GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has recommended safety assessments of 68 bridges nationwide, and Green Bay’s Leo Frigo Bridge is one of them. The various assessment recommendations are due to NTSB’s ongoing investigation into the tragic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore nearly one year ago.…… MORE
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – Happy Hour is right around the corner in Green Bay’s Shipyard District as a new cocktail bar is celebrating its grand opening on Friday afternoon. “There’s a lot of people asking are you excited, are you nervous, and my best response is that I’m ready,” said the owner of the…… MORE
MENASHA, Wis. (WFRV) – Hometown Heroes is marking National Medal of Honor Day, March 25th, by sharing the stories of Menasha’s two recipients. Pueblo, Colorado, is the only other city to have multiple recipients. “The guys here were dedicated and fought just like anybody else,” said VFW Post 2126 Commander David A. Mix. “You never…… MORE
MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – A 45-year-old man from Milwaukee was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to a fentanyl possession charge in December. According to U.S. Attorney Timothy O’Shea, who represents the Western District of Wisconsin, Marcus Stokes of Milwaukee was setneced by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley…… MORE
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. (WFRV) – A report that a student in Wisconsin had a replica gun in their backpack at school led to a questioning and a swift investigation on Thursday. According to the Sun Prairie Police Department, the School Resource Officer was notified that a student at West High School had a facsimile firearm,…… MORE
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group funded by billionaire Elon Musk is offering Wisconsin voters $100 to sign a petition in opposition to “activist judges,” a move that comes two weeks before the state’s Supreme Court election and after the political action committee made a similar proposal last year in battleground states. Musk’s political action committee America PAC announced the petition…… MORE
APPLETON, Wis. (WFRV) – Officials in Outagamie County provided an update on the tragic workplace accident on March 12 in Appleton, including the identity of the employee who died. According to the Office of the Coroner in Outagamie County, the ProCon employee who died as a result of an ‘industrial accident’ in Appleton was identified…… MORE
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – The Green Bay women’s basketball team was sent off to College Park, Maryland on Thursday ahead of the NCAA tournament First Round. The 12-seed Phoenix will face 5-seed Alabama on Saturday. First year Phoenix head coach Kayla Karius and her team were surrounded by fans before getting on a bus…… MORE
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WFRV) – The UW-Oshkosh women’s gymnastics team was sent off to Minnesota and the NCGA National Championship meet on Thursday. The three-time reigning champion Titans are on a quest for a four-peat when they will take the mat on Saturday as title favorites. “We always fight for this,” head coach Lauren Karnitz said.…… MORE
The latest northeast Wisconsin weather forecast from Storm Team 5… The forecast brings warmer temperatures more melting snow this afternoon, but there is a trade-off. Warmer weather will be riding in with gusty southwest winds and more clouds. After that, our first round weekend showers will form. Precipitation this evening: A cold front dropping in…… MORE
