$300K bond ordered for Stevens Point man accused of threatening police
By Shereen Siewert A Stevens Point man who allegedly threatened to shoot police and had a high-powered rifle, body armor and ammunition in his home is being held on a…
DNA test of sex assault kit leads to arrest in 2012 Stevens Point case
WAUSAU PILOT AND REVIEW Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced the Wisconsin Department of Justice has charged Terence D. Blackmon, of Plover, with second degree sexual assault in a May…
Highway 49 to close pending culvert replacement
ALBAN — The Wisconsin Department of Transportation and Portage County Highway Department will remove and replace a culvert on Highway 49, 500 feet north of Saumer Road in the town…
Authorities investigate inmate death in Columbia County Jail
PORTAGE, Wis. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the death of an inmate who was found in his jail cell in Columbia County. The sheriff’s office says jail staff members were…
Portage County man stabbed; Suspect in custody
By Shereen Siewert TOWN OF PINE GROVE, Wis. — A 20-year-old Portage County man who was stabbed Monday at a town of Pine Grove residence is expected to survive, while…
Semi destroyed in Rosholt building fire
ROSHOLT — A fire that ripped through a Rosholt business late Thursday badly damaged a metal-frame building and destroyed a semi tractor, officials said Friday. The blaze broke out just…
Portage County Sheriff’s Department assists evacuation for residents without heat
PORTAGE COUNTY, Wis. As power outages extend through Monday amid a significant dip in temperatures, members of the Portage County Sheriff’s Department are helping evacuate affected residents. The department issued…
1 dead, several injured in crash on Hwy. 10
AMHERST, Wis. — One person has died and several people are injured following a Thanksgiving Day crash in Portage County, according to the Department of Transportation. The two-vehicle crash was…
Marshfield man killed in Portage Co. crash
TOWN OF LINWOOD — A 73-year-old Marshfield man is dead after a single-vehicle crash Tuesday in the Portage County town of Linwood, according to police. The victim has been identified…
Name released in fatal Portage Co. train vs. pedestrian crash
TOWN OF STOCKTON — Police have identified the pedestrian killed by a passing train as 20-year-old Nathaniel Schude. The crash was reported at about 4:40 a.m. in the Portage County…
1 dead in Portage Co. crash
TOWN OF HULL – One person is dead and a second person is critically injured in a crash that happened early Saturday in the town of Hull, according to the…
Police: 1 dead in motorcycle crash
TOWN OF BUENA VISTA — One person is dead following a crash in the Portage County town of Buena Vista, police said. The crash was reported at about 7 p.m.…
1 dead, 1 in custody in weekend shooting
TOWN OF ALMOND — A 31-year-old man is in custody in connection with a fatal shooting early Saturday evening, police said. The Portage County Sheriff’s Department responded at about 6:20…
Road closed, power lines down after Portage Co. crash
PORTAGE COUNTY — An early morning crash has shut down a portion of Hwy. 54 in Portage County, while downed power lines have left about 100 residents without power, officials…
Police: Man who urinated on hospital wall, kicked officer faces felony charge
STEVENS POINT — A 49-year-old Stevens Point man faces felony charges after he allegedly kicked a police officer during an arrest. Russell West, who was initially found at around 4…
One dead in Portage County crash
TOWN OF BUENA VISTA – A 33-year-old man is dead following an early morning crash in Portage County, according to police reports. Dispatchers first received a call about a power…
Police: Truck debris causes multiple crashes, injuries
PORTAGE COUNTY — Two men are seriously injured following multiple crashes blamed on wooden beams that fell from a truck on Hwy. 10 in Portage County, police said. The crashes…
Police: Woman accused in fatal crash was intoxicated, had 9-year-old child in vehicle
STEVENS POINT — A 29-year-old woman was driving drunk with a 9-year-old child in the vehicle when she struck a motorcycle, killing the driver and injuring a passenger, police said.…
