upper 20s to low 30s. A...
Wisconsin DOJ investigating officer’s fatal shooting of man in Green Valley
GREEN VALLEY, Wis. (WBAY) - A Shawano County deputy is on administrative leave, per department policy, after a fatal shooting Tuesday in Green Valley. The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is conducting an investigation into the officer involved death that occurred in the...
Ice rescue in Oconto County: Two juveniles, father and bystander pulled to safety
TOWN OF PENSAUKEE, Wis. (WBAY) - Two juveniles, a father and a bystander were rescued from the water Monday evening after the juveniles became stranded on a drifting ice chunk while fishing, according to an EMS official on scene. The incident was reported at approximately 7 p.m. in the township...
Manitowoc actor stars in Wisconsin Film Festival-selected film “Winter Hymns”
A Valders actor stars in "Winter Hymns," a Wisconsin-made film selected for the Wisconsin Film Festival this April at UW-Madison.
Major WIS 76 construction begins Monday
A stretch of WIS 76 in Outagamie County will shut down Monday as WisDOT begins a $9.3 million reconstruction project scheduled to continue through November 2026.
