Ben Newhouse

2 days ago | wvgazettemail.com | Ben Newhouse |JOhn David |John David

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be in the foster system or live in a youth shelter? Being a young kid or even 14 years of age with no plan, no family and the fear it may never get better? Or being forced at 14 to go to work like the breaker boys did at the coal mines? Having your young years centered around drugs, alcohol, mental and/or physical abuse? And then imagine if this was your niece, brother, sister, cousin or other family member having a helpless feeling that cannot be remedied.

4 days ago | wearegreenbay.com | Ben Newhouse

BUFFALO COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) – Thanks to the use of a new drone, deputies in western Wisconsin were able to find a stranded boater with two kids who were stuck on the Mississippi River. A Facebook post from the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office details the incident that began on Saturday night. Deputy Bresette reportedly found the stranded boater who had run out of gas on the Mississippi River before the arrival of a Wisconsin DNR Warden.

4 days ago | yahoo.com | Ben Newhouse

Ben NewhouseSun, May 11, 2025 at 7:51 PM UTC1 min readStranded boater, 2 kids rescued on Mississippi River in western WisconsinBUFFALO COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) – Thanks to the use of a new drone, deputies in western Wisconsin were able to find a stranded boater with two kids who were stuck on the Mississippi River. A Facebook post from the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office details the incident that began on Saturday night.

4 days ago | wearegreenbay.com | Ben Newhouse

(WFRV) – On this week’s Newsmaker Sunday, Tom Zalaski is joined by Selena Darrow and Larry Peterson of Rooted In to discuss food insecurities in the area and what they are doing to help. Recent studies show that more than 850,000 tons of edible food were wasted in Wisconsin in 2020, while at the same time, a significant percentage of the population is food insecure. Tune in to Newsmaker Sunday every Sunday at 7:30 a.m.

4 days ago | wearegreenbay.com | Ben Newhouse

KANSASVILLE, Wis. (WFRV) – Multiple departments responded to a residence in southeastern Wisconsin after a lawnmower sparked a massive fire inside the detached garage. Around 4:55 p.m. on Saturday, May 10, multiple fire crews, including the Kansasville Fire & Rescue Department, were called to the 400 block of CTH BD (South Beaumont Avenue) in Kansasville.