(WFRV) – Three businesses have been selected as finalists in Wisconsin’s Main Street Place-Makeover Contest. Two of the businesses are located in Northeast Wisconsin; Craft Creek Brewing Co. in Manitowoc and Victoria’s Pet Nutrition in Fond du Lac. The third business is Coloma Creamery, located in Coloma. These businesses were named finalists in the Wisconsin…
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Two Northeast Wisconsin businesses selected as finalists in Main Street Place-Makeover Contest
Fond du Lac County businesses install overdose aid kits in continued fight against opioid crisis
FOND DU LAC, Wis. (WFRV) – Businesses in Fond du Lac County are joining the fight against fentanyl overdoses as officials put overdose aid kits across the community. Officials gathered at ADVOCAP’s headquarters in Fond du Lac to discuss the meaning of these kits, why they’re taking action now and the history of these specific…
Driver hospitalized after vehicle falls through ice on Shawano Lake
WESCOTT, Wis. (WFRV) – A driver whose vehicle fell through the ice on Shawano Lake early Tuesday morning was hospitalized and later arrested on an unrelated matter. According to the Shawano County Sheriff’s Office, a call came in around 6:30 a.m. about a vehicle partially submerged in the ice near the north shore of Shawano…
Sheriff: Balsam Row Road Dam in Shawano County not operating properly, may lead to unstable water levels
SHAWANO COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) – The Shawano County Sheriff’s Office announced that the Balsam Row Road Dam is not operating properly due to a generator failure. The public notice states that the lead dam operator at the Balsam Row Road Dam informed officials that the generator failure could lead to unstable water levels throughout this…
No injuries reported after crews respond to Ashwaubenon fire near Lambeau Field, cause under investigation
ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (WFRV) – Fire crews are still on the scene of a house fire that occurred around noon in Ashwaubenon in the 2000 block of Patty Lane near Lambeau Field. Multiple departments responded, including Ashwaubenon Public Safety. Victim identified as 86-year-old in fatal house fire in Marinette County Commander Tomas Baxter said the Ashwaubenon…
Calumet County’s High Cliff State Park looking for answers after vandalization
CALUMET COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) – Officials are searching for answers and suspects in a vandalism incident that occurred at High Cliff State Park in Calumet County. According to a release, a large portion of the cliff’s natural setting was spray painted, including an iconic rock that has been around for hundreds of millions of years.…
Traffic has gotten way worse in these U.S. cities, including one in Wisconsin: report
(NEXSTAR) – You’re not imagining it. Traffic congestion worsened last year in just about every American city studied by navigation and GPS company TomTom. Residents of 90 large and mid-sized cities, from Tampa, Florida, to Portland, Oregon, were stuck in traffic more often and for longer in 2024 than they were the year prior. Things…
