October 29, 2025 • 5 mins
Local, regional and state news roundup with WHBY News Anchors Jonathon Krause & Terry Kovarik
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Your News Now on whby I'm Jonathan Krause.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
And I'm Terry Kavare. The Brown County Drug Task Force
and Lake Winnebago Area Metro Enforcement Group announces multiple arrests
and seizures of large amounts of illegal drugs with ties
to Mexican drug cartels. That follows a fourteen month investigation
into a large scale drug trafficking organization responsible for distribution
of large amounts of cocaine and marijuana. In one operation,
(00:26):
law enforcement officers made fifteen arrests, confiscated two grams of cocaine,
seven pounds of marijuana, twenty one firearms, two vehicles, and
nearly twenty nine thousand dollars cash. A second operation today
resulted in twenty three arrests, seized just over one kilogram
of cocaine, thirty eight pounds of marijuana, six guns, and
(00:47):
just over eighteen thousand dollars cash. Those arrested came from
the village of Bellevue, Green Bay, the town of Lawrence,
and the city of Nina. That investigation into these cases continues.
Speaker 1 (00:57):
And Appleton High School teachers arrested on child pornography charges.
Police say they took James newharr into custody today following
a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children about his alleged online activities. Newhart is a teacher
at Fox Valley Lutheran High School and serves as the
school's band director. Police say there is no indication that
any FBL students were involved in Newhart's actions. Criminal charges
(01:22):
are pending.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
The City of Nasha is looking to partner with Habitat
for Humanity to improve its housing stock. Community Development Director
Andrew Daines says the city alone cannot keep up with
demands for improvements to existing homes.
Speaker 3 (01:35):
It's a fairly heavy lift for us to administer as
a small department, and so just looking towards the future,
I wanted to explore some different opportunities for kind of
leveraging our investment that we have through the Strong Neighborhoods program.
And the thought was to try to do like a
one year pilot just to see how this partnership would
work for with Habitat.
Speaker 2 (01:56):
Habitat Vice president Annie McGowan says, they can make a
big packed with money from the city.
Speaker 4 (02:01):
What we're looking at if we were able to leverage
one hundred thousand dollars of Habitats funding with one hundred
thousand dollars. That's part of the Strong Neighborhoods program. We
could do an additional ten to fifteen additional home repairs
in the city of Manasha. And that's in addition to
the three new bills that we are already planning to
do next year, as well as rock the Block.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
The Mnasha Common Council will consider that partnership with Habitat
for Humanity next month.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
The Oshkosh Area School District is closing in on a
new boundary plan for south Side and West Side schools.
Jacob Shapiro School will be torn down and replaced by
the new west Side Middle School after this year. School
Board member Barbara Herzog says students there will be moved
together to another building.
Speaker 5 (02:45):
Proposal one is to move the Shapiro students to Roosevelt
Elementary School. All one hundred and eight students at Shapiro
would fit into Roosevelt for the coming year, which would
keep families and cohorts friends together.
Speaker 1 (02:58):
The move to Roosevelt would be temporara is That building
is also slated to be closed as part of the
district's consolidation plan.
Speaker 2 (03:04):
A LAMAIRA man is in custody following an Internet crimes
against Children investigation. The Dodge County Sheriff's Office investigated Caden
Miller after receiving a tip from the National Center for
Missing and Exploited Children about his alleged online activities. Miller
was arrested on suspicion of possession of child pornography, bail jumping,
and obstructing an officer. Formal charges are pending.
Speaker 1 (03:26):
Wisconsin grocery stores are concerned about the impact of the
federal government not funding the food Shares program during the shutdown.
Grocers Association President and CEO Mike Simmon says as many
as seven hundred thousand residents could be losing benefits.
Speaker 6 (03:40):
We urge policymakers to act swiftly. Wisconsin's grocery workers are
on the front lines of serving their communities, and the
potential disruption of food share benefits places additional strain on
both customers and store employees. The WGA emphasizes that extending
food assistants will help maintain stability for families, local grocers,
and the broad Wisconsin economy.
Speaker 1 (04:01):
Sin adds a grocery store workers often end up having
to answer questions about food share issues in the checkout line.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
Wisconsin lawmakers want to offer state disaster assistance to residents.
Reporter Raymond Nupert has the latest.
Speaker 7 (04:14):
Representative Dan Kenodle introduced the bill on Tuesday. The Germantown
Republican wants to set up a fund managed by the
Department of Military Affairs in Wisconsin Emergency Management that would
offer grants to homeowners and businesses that are unable to
secure FEMA funds following a disaster. Notably, that would currently
cover flood damage to properties and infrastructure Indoor Grant and
(04:35):
Ozaki Counties. In September, President Donald Trump approved individual households
in Milwaukee, Washington, and Walkershaw Counties for FEMA grants, but
Door Grant and Ozaki Counties were not approved for that
individual aid. If passed and signed into law, the bill
would provide state funded help for those situations. Raymond Nupert,
Wisconsin Radio Network. The Department of Natural Resources will hold
(04:58):
public information meeting today on limits for whitefish on Lake
Michigan and Green Bay. Studies released this summer show the
whitefish population in the lake has declined by eighty percent
since nineteen ninety nine. Scientists believe the spread of quaga
muscles in the Great Lakes is reducing the nutrient content
in the water and preventing whitefish from getting enough food.
(05:19):
Tonight's online meeting starts at six thirty. A link can
be found on the DNR website.
Speaker 2 (05:23):
And then Rbertine Order bestows tens of millions of dollars
to local educational institutions. The religious Order renounces donations of
fifteen million dollars to Saint Norbert College and eleven million
dollars for Notre Dame Academy. Both donations will be used
for endowments at Saint Norbert and Notre Dame. For the
high school, that is the largest single donation in its history.
