STEVENS POINT — A 63-year-old man was rescued Tuesday morning after becoming separated from his kayaking partner during an overnight trip on the Little Plover River in the Town of Hull. According to ...

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

STEVENS POINT — Portage County residents are being urged to take precautions as dangerous heat and humidity settle over central Wisconsin, with heat index values expected to climb as high as 109 ...

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 — Women from across Portage County will have an opportunity to network, hear from a local business leader and explore personal and professional growth during the Portage County Business ...

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 was reported somewhere in Stevens Point at ...

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 ...

STEVENS POINT — More than 100 Prevail Bank employees spent Juneteenth volunteering across Wisconsin instead of taking the federal holiday off, including helping with United Way of Portage County’s ...

PORTAGE COUNTY — Portage County is heading into its hottest stretch of weather so far this summer, with temperatures expected to climb into the 90s for much of the week and heat index values ...

STEVENS POINT — Area residents can explore everything from dark matter to cultural astronomy during a series of free planetarium shows at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Allen F. Blocher ...

SHARON — A commercial truck driver suffered serious injuries Saturday after being ejected during a rollover crash on County Hwy. Y in the Town of Sharon, spilling hundreds of gallons of asphalt ...

Central Wisconsin Area Community Theater will bring Shakespeare back to the woods this summer with the return of its annual Schmeeckle Shakes production. The nonprofit theater group announced it will ...