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Coldwater girls golf fourth at Lakeview Invitational behind runner-up performance from Eberts - WTVB

Coldwater girls golf fourth at Lakeview Invitational behind runner-up performance from Eberts

WTVB

📢 Published on 📅 August 25, 2026 🕒 03:12

Portage man sentenced in 2024 kidnapping of estranged wife, children - MLive.com

Portage man sentenced in 2024 kidnapping of estranged wife, children

MLive.com

📢 Published on 📅 August 25, 2026 🕒 00:55

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Chicago crime: CPD releases video of man wanted in armed robbery incidents in Avondale, Portage Park, Albany Park, Logan Square - ABC7 Chicago

Chicago crime: CPD releases video of man wanted in armed robbery incidents in Avondale, Portage Park, Albany Park, Logan Square

ABC7 Chicago

📢 Published on 📅 August 24, 2026 🕒 23:32

4 kangaroos escape trailer near Portage, 2 killed on I-39 on-ramp - WKOW

4 kangaroos escape trailer near Portage, 2 killed on I-39 on-ramp

WKOW

📢 Published on 📅 August 24, 2026 🕒 22:29

Portage man on trial for allegedly driving drunk against Lake Station July 4th parade - Chicago Tribune

Portage man on trial for allegedly driving drunk against Lake Station July 4th parade

Chicago Tribune

📢 Published on 📅 August 24, 2026 🕒 21:56

Gerrard "Gerry" Frank Verwey Obituary Aug 24, 2026 - McKenzies Portage Funeral Chapel

Gerrard "Gerry" Frank Verwey Obituary Aug 24, 2026

McKenzies Portage Funeral Chapel

📢 Published on 📅 August 24, 2026 🕒 21:20

Portage families receive back-to-school boost through backpack giveaway - PortageOnline

Portage families receive back-to-school boost through backpack giveaway

PortageOnline

📢 Published on 📅 August 24, 2026 🕒 20:51

Severe thunderstorm watch includes Portage region - PortageOnline

Severe thunderstorm watch includes Portage region

PortageOnline

📢 Published on 📅 August 24, 2026 🕒 20:36

Portage Co jail officer resigns after arrest for fight with brother - Wausau Pilot & Review

Portage Co jail officer resigns after arrest for fight with brother

Wausau Pilot & Review

📢 Published on 📅 August 24, 2026 🕒 20:36

Portage County Officers Save Pine Grove Man Thanks to Epi Pen Program - WSAU

Portage County Officers Save Pine Grove Man Thanks to Epi Pen Program

WSAU

📢 Published on 📅 August 24, 2026 🕒 18:58

Deputy helps man stung by bee with Epi Pen dose in Portage County - wjfw.com

Deputy helps man stung by bee with Epi Pen dose in Portage County

wjfw.com

📢 Published on 📅 August 24, 2026 🕒 18:23

Julie Ann Harger Obituary (2026) - Portage, MI - Family-Funeral & Cremation - Pensacola - Legacy obituary

Julie Ann Harger Obituary (2026) - Portage, MI - Family-Funeral & Cremation - Pensacola

Legacy obituary

📢 Published on 📅 August 24, 2026 🕒 17:56

EpiPen program credited with potentially saving Portage County man’s life - WSAW

EpiPen program credited with potentially saving Portage County man’s life

WSAW

📢 Published on 📅 August 24, 2026 🕒 17:30

Four deadly minutes: Intense Portage homicide details revealed - PortageOnline

Four deadly minutes: Intense Portage homicide details revealed

PortageOnline

📢 Published on 📅 August 24, 2026 🕒 17:18

Portage on edge as severe storm threat builds - PortageOnline

Portage on edge as severe storm threat builds

PortageOnline

📢 Published on 📅 August 24, 2026 🕒 17:01

Hoover Road closure at Portage County HH starts for utility work - Stevens Point Journal

