Court hearings continue for man accused of child trafficking, robbery in 2017
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Court proceedings carry on for a Milwaukee man charged with child trafficking and robbery in Brown County from 2017. Willie Whitehead, Jr. appeared via Zoom to Brown County Court on Monday. He’s currently in custody in the state of Georgia. It was stated in court that he has a nationwide...
Appleton nurse sentenced to 16 months in prison for unlawful prescriptions
(WFRV) – As recently decided by a federal judge, a nurse from Appleton will now spend the next 16 months in prison for illegally giving out multiple prescriptions over the course of several years. According to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Jessica Friday, an Advanced...
Woman seriously injured in Hilbert shooting
HILBERT, Wis. — The Calumet County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting incident. Deputies were called to the Hilbert Acres Mobile Home Community around 9 p.m. on Christmas to find a 25-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to the head. She was taken to an area hospital with...
Boeder shines as three-sport athlete
In a growing era of specialization, there is Kewaunee’s Mitchell Boeder. At the 2025 WIAA Individual State Wrestling Tournament, Boeder’s year ended with a fourth-place finish on the podium at the Kohl Center. While many of the state’s place winners may have transitioned to offseason wrestling tournaments, Boeder...
Brown County road crews tackling Sunday night snow ahead of Monday’s commute
Sunday was a First Alert Weather Day, and that will continue into the Monday morning commute thanks to the snow falling on Sunday night.
Some neighbors list their homes as city moves forward with new development
A plan 30 years in the making is taking shape on Green Bay's east side despite ongoing pushback from some residents.
LETTERS: Appleton reader says U.S. has more ‘renters’ than ‘owners’
With so many billionaires, it’s becoming: “Everything is for rent.” Bernie Sanders should have called out all the rents we pay instead of arguing America’s turning into an oligarchy. Most of us don’t understand what he means by oligarchy. The Soviet Union was an oligarchy. It means rule by a small group. In the USSR,...
Mixed luck for Appleton International Airport travelers amid winter weather
Winter weather causes mixed travel experiences at Appleton airport as some escape to Florida while others face flight cancellations.
De Pere Nurse Honored for Her Commitment to Her Patients
A De Pere hospice is honoring one of its nurses. Unity Hospice has announced the 2025 honoree of the nationally recognized DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses is Registered Nurse Tonya Trimberger. Tonya received five separate nominations from family members of a hospice patient under her care, with all of them...
Green Bay drag performers unite community, raise $2,000 for local non-profit animal shelter
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – Local drag performers came together Saturday night to show that drag is about more than just a show, it’s art, community, and giving back. Music filled Nepalese Lounge and Grille in Green Bay as performers raised money for Safe Haven Pet Sanctuary, a local no-kill rescue that provides extra...

















