Green Bay WI

APPLETON (WLUK) – Johamnel Ortiz-Sanchez was sentenced Wednesday to one year in jail for his role in the theft of more than $38,000 from a Kaukauna ATM. Ortiz-Sanchez, 40, previously pleaded no contest to being party to the crime of theft of movable property for the July 5, 2024, incident at the Unison Credit Union,...

APPLETON, Wis. (WBAY) - Benjamin Franklin discovered how to use electricity, and Thomas Edison used that idea to create the light bulb. But what about the first home to fully utilize these discoveries? It’s right here in Northeast Wisconsin -- what is now the Hearthstone Historic House Museum in Appleton.

GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- A local nonprofit is working to get ahead of homelessness in Northeast Wisconsin by increasing the number of affordable living options. Many working class people are just above the poverty line, living paycheck to paycheck. City Center Lofts in downtown Green Bay opened nearly a year ago -- and...

CHICAGO (WGN/WFRV) – The Green Bay Police Department says it is no longer searching for a carjacking suspect who reportedly stole a Prevea Health shuttle van on Tuesday morning. According to the release, the suspect, identified as 46-year-old Jerilyn Soto of Keshena, was arrested in Chicago with the help of the...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – Green Bay police are continuing to investigate the death of a 70-year-old man whose body was recovered from the Fox River near Leicht Memorial Park last week. At this time, officials say there is no evidence of foul play. The identity of the man is being withheld at the request […]

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – A 45-year-old Green Bay woman accused in the fatal stabbing of her boyfriend was in court on July 7 for an arraignment. Court records show that Tonia Piontek appeared in custody with her attorney as she pleaded not guilty to first-degree intentional homicide by use of a dangerous weapon and...

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WFRV) – A 46-year-old Neenah man is facing multiple charges after allegedly driving recklessly in Oshkosh on Wednesday, including jumping a roundabout, driving on sidewalks, and refusing to stop for officers. According to the Oshkosh Police Department, officers responded around 2:09 p.m. on July 9 to a...

APPLETON — An Appleton teen (whose parents are from Kaukauna) seriously injured last summer in a freak power washer accident has returned to his most beloved past-time — fishing. Brett Jedwabny has spent the past year recovering from the serious injuries sustained in the accident. His parents, Tyler...

Everyone has experienced moments of bad cell service or even complete dead zones, but one Wisconsin city has been ranked as one of the worst in the country. When you're doom-scrolling the latest trending videos or memes, the last thing you want is to lose your cell service. A website that tracks dead zones and bad...

LITTLE CHUTE (WLUK) -- Nearly a dozen ducklings were safely reunited with their mother, thanks to a We Energies worker who wasn't afraid to get his hands dirty. It all started when Appleton resident Ashley Jared was driving by and noticed a mother duck anxiously pacing around the grate of a storm sewer in Little Chute.