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Stevens Point Journal Media provides updated news and information from Portage County and Central Wisconsin 365 days a year.

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Unbeaten Amherst embracing home field advantage for Level 3 playoff showdown stevenspointjournal.com/stor…
Unbeaten Amherst embracing home field advantage for Level 3 playoff showdown

Unbeaten Amherst embracing home field advantage for Level 3 playoff showdown

17-year Coach Mark Lusic says Amherst football won't change much as they prepare for a Level 3 playoff battle against Grantsburg.

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3 weekend events you don’t want to miss Nov. 5-8 in Stevens Point stevenspointjournal.com/stor…
3 weekend events you don’t want to miss Nov. 5-8 in Stevens Point

3 weekend events you don’t want to miss Nov. 5-8 in Stevens Point

Things to do this weekend in the Stevens Point area include free nature programs at Schmeeckle Reserve, a Dolly Parton tribute show and a pumpkin recycling event.

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What’s your favorite place to shop for holiday gifts in Stevens Point? stevenspointjournal.com/stor…
What’s your favorite place to shop for holiday gifts in Stevens Point?

What’s your favorite place to shop for holiday gifts in Stevens Point?

The Stevens Point Journal is creating its annual holiday gift guide for 2026, highlighting local businesses. Share your favorite places to shop.

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79-year-old Stevens Point man dies Nov. 4 in Portage County crash stevenspointjournal.com/stor…
79-year-old Stevens Point man dies Nov. 4 in Portage County crash

79-year-old Stevens Point man dies Nov. 4 in Portage County crash

The fatal crash happened about 4:55 p.m. Nov. 4 on Sunset Drive, north of Portage County DB, in the town of Dewey.

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Wisconsin Lottery Powerball, Pick 3 results for Nov. 4, 2026 stevenspointjournal.com/stor…
Wisconsin Lottery Powerball, Pick 3 results for Nov. 4, 2026

Wisconsin Lottery Powerball, Pick 3 results for Nov. 4, 2026

Check your tickets for Wisconsin daily lottery draw games here.

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Drone battery fire prompts recycling safety warning in Portage County stevenspointjournal.com/stor…
Drone battery fire prompts recycling safety warning in Portage County

Drone battery fire prompts recycling safety warning in Portage County

Staff at the Portage County Recycling Facility are reminding residents how to properly recycle battery-powered devices after a discarded drone ignited at the facility.

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Central Wisconsin voters divided on school funding referendums stevenspointjournal.com/stor…
Central Wisconsin voters divided on school funding referendums

Central Wisconsin voters divided on school funding referendums

Voters in five Central Wisconsin school districts were asked to consider additional funding for operational costs in the Nov. 3 election.

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City officials seek $35K for Badger Books after long election lines stevenspointjournal.com/stor…
City officials seek $35K for Badger Books after long election lines

City officials seek $35K for Badger Books after long election lines

Stevens Point City Clerk Susan Pagel and Mayor Mike Wiza are asking the Finance Committee to consider Nov. 9 funding for six additional electronic poll books.

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Early measles vaccine could help some babies as Wisconsin outbreak grows stevenspointjournal.com/stor…
Early measles vaccine could help some babies as Wisconsin outbreak grows

Early measles vaccine could help some babies as Wisconsin outbreak grows

It's another sign that Wisconsin's measles outbreak, the worst the state has seen in over 35 years, is not ending anytime soon.

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How many voters turned out in Wisconsin election? Here's an early look stevenspointjournal.com/stor…
How many voters turned out in Wisconsin election? Here's an early look

How many voters turned out in Wisconsin election? Here's an early look

Preliminary numbers show about 56% of Wisconsin's voting-eligible population turned out to vote, a slight decrease from the last two midterm years.

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Rebuke of Trump propels history-making election for Wisconsin Dems stevenspointjournal.com/stor…
Rebuke of Trump propels history-making election for Wisconsin Dems

Rebuke of Trump propels history-making election for Wisconsin Dems

Donald Trump was the Democrats’ best friend in Tuesday’s midterm election, the main architect of his party’s generational drubbing across America.

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Voters approve 2, reject 1 referendum question on Wisconsin ballot stevenspointjournal.com/stor…
Voters approve 2, reject 1 referendum question on Wisconsin ballot

Voters approve 2, reject 1 referendum question on Wisconsin ballot

For the first time since 1975, Wisconsin voters split the results of constitutional amendments on the ballot. Here's what passed and what didn't.

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When do David Crowley, Wisconsin election winners take office? stevenspointjournal.com/stor…
When do David Crowley, Wisconsin election winners take office?

When do David Crowley, Wisconsin election winners take office?

We know who won the Wisconsin election, but they won't take office immediately. Here's a look at Democrats' first priorities after the inauguration.

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Tashia Morgridge, UW-Madison donor and philanthropist, dies at 93 stevenspointjournal.com/stor…
Tashia Morgridge, UW-Madison donor and philanthropist, dies at 93

Tashia Morgridge, UW-Madison donor and philanthropist, dies at 93

Morgridge and her husband, John, grew up in Wauwatosa. They've given millions in scholarships to UW students in need, supported their hometown amid major flooding and led donations for UW-Madison's...

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Wisconsin's Michael Alfonso to become youngest member of Congress stevenspointjournal.com/stor…
Wisconsin's Michael Alfonso to become youngest member of Congress

Wisconsin's Michael Alfonso to become youngest member of Congress

Michael Alfonso, the 26-year-old son-in-law of U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, will become the youngest member of Congress.

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Wisconsin election results by county in governor race stevenspointjournal.com/stor…
Wisconsin election results by county in governor race

Wisconsin election results by county in governor race

Here are the Wisconsin governor county-by-county results in the 2026 election.

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Results of State Senate, Assembly district races in Stevens Point area stevenspointjournal.com/stor…
Results of State Senate, Assembly district races in Stevens Point area

Results of State Senate, Assembly district races in Stevens Point area

Here's a closer look at the results of contested races for Wisconsin State Senate and State Assembly districts in the Stevens Point area.

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Democrat Yee Leng Xiong wins race for Wisconsin state treasurer stevenspointjournal.com/stor…
Democrat Yee Leng Xiong wins race for Wisconsin state treasurer

Democrat Yee Leng Xiong wins race for Wisconsin state treasurer

Yee Leng Xiong has won the race for state treasurer Nov. 3, ousting incumbent Republican John Leiber

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Stevens Point voters wait hours after polls close in districts 3, 11 stevenspointjournal.com/stor…
Stevens Point voters wait hours after polls close in districts 3, 11

Stevens Point voters wait hours after polls close in districts 3, 11

Chief Election Inspector Caity Carmody estimated the line at Dreyfus University Center at UW-Stevens Point would be finished voting shortly after 10 p.m. Nov. 3.

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For David Crowley, a campaign on the brink ends with a decisive win stevenspointjournal.com/stor…
For David Crowley, a campaign on the brink ends with a decisive win

For David Crowley, a campaign on the brink ends with a decisive win

Democrat David Crowley went from a candidate dropping out of the race to standing on a podium the decisive winner on Election Night.

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