PORTAGE - It was a warm, sunny day in early April, and one of the first warm days of spring when my friend Bob and I went for a run alongside the Portage Canal, or at least as close as we could. Our ...

PLOVER − Portage County has made an almost $1 million investment in election security and accessibility, and voters will get to use the new equipment for the first time during the Feb. 20 primary ...

The city of Portage, Wisconsin is named for its role as a portage between the Fox River and the Wisconsin River — a narrow neck of land that greeted Native Americans, missionaries, trappers, traders, ...

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.

Portage County residents can recycle holiday lights for free at multiple drop-off sites now through Jan. 31, 2026. Here's ...

PORTAGE, Wis. - A winning $50,000 Powerball ticket was sold at a Kwik Trip in Portage for the Saturday, Feb. 24 drawing. Wisconsin Lottery officials say it is the second time in 25 days a winning ...

A Wisconsin packaging thermoformer is closing, causing more than 70 people to lose their jobs at year's end. Portage Plastics Corp. has informed the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development the ...

A recent incident at a Wisconsin dairy factory resulted in quite a slippery situation for first responders. On Jan. 2, a fire broke out at Associated Milk Producers Inc. dairy plant in Portage, ...

While they struggled as teams, the Portage and Wisconsin Dells girls golf squads had successful individual days at Wednesday’s Wisconsin Dells Invite. The Chiefs and Warriors combined for three ...

Looking only at single-family homes, the $272,700 median selling price in Portage County was down 3.5% in August from $282,500 the month prior. Since August 2024, the sales price of single-family ...

PORTAGE COUNTY, Wisconsin -- The Portage County Sheriff's Office in central Wisconsin said a bobcat needed to be removed from a vehicle's front grill. On Wednesday, Sheriff Mike Lukas called the ...