COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS

Blake Shelton Shares What Music He Listens To Before His Shows
In a new interview to promote the upcoming CBS series, The Road, Blake Shelton reveals some of his pre-show rituals, must have requirements backstage, and mistakes that young musicians make during their first time on tour. When discussing the music he ...
Oct 16, 2025

Morgan Wallen's "I Got Better" Dethrones His Hit "What I Want" After Twenty Weeks At No. 1 On Hot Country Songs Chart
Morgan Wallen's "I Got Better" has climbed to No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, marking his 12th leader and dethroning his own "What I Want" after a 20-week rule. The song's rise to the top of the chart was fueled by 13.2 million streams, a...
Oct 16, 2025

Post Malone Fan Killed By Falling Debris While Evacuating Utah Music Festival
Ava Ahlander, a 23-year-old concertgoer from Seattle, tragically died while evacuating the REDWEST Festival in Salt Lake City on Saturday (October 11) due to severe weather. The event, which was set to be headlined by Post Malone, was postponed and att...
Oct 16, 2025

Ryan Bingham Hints At New Album, Credits Wife Hassie Harrison With Bringing "A Spark And A Fire Back" To His Songwriting
In a new interview with People, Ryan Bingham revealed that he is working on a new album that will likely be released in 2026. The new material is inspired by a positive creative headspace fueled in part by his wife, actress Hassie Harrison, who he says...
Oct 15, 2025

Clint Black Says He Got "Emotional" When He Was First Told He Will Receive The 2025 BMI Icon Award
Clint Black reveals in a new interview with People that he got "emotional" when he found out that he has been named the 2025 BMI Icon Award recipient, an honor previously bestowed on legends like Toby Keith, Loretta Lynn, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, ...
Oct 15, 2025

Little Big Town's Kimberly Schlapman Moved From Nashville To South Carolina To Care For Her Mom, Who Has Parkinson's
Little Big Town's Kimberly Schlapman and her family moved from Nashville to South Carolina this summer to help care for her mother Barbara, who has battled Parkinson's disease for 20 years. They moved into a home they built outside Greenville, South Ca...
Oct 15, 2025

Chris Stapleton's Traveller Whiskey Named First Official Whiskey Of Major League Baseball
Chris Stapleton's Traveller Whiskey, produced by Buffalo Trace Distillery, has become the official whiskey of Major League Baseball. The partnership debuted during the 2025 National League Championship Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwauk...
Oct 15, 2025

Keith Urban's Guitarist Maggie Baugh Won't Be Attending His Nashville Homecoming Show
Keith Urban's guitarist Maggie Baugh will miss his homecoming concert at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on Friday (October 17) due to a scheduling conflict, as she will be performing a solo show in Carmel, Indiana that same night. Although Baugh, 25, is...
Oct 14, 2025
WFRV LOCAL 5 NEWS

Brewers on the brink of elimination after falling to Dodgers in NLCS Game 3, trail series 3-0
LOS ANGELES, Cali. (WFRV) - The Brewers are on the brink of elimination after dropping Game 3 of the National League Championship Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-1, on Thursday night. Green Bay Nation: Packers beat Bengals, prep for...

St. Norbert dedicates Donald & Patricia Schneider Hall as new modern School of Business
DE PERE, Wis. (WFRV) - St. Norbert College dedicated the Donald & Patricia Schneider Family Hall on Thursday afternoon, celebrating the massive state-of-the-art home for business students. The Schneider School of Business & Econ...

Founding KISS guitarist Ace Frehley dies at 74
(KRON) - Legendary founding KISS guitarist Ace Frehley died Thursday from injuries related to a fall in his studio last month, according to reports from multiple outlets. Frehley, 74, was on life support earlier in the day. In a stateme...

Brothers wrongfully convicted of 1987 Green Bay murder each receive over $150k in compensation
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) - The pair of brothers who were exonerated of a brutal 1987 murder in Green Bay after a quarter-century behind bars have received financial compensation from the State of Wisconsin. City in Wisconsin removes picnic...

Fond du Lac teen accused of homicide claims self-defense in court testimony
FOND DU LAC, Wis. (WFRV) - The Fond du Lac teen accused of killing a 20-year-old woman during a 2023 shooting unexpectedly took the stand Thursday morning, admitting that he fired a gun, but that it was out of fear. Brothers wrongfully ...

Few showers this evening, breezy & warmer tomorrow
The Latest from Storm Team 5... Today has been fairly quiet and fall like in northeast Wisconsin with morning sunshine for some over to clouds for all with highs in the upper 50s and low to mid 60s. There is a chance for a few showers ...

Brown County Deputy honored as a First Responder of the Year
(WFRV) - A Brown County Sheriff's Office Deputy was one of many first responders honored in the State Capitol this week after being nominated by a local representative. The Brown County Sheriff's Office posted on Facebook to honor Deput...

Appleton FD responds to basement fire in duplex, damage estimated at $10,000
APPLETON, Wis. (WFRV) - The Appleton Fire Department responded to East Mitchell Avenue on Thursday afternoon to help put out a fire in the basement of a duplex that resulted in roughly $10,000 in damages. According to a release, crews r...
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