Author Archives: Terry Kovarik

FBI Chicago Top Ten suspect arrested in Menasha
MENASHA, Wis. -- One of the FBI's Chicago Ten Most Wanted is arrested in Menasha early Wednesday morning. Menasha Police were advised by the FBI Chicago Violent Crime Fugitive Task force the 23-year-o...
Terry Kovarik Sep 10, 2025 (Image provided by Menasha Police Department)

Phyllis Callaway inspiring Appleton at 100 [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- Phyllis Callaway of Appleton receives a lot of congratulations over the weekend and today for reaching the tender age of 100. Her family came together to celebrate Phyllis reaching t...
Terry Kovarik Sep 09, 2025 Phyllis Callaway of Appleton celebrated her 100th birthday Sept. 9

Missing autistic Bellevue man found
BELLEVUE, WI -- The Brown County Sheriff's Office has located an autistic Bellevue man that went missing early this morning. 20-year-old Jay Vang's family became concerned for Vang's safety because of...
Terry Kovarik Sep 04, 2025 Jay Vang missing from Bellevue

Calumet County crash kills 89-year-old driver
UPDATE: The sheriff's office identifies the SUV driver as Abigail Wilcox and the sedan driver as Nancy Wesener. ----- CHILTON, Wis. -- A two-vehicle crash in Calumet County results in the death of one...
Terry Kovarik Sep 04, 2025 (Image courtesy the Calumet County Sheriff's Office)

Powerball $50,000 ticket sold in Appleton
APPLETON, Wis. -- There are three $50,000 winners in Wednesday's Powerball drawing in Wisconsin. That includes one in our area. One of those winning tickets was sold at the Kwik Trip at 2120 E. Edgewo...
Terry Kovarik Sep 04, 2025 (Image provided by the Wisconsin Lottery)

Appleton police officers de-escalate confrontation with axe-brandishing man
APPLETON, Wis. -- Appleton police officers face some tense moments early Wednesday morning with a man armed with an axe. The incident began in the police department's south parking lot when a lone App...
Terry Kovarik Sep 03, 2025 Appleton Police Department logo (Image courtesy Appleton Police Dept.)

Woman killed while leaving moving car identified
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A woman killed in a single-vehicle accident in Green Bay early Monday morning is identified. Green Bay Police say the woman is 35-year-old Klair Koenig of Green Bay. She was killed ...
Terry Kovarik Sep 03, 2025 Klair Koenig (Photo from Klair Koenig family)

Bishop Ricken calls for prayers of Minnesota church-school shooting victims, families
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Diocese of Green Bay sends words of sympathy and support to a Minneapolis church and school where a gunman fired into the church were students were holding a first week of schoo...
Terry Kovarik Aug 27, 2025

AASD board members ponder structural deficit options [AUDIO]
APPLETON, Wis. -- The Appleton Area School District Board of Education reviews strategies to overcome a structural budget deficit. During Monday night's regular meeting, board members were presented w...
Terry Kovarik Aug 26, 2025 (Image provided by Appleton Area School District)

Priest suspected of traveling to Clintonville for sexual activity with teen
UPDATED 8/26/25 at 11:30 am The Madison Catholic Diocese issues a statement regarding the arrest of one of its priests in Clintonville. Father Andrew Showers was taken into custody on Sunday night aft...
Terry Kovarik Aug 25, 2025 Fr. Andrew Showers (madisondiocese.org photograph)



