Emily Roberts
Multimedia Journalist
Green Bay
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Emily Roberts joined Action 2 News after graduating from Emerson College in Boston. Alongside her Journalism degree, she has two minors in Sociology and Public Relations. As a northeast Wisconsin native, she's looking forward to reporting close to home.
Education
Updated: 6 hours ago
|By Emily Roberts
Scrap metal caught fire at B&B Metals Processing in Newton Saturday.
Updated: 10 hours ago
|By Emily Roberts
Huge fire erupted a Newton scrap metal yard
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 5:02 PM CST
|By Emily Roberts
A bipartisan coalition of local leaders and lawmakers calls for closing the 120-year-old correctional institution.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 4:44 PM CST
|By Emily Roberts
“Unless you know that there’s a chance of you getting to a building within 20 minutes, your best bet is to stay inside that vehicle,” an emergency medicine director for Green Bay hospitals says.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 3:31 PM CST
|By WBAY news staff, Emily Roberts and Brittany Schmidt
Police say the 48-year-old Green Bay man was arrested in Arkansas.
Updated: Jan. 28, 2023 at 8:10 PM CST
|By Emily Roberts
”In October of ‘16 I was diagnosed with breast cancer. In 2018 I was diagnosed with skin cancer. Now I’m diagnosed with stomach cancer,” Sergeant Jennifer Clement with the Grand Chute Police Department said.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 12:05 PM CST
|By WBAY news staff and Emily Roberts
The Outagamie County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Paul A. Rhoads, 56, Appleton.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 6:31 AM CST
|By WBAY news staff and Emily Roberts
The Fox Valley Housing Coalition leads the effort to get a sense of the homeless population in our area.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 4:46 PM CST
|By Emily Roberts
The Wisconsin Humane Society is drawing masterpieces... for a good cause.
Updated: Jan. 22, 2023 at 8:46 PM CST
|By Emily Roberts
The church has helped more than 35 Ukrainian refugees find their footing so far.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2023 at 5:18 PM CST
|By Emily Roberts
The Honors Selection Board chose 350 student performers from a pool of nearly 10,000 applicants.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 5:12 PM CST
|By Emily Roberts
It was an emotional day for some families as their students returned to Macht Village Programs, which serves kids with severe emotional and behavioral needs.
Updated: Jan. 15, 2023 at 4:51 PM CST
|By Emily Roberts
“In one of my cases I actually had a 12-year-old from Milwaukee shipped up to Appleton for prostitution purposes..."
Updated: Jan. 14, 2023 at 6:29 PM CST
|By Emily Roberts
The sound of voices and drums rang through Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Saturday.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 5:17 PM CST
|By WBAY news staff and Emily Roberts
The scene is located at Macht Village Programs in the 3300 block of Mid Valley Drive in Lawrence.
Updated: Jan. 8, 2023 at 8:23 PM CST
|By Emily Roberts
“Snow, ice rain. I don’t care. I’m at Lambeau!”
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 4:58 PM CST
|By Emily Roberts
Cop for a day in Fox Valley
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 12:35 PM CST
|By WBAY news staff and Emily Roberts
Amtrak has proposed three daily round-trips from Chicago to Green Bay with its Hiawatha line.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 12:11 PM CST
|By Emily Roberts
The number of calls fell over 25%. The number of rounds fired fell 43%, police say.
Updated: Jan. 2, 2023 at 5:21 PM CST
|By Emily Roberts
“Packers fans. You guys are number one!”
Updated: Jan. 1, 2023 at 7:13 PM CST
|By Emily Roberts
An estimated 800 swimmers left their winter jackets behind in favor of the water
Updated: Dec. 31, 2022 at 6:24 PM CST
|By Emily Roberts
“She’s synonymous with journalism. Barbara Walters is a journalist,” anchor Cami Rapson reflected.
Updated: Dec. 30, 2022 at 4:50 PM CST
|By Emily Roberts
Firefighter Litton retires in Green Bay after forty-one years
Updated: Dec. 29, 2022 at 4:57 PM CST
|By Emily Roberts
DHS reported nearly 9,000 positive cases for the week ending in Dec. 17.
