Author Archives: Terry Kovarik
Second man sentenced in Fond du Lac shooting death
FOND DU LAC, Wis. -- A man convicted in the shooting death of a Fond du Lac man is sentenced in that case. Eric Perry will spend 50 years of initial confinement and 20 years of extended supervision fo...
Mar 24, 2025 Eric Perry sentenced to 50-years in prison for death of Benzel Rose in 2021.
Little Chute woman sentenced in daughter's drug overdose death
APPLETON, Wis. -- Sentence is handed down for a Little Chute woman in connection with the drug overdose death of her young daughter. Brooke Seal will spend nine years in prison initial confinement for...
Mar 24, 2025 (Photo provided by the Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)
NEW Zoo seeks two escaped river otters (VIDEO)
SUAMICO, WI -- Be on the lookout for a pair of otters that escaped from the NEW Zoo in Suamico. Zoo officials say during the winter storm Thursday morning Louie and Ophelia, a pair of North American r...
Mar 21, 2025 Security video captures escape of one of two American River Otters (NEW Zoo Facebook Photo)
Worker killed in workplace accident identified
APPLETON, WI -- The name of an employee killed in a workplace accident March 12 at Progressive Converting is released. The Outagamie County Coroner says 44-year-old Jean Ndakebuka of Appleton died at ...
Mar 21, 2025 Outagamie County Coroner says Jean Ndakebuka of Appleton Killed in forklift accident at ProCon (GoFundMe photo)
Appleton selfie structure plan on hold [AUDIO]
APPLETON, WI -- A proposal to build a selfie structure in Houdini Plaza is put on hold Wednesday. Appleton Downtown, Incorporated wanted to erect an aluminum sculpture that plays off its "One Great Pl...
Mar 20, 2025 (Image provided by Appleton Downtown Incorporated)
Drone saves deer from drowning in Green Lake [AUDIO]
GREEN LAKE, WI -- A drone proves to be a lifesaver for three deer that fell through the ice on Green Lake. A passerby alerted the Green Lake County Sheriff's Office of a doe and two fawns struggling t...
Mar 19, 2025 A Green Lake County Sheriffs Dept drone helps herd one of three deer to shore after they fell through thin ice on Green Lake.
Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects Avery hand written motion
MADISON, WI -- A letter from convicted murderer Steven Avery will not be considered by the Wisconsin Supreme Court. That decision is announced Tuesday afternoon. Avery filed a hand-written motion on h...
Mar 18, 2025 (Photo provided by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections)
Illegal resident sentenced for attempted homicide
FOND DU LAC, WI -- Sentence is handed down for a man living in the U.S. illegally in an attempted homicide in Fond du Lac County. Fermin Teodoro Lopez-Mendoza will spend 20-years in prison and ten-yea...
Mar 18, 2025 Fermin Lopez-Mendoza (Photo courtesy Fond du Lac Co. Sheriff's Office)
Hit-and-run crash prompts Greenville school lockdown
GREENVILLE, Wis. -- A school in Greenville goes on a brief lockdown after a hit-and-run suspect heads in the direction of the school. At 10:25 a.m. Tuesday, the Outagamie County Sheriff's Office learn...
Mar 18, 2025 (Image: Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)
Menasha police recruit community in Final Four bracket [AUDIO]
MENASHA, WI -- Menasha Police officers are using March Madness as an outreach to students and the community at large. The department is holding its first March Madness Bracket Challenge which will fea...
Mar 18, 2025
