Green Bay WI

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Home insurance premiums are increasing as rebuilding costs and disaster-related claims rise across the country, including here in northeast Wisconsin. Severe weather in other states is contributing to the trickle-down effect on home insurance rates. “Everything that they have to rebuild...

KAUKAUNA — Assistant Chief Brad Sanderfoot has retired from the Kaukauna Police Department after a career spanning nearly 27 years. Sanderfoot served the city in several different roles during his tenure with the agency. According to a news release, Sanderfoot held positions as a school resource officer, detective,...

Miron Construction sued Green Bay over a $4.95 million Leicht Memorial Park pavilion contract. Lawsuit claims the city failed to award the project to the lowest responsible bidder. Miron alleges rival bidder 8Pine submitted an incomplete and nonresponsive bid. Case seeks to void the contract and block further work...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Consumer First Alert starts 2026 looking back on the big scams of 2025, from texts blowing up your notifications to the explosion of cryptocurrency scams. We want to highlight the people helping you stay one step ahead of the scammers. “I’m haunted by it every...

ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (WBAY) - Ashwaubenon’s new public safety chief was sworn in Friday morning. Chief Tom Baxter has been with Ashwaubenon Public Safety for more than 20 years in a variety of roles. Most recently, he was the department’s commander of operations. He was also a paramedic and...

This year marks the 100th Anniversary of the Death of Harry Houdini. All year long there will be celebrations acoss the Globe. In his hometown of Appleton Wisconsin there will be special performances throughout the year. The Society of American Magicians is holding their Annual Convention there this summer. For...

APPLETON — A winning $100,000 Powerball ticket was sold at Festival Foods on Northland Ave. in Appleton for the December 27, 2025, drawing. The winning ticket included the $1 Power Play turning a $50,000 prize into a $100,000 win thanks to the 2X multiplier. The winning ticket matched four...

KAUKAUNA, Wis. (WFRV) – A 38-year-old Florida man is in custody for an alleged gunshot incident in Kaukauna about an hour after the ball drop on New Year’s Eve. According to the Kaukauna Police Department, officers were sent to the 700 block of Desnoyer Street around 12:48 a.m. on New Year’s Day for the report of a...

GREEN BAY, Wis. — An Appleton man is accused of seriously injuring an elderly man in a hit-and-run crash. Noah Higgins is charged in Brown County Court with hit and run causing great bodily harm, second-degree reckless injury, reckless driving causing great bodily harm, knowingly driving a vehicle with a suspended...

HILBERT, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — A woman who was critically injured in a Christmas Day shooting in Hilbert has died. On Wednesday, the Calumet County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as 25-year-old Hailey Couillard. She had been on life support since the incident, according to authorities. A GoFundMe page...