The Sauk County Health Department will try a different approach when it hosts its latest COVID-19 testing drive thru site June 4 in Reedsburg,…
A 25-year-old Portage woman has been arrested on a suspected first-degree reckless homicide charge related to the delivery of drugs in the inv…
Free school breakfasts and lunches for children conclude Thursday in Portage and continue through June 26 in Pardeeville as leaders in both di…
Portage Police Chief Keith Klafke feels certain the lockdown forced by the COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to an increase in needed response by officers to help those with mental health issues.
Baraboo School District’s teaching and learning director will be leaving at the end of this school year for the equivalent position in his hometown of Lodi.
Law enforcement in Portage and Columbia County support peaceful protests; local looting only a rumor
Columbia County Sheriff’s Office and Portage Police Department officials condemned police actions that resulted in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and urged residents to remain peaceful as demonstrations against police violence and the looting of businesses occur across the nation.
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Nomination papers have been filed in a number of races for state offices. A primary is scheduled for Aug. 11 if one is required. The fall elec…
MADISON — A Portage man, who used his dental practice employees to fill oxycodone prescriptions for his own use, was placed on three years’ pr…
Two signature summer fairs in Columbia County have joined the list of cancellations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Animal shelters in Columbia and Sauk counties brought in fewer animals in March and April during the public health emergency but are starting …
A Wisconsin Dells man was charged May 6 with child abuse.
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Animal shelter leaders find it hard to imagine a world where community support is lacking.
Shawn Schell got his start in music a little late.
