Author Archives: Terry Kovarik

Fond du Lac County fire destroys shed and tractor
TOWN OF ALTO, Wis. -- Fire destroys an equipment shed in Fond du Lac County. Crews were called to the pole building along Lake Maria Road in the town of Alto around 6:50 a.m. Friday to find the buildi...
Terry Kovarik Nov 28, 2025 jag_cz / Depositphotos.com

Victims of Green County plane crash from Oshkosh and Omro
MONROE, Wis. -- Two men killed in a Green County plane crash Monday evening are identified as residents of Oshkosh and Omro. The Green County Sheriff's Office did not release the victims names but say...
Terry Kovarik Nov 25, 2025 Green County Sheriff's Deputies keep watch on fatal crash scene near Monroe Airport (WMTV/WBAY)

Neenah man dies in Winnebago County crash
TOWN OF CLAYTON, Wis. -- A Neenah man dies in a car-semi tractor crash in the town of Clayton Monday morning. The Winnebago County Sheriff's Office says three vehicles were involved in the crash on Hi...
Terry Kovarik Nov 24, 2025 (Image from the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office)

Manitowoc man gets 25 years in prison in Outagamie County child sex assault
APPLETON, Wis. -- A Manitowoc man is convicted in a child sexual assault case in Outagamie County. Fifty-eight-year-old Rodney Hanes pled guilty to charges of child enticement and producing child porn...
Terry Kovarik Nov 14, 2025 Rodney Hanes pleads guilty to child enticement/producing child pornography

Clintonville man suspected of fatally shooting Greenleaf man
UPDATE: The sheriff's office identifies the suspect as Brent Hofman. Criminal charges are pending. ----- TOWN OF GERMANIA, Wis. -- The Shawano County Sheriff's Office is investigating the shooting dea...
Terry Kovarik Nov 14, 2025 Brent Hofman (Photo courtesy Shawano Co. Sheriff's Office)

Police pursuit results in arrest, seizure of meth in Fond du Lac County
FOND DU LAC, Wis. -- A police pursuit in Fond du Lac County results in the arrest of one man and the seizure of 2 1/2 ounces of methamphetamine Thursday morning. The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Offic...
Terry Kovarik Nov 13, 2025 (Image from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office)

Fourth person charged in Oneida child neglect case
ONEIDA, Wis. -- A fourth person is charged in connection with the alleged neglect and starvation of a 14-year-old girl in an Oneida home. Melissa Goodman is facing counts of child neglect with a conse...
Terry Kovarik Nov 13, 2025 Melissa Goodman (Photo courtesy Outagamie Co. Jail)

Shipwreck historian's book shares untold stories of Edmund Fitzgerald
WHITEFISH POINT, MI--Ric Mixter is a shipwreck historian and research with the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society. He has written a new book entitled "Tattletale Sounds: The Edmund Fitzgerald In...
Terry Kovarik Nov 10, 2025 "Tattletale Sounds: The Edmund Fitzgerald Investigations"

De Pere teen charged in multi-county chase
JUNEAU, Wis. -- Multiple law enforcement agencies are involved in a series of pursuits Thursday that end in the arrest of a De Pere teen. The first pursuit began around 1:43 p.m. in Winnebago County b...
Terry Kovarik Nov 07, 2025 Isabella Bomske (Dodge County Jail Photo)

Kaukauna police respond to cat dumped in field by officer
KAUKAUNA, Wis. -- The Kaukauna Police Department responds to an incident in which one of its officers dropped a found cat in a field rather than to an animal shelter as required. In a written statemen...
Terry Kovarik Nov 03, 2025 (Image provided by Kaukauna Police Department)



