Stevens Point News

A Custer woman who police say had her child illegally adopted will serve 12 months probation for her role in the case.

Recently, six physical therapists came to Stevens Point to receive specialized training and certification in the treatment of scoliosis.

Central Wisconsin Hub will occasionally post stories from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point's student newspaper The Pointer.

The Small Business Development Center at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will offer free business counseling at the chambers of commerce offices in Clintonville and Waupaca on Dec.

It might be trashy, but in Wisconsin, homeowners can get rid of their household waste not just by putting it on the curb or dropping it at the landfill, but by burying it in their backyards.

When it was announced last month that after five years the Feel Good Festival would no longer be taking place, lots of people were disappointed, but none more than Stevens Point businessman, Jim Powell.

The Stevens Point Area School District School Board community listening session scheduled for 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. tonight is being moved to the Ben Franklin Junior High School auditorium, 2000 Polk St., Stevens Point.

Stevens Point-based Travel Guard is providing travel insurance and assistance services to the travel Web site Travelocity.

A 20-year-old University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point student who fell about 35 feet from the roof of a downtown building had gone there with others to smoke cigarettes during a party, police said.

A 20-year-old University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point student remains in critical condition after a fall off a downtown building early Friday.

A grant from the federal stimulus has helped keep about 50 students employed while they attend school at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

A $10,000 grant for Pitsch Elementary School could produce substantial gains to student reading skills in the coming months and years.

Puppies are cute, but a lot of work, says Plover veterinarian Diane Scott. 'When you adopt a dog, you pretty much know its personality, but you never know when you adopt a puppy what its personality will be like as a dog,' said Scott who is an advocate for dog adoptions.

Central Wisconsin's favorite children's entertainer, Tom Pease, will perform at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Central Wisconsin Children's Museum, located in CenterPoint MarketPlace.

There are many things in today's economy that are very troubling... ... Unfortunately, a 5.75 percent pay raise to department heads and 3 percent to 5 percent raise to their subordinates doesn't fall under ... cost cutting measures.

A 42-year-old Wisconsin Rapids man was shot with a Taser twice early Friday morning after a disturbance outside of a Stevens Point tavern.

STEVENS POINT - A woman was hospitalized overnight in Stevens Point after falling from a roof, according to the Stevens Point Police Department.

With health care reform, the war in Afghanistan and the economy dominating the political world, it's no surprise those topics also dominated U.S. Sen.

Poet Denise Duhamel, winner of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, will read her poetry at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point on Saturday, Nov.

Kyle L. White, a Stevens Point Area Senior High and University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point alumnus, has had his book-length manuscript accepted for publication by Cornerstone Press.