GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – Police in Green Bay say one man is in custody after he fled from police before allegedly threatening them with a knife. According to a post on social media by the Green Bay Police Department, Officers attempted to stop a reckless drive in the downtown area early on Friday, March…… MORE
PLYMOUTH, Wis. (WFRV) – Eight cats are dead and some equipment is damaged following a barn fire Monday evening in Sheboygan County. According to a release from the Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Office, 11 agencies responded at 6:19 p.m. for reports of a barn fire at 1319 County Road PP in the Town of Plymouth. Kaukauna…… MORE
KIEL, Wis. (WFRV) – A decade later, Northeast Wisconsin remembers and continues to honor fallen state trooper Trevor Casper. On March 24, 2015, the 21-year-old Casper was on his first solo patrol. He had tracked down a murder and bank-robbing suspect near the ‘Pick N’ Save’ in Fond du Lac. The suspect shot at Casper,…… MORE
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – There’s no place like home, just ask Gracie Grzesk. The former Notre Dame Academy star and three-time WIAA state champion is returning to Green Bay, now as a member of the UW-Green Bay Phoenix basketball team. “It’s kind of surreal and it hasn’t sunken in yet,” Grzesk said of her…… MORE
DE PERE, Wis. (WFRV) – The St. Norbert women’s hockey team earned the first NCAA Division III tournament win in program history this season, the same year it hired new assistant coach Ally Johnson. Coincidence? Probably. But Johnson’s impact on the Green Knights this season was undeniable. “She’s been a huge reason why we are…… MORE
The latest Northeast Wisconsin weather forecast from Storm Team 5… After another storm system moved through this weekend and dumped close to double digits of snowfall on us, it was definitely a relied to be much quieter today. Our storm system has moved further to our east, but on the back end of that system,…… MORE
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – While northeast Wisconsin law enforcement is no stranger to protecting large crowds, the NFL Draft will bring an unprecedented need for intense, 24-hour security of the draft campus. “This will be a multi-day event, and there will be a 24-hour piece to it too,” Capt. John Rousseau of the Brown…… MORE
MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – The boys basketball state tournament closed out the winter prep season as four area teams vied to bring home championships. In Division 1, fourth-seeded Oshkosh North, which advanced to the state tournament as a No. 7 seed in the playoffs, erased a 13-point deficit in the semifinals against reigning Division 2…… MORE
LAWRENCE, Wis. (WFRV) – Lawrence town supervisors reviewed a preliminary application Monday for a $215 million master-planned community that would bring a mix of residential, recreational, and commercial spaces to the area. The proposed Lawrence Town Center development spans 153 acres at County Road S and Highway 41, south of De Pere. It includes plans…… MORE
MENASHA, Wis. (WFRV) – Local 5 News is honoring local Medal of Honor recipients on the eve of National Medal of Honor Day on March 25. Menasha has the distinction of having two recipients. Only one other city, Pueblo, Colorado, shares the same distinction. Hometown Heroes: Menasha’s Medal of Honor Recipient Elmer J. Burr In…… MORE
