Author Archives: Terry Kovarik
Menasha man arrested in 2022 overdose death
APPLETON, WI -- A Menasha man is arrested in connection with an August 2022 overdose death. Appleton Police officers took 31-year-old Julius Elmer into custody Thursday on charges of 1st Degree Reckle...
Feb 28, 2025 Appleton Police Department logo (Image courtesy Appleton Police Dept.)
Missing Shawano girl found
UPDATE: Police say Mendez was found and is safe. No other details have been released. ----- SHAWANO, WI -- The search is underway for a Shawano County teenager, Shawano Police say 16 year old Ayianna ...
Feb 25, 2025 majorosl66 / Depositphotos.com
Beaver Dam Police share new photos of Sophia Franklin
BEAVER DAM, WI -- Beaver Dam Police release new photos of a missing, pregnant teenager and the man she's believed to be traveling with in hopes of generating more leads as to their location. 16-year-o...
Feb 17, 2025 Beaver Dam Police issue new photographs of Sophia Franklin,16, and Gary Day, 40.
Allouez president on governor's proposal to close GBCI [AUDIO]
ALLOUEZ, WI -- Governor Tony Evers is proposing some changes to the corrections system in the next two-year budget that would include closing the nearly 135-year-old Green Bay Correctional Institution...
Feb 17, 2025
Sophia Franklin's family shares photo and new information
BEAVER DAM, Wis. -- The family of a missing pregnant Beaver Dam teenager releases more information Wednesday that could help people spot her. Sophia Franklin's mother says the information was not part...
Feb 12, 2025
Appleton Public Library gives grand reopening sneak peek (VIDEO)
APPLETON, WI -- Some work remains to be finished on the renovated Appleton Public Library, however all the main pieces are in place for Saturday's long-awaited reopening. WHBY's Terry Kovarik has this...
Feb 11, 2025
Elisha D Smith Menasha Public Library reopens to enthusiastic response (VIDEO)
MENASHA, WI -- There was a homecoming of sorts Saturday at 440 First Street in Menasha, also known as the Elisha D. Smith Menasha Public Library. For the first time in over seven-months, friends and l...
Feb 08, 2025
Erik Metzig withdraws no contest plea in 2023 homicide case
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- A Wolf River man charged in the double homicide of his parents in 2023 withdraws his no contest plea in that case. The attorney for Erik Metzig says that's based on new allegations of...
Feb 06, 2025 (Photo from the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office)
Feeding America & FVTC partner on food locker for students in need (VIDEO)
APPLETON, WI --Freshman college students and working adults face dual challenges of making the grade and stocking their pantries. Now, Fox Valley Technical College and Feeding America-Eastern Wisconsi...
Jan 28, 2025
Frozen water pipe triggers fire sprinkler at Menasha High School [AUDIO]
MENASHA, WI -- What seemed like a fire drill at Menasha High School this (Wednesdday) morning was actually a water emergency. School officials say around 8:45 AM a water pipe froze which sett of a fir...
Jan 22, 2025 (Image provided by the Menasha Joint School District)
