Portage News

The big white house near Portage sat on the edge of the woods. Turf wars were common, and arguments about the cutest Beatles member raged.

NBC15 Weather Authority Forecast Rain leaves this evening and we end up with a drier and cooler weekend.

By ASSOCIATED PRESS Sunday, October 25, 2009 - 7:33 p.m. PORTAGE, Wis. a ' Authorities have made a preliminary identification of the body found along a walking path near Lake Wisconsin in Columbia County in southern Wisconsin.

Oct. 21, 2009 9:48 p.m. Wangard has the land under contract and is creating its plans for the site, Wiertzema said Wednesday.

Oct. 21, 2009 3:58 p.m. When Rocco Sylvester Jr. returned home in 2005 from Iraq, he expected to get his job back.

Sylvester, who lives in Portage, was mobilized to active duty with the Wisconsin National Guard unit between June 2004 and November 2005, serving primarily in Iraq.

Federal prosecutors have sued a Wisconsin concrete company for allegedly cutting a National Guard soldier's hours and responsibilities after he returned from Iraq.

On Saturday October 17, 2009 at 6:39 AM the Columbia County Sheriffa s Office received a call on the 911 system that a motor vehicle crash had occurred on Hwy 33 west of I39 in the township of Caledonia involving at least 2 vehicles.

When people think of 4-H, they often think of animals, and some of the projects involve animals.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting to discuss project information for the bridge deck replacement project on WIS 33 over the Wisconsin River in Columbia County.

PORTAGE - A 19-year-old Fond du Lac man is among a group of four teenagers arrested after they allegedly attacked and robbed an intoxicated man.

Weather conditions are signaling fall in the Badger State. But there is still plenty of time to enjoy colorama here.

When I first heard the name "Pizza Church," I thought it had something to do with architecture -- you know, those quasi-modern church buildings whose square rooftops bring to mind the structures typical of a multinational pizza company that has taken to calling its eateries "Italian bistros." Well, this church has no red and white checkered ...

As a driver, which roads do you feel are the most dangerous? The crowded highway, or the busy city street? You might be surprised to find out that sleepy, rural roads are actually where more fatalities happen than anywhere else.

Two Emmy award-winning filmmakers are putting together a biography about world-famous environmentalist John Muir.

Saturday U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold held a listening session to hear concerns of constituents.

The Wagon Trail Resort's fishing boats and hiking trails offer a respite near the shores of Lake Michigan.

PORTAGE - A Beaver Dam man who sped along a darkened rural road with a group of teens perched in the back of his pickup truck while being pursued by DNR officials for killing animals illegally is going to jail.

The green spaces in the new parking lot at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point do more than provide an aesthetic buffer for surrounding residents.

26, 1874, Portage, Wis., U.S. died Dec. 27, 1938, Chicago, Ill. Main American novelist and playwright whose Miss Lulu Bett established her as a realistic chronicler of Midwestern village life.