Ben Kouchnerkavich
TV6 Evening Anchor
Marquette, MI
Ben joined the TV6 news team in February 2022 as the TV6 Night Report Anchor on FOX UP.
Ben graduated summa cum laude from Wayne State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in sociology in the summer of 2020. He is currently in the Broadcast and Operational Meteorology program through Mississippi State University’s online program.
He previously worked as a weekend weather anchor and weekday multimedia journalist at KSNF in Joplin, Missouri, where he got a taste of tracking severe thunderstorms. A native of Holland, Michigan, Ben is excited to be back in his home state and to experience the UP!
Ben is passionate about sports--his favorite teams are the Seattle Mariners, Seattle Seahawks and Cleveland Cavaliers--and he has previously written about baseball for SB Nation.
He also enjoys listening to Carly Rae Jepsen, going on hikes and checking Rotten Tomatoes to see what movies are worth watching.
Limited winter weather impacts this weekend, with rain/snow potential mainly south and east Sunday.
More sunshine, fewer showers before a frigid, snowy turn towards Thanksgiving.
A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Iron, Florence and Gogebic counties through 8 a.m. Wednesday.
WLUK-TV reports Higher Love, Lume and Nirvana were shut down due to a court order from the 41st Circuit Court, per Menominee city manager Brett Botbyl.
Some weekend sunshine, seasonably cool daytime temps in the U.P. before rain spreads Sunday evening.
No significant precipitation is expected for the remainder of the week.
In September, Pomazal said he and his group of volunteers finished restoring the tender for Locomotive No. 5.
Rain, high-elevation snow mix early this weekend before showers diminish Sunday -- chilly wind to remain.
Breezy and cool this weekend with moderate-heavy pockets of rain early, then tapering towards Sunday.
Extensive cool stretch through Friday the 13th with lingering lake effect showers, gusty north winds.
Isolated flash flooding possible in Upper Michigan this weekend as temps trend above seasonal.
As we end the month of September, there’s no sign of a fall chill in the air just yet.
Seasonably warm start to autumn, with moderate to heavy rain limited mainly to the Western U.P. through Monday.
Afternoon pop-up showers, storms with breaks of sunshine as a cooldown develops later this weekend.
Cool-to-mild sunny start to the weekend before rain moves in west Saturday night.
Our record-breaking heat wave continues for one more day Tuesday, before a cold front ushers in temperatures in the 50s by Thursday.
After record-setting heat to start the week, high temperatures may struggle to reach 60 degrees Thursday.
A good deal of sunshine is expected for Wednesday and Thursday, with temperatures continuing to warm through the Labor Day weekend.
Showers and thunderstorms push through tonight ahead of a cold front, with much cooler temperatures to follow for Tuesday.
Mostly sunny days, few pop-up showers this weekend with Saturday’s highs reaching the 90s for some.
Rain, thunderstorms dwindling to sunnier weekend moments before potentially soaking round starting Sunday night.
Pop-up showers, thunderstorms but sunny breaks too before cooler, drier conditions early next week.
Showers, isolated thunderstorms early this weekend before a sunnier Sunday.
Soaking rain, thunderstorms spreading across the U.P. this week before a cooler side to summer follows.
Warm, wet transition coming as rain and thunderstorms spread across the U.P. this weekend.
Heat ramps up in the U.P. past Father's Day as summer season nears.
Patchy drizzle, fog and frost through Friday morning before warm stretch kicks off Father’s Day Weekend.
After being medically cleared, a Hubbell woman was lodged in the Marquette County Jail on alcohol-related charges.
Elevated fire danger continues across Upper Michigan for the rest of the week, with chances for only widely scattered rain showers coming Friday night and Saturday.
Our only chance of rain over the next seven days is an isolated shower for Friday afternoon and Friday night, but not everyone will see this.
Above seasonal temperatures, isolated thunderstorms this weekend before cooler stretch to come.
Rain capable to minimize the fire danger west, but threat remaining east as hot and dry conditions linger.
Upper Michigan temps to heat up Memorial Day Weekend and to the end of May -- wildfire risk elevated.
After frosty Friday start, warm stretch follows to Memorial Day Weekend, end of May.
Cool breezes and daytime sun through Sunday before warmer pattern drapes over the U.P. next week.
Reduced wildfire risk as moderate to heavy rain, thunderstorms scatter across the U.P. Friday.
Rounds of rain showers, thunderstorms as U.P. warm-up extends out to next week.
The lawsuit says, “The facts and circumstances surrounding the death of... Richard Bellmore, were deliberately concealed by the defendant... At no time was she told the true facts or circumstances of her husband’s death. Instead, she was simply told that her husband was found deceased.”
The biggest impacts from our winter storm will be heavy snow accumulation and 55 mph wind gusts that could lead to power outages and tree damage. The Monday morning and Monday evening commutes will be particularly impacted by slippery roads.
Light to moderate rain and snow showers through Sunday before drier and mild stretch next week.
Showers, thunderstorms subside through early Friday before another round spreads later in the day.
Officers said an investigation led them to an unattended debris fire that rekindled on the homeowner.
Brushes of snow and rain before a warm stretch to spring up next week.
Light to moderate snow, blowing snow in the northwest belts until wintry flakes, wind dwindle Friday.
The biggest winter weather impacts are expected for late Tuesday into early Wednesday, when freezing rain accumulations are most likely.
Moderate to heavy snow, sleet, gusty winds to taper off later Saturday before another brush with snow Sunday.
Snow, freezing rain, rain and gusty winds to impact travel in the U.P. through Saturday.
Dwindling rain, snow through Thursday morning as milder, drier air takes over into Friday.
First week of spring turning slippery overnight through Wednesday as a Northern Plains system stirs in the wintry mix.
