Northeast Wisconsin flooding leaves homeowners facing insurance gaps
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Communities across northeast Wisconsin are dealing with the aftermath of severe weather that brought heavy rain, rising rivers, and flooding. As cleanup continues, homeowners are facing a reality: Standard insurance policies may not cover the damage left behind. Green Bay resident Daniel Wagner has been...
Green Bay woman found not guilty by mental disease in hospital shuttle van hijacking
GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- A woman who hijacked a Green Bay hospital's shuttle van was found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect. Jerilyn Soto, 47, was convicted of carjacking Monday, but then deemed not guilty due to mental disease or defect. An armed robbery count was dismissed, court records show. Prosecutors agreed to the finding regarding her mental condition, according to a...
PHOTOS: Highway 156 in Shawano County closed with flooding of Shioc River
NAVARINO, Wis. (WFRV) – The Avery Wilber Memorial Bridge over the Shioc River on Highway 156 in Shawano County is closed due to flooding. Storm Team 5’s Jordan Lamers got photos of the flooding near the Highway 156 bridge and nearby roads that are now covered with water from the Shioc River in Navarino. Water […]
High water/flooding risk continues throughout Green Bay
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – Recent heavy rainfall and melting snow has much of Green Bay remaining at risk for high water and/or flooding. On Tuesday night, Storm Team 5’s Ryan Kudish was on the scene at the intersection of West Mason Street and South Oneida Street, where there was major flooding. Wednesday morning, officials […]
Pamperin Park closed due to severe flooding
Brown County Parks announced Wednesday that Pamperin Park is closed until further notice due to flooding from record rainfall.
Mom and Advocate Explains New Stillbirth Tax Credit in Wisconsin
A mom and advocate for a bill signed into Wisconsin law this year knows it will help others who’ve lost a child. Maggie Koch, a Green Bay resident, unfortunately experienced a stillbirth six years ago and has been advocating for the state to create a tax credit for about 300 families a year that can go through it.
PHOTOS: Floods closing highways and roads throughout Northeast Wisconsin
FLOODING ALERT: Multiple highways are currently closed Wednesday in northeast and north central Wisconsin due to flooding. Other areas of the state could be impacted as conditions change over the coming days, according to the Wisconsin State Patrol. See all the road closures HERE at 511 Wisconsin. Earlier Wednesday, the...
Record flooding prompts emergency response across northeast Wisconsin
SUAMICO, Wis. (WBAY) - Record flooding across northeast Wisconsin has multiple communities scrambling. On Wednesday evening, Gov. Tony Evers declared a state of emergency for the severe weather, mobilizing various emergency response agencies to help affected communities. Across the state, the tornado drills for 2026 have been canceled due to...
Flooding throws a wrench into sturgeon spawning
(WLUK) -- The annual sturgeon spawning run has begun, but flooding on the Wolf River will limit viewing opportunities this year, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says. The DNR says water levels are too high for crews to safely monitor the fish at traditional spawning locations on the Wolf...
Missing and endangered 48-year-old man found safe
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - The Green Bay Police Department says that missing and endangered 48-year-old Robert Granditzke has been found safe. He was found around 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Police thank the public for their assistance. Granditzke had last been seen in the 1300 block of Western Avenue around...

