Hoover Road closure at Portage County HH starts for utility work

Stevens Point Journal

📢 Published on 📅 August 24, 2026 🕒 16:27

Portage daycare seeks expansion to provide free preschool - MLive.com

Portage daycare seeks expansion to provide free preschool

MLive.com

📢 Published on 📅 August 24, 2026 🕒 11:05

Photographer documents Lake Superior over 50 years - Cloquet Pine Journal

Photographer documents Lake Superior over 50 years

Cloquet Pine Journal

📢 Published on 📅 August 24, 2026 🕒 10:33

Kalamazoo-area football fans have spoken: Best team, biggest game, MVPs revealed - MLive.com

Kalamazoo-area football fans have spoken: Best team, biggest game, MVPs revealed

MLive.com

📢 Published on 📅 August 24, 2026 🕒 10:01

HER VOICE: Portage paramedic finds purpose in helping her community - PortageOnline

HER VOICE: Portage paramedic finds purpose in helping her community

PortageOnline

📢 Published on 📅 August 24, 2026 🕒 09:18

Major Portage Lake Lift Bridge project changes as planning continues - - The Mining Journal

Major Portage Lake Lift Bridge project changes as planning continues -

The Mining Journal

📢 Published on 📅 August 24, 2026 🕒 07:02

Chicago-area storm recovery: World Central Kitchen provides free meals to NW Indiana residents in Gary amid NIPSCO power outages - ABC7 Chicago

Chicago-area storm recovery: World Central Kitchen provides free meals to NW Indiana residents in Gary amid NIPSCO power outages

ABC7 Chicago

📢 Published on 📅 August 24, 2026 🕒 02:03

NWS Survey Finds 110 MPH Derecho Winds, Two Tornado Tracks in Lake County NORTHWEST INDIANA — The National Weather Service has released an updated damage survey from the devastating August 11 derecho, finding that straight-line winds likel - facebook.com

NWS Survey Finds 110 MPH Derecho Winds, Two Tornado Tracks in Lake County NORTHWEST INDIANA — The National Weather Service has released an updated damage survey from the devastating August 11 derecho, finding that straight-line winds likel

facebook.com

📢 Published on 📅 August 23, 2026 🕒 22:53

Ohio death row inmate seeks full pardon in 30-year-old murder case - WSYX

Ohio death row inmate seeks full pardon in 30-year-old murder case

WSYX

📢 Published on 📅 August 23, 2026 🕒 20:02

See band camp in Southwest Michigan through the eyes and instruments of three schools. - MLive.com

See band camp in Southwest Michigan through the eyes and instruments of three schools.

MLive.com

📢 Published on 📅 August 23, 2026 🕒 12:34

Feeding Portage County children is sobering yet hopeful | Opinion - Record-Courier

Feeding Portage County children is sobering yet hopeful | Opinion

Record-Courier

📢 Published on 📅 August 23, 2026 🕒 10:01

Portage fair offers agriculture, discounts for early ticket buyers - Record-Courier

Portage fair offers agriculture, discounts for early ticket buyers

Record-Courier

📢 Published on 📅 August 23, 2026 🕒 09:45

Portage County Fairgrounds gets final work before the 2026 event - Akron Beacon Journal

Portage County Fairgrounds gets final work before the 2026 event

Akron Beacon Journal

📢 Published on 📅 August 23, 2026 🕒 09:02

Robert Walker Obituary (04/14/1942 - 08/13/2026) - Portage, MI - Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com

Robert Walker Obituary (04/14/1942 - 08/13/2026) - Portage, MI - Kalamazoo Gazette

MLive.com

📢 Published on 📅 August 22, 2026 🕒 22:04

‘It doesn’t stop our spirits’: Portage comes together to celebrate community response to derecho - Chicago Tribune

‘It doesn’t stop our spirits’: Portage comes together to celebrate community response to derecho

Chicago Tribune

📢 Published on 📅 August 22, 2026 🕒 21:21

Power outages reported around Portage County - Record-Courier

Power outages reported around Portage County

Record-Courier

📢 Published on 📅 August 22, 2026 🕒 19:33

Kent man killed in head-on crash with semi in Streetsboro, police say - WKYC

Kent man killed in head-on crash with semi in Streetsboro, police say

WKYC

📢 Published on 📅 August 22, 2026 🕒 12:46

29-year-old man killed in head-on crash with tractor-trailer in Portage County - News 5 Cleveland WEWS

