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Scolman faces sentencing Monday for killing inmate in prison hate crime
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - A prisoner at Green Bay Correctional Institution is set to be sentenced Monday for killing another prisoner. Joshua Scolman was convicted of killing a Black prisoner and trying to kill another inmate at GBCI. Both convictions came with hate crime sentencing enhancers. A jury rejected...
Green Bay affordable housing: 4 projects on track to welcome renters in 2024
GREEN BAY - Shirley Kopatz was more than happy to offer an enthusiastic "woo-ha!" or two for affordable housing developments in her neighborhood. From her South Roosevelt Street residence, Kopatz has watched City East Center rise three stories high on a long-vacant patch of East Walnut Street, two blocks from Green Bay East High School. MF Housing Partners, a partnership between Mosaic Property Ventures and FORE Development + Investment Group, broke ground on the combination affordable housing and new home for the Brown County United Way last spring and Kopitz said the community needs more affordable housing of this sort.
Now Hiring: Hart Design & Manufacturing seeking electro-mechanical assembly workers, field service technicians
GREEN BAY, Wis. — For the last decade Chad Wertepny has helped build equipment used in cheese plants around the globe. Wire by wire, he worked to finish up one of the panels for the machines built by Hart Design & Manufacturing in Green Bay. “We’re building the back...
For first time in its history, music's WAMI Awards are coming to Green Bay. Here's who's performing and being inducted.
ASHWAUBENON - For the first time in its history, the Wisconsin Area Music Industry will hand out its statewide honors with an awards ceremony in greater Green Bay. The EPIC Event Center in Ashwaubenon will host the 42nd annual WAMI Awards at 7 p.m. May 19. The celebration of Wisconsin music excellence, which has bounced between Milwaukee and the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center in Appleton in recent years, is back in northeastern Wisconsin for the first time since 2018.
Coalition pushes for closure of Wisconsin’s Green Bay prison
A coalition of politicians, members of law enforcement and formerly incarcerated people took to the state Capitol last week to urge the governor and state lawmakers to shut down one of Wisconsin’s oldest prisons. The group’s goal is to get Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to commit to closing the...
Green Bay greenhouse provides gardening tips as warmer weather has Wisconsinites excited about spring planting
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – As spring-like weather approaches, so does the desire to start gardening. Lindsley’s Greenhouse in Green Bay opened for the season on Saturday and saw a rush of customers waiting to pick out the perfect flower pot, hanging basket, and more. A family-owned greenhouse,...
Green Bay schools receive $20,000 grant for mental health
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - The Green Bay Area Public School District is being awarded a $20,000 grant for mental health support and programs. The grant will be presented at Monday night’s school board meeting. The grant is from the WEA Members Benefits Foundation. It coincides with Mental Health...
Brown County’s Young Adult Court offers alternative to criminal court
GREEN BAY, Wis. — As the first of its kind in Wisconsin, Brown County’s Young Adult Court is offering an alternative to criminal court. It’s designed as a compassionate rehabilitative court diversion program for juvenile offenders aged 17 to 23. Kassandra Nooyen said she now enjoys some...
Green Bay West High School breaks “turf” on stadium renovations
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Green Bay West High School will break ground on stadium renovations Monday. Some of the renovations include new, synthetic turf, a practice field, a grandstand, press box, restrooms and lighting. Funding for the project comes from a referendum approved by voters in November 2022. A...
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