Heather Poltrock
Digital Content Manager
Wausau, WI
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Heather Poltrock came to WSAW as a sports intern in August of 2007. Heather later became a part of the production crew, an on-air member of the Hilight Zone and later Morning Show producer where she appeared on-air and also worked behind the scenes. She is now the digital content manager for NewsChannel 7 and the main online content producer for WSAW.com.
She previously served three years on the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Young Professional Committee.
Heather is a 2006 graduate of Brown College in Mendota Heights, Minnesota. She majored in Radio Broadcasting.
Heather is a native of Antigo, Wisconsin.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 1:30 PM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock and Emily Van de Riet
An 8-year-old boy was killed in a drunk driving crash Saturday in Wisconsin, according to officials.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 8:01 AM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
A 42-year-old Mosinee man convicted of killing a missing woman and hiding her remains was sentenced to life in prison without the eligibility of parole.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2022 at 7:29 AM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
Prosecutors in Wood County have filed a murder charge against a suspect in a 1985 homicide case.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2022 at 3:43 PM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
The Clark County Sheriff’s Department is hoping someone will come forward with new information about the shootings of three horses that happened in 2020.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2022 at 3:54 PM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
A Taylor County deer farm that tested positive for chronic wasting disease last year has been depopulated.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2022 at 8:28 AM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock and Emily Davies
Bond has been set at $100,000 cash for a former youth pastor charged with child sexual assault.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2022 at 7:59 AM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
A 31-year-old man convicted of shooting and killing his child’s mother last June is scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday afternoon in Oneida County.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2022 at 11:31 AM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
One person has died as a result of a motorcycle crash in Waushara County.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 12:07 PM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
Thirteen years have now passed since Kayla Berg seemingly vanished. Berg, who will turn 29-years-old later this month, was last seen on Aug. 11, 2009.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 12:28 PM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
Single-day tickets are now available for the 2023 U.S. Senior Open, to be held next summer at SentryWorld in Stevens Point.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2022 at 10:58 AM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
The Stevens Point Police Department said two men are facing criminal charges following an overdose death.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2022 at 1:38 PM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
More than 30 goats will call a portion of Barker/Stewart Island in Wausau home for the next couple of weeks.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2022 at 2:04 PM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
Wisconsin Rapids Police are asking for the public’s help locating an 11-year-old girl.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2022 at 2:27 PM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
A 24-year-old man is facing criminal charges after he’s accused of stealing a boat from a private dock and driving away.
Updated: Jun. 6, 2022 at 11:00 AM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
Kwik Trip is offering free delivery on all orders through the Kwik Rewards app until June 30.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2022 at 12:14 PM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
A 35-year-old Medford man charged with causing a crash that killed a woman and injured her eight children is scheduled to be sentenced in August.
Updated: May. 21, 2022 at 6:29 PM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock and Jordan Gartner
A Wisconsin couple is recovering after a bear attacked them while they were inside their home.
Updated: May. 21, 2022 at 3:39 PM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
Two people were injured Friday evening after they were attacked by a bear.
Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 8:42 AM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
The Marathon County Sheriff’s Office is investigating three separate fraud complaints in which elderly residents were scammed out of a combined total of $83,400 over the past week.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 10:31 AM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
An 80-year-old man reported missing Wednesday morning from his Minocqua home has been found safe.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2022 at 6:33 PM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock and Jordan Gartner
Authorities in Wisconsin are investigating a deadly fire where two people died in what looks to have been a tragic accident earlier this month.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2022 at 3:26 PM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
A 67-year-old man thought to be missing has been found and is safe.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2022 at 12:49 PM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
A 36-year-old woman whose body was found in a town of Saratoga home following a fire has been identified as Christina Romanski.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2022 at 7:36 AM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
The 60-year-old man charged with killing his ex-girlfriend’s 77-year-father has pleaded no contest to first-degree intentional homicide.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2022 at 9:19 AM CST
|By Heather Poltrock
The 67-year-old man accused of shooting three people at a Wausau cemetery in 2019, killing one, has agreed to the terms of a plea deal and will avoid a jury trial
Updated: Feb. 24, 2022 at 11:06 AM CST
|By Heather Poltrock
A 40-year-old man who openly shared his experiences of coming to Wausau from Afghanistan as part of the refugee resettlement project is expected to be charged Thursday with fourth-degree sexual assault.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2022 at 2:51 PM CST
|By Heather Poltrock
The Wisconsin AFL-CIO announced Monday workers at the Plover Starbucks location have announced their intention to unionize.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2022 at 10:31 AM CST
|By Heather Poltrock
A tshirt featuring the Nekoosa Papermakers mascot landed on the runway during London Fashion Week
Updated: Feb. 11, 2022 at 3:55 PM CST
|By Heather Poltrock
Kwik Trip customers will need to bring their own coffee cups due to a supply chain issue.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2022 at 11:05 AM CST
|By Heather Poltrock
A 40-year-old man who openly shared his experiences of coming to Wausau from Afghanistan as part of the refugee resettlement project has been arrested following an investigation in sexual assault.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2022 at 12:24 PM CST
|By Heather Poltrock
A family from southern Wisconsin is asking for help locating a necklace with sentimental value that may have been lost at Marathon Park during a hockey tournament.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2022 at 12:54 PM CST
|By Heather Poltrock
A Wausau man is one of 10 finalists for the Packers Fan Hall of Fame. David Guld was nominated by his wife, Angela. He died in September 2020.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2021 at 3:03 PM CST
|By Heather Poltrock
Prosecutors have filed criminal charges against a 35-year-old Grand Marsh man accused of causing a fatal car crash more than a year ago.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2021 at 1:26 PM CST
|By Heather Poltrock
People in Wisconsin will now receive alerts on their cell phones in certain cases when a person over the age of 60 is reported missing.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2021 at 7:02 PM CST
|By Heather Poltrock
North Central Health Care announced Monday it is working with Aspirus Health and Marshfield Health systems to admit up to four Covid-recovered patients per day into Mount View Care Center in Wausau or Pine Crest Nursing Home in Merrill.
Updated: Dec. 17, 2021 at 11:09 AM CST
|By Heather Poltrock
The family of a 35-year-old woman that died due to critical injuries from a dog attack is calling her a hero.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2021 at 4:06 PM CST
|By Heather Poltrock
The Green Bay Packers have donated a total of $270,650 to the victims of the Waukesha parade tragedy.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2021 at 10:39 AM CST
|By Heather Poltrock
Over the past 10 years, the number and rate of new HIV diagnoses in Wisconsin have declined according to the latest surveillance report for the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2021 at 11:16 AM CST
|By Heather Poltrock
Schools that teach human growth and development will now be required to also explain the state’s Safe Haven law.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2021 at 2:10 PM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
The Wausau School District says an unloaded gun was found Friday afternoon in student’s backpack at Wausau West High School.
Updated: Oct. 11, 2021 at 3:43 PM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
Monday marks six years since a Schofield teen was last seen by friends and family.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2021 at 10:41 AM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
The Milwaukee Bucks announced Monday it will require all fans seated within 15 feet of the court at Fiserv Forum to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within 48 hours of the game.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2021 at 3:59 PM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a plane crash in northern Wisconsin.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2021 at 4:01 PM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
The Oneida County Sheriff’s Department says the 30-year-old man accused of shooting and killing his child’s mother was arrested in Ilinois.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2021 at 8:48 AM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
Authorities say a number of factors helped them quickly identify a homicide victim’s ex-boyfriend as the suspect in her death.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2021 at 7:42 AM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
Friday, Aug. 13 and Saturday, Aug. 14, Wendy’s customers can start their day with good fortune in the form of a free Sausage, Egg & Swiss or Bacon, Egg & Swiss Croissant.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2021 at 2:01 PM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
Teachers and up to six of their family members can get a discount next week at Noah’s Ark Waterpark in Wisconsin Dells.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2021 at 1:23 PM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
Due to high transmission rates of COVID-19, the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point will require all staff and students to wear facing covering beginning Monday.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2021 at 12:26 PM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
A 28-year-old woman and 36-year-old man, both from Wisconsin Rapids, are in the Columbia County Jail after police said their actions prompted an Amber Alert.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2021 at 8:09 AM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
Sen. Tammy Baldwin has introduced a bill that would allow time off for certain pregnancy and fertility unexpected events.
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