Chris Roth

Wisconsin

News Anchor at WBAY-TV (Green Bay, WI)

Sports Director at @WBAY in Green Bay. Host of #Cover2 and Action 2 News at 4:30pm.

Articles

Wisconsin Supreme Court abortion case ruling expected this month

3 days ago | wbay.com | Chris Roth

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - With June arriving, a highly anticipated decision from the Wisconsin Supreme Court could arrive any day now. The court heard oral arguments in November on a case banning consensual abortions in Wisconsin. This case is the result of several challenges and decisions since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision 3 years ago reversed Roe V. Wade and put states in charge of their own abortion laws.
UpFront Fridays: Wisconsin delegation on ‘big, beautiful bill’

2 weeks ago | wbay.com | Chris Roth

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - The spending and tax cut legislation passed the House by a single vote this week after some intense lobbying from President Trump on Capitol Hill swayed enough GOP holdouts to vote yes. But a much tougher battle awaits in the Senate, with Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson among the bill’s staunchest critics; he does not believe the bill makes enough cuts and adds far too much to the national debt. We break it all down in the video above. Copyright 2025 WBAY. All rights reserved.
Bill Jartz sits down with Chris Roth before saying goodbye

2 weeks ago | wbay.com | Chris Roth

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Bill Jartz sits down with Chris Roth before saying goodbye. Jartz’s final day will feature some emotional stories and tributes, and some surprises. Chris Roth reminisces with Bill Jartz in the video above. Copyright 2025 WBAY. All rights reserved.
INTERVIEW: De Pere company helps with $60 million makeover of Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum

2 weeks ago | wbay.com | Chris Roth

DE PERE, Wis. (WBAY) - The greatest spectacle in racing takes place this weekend: the Indianapolis 500.
Wisconsin recruiting nuclear power to meet energy demands

2 weeks ago | wbay.com | Chris Roth

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Last week, it was announced that the company that owns the decommissioned Kewaunee Nuclear Plant wants to bring back nuclear power at that site. Utah-based Energy Solutions is the company decommissioning the plant, which shut down in 2013. Now, the company wants to build a new nuclear plant on the same site, and the very preliminary work on permits and other factors is underway.
Universities of Wisconsin seeking funding increase in state budget

3 weeks ago | wbay.com | Chris Roth

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - The ongoing state budget process is being watched very closely by the Universities of Wisconsin. The statewide system asked for an increase in state funds of $855 million over the next two years. The governor proposed more than $856 million in his budget, which has been struck down by the legislature as it crafts its own budget proposal. A new, two-year budget needs to be in place by July.
Early look at 2026 governor’s race with wispolitics.com

1 month ago | wbay.com | Chris Roth

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - 2026 will be another busy election year in Wisconsin. The headliner will be the race for governor. Tony Evers may abdicate the mansion, he has yet to announce if he will run for a third term. So far, just one republican has officially entered the race, Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann, who was in Appleton on Monday. A lot is yet to be determined, but we wanted to dive into the early chess moves in this race.
UpFront Fridays: GOP candidate for governor, arrested judge, UW vs Trump

1 month ago | wbay.com | Chris Roth

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - The arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan is one of the biggest items over the last week in Wisconsin politics; the other being Josh Shoemann. Time for UpFront Fridays, a look at the week in Wisconsin politics, in the video above. Copyright 2025 WBAY. All rights reserved.
Lakeshore College and UWGB partner with “Forward” program

1 month ago | wbay.com | Chris Roth

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - A new partnership in higher education aims to fill critical voids in Northeast Wisconsin. On Monday, UW Green Bay and Lakeshore College announced their new “Forward” collaboration, this will allow teaching and nursing students to complete their 4-year educations close to home, utilizing UWGB’s Sheboygan campus. The goal is to keep those graduates working in those fields to fill shortages in the county. Learn more in the interview above. Copyright 2025 WBAY.
Senator Baldwin on future of Head Start federal funding

1 month ago | wbay.com | Chris Roth

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - We’re taking a closer look at what is happening with Head Start, the federally funded program that prepares disadvantaged children for school years. The program began in 1965 and is run by the Department of Health and Human Services, but now it is the target of federal cuts in grants and workers.