PLOVER — A Plover man is in jail after police say he admitted to grooming and having sexual contact with a juvenile he met through a Stevens Point Boy Scout pack about 15 years ago. Steven Lorang, 57, ...

STEVENS POINT — The Portage County Historical Society will hold its fifth annual Lagers and Loggers fundraising dinner Oct. 7 at the historic Pfiffner Building. The event, the historical society’s ...

August 28 Trash: Deputies were called to check on a road hazard at West Clark St. and West Zinda Dr. at 12:30 a.m. The deputy found miscellaneous clothing ...

STEVENS POINT — The SPASH boys soccer team will trade its usual school colors for a splash of lime green Thursday as players use their friendly rivalry with Wisconsin Rapids to put a spotlight on ...

PLOVER — Firefighters and cops from around Portage County traded their uniforms for ball caps over the weekend, meeting on the softball field for the annual Guns N’ Hoses fundraiser for local veterans ...

Metro Wire Staff TOWN OF EAU PLEINE — A 62-year-old woman died Wednesday after she was injured in a UTV incident on private property in the Town of ...

STEVENS POINT — Sunset Point Winery, a downtown fixture for more than a decade, will close its doors this fall, owners Kelly and Don Guay announced Monday. The winery will close at the end of the ...

Portage County is a good place to live, and most residents feel very safe living here. Even in a relatively safe community, however, a few simple habits can reduce risk and help people respond more ...

August 28 Trash: Deputies were called to check on a road hazard at West Clark St. and West Zinda Dr. at 12:30 a.m. The deputy found miscellaneous clothing ...

PLOVER — Motorists who use State 54 through Plover and Biron can learn more next week about upcoming railroad crossing work that will require temporary closures and detours. The Wisconsin Department ...

STEVENS POINT — After six years of planning, Central Rivers Farmshed formally opened its new commercial kitchen Friday at Berkshire at the Grove, giving local farmers, food producers and community ...

August 28 Trash: Deputies were called to check on a road hazard at West Clark St. and West Zinda Dr. at 12:30 a.m. The deputy found miscellaneous clothing ...