29-year-old man killed in head-on crash with tractor-trailer in Portage County

News 5 Cleveland WEWS

📢 Published on 📅 August 22, 2026 🕒 10:46

Portage County event Sept. 15 offers strategies to reduce fall risks - Stevens Point Journal

Portage County event Sept. 15 offers strategies to reduce fall risks

Stevens Point Journal

📢 Published on 📅 August 22, 2026 🕒 09:01

Week 1 high school football roundup: Roosevelt, Waterloo rally - Record-Courier

Week 1 high school football roundup: Roosevelt, Waterloo rally

Record-Courier

📢 Published on 📅 August 22, 2026 🕒 07:50

Portage Lake Lift Bridge faces major overhaul, MDOT says - Detroit Free Press

Portage Lake Lift Bridge faces major overhaul, MDOT says

Detroit Free Press

📢 Published on 📅 August 21, 2026 🕒 21:34

FBI, Portage Public Safety warn of scam surge after man sentenced in fraud case - WWMT

FBI, Portage Public Safety warn of scam surge after man sentenced in fraud case

WWMT

📢 Published on 📅 August 21, 2026 🕒 20:41

Portage man charged with sexually assaulting two teen girls - Record-Courier

Portage man charged with sexually assaulting two teen girls

Record-Courier

📢 Published on 📅 August 21, 2026 🕒 19:58

Neil's Winehouse in Portage changes hands - Wiscnews.com

Neil's Winehouse in Portage changes hands

Wiscnews.com

📢 Published on 📅 August 21, 2026 🕒 19:48

Police: Portage man accused of spitting blood on officers at UPMC Altoona - WJAC

Police: Portage man accused of spitting blood on officers at UPMC Altoona

WJAC

📢 Published on 📅 August 21, 2026 🕒 19:27

'One homeland': Grand Portage backs Walz boundary water order - Northwest Ontario News

'One homeland': Grand Portage backs Walz boundary water order

Northwest Ontario News

📢 Published on 📅 August 21, 2026 🕒 18:00

Evening OVI checkpoint planned in Portage County - Record-Courier

Evening OVI checkpoint planned in Portage County

Record-Courier

📢 Published on 📅 August 21, 2026 🕒 16:00

Minnesota Bound: French Portage Outpost by Totem Resort - 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS

Minnesota Bound: French Portage Outpost by Totem Resort

5 EYEWITNESS NEWS

📢 Published on 📅 August 21, 2026 🕒 13:58

Kaden Smith Obituary (10/18/2009 - 08/12/2026) - Portage, MI - Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com

Kaden Smith Obituary (10/18/2009 - 08/12/2026) - Portage, MI - Kalamazoo Gazette

MLive.com

📢 Published on 📅 August 21, 2026 🕒 13:10

Carol May Jones (nee Hudson) Obituary Aug 21, 2026 - McKenzies Portage Funeral Chapel

Carol May Jones (nee Hudson) Obituary Aug 21, 2026

McKenzies Portage Funeral Chapel

📢 Published on 📅 August 21, 2026 🕒 07:00

Final Drive: Portage football beats Wisconsin Dells 24-13 in season opener - Channel 3000

Final Drive: Portage football beats Wisconsin Dells 24-13 in season opener

Channel 3000

📢 Published on 📅 August 21, 2026 🕒 02:48

Massachusetts man gets 3-20 years in prison for stealing $630K from Portage residents - WWMT

Massachusetts man gets 3-20 years in prison for stealing $630K from Portage residents

WWMT

📢 Published on 📅 August 20, 2026 🕒 23:06

Elderly Portage resident loses $600K in scam, man arrested after FBI probe - MLive.com

Elderly Portage resident loses $600K in scam, man arrested after FBI probe

MLive.com

📢 Published on 📅 August 20, 2026 🕒 21:05

Portage event to offer food, music, healing and hope - Chicago Tribune

Portage event to offer food, music, healing and hope

Chicago Tribune

📢 Published on 📅 August 20, 2026 🕒 20:31

‘This was amazing’: Volunteers, agencies provide post-storm assistance in Portage Township - Chicago Tribune