Your News Now on whby I'm Jonathan Krause.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
And I'm Terry Kavare. The Brown County Drug Task Force
and Lake Winnebago Area Metro Enforcement Group announces multiple arrests
and seizures of large amounts of illegal drugs with ties
to Mexican drug cartels. That follows a fourteen month investigation
into a large scale drug trafficking organization responsible for distribution
of large amounts of cocaine and marijuana. In one operation,
(00:26):
law enforcement officers made fifteen arrests, confiscated two grams of cocaine,
seven pounds of marijuana, twenty one firearms, two vehicles, and
nearly twenty nine thousand dollars cash. A second operation today
resulted in twenty three arrests, seized just over one kilogram
of cocaine, thirty eight pounds of marijuana, six guns, and
(00:47):
just over eighteen thousand dollars cash. Those arrested came from
the village of Bellevue, Green Bay, the town of Lawrence,
and the city of Nina. That investigation into these cases continues.
Speaker 1 (00:57):
And Appleton High School teachers arrested on child pornography charges.
Police say they took James newharr into custody today following
a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children about his alleged online activities. Newhart is a teacher
at Fox Valley Lutheran High School and serves as the
school's band director. Police say there is no indication that
any FBL students were involved in Newhart's actions. Criminal charges
(01:22):
are pending.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
The City of Nasha is looking to partner with Habitat
for Humanity to improve its housing stock. Community Development Director
Andrew Daines says the city alone cannot keep up with
demands for improvements to existing homes.
Speaker 3 (01:35):
It's a fairly heavy lift for us to administer as
a small department, and so just looking towards the future,
I wanted to explore some different opportunities for kind of
leveraging our investment that we have through the Strong Neighborhoods program.
And the thought was to try to do like a
one year pilot just to see how this partnership would
work for with Habitat.
Speaker 2 (01:56):
Habitat Vice president Annie McGowan says, they can make a
big packed with money from the city.
Speaker 4 (02:01):
What we're looking at if we were able to leverage
one hundred thousand dollars of Habitats funding with one hundred
thousand dollars. That's part of the Strong Neighborhoods program. We
could do an additional ten to fifteen additional home repairs
in the city of Manasha. And that's in addition to
the three new bills that we are already planning to
do next year, as well as rock the Block.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
The Mnasha Common Council will consider that partnership with Habitat
for Humanity next month.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
The Oshkosh Area School District is closing in on a
new boundary plan for south Side and West Side schools.
Jacob Shapiro School will be torn down and replaced by
the new west Side Middle School after this year. School
Board member Barbara Herzog says students there will be moved
together to another building.
Speaker 5 (02:45):
Proposal one is to move the Shapiro students to Roosevelt
Elementary School. All one hundred and eight students at Shapiro
would fit into Roosevelt for the coming year, which would
keep families and cohorts friends together.
Speaker 1 (02:58):
The move to Roosevelt would be temporara is That building
is also slated to be closed as part of the
district's consolidation plan.
Speaker 2 (03:04):
A LAMAIRA man is in custody following an Internet crimes
against Children investigation. The Dodge County Sheriff's Office investigated Caden
Miller after receiving a tip from the National Center for
Missing and Exploited Children about his alleged online activities. Miller
was arrested on suspicion of possession of child pornography, bail jumping,
and obstructing an officer. Formal charges are pending.
Speaker 1 (03:26):
Wisconsin grocery stores are concerned about the impact of the
federal government not funding the food Shares program during the shutdown.
Grocers Association President and CEO Mike Simmon says as many
as seven hundred thousand residents could be losing benefits.
Speaker 6 (03:40):
We urge policymakers to act swiftly. Wisconsin's grocery workers are
on the front lines of serving their communities, and the
potential disruption of food share benefits places additional strain on
both customers and store employees. The WGA emphasizes that extending
food assistants will help maintain stability for families, local grocers,
and the broad Wisconsin economy.
Speaker 1 (04:01):
Sin adds a grocery store workers often end up having
to answer questions about food share issues in the checkout line.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
Wisconsin lawmakers want to offer state disaster assistance to residents.
Reporter Raymond Nupert has the latest.
Speaker 7 (04:14):
Representative Dan Kenodle introduced the bill on Tuesday. The Germantown
Republican wants to set up a fund managed by the
Department of Military Affairs in Wisconsin Emergency Management that would
offer grants to homeowners and businesses that are unable to
secure FEMA funds following a disaster. Notably, that would currently
cover flood damage to properties and infrastructure Indoor Grant and
(04:35):
Ozaki Counties. In September, President Donald Trump approved individual households
in Milwaukee, Washington, and Walkershaw Counties for FEMA grants, but
Door Grant and Ozaki Counties were not approved for that
individual aid. If passed and signed into law, the bill
would provide state funded help for those situations. Raymond Nupert,
Wisconsin Radio Network. The Department of Natural Resources will hold
(04:58):
public information meeting today on limits for whitefish on Lake
Michigan and Green Bay. Studies released this summer show the
whitefish population in the lake has declined by eighty percent
since nineteen ninety nine. Scientists believe the spread of quaga
muscles in the Great Lakes is reducing the nutrient content
in the water and preventing whitefish from getting enough food.
(05:19):
Tonight's online meeting starts at six thirty. A link can
be found on the DNR website.
Speaker 2 (05:23):
And then Rbertine Order bestows tens of millions of dollars
to local educational institutions. The religious Order renounces donations of
fifteen million dollars to Saint Norbert College and eleven million
dollars for Notre Dame Academy. Both donations will be used
for endowments at Saint Norbert and Notre Dame. For the
high school, that is the largest single donation in its history.
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