Road crews in Northeast Wisconsin gear up as chance for heavy snow looms through...
BROWN COUNTY (WLUK) -- With three bouts of winter weather expected through this weekend, road crews in Northeast Wisconsin are gearing up. "We started getting our trucks ready. Making sure all our blades are good. Grease, oil. Then, we've just been monitoring it right now," said Mike Piacenti, Brown County Highway...
Green Bay School Board selects Michael Hernandez as next superintendent
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - The Green Bay School Board has selected Michael Hernandez as its next superintendent. Pending contract negotiations, he is expected to officially start July 1. Hernandez currently works in the Appleton Area School District as assistant superintendent of secondary schools. Before that, he...
Multiple crashes cause delays in Green Bay this morning
GREEN BAY (NBC 26) — Drivers in the Green Bay area are facing delays Wednesday morning after police reported multiple crashes likely caused by icy roads from recent wintry weather. Officials say people traveling in the Tilleman/Mason Street Bridge area and on South Ashland Avenue near West Mason Street...
Green Bay approves new regulations for short-term rentals, Airbnbs
The Green Bay City Council recently approved updating the city’s regulations for short-term rentals, but the final rules are less restrictive than what officials had been considering last year. Last week, the council approved changes to the city’s short-term rental ordinance requiring clearer house rules for guests,...
Mishicot bar holds “Battle of the Bartenders” to support local charities
MISHICOT, Wis. (WFRV) – A bar in Mishicot helped support local charities this weekend by hosting a “Battle of the Bartenders” event. Thirsty Joe’s Bar held the event, which was a friendly competition to raise money for two local causes. The event featured a packed crowd, live music, and plenty of friendly rivalry....
Culinary Class at Riverview Gardens in Appleton provides job training
(WFRV) – Riverview Gardens mission is to build dignity through job training and employment. Programs assist participants who face barriers to employment due to homelessness, mental health, drug addiction, justice involvement – or all of the above – by helping them to overcome those obstacles through job training in...
Oconto Falls Man Found Guilty of Homicide by Drunken Driving in Fatal 2022 Crash
OCONTO FALLS, WI – An Oconto Falls man has been found guilty of homicide by drunken driving in connection with a crash that killed a motorcyclist in 2022. An Oconto County jury convicted 59-year-old Thomas Edward Wolf. The charges stem from a August 3, 2022 crash that claimed the...
De Pere man convicted of federal fraud seeks court relief
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - A De Pere man convicted of federal fraud in 2018 has written a letter to a federal court in Green Bay asking for relief. Ron Van Den Heuvel, now in his early 70s and living in Georgia, sent the letter to the court late last month.
Green Bay seeing whitefish boom as species declines in rest of Lake Michigan
It’s midmorning in late February, and Bruce Smith is regaling two ice fishing buddies when a tug on his line interrupts the story. “There we go!” he shouts as a shimmering 23-inch whitefish appears through a hole in the ice. “That’ll make a nice filet.”. No...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY: Mixed precipitation to snow arrives
The Latest from Storm Team 5… Scattered mixed precipitation this evening will turn more widespread overnight into the early morning hours of Wednesday. Travel will become slippery tonight for areas especially north of the valley that see any mixed precipitation. Lows tonight will fall into the upper 20s to low 30s. A...
