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 Circuit Judge Louis Molepske Jr. sentenced Clinton Mayotte to 15 years in prison. It will be added to a 25-year sentence given in Wood County.

STEVENS POINT − A 30-year-old Wisconsin Rapids man facing five counts of attempted homicide in Wood County after authorities say he led officers on a high-speed chase from Portage County to Wisconsin ...

STEVENS POINT − A 40-year-old Wisconsin Rapids man pleaded not guilty Monday to trying to kill a Portage County deputy while leading him on a high-speed chase August 20. Clinton H. Mayotte faces ...

STEVENS POINT – An ad hoc committee of the Portage County Board met for its third meeting Oct. 1 to continue work on its charge of making recommendations for a potential ordinance regulating ...

ROSHOLT, Wis. (WSAW) - Portage County Crime Stoppers is looking for information on two separate crimes from late April/early May. Portage County Sheriff Mike Lukas says one involves a fraudulent ...

Organizations in Portage County received a boost with new grant funding aimed at strengthening health, youth development, mental health and workforce programs. United Way of Portage County recently ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GRANT − A Wisconsin Rapids teen is dead and another was taken by helicopter to Marshfield Medical Center after a one-vehicle crash ...

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (WSAW) - A 40-year-old Wisconsin Rapids is charged with more counts in Portage County connected to an Aug. 20 incident. Thursday, Clinton Mayotte’s bond was set at $500,000 in ...