Green Bay WI

A trial date has been set for David Vanderleest, 48, who is charged with harboring/aiding a felon and resisting/obstruction an officer in connection to a toddler's death case in Green Bay.

Months after 19 year-old Micah Laureano was killed by his cellmate at Green Bay Correctional Institution, Laureano’s mother filed a lawsuit against officials in the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. On Friday, Secretary Jared Hoy and the warden of GBCI, Christopher Stevens, denied violating any of Laureano’s...

LEDGEVIEW, Wis. (WFRV) – An overnight fire destroyed a Town of Ledgeview home, prompting multiple fire departments to respond. The fire happened at a two-story home on Agatha Christie Avenue overnight between Wednesday, August 13, and Thursday, August 14. When Local 5 arrived on scene around 1 a.m., Lawrence and...

WAUPACA, Wis. (WBAY) - Stephen Preisler, an alleged drug maker known as “Uncle Fester,” pleaded no contest to Felony Bail Jumping on Thursday. Following the plea, a Waupaca County Court judge found him guilty of violating his parole conditions by coming into contact with his daughter. In court...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – A 33-year-old Green Bay man was officially sentenced to 26 years in state prison after being convicted on a no-contest plea in May. Tyler Brandenburg was in court on August 11 as he was sentenced for six of the initial 10 charges he faced during the case, as four of […]

GREEN BAY, Wis. — An iconic set of wheels is saying, “Hello, Wisconsin!”. A promotional replica of the 1969 Aztec Gold Vista Cruiser — the car Eric Forman drives in “That 70s Show” — has found a new home in Wisconsin. The car made...

Construction begins on a new Marriott hotel at the former Shopko site in De Pere, part of a larger development plan that includes apartments and the city's first parking ramp.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Fire crews are seen putting out the remnants of a major house fire in the Town of Ledgeview. It happened on the 3900 block of Agatha Christie Avenue. When Action 2 News got to the scene, all that was left was the charred remains of house’s frame. No word yet on if anyone is hurt or what may...

BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) — As the first cases of measles hit Wisconsin earlier this month in Oconto County, neighboring Brown County is continuously monitoring its spread; and is taking proactive measures while also planning ahead on reactive measures, should the disease reach their communities. The Brown County...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – While fogging for mosquitoes may seem convenient, the process can be harmful to many other species, even unintentionally. Pets, kids, pollinators and birds can also be harmed by fogging. Instead, mosquito buckets have become an alternative to handling the insects without heavily affecting...