The Highway Department will host a Jan. 28 open house to discuss the 2026 Portage County D roadway improvement project. Residents can review plans and ask questions.

Portage County Circuit Judge Louis Molepske Jr. sentenced Clinton Mayotte to 15 years in prison. It will be added to a 25-year sentence given in Wood County.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GRANT − A Wisconsin Rapids teen is dead and another was taken by helicopter to Marshfield Medical Center after a one-vehicle crash ...

The Vista Sands Solar Project proposed for Portage County received approval Thursday from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. The solar project will be the largest of its kind in Wisconsin and ...

PORTAGE COUNTY, Wis. (WAOW) -- The Public Service Commission approved what will be the most powerful solar project in Wisconsin History Thursday. Vista Sands solar farm is planned for Portage County.

STEVENS POINT − A 40-year-old Wisconsin Rapids man pleaded not guilty Monday to trying to kill a Portage County deputy while leading him on a high-speed chase August 20. Clinton H. Mayotte faces ...

A severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the National Weather Service in Green Bay at 4:19 p.m. on Wednesday, July 2. This warning applies to Portage, Shawano and Waupaca counties. Meteorologists ...

PORTAGE COUNTY, Wis. (WKOW) -- An AMBER Alert was issued Thursday night for a 6-year-old girl who is missing from Almond, Wisconsin. The Portage County Sheriff's Office is looking for Ruby Lehman.

The following are the latest results of Portage County Health Department inspections on licensed food establishments and other types of businesses, which the Stevens Point Journal reports monthly.