Author Archives: Terry Kovarik
Erb Park shooting suspect enters plea
APPLETON, WI -- The suspect in a "shots fired" incident at Erb Park in Appleton pleads not guilty. Tyrese Tupac Shakir Simmons entered that plea in Outagamie County Court today. Simmons is charged wit...
Jul 24, 2024 (Image provided by the Appleton Police Department)
Fire at Wrightstown home is an arson, suspect caught on video
WRIGHTSTOWN, WI -- A suspicious fire at a Wrightstown home is now considered a case of arson and video shows a person of interest running from the scene. The Brown County Arson Task Force confirms tha...
Jul 24, 2024 (Brown Co Arson Task Force Video)
Two killed in plane crash near EAA AirVenture identified
(UPDATE July 24, 2024) OSHKOSH, WI -- The two people killed Monday in a plane crash near EAA AirVenture are identified. The Winnebago County Sheriff's Office says one of those killed is believed to be...
Jul 22, 2024 Two dead in plane crash near EAA AirVenture grounds
Major Brown County drug trafficking organization broken up
GREEN BAY, WI -- A six-month investigation results in the break-up of a large-scale drug trafficking organization in Brown County. The Brown County Drug Task Force, the Federal Bureau of Investigation...
Jul 18, 2024 Major drug trafficking operation in Brown County broken up. Large quanitites of drugs seized in Brown County and Chicago.
Warning about fires from improperly disposed rechargeable batteries
APPLETON, WI -- Outagamie County authorities says there are proper ways to dispose of rechargeable batteries, though that doesn't include tossing them into trash or recycle bins. The Appleton Fire Dep...
Jul 17, 2024 Remains of rechargeable batteries that started fire at Outagamie Co. recycling center
New Neenah-Menasha Boys & Girls Club coming
NEENAH, WI -- A new Boys and Girls Club for Neenah and Menasha is moving forward. The Boys and Girls Club of the Fox Valley announces a fundraising campaign for the planned 35,000 square foot structur...
Jul 15, 2024 Fundraising campaign underway for new 35,000 sq ft Boys & Girls Club in Neenah.
Homeless sex offender to be released in Oshkosh
OSHKOSH, WI -- Oshkosh Police say a convicted sex offender is being released as homeless on July 30. 24-year-old Vernon Oppermann is being released after serving prison time for a 2014 convictiong of ...
Jul 10, 2024 Convicted sex offender Vernon Oppermann to be released in Oshkosh July 30, 2024.
Missing woman case in Dodge Co. now a death investigation
JUNEAU, WI -- The Dodge County Sheriff's Office is now treating the case of a missing Clyman woman as a death investigation. 37-year-old Crystal Rasch has not been seen since June 11. Her estranged hu...
Jul 03, 2024 Zachariah Rasch (Photo courtesy Dodge Co. Sheriff's Office)
Menasha students learn construction through "Build Like a Girl" [VIDEO]
MENASHA, WI -- The construction industry needs craft workers and women are welcome. The "Build Like a Girl" program introduced about 30 young women from 7th through 10th in Menasha to construction job...
Jun 28, 2024 Menasha 7th through 10 grade girls learn construction through "Build Like a Girl" (WHBY/Terry Kovarik)
Davis gets life without possiblity of release in Jacquely Rooney murder
FOND DU LAC, WI -- A Fond du Lac man is sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of release for the 2022 death of a Fond du Lac County woman. Gary E. Davis was convicted on multiple charges...
Jun 21, 2024 Gary Davis (Photo courtesy Fond du Lac Co. Jail)
