STEVENS POINT — City officials will hold a public information meeting Thursday to discuss plans for converting a long-vacant Church Street building into a year-round homeless shelter, the latest step ...

PORTAGE COUNTY — Five local school districts canceled in-person classes for Wednesday after 6 to 7 inches of overnight snow created unsafe travel conditions across Portage County and surrounding areas ...

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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 ...

PORTAGE COUNTY — The National Weather Service upgraded its advisory Tuesday morning, issuing a winter storm warning for much of central and north-central Wisconsin as a stronger round of snow moves ...

STEVENS POINT — Mayor Mike Wiza has declared a snow emergency beginning at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday as a winter storm moves into the area, bringing what forecasters expect to be significant snowfall over an ...

STEVENS POINT — A longtime supporter of community causes has once again chosen the Green Circle Trail as the recipient of her Giving Tuesday generosity. Mary Hesch, through the Mary Hesch Pay It ...

STEVENS POINT — A split vote and months of deliberation led the Stevens Point Police and Fire Commission to choose Edward Orgon Jr. as the city’s next police chief, with commissioners citing his ...

Latest: Wiza told commissioners to avoid emotion — then defended letting it drive the meeting Winter storm watch issued for much of central Wisconsin beginning Tuesday Wiza says Shopko-site approval ...

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 ...

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 ...