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...
Budweiser Clydesdales to make stops in Sturgeon Bay and Luxemburg
You may see horses all the time, but excitement is brewing over the steeds making stops in Sturgeon Bay and Luxemburg this week. The Budweiser Clydesdales got as close as Green Bay last year, but they are set to make their first appearance in Door and Kewaunee counties since the large horses stopped at the Kewaunee...
3 BRILLIANT MINUTES: Forest bathing
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - It’s well known how good being in nature can be for you, but now it has its own industry. Brad explains in his Three Brilliant Minutes.
Apartment fire in Green Bay leaves three without a home
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – Three people are without a home after an apartment fire Monday evening on Deckner Avenue in Green Bay. The Green Bay Metro Fire Department says the fire broke out just before 8 p.m. in a first-floor apartment. Smoke was seen coming from a window when crews arrived. Residents had evacuated […]
Green Bay school board discusses adding solar panels at four schools
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Green Bay’s school board is looking to upgrade its energy conservation efforts at several schools in the district. At Monday night’s meeting, they discussed installing solar panels at four more schools on the city’s east side. This would be another step towards...
Village of Howard delays vote on deer management program
HOWARD, Wis. (WFRV) – On Monday night, village of Howard trustees didn’t vote on a deer management program that had originally appeared on their agenda as an action item. A village trustee told Local 5 News that officials made several changes to the original deer management program proposal. He said there wasn’t...
Green Bay’s sustainability commission to draft ‘Rights of Nature’ resolution
GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- Green Bay's sustainability commission is looking to bring parts of the "Rights of Nature" movement to the city. The goal is to make the environment more top of mind, but skeptics question whether there could be unintended consequences. “Nobody is going to be able to sue...
Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald is a Metaphor of Sinking Economy
A new book is offering more than the retelling of a tragic 1975 shipwreck. Outagamie County Executive and former legislator Tom Nelson’s work on Wrecked: The Edmund Fitzgerald and the Sinking of the American Economy is also a sharp critique of corporate neglect, failed policy, and the hollowing out of American...