The switch from a coroner to a medical examiner would allow county officials to more closely supervise whoever is chosen to fill the position.

The Winnebago County Board approved creating an appointed position as the current elected coroner, Bill Busby, gets set to resign amid scandals.

OSHKOSH (WLUK) -- The Winnebago County Board has voted to replace its coroner with an appointed medical examiner. The board voted 33-1 with two absent. The vote comes after the county's longtime ...

47 overdose deaths occurred in Winnebago County last year, according to the 2023-24 report released Wednesday by the county's Overdose Fatality Review team.

The Fond du Lac County Medical Examiner's Office stopped doing autopsies from outside the county in January after its forensic pathologist left.

Gov. Tony Evers appointed Cheryl Brehmer to succeed Barry Busby as Winnebago County coroner, as officials plan to switch to a medical examiner system.

FOREST CITY | Winnebago County has agreed to pay up to $2,000 to train Forest City paramedic supervisor Dale Rayhons as a medical examiner.

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) - A new report by the Winnebago County Overdose Fatality Review Team says there was a 49% drop in overdose deaths in 2024 compared to 2023.

The Winnebago County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed 37 overdose deaths in 2022, the majority occurring in people between the ages of 25 to 54.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) – After nearly seven years of delays, rescheduling and amended charges, the bench trial of a Winnebago mom accused of medically abusing her children continued Friday in a ...

No charges will be filed after two inmates at the Winnebago County jail died last fall. The two deaths were not related, authorities said.

He also has been asked not to attend the Coroner Medical Examiner's Association meetings because of bad behavior there," said Harris. While Busby denied any wrongdoing, he did announce his ...