Author Archives: Terry Kovarik

Neenah-Menasha firefighter works to bring former department engine back home
(NEENAH-MENASHA, WI) What started as an effort to restore an vintage fire truck for use in parades and community events in Neenah and Menasha quickly became an effort to retrieve a piece of community ...
Terry Kovarik Apr 19, 2024 Former Neenah-Menasha Fire Truck purchased by NMFD firefighter for restoration

Veteran Northeast Wisconsin state senator not seeking re-election
GREEN BAY, WI -- After 42 years serving Northeast Wisconsin in the state legislature, 2nd District State Senator Robert Cowles has decided against running for re-election at the end of his current ter...
Terry Kovarik Apr 08, 2024 Sen Robert Cowles announces he won't seek re-election in the newly redrawn 2nd District

Lawrence University physics professor awed by total solar eclipse in TX
AUSTIN, TX -- The total eclipse of the sun has concluded. But not before leaving many able to see part of it or the entire solar eclipse in awe. That includes Lawrence University physics professor Meg...
Terry Kovarik Apr 08, 2024 Shots taken from Lawrence University professor Megan Pickett as she watched eclipse in TX

Lawrence University professor and eclipse groupie in Texas
AUSTIN, TX -- There are many people that travel with their favorite bands or singers on their tours. So, you could call Megan Pickett a total solar eclipse groupie. The Lawrence University physics pro...
Terry Kovarik Apr 08, 2024 Megan Pickett, Associate Professor of Physics, stands with a phone and filter that will be used for the total solar eclipse. March 13, 2024. Photo by Danny Damiani

UW-Oshkosh Whitburn Center releases results of survey on climate change impact in East Central Wisconsin (AUDIO)
OSHKOSH, WI -- The impacts of global climate change on local communities and residents are unveiled by U-W Oshkosh's Whitburn Center for Governance and Policy Research. The results are published in th...
Terry Kovarik Apr 05, 2024

Fire damages IHOP restaurant in Grand Chute
GRAND CHUTE, WI -- Grand Chute Firefighters put out a ceiling fire at local restaurant this morning. Fire crews were dispatched to the I-HOP on West Wisconsin Avenue after employees report seeing smok...
Terry Kovarik Mar 26, 2024 Grand Chute Firefighters bring ceiling fire under control at IHOP Restaurant (GCFD Facebook photo)

Fond du Lac Co. Sheriff's deputy cleared in fatal shooting
FOND DU LAC, WI -- A fatal shooting involving a Fond du Lac County Sheriff's deputy is found to be justified. District Attorney Eric Toney says Deputy Blaine Evans was responding to a threatening situ...
Terry Kovarik Mar 25, 2024

Fond du Lac homicide suspects to be tried together
FOND DU LAC, WI -- Two suspects in a Fond du Lac murder case will be tried together. A judge rules that one jury can consider the cases of Antonio Johnston and Parise Larry on charges of First Degree ...
Terry Kovarik Mar 25, 2024 Parise Larry, Jr. and Antonio Johnston can be tried together in shooting that resulted in the death of Tatyanna Zech in May 2023
Early spring snowfalls benefit agriculture
APPLETON, WI -- The snow we received Friday and Sunday is a welcome sight for farmers. Kevin Jarek, crops and soils educator with U-W Madison's Outagamie County extension says the precipitation was be...
Terry Kovarik Mar 25, 2024

Katrina Baur pleads not guilty to charges in Elijah Vue case
MANITOWOC, WI -- The mother of a missing three-year-old boy says she's not guilty. Katrina Baur, the mother of Elijah Vue, waives her right to a preliminary hearing during her arraignment Friday after...
Terry Kovarik Mar 22, 2024 (Photo provided by the Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office)