Updated: Dec. 24, 2022 at 3:26 PM CST
|By Emily Roberts
Shoppers filled Meijer in search of the perfect gift, less than 24 hours to Christmas Day.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2022 at 3:34 PM CST
|By WBAY news staff, Emily Roberts and Jason Zimmerman
Wind and swirling snow create dangerous conditions for drivers
Updated: Dec. 21, 2022 at 4:02 PM CST
|By Emily Roberts
He couldn’t walk comfortably. Even gathering holiday wish-lists from children was a challenge.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 10:46 PM CST
|By Emily Roberts
Since the 1950s, Neenah-Menasha Fire Rescue has helped Santa tour the twin cities of the Fox Valley.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 4:23 PM CST
|By Emily Roberts
Whether traveling far or just going to the gas station, Brown County Emergency Management wants everyone to put together an emergency car kit in case they get stuck.
Updated: Dec. 19, 2022 at 4:18 PM CST
|By Emily Roberts
Every single bed at Pillars’ homeless shelters is taken as people try to escape the cold weather.
Updated: Dec. 17, 2022 at 3:49 PM CST
|By Emily Roberts
The reindeer pose under the twinkling lights of Titletown. It’s just one of their stops across Wisconsin... and the globe... this holiday season.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2022 at 10:55 PM CST
|By Emily Roberts
A proposed mine on the grounds of the Iola Car Show is drawing a lot of attention... from people on both sides.
Updated: Dec. 13, 2022 at 4:53 PM CST
|By Emily Roberts
The Council for a Strong America shared a new report during a visit to Precious Cargo Child Care Center Tuesday.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 6:10 PM CST
|By Emily Roberts
At least three small, community-based hospitals are planned in Northeast Wisconsin.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 6:29 PM CST
|By WBAY news staff and Emily Roberts
Town and city firefighters worked together Monday to save the pup.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2022 at 2:14 PM CST
|By Emily Roberts
Sexual assault survivors and their families now have more privacy while seeking support at one Green Bay non-profit.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2022 at 4:20 PM CST
|By Emily Roberts
Wisconsin-based company KI donated more than 70 bed frames to three non-profit organizations, including St. John’s Ministries.
Updated: Nov. 28, 2022 at 4:09 PM CST
|By Emily Roberts
The VanderGrinten family donated the tree to the Packers for the annual Festival of Lights.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 4:47 PM CST
|By Emily Roberts
The Salvation Army of Greater Green Bay served 213 people a Thanksgiving meal Wednesday.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 2:31 PM CST
|By Emily Roberts
Inflation is taking a toll on the traditional Thanksgiving spread.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2022 at 9:54 PM CST
|By Emily Roberts
A small business focused on music drummed up support for a clothing giveaway outside Pillars Adult & Family Shelter Sunday.
Updated: Nov. 19, 2022 at 8:06 PM CST
|By Emily Roberts
Generations of hunters hope to secure a big buck across Wisconsin.
Updated: Nov. 13, 2022 at 5:25 PM CST
|By Emily Roberts
Shield of Sisters focuses on people who identify as female and have endured military sexual trauma (MST).
Updated: Nov. 6, 2022 at 7:47 PM CST
|By Emily Roberts
Governor Tony Evers and challenger Tim Michels spent the weekend in the southern half of Wisconsin. They rallied support in cities like Madison and Waukesha.
Updated: Nov. 5, 2022 at 4:04 PM CDT
|By Emily Roberts
Families in need searched through thousands of jackets to find the best fit Saturday.
Updated: Oct. 30, 2022 at 7:33 PM CDT
|By Emily Roberts
The Wisconsin DOC supervises 6,240 registered sex offenders.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2022 at 11:16 PM CDT
|By Emily Roberts
Four-year-old Quinn Romenesko can’t wait to set sail in her new pond.
Updated: Oct. 24, 2022 at 9:44 AM CDT
|By Emily Roberts
Pulaski FFA says Saturday’s haunted trail fundraiser was a “big success.”
Updated: Oct. 23, 2022 at 11:09 PM CDT
|By WBAY news staff and Emily Roberts
Emergency crews respond to a person that fell at a state park in Fish Creek
Updated: Oct. 16, 2022 at 8:12 PM CDT
|By Emily Roberts
The Pulaski community is healing after a bonfire explosion sent several young people to area hospitals with severe burns.
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