June 25 Who knows: A 27-year-old woman reported suspicious activity at Bukolt Park at 11:26 a.m., but no details were included in the blotter. No clue: A disturbance ...

June 25 Who knows: A 27-year-old woman reported suspicious activity at Bukolt Park at 11:26 a.m., but no details were included in the blotter. No clue: A disturbance ...

Feb. 22, 1980, a good portion of America was watching what would become one of the greatest moments in American sports history. The U.S. hockey team took on the seemingly unbeatable Soviet Union at ...

Starting in January 2027, the Historical Society will roll out a new group of stories each month through a traveling exhibit that will make stops at locations throughout Portage County. Each ...

PORTAGE COUNTY — The hot, humid stretch isn’t over yet for Portage County, and residents should be prepared for several chances for strong thunderstorms heading into the Fourth of July weekend.

AMHERST — The Amherst Fire District’s pop-up splash pad has been postponed one day because of storms expected to move through the area Wednesday. The free event will now be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

PLOVER— Farmers and agricultural landowners in Portage County will have a lot more flexibility to dispose of unwanted farm chemicals this year. Rather than holding a single collection day, Portage ...

STEVENS POINT — More than 60 floats, marching groups, emergency vehicles and other entries will make their way through downtown Stevens Point on Saturday as the city’s annual Fourth of July parade ...

PLOVER — The Stevens Point Area YMCA officially opened its new Plover location Monday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by local officials, community partners, staff and residents. The facility, ...

Dewey firefighters ended a busy Saturday with a serious motorcycle crash that sent two people to a Wausau trauma center. The crash happened at 10:39 p.m. on County Road DB near North Dubay Drive. It ...

Ken McKenzie, of Stevens Point, passed away unexpectedly June 23, 2026, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital following a severe allergic reaction to a bee sting. He was 73. Ken was born Sept. 4, 1952, in ...

STEVENS POINT — Local firefighters are taking their commitment to serving the community from the firehouse to the fairway. The Stevens Point Fire Fighters Charitable Foundation will host its ...