‘This was amazing’: Volunteers, agencies provide post-storm assistance in Portage Township

Chicago Tribune

📢 Published on 📅 August 20, 2026 🕒 20:28

16-year-old who drowned in Gun Lake identified as Portage Northern student - Yahoo

16-year-old who drowned in Gun Lake identified as Portage Northern student

Yahoo

📢 Published on 📅 August 20, 2026 🕒 19:56

Greg's Gourmet moves to The Crossroads mall in Portage - MLive.com

Greg's Gourmet moves to The Crossroads mall in Portage

MLive.com

📢 Published on 📅 August 20, 2026 🕒 18:59

Soul food restaurant finds footing, more traffic after move to Portage mall - MLive.com

Soul food restaurant finds footing, more traffic after move to Portage mall

MLive.com

📢 Published on 📅 August 20, 2026 🕒 18:55

Ambitious new plan would replace a famous Michigan bridge the same way it was built in 1959 - MLive.com

Ambitious new plan would replace a famous Michigan bridge the same way it was built in 1959

MLive.com

📢 Published on 📅 August 20, 2026 🕒 16:53

16-year-old who died while swimming in Gun Lake identified as Portage student - MLive.com

16-year-old who died while swimming in Gun Lake identified as Portage student

MLive.com

📢 Published on 📅 August 20, 2026 🕒 16:41

Teen who drowned at Gun Lake identified as Portage Northern student - WOODTV.com

Teen who drowned at Gun Lake identified as Portage Northern student

WOODTV.com

📢 Published on 📅 August 20, 2026 🕒 16:36

Portage Lake Lift Bridge project delayed for reassessment - Upper Michigan's Source

Portage Lake Lift Bridge project delayed for reassessment

Upper Michigan's Source

📢 Published on 📅 August 20, 2026 🕒 16:29

POLICE: 62-year-old woman dies in Eau Pleine crash - Wausau Pilot & Review

POLICE: 62-year-old woman dies in Eau Pleine crash

Wausau Pilot & Review

📢 Published on 📅 August 20, 2026 🕒 13:42

NIPSCO now saying Portage, Gary to wait until Tuesday for power - nwitimes.com

NIPSCO now saying Portage, Gary to wait until Tuesday for power

nwitimes.com

📢 Published on 📅 August 20, 2026 🕒 11:55

Wisconsin Dells vs. Portage: High school football rivals open 2026 season Thursday - WMTV 15 NEWS

Wisconsin Dells vs. Portage: High school football rivals open 2026 season Thursday

WMTV 15 NEWS

📢 Published on 📅 August 20, 2026 🕒 10:45

Grande Portage secures Alaska state road easeme... - Pluang

Grande Portage secures Alaska state road easeme...

Pluang

📢 Published on 📅 August 20, 2026 🕒 08:19

Grande Portage's planned Alaska road could cut helicopter shuttle distance by about 60% - Stock Titan

Grande Portage's planned Alaska road could cut helicopter shuttle distance by about 60%

Stock Titan

📢 Published on 📅 August 20, 2026 🕒 08:00

Grande Portage Resources Receives State of Alaska Regulatory Clearance for Road Easement - TMX Newsfile

Grande Portage Resources Receives State of Alaska Regulatory Clearance for Road Easement

TMX Newsfile

📢 Published on 📅 August 20, 2026 🕒 08:00

Woman dies after incident with low-speed vehicle in Portage County - WAOW

Woman dies after incident with low-speed vehicle in Portage County

WAOW

📢 Published on 📅 August 20, 2026 🕒 02:03

Tens of thousands in Indiana are still without power a week after deadly storms - WJTV

Tens of thousands in Indiana are still without power a week after deadly storms

WJTV

📢 Published on 📅 August 20, 2026 🕒 01:27

Tens of thousands in Indiana are still without power a week after deadly storms - WIS News 10

