STEVENS POINT — Edward Orgon Jr., a career law enforcement leader with more than three decades of experience, has been selected as the next chief of the Stevens Point Police Department. Orgon ...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) manages the state’s forestlands for multiple uses following sustainable forestry principles. Sustainable forestry aims to maintain forests as ...

PORTAGE COUNTY — Central Wisconsin is in for a messy and dangerously cold stretch of weather this week, with two rounds of snow expected before temperatures plunge well below zero, according to a ...

STEVENS POINT — Stevens Point’s fifth annual Downtown Christmas celebration will return to the Square on Dec. 13, offering an afternoon of music, treats, reindeer, and photos with Santa. The free ...

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for central and north-central Wisconsin, warning of potentially heavy snowfall that could disrupt travel Tuesday afternoon through late ...

PORTAGE COUNTY — Families will have several chances to join Portage County Public Library staff for songs, stories and hands-on activities as the library hosts a series of December storytimes at its ...

With Thanksgiving squarely in the rear-view, and as we hurtle headlong into the Christmas season, some things never change. Wisconsin has many great qualities to it. Depending on how you look at it, ...

WHITING — Plover firefighters hit the ice at McDill Pond on Dec. 3 for hands-on ice water rescue training, working in freezing conditions to sharpen the skills they rely on each winter. It was about ...

AMHERST — The Wisconsin EMS Association has named Amherst Fire District paramedic Adam Meshak the 2025 Paramedic of the Year, recognizing his leadership, clinical skill, and wide-ranging impact on ...

Along with bragging rights, departments will compete for a traveling trophy awarded to the agency that brings in the most kettle donations. The friendly rivalry has grown into one of the area’s most ...

PORTAGE COUNTY — Portage County has released the full list of seats that will appear on the April 7, 2026 spring ballot, including statewide judicial races, the county executive seat, and all 25 ...

PORTAGE COUNTY — Local law enforcement agencies will distribute $9,750 in gift cards and cold-weather supplies this holiday season through the annual “Lights of Christmas” campaign — a total that ...