GREEN BAY Wis. WFRV – Green Bay Police officer Dan Skenandore returned fire during a standoff, a justifiable action “Yesterday we all learned from the Brown County District Attorney’s office that they have declined to proceed with any further criminal investigation or charges involving Officer Skenandore in this critical incident back on February 23rd,” explained Green…… READ MORE
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – The National Railroad Museum broke ground on Thursday for its Fox River Expansion. The new main exhibit gallery will allow families to explore four tracks of rolling stock and small exhibits. A mezzanine will overlook the lower level and will have views of the Fox River and the exhibit below,…… READ MORE
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Comcast has blacked out 15 regional sports networks offered by Bally Sports, escalating a contract dispute with their distributor. The cutoff affects games played by a dozen Major League Baseball teams based in nine states. Diamond Sports Group, which distributes the networks under the Bally name, called the blackout “disappointing” and…… READ MORE
PESHTIGO, Wis. (WFRV) – On a recent Saturday night, dozens of Wisconsin Supper Club enthusiasts gathered for a 1920s-themed evening with prizes and raffle baskets. The group that started reminiscing on Facebook during the pandemic-related shutdown has grown by leaps and bounds and now extends throughout the state and beyond. Chef Mark Weston and his…… READ MORE
(WFRV) – A few weeks after Kimberly boys basketball head coach Jon Murphy announced his retirement, the Papermakers are bringing in former Wisconsin Badger standout Freddie Owens to take over the program. Owens played for Wisconsin from 2000 to 2004 and averaged 7.2 points per game in 111 games. During his playing career, Owens participated…… READ MORE
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Obi Toppin scored 21 points, T.J. McConnell had 20 points and nine assists and the Indiana Pacers won a playoff series for the first time in a decade, beating the Milwaukee Bucks 120-98 in Game 6 on Thursday night. The Pacers will face the winner of the Philadelphia-New York series in the…… READ MORE
ALGOMA, Wis. (WFRV) – Jewelers had over $100,000 in cash and jewelry burglarized from their home Wednesday afternoon in Algoma, according to the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office. The incident has local jewelers on edge, whether or not they keep merchandise at their homes. “At your home that’s incredibly scary because that’s very brazen,” Dream Jewelers…… READ MORE
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WFRV) – A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) passenger screening canine at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport is trading his work vest for afternoons lounging on the sofa. After his last morning of sniffing for any traces of explosives on Thursday, Rex, a six-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer, was joined by several of the canine handlers,…… READ MORE
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo sat out Thursday’s Game 6 of the first-round playoff series between the Milwaukee Bucks and Indiana Pacers, but eight-time All-Star Damian Lillard returned to the court for the Bucks after missing the previous two games. Antetokounmpo and Lillard had been considered game-time decisions, and both went through pregame workouts…… READ MORE
The latest Northeast Wisconsin weather forecast from Storm Team 5… After a soggy day today, thanks to an area of low pressure to our west, it was nice to even get a few isolated spots of sunshine this afternoon. Rain will continue to exit to our north the through the evening, and a majority of…… READ MORE
