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Violent fracas on the farm

SCANDINAVIA — A late-night dispute between two Nicaraguan brothers following a shift at a local farm on Bestul Road in Scandinavia resulted in a felony domestic abuse charge after a man allegedly …

Burglar confesses to break-in

WAUPACA – Her mother died four months ago and she and her family members were stopping by to clean out her two-story home on Ballard Street. This time was different. The door was unlocked and the …

The first rule of Fight Club

WAUPACA – On March 5, an inmate in the Waupaca County Jail submitted a form to jail staff stating he had been assaulted earlier that day. Deputy Kurszewski discussed the incident with the inmate …

WAUPACA – It was the stench of a decomposing human body. That was Waupaca Police Officer Jensen’s first thought when he approached Room 223. He and Officer Batte were dispatched to Econo Lodge …

Serial poacher ambushed at cemetery

EMBARRASS —It was the afternoon of January 8, 2025, when a GPS tracker pinged on a suspected poacher’s truck. Wisconsin DNR Warden Delzer contacted three other wardens and told them that the …

Calling 911

• May 8 –A 911 caller reported the death of a man who fell in a garage. • May 8 – A 911 caller reported a fire in an attached garage. • May 9– A man reported his Ram truck was hit during …

Stevens Point Police Report

• May 8 – An 18-year-old man was driving on West Zinda Drive at a high rate of speed. He then ended up in a drainage ditch when attempting to turn eastbound onto West Mapleridge Drive. He agreed …

STEVENS POINT — Following a six-day jury trial, Scott Van Order was found guilty of battery to a law enforcement officer, resisting an officer, and disorderly conduct that stems from an Aug. 2024 …

Calling 911

• May 4 – A man reported some of his tools were stolen at a construction site. • May 4 – A man reported his phone and computer were hacked. He spoke with someone from Microsoft but was not …

Stevens Point Police Report

• May 1 – A verbal argument between an uncle and nephew about cleaning turned physical and led to both parties pushing the other. • May 1 – A 22-year-old woman stated she and her friends had …

Peeping Tom arrested

STEVENS POINT — On the March 9, 2026, the Stevens Point Police Department responded to the 300 block of Michigan Ave, for a report of a man on private property looking through windows. Patrol …

TOWN OF BELMONT – On May 4 at approximately 5:22 a.m., Portage County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the intersection of Stratton Lake Road and Fountain Lake Avenue, in the Town of Belmont …

Third stolen handgun

IOLA – A regional string of vehicle entries has made its way to Iola, adding to growing reports of incidents across Waupaca County that now includes the theft of a third gun. Police in Iola are …

Calling 911

• April 27 – A man reported that another man was served legal papers. Upon getting served, the man pulled out a handgun and fired shots into the air and then later made threats on his Facebook …

STEVENS POINT – Portage County District Attorney Cass Cousins announced that a Grand Rapids man, Cory Wille, 46, was convicted by a Portage County jury of second degree sexual assault of a child …

Stabbing suspect appears in court

STEVENS POINT — Nathan Williams, 25, made a court appearance on April 20 in connection to a March stabbing, and two other open cases in Portage County. Around 5 a.m. on March 15, officers were …

Held at gunpoint, a woman escapes harm

OGDENSBURG — In the early morning hours of April 22, a young woman found herself in the parking lot of Sentry Foods in Iola. She was bleeding from the head but she escaped without getting shot. Her …

Meth bust at Econolodge

WAUPACA — Daniel Charles Radtke, 69-year-old Waupaca man was charged April 14 in Waupaca County Circuit Court with possession of methamphetamine, possession of THC as a second or subsequent …

Stevens Point Police Report

April 17 – A 58-year-old man went to the police department to report his neighbor had driven by his home and called him a “[expletive] coward.” April 17 – A 57-year-old man called to report …

Calling 911

• April 20 – Bromak Sales in Clintonville reported five locks were cut and one storage unit has missing items. • April 21 – An unknown caller reported she believed there was a camera in her …

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