Tens of thousands in Indiana are still without power a week after deadly storms

WIS News 10

📢 Published on 📅 August 20, 2026 🕒 01:05

Teen who died on Gun Lake identified as Portage Northern student - FOX 17 West Michigan News

Teen who died on Gun Lake identified as Portage Northern student

FOX 17 West Michigan News

📢 Published on 📅 August 19, 2026 🕒 22:46

Teen who drowned in Gun Lake identified as Portage Northern high schooler - WWMT

Teen who drowned in Gun Lake identified as Portage Northern high schooler

WWMT

📢 Published on 📅 August 19, 2026 🕒 22:32

Resources available in Gary, Portage during prolonged power outages - Chicago Tribune

Resources available in Gary, Portage during prolonged power outages

Chicago Tribune

📢 Published on 📅 August 19, 2026 🕒 20:31

UP Health System - Portage adds technology to improve accuracy, comfort in breast cancer surgery - Upper Michigan's Source

UP Health System - Portage adds technology to improve accuracy, comfort in breast cancer surgery

Upper Michigan's Source

📢 Published on 📅 August 19, 2026 🕒 18:28

Portage City Council to interview four finalists for city manager at City Hall - WWMT

Portage City Council to interview four finalists for city manager at City Hall

WWMT

📢 Published on 📅 August 19, 2026 🕒 15:52

From Rootstown-Southeast to Streetsboro-Roosevelt, 10 can't-miss games - Record-Courier

From Rootstown-Southeast to Streetsboro-Roosevelt, 10 can't-miss games

Record-Courier

📢 Published on 📅 August 19, 2026 🕒 09:55

Week 1 breakdowns, predictions in Ohio high school football - Record-Courier

Week 1 breakdowns, predictions in Ohio high school football

Record-Courier

📢 Published on 📅 August 19, 2026 🕒 09:50

Tommy Duke Myerion Obituary Aug 19, 2026 - McKenzies Portage Funeral Chapel

Tommy Duke Myerion Obituary Aug 19, 2026

McKenzies Portage Funeral Chapel

📢 Published on 📅 August 19, 2026 🕒 07:00

Portage’s storm damage compared to category 2 hurricane - Chicago Tribune

Portage’s storm damage compared to category 2 hurricane

Chicago Tribune

📢 Published on 📅 August 18, 2026 🕒 19:46

Many residents in Portage, Indiana, still without power a week after severe storms tore through city - WGN-TV

Many residents in Portage, Indiana, still without power a week after severe storms tore through city

WGN-TV

📢 Published on 📅 August 18, 2026 🕒 17:51

Not a tornado: Derecho mows down trees in Portage, Indiana - The Weather Channel

Not a tornado: Derecho mows down trees in Portage, Indiana

The Weather Channel

📢 Published on 📅 August 17, 2026 🕒 13:57

Man sentenced to life without parole for Portage County child sex crimes - Wausau Pilot & Review

Man sentenced to life without parole for Portage County child sex crimes

Wausau Pilot & Review

📢 Published on 📅 August 15, 2026 🕒 20:30

DATCP reports deer farms in both Crawford and Portage counties have tested positive for CWD - Civic Media

DATCP reports deer farms in both Crawford and Portage counties have tested positive for CWD

Civic Media

📢 Published on 📅 August 14, 2026 🕒 18:39

‘They saved me’: New Portage County shelter provides help for people experiencing homelessness - Cleveland 19 News

‘They saved me’: New Portage County shelter provides help for people experiencing homelessness

Cleveland 19 News

📢 Published on 📅 August 13, 2026 🕒 07:00

Robert "Bob" Walker Obituary & Funeral | Portage, MI - Betzler Life Story Funeral Homes

Robert "Bob" Walker Obituary & Funeral | Portage, MI

Betzler Life Story Funeral Homes

📢 Published on 📅 August 13, 2026 🕒 07:00

15 Investigates: Portage officer who threatened to burn down home resigns in lieu of termination - WMTV 15 NEWS

15 Investigates: Portage officer who threatened to burn down home resigns in lieu of termination

WMTV 15 NEWS

📢 Published on 📅 August 13, 2026 🕒 07:00