DODGE COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) – Officials in Wisconsin are reminding residents as Spring Election Day approaches to respect people’s property, which includes political signs as they are personal property and a form of freedom of speech. According to the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office, taking property without consent is a crime under Wisconsin State Statute 943.20(1)(a),…… MORE
APPLETON, Wis. (WFRV) – Even though the NFL Draft is a county over, the Outagamie County Sheriff’s Office will still play multiple roles in protecting visitors and fans in town for the event. “Between the comm center and patrol, that’s where we’re going to see the biggest increase in staffing,” Capt. Nathan Borman of the…… MORE
The latest Northeast Wisconsin weather forecast from Storm Team 5… Low pressure has built in just south of Wisconsin bringing various types of active weather across the Midwest today. Out ahead of the system, a warm front lifted pushing in a gusty southerly wind helping bring in warmer air across the Midwest. This provided the…… MORE
GRAND CHUTE, Wis. (WFRV) – An extraordinary and long career is coming to an end for Grand Chute Police Chief Greg Peterson, who officially announced his retirement in a release on Wednesday. Chief Peterson started his career in policing in 1980, starting as a patrol officer with the Appleton Police Department, and served in multiple…… MORE
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – The first ship of the 2025 shipping season has officially arrived in at the Port of Green Bay, carrying cement. The Port of Green Bay said the shipping season kicked off as the ‘Innovation with Tug Samuel De Champlain’ arrived on Wednesday, March 12, at 1:49 p.m. ‘The pinnacle of…… MORE
MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – A lightning strike around 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday caused external damage and some flames on the top of an apartment building in Wisconsin along with an electrical power outage. According to the Madison Fire Department, multiple 911 calls came in around 8:30 a.m. reporting a lightning strike at 9411 Modern Point…… MORE
MONONA, Wis. (WFRV) – Authorities are asking for the public’s help in identifying a vehicle involved in a “very obvious” hit-and-run crash that occurred Sunday night in the parking lot of a business. According to the Monona Police Department, a vehicle struck an unoccupied parked SUV in the 6300 block of Monona Drive during the…… MORE
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WFRV) – The Winnebago County Board held a meeting Tuesday night, where members discussed the future of the UWO Fox Cities campus in a closed session. The Menasha School District has decided not to move forward with its plan to use the campus for early childhood education. Meanwhile, Outagamie County, which co-owns the…… MORE
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV)—Hospitals and first responders in Wisconsin train year-round for severe events that require a mass response, typically with at least four staged training exercises. They completed their most recent one a few weeks ago with northeast and southeast Wisconsin resources, specifically ahead of the NFL Draft. Taste of the Draft to showcase…… MORE
(WFRV) – A Massachusetts man has been arrested on felony charges relating to sexual crimes against children after he was deemed to be soliciting and distributing explicit materials to a minor in Wisconsin. According to the Pleasant Prairie Police Department, they received a report on January 7 that an unknown person had been soliciting and…… MORE
