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: 15 hours ago
|By Heather Poltrock
The air quality index is expected to range from the unhealthy for sensitive groups level to the unhealthy level, a media release says.
Updated: May. 15, 2023 at 11:54 AM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock and Gray News staff
A 40-year-old man has died after he became stuck in a paper machine at Mativ Inc. Paper Mill in Whiting, Wisconsin.
Updated: May. 15, 2023 at 9:20 AM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
A 40-year-old man has died after he became stuck in a paper machine at Mativ Inc. Paper Mill in Whiting.
Updated: May. 11, 2023 at 4:26 PM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock, Emily Davies and Nolan Bulmahn
A man and woman were injured Thursday after a small-engine plane crashed in a neighborhood in Wisconsin Rapids.
Updated: May. 4, 2023 at 3:34 PM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
Wausau East High School Band Director Rob Perkins under investigation by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
Updated: May. 4, 2023 at 8:02 AM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
Bond has been set at $40,000 cash for a 50-year-old Athens man accused of having a role in a meth lab explosion that caused a woman’s death.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2023 at 3:03 PM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
Patients, visitors and staff will no longer be required to wear masks in most situations across all Aspirus Health facilities starting May 1.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2023 at 3:39 PM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock, Dominique O'Neill and Jordan Gartner
Deputies confirmed this was a legitimate call for help.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2023 at 9:26 PM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock and Dominique O'Neill
The DNR and Portage County deputies responded to a call for assistance after a person found a bobcat in front end of their car on Tuesday.
Updated: Apr. 17, 2023 at 5:52 PM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
Law enforcement from Lincoln and Oneida counties are looking for two missing teens last seen Sunday morning.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2023 at 8:28 AM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
The Adams County Chamber has announced the cast of American Pickers is coming to the area for an upcoming show.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2023 at 3:46 PM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
Staff at Aspirus Eagle River Hospital is asking staff and patients to give an unwanted visitor space.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2023 at 4:22 PM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
The Wisconsin Elections Commission is reporting voter turnout for Tuesday’s election was 39.34%. WEC states that is higher than any other Supreme Court contest not coinciding with a presidential preference primary since at least 2000.
Updated: Apr. 3, 2023 at 3:31 PM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
For the seventh consecutive year, the Milwaukee Bucks are back in the postseason.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 4:08 PM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
Attorney General Josh Kaul is leading a coalition of 23 attorneys general for two automakers to equip vehicles with anti-theft immobilizers.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 2:21 PM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
A 60-year-old man has been ordered to have no contact with animals following allegations he had sexual contact with a dog.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 12:19 PM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation) is ending the frozen road declaration for northern Wisconsin Zones 1 and 2 as of 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, March 15 and enacting Class II road restrictions.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 7:07 PM CST
|By Heather Poltrock, Emily Davies and Sean White
Marshfield Clinic Health System has announced 346 employees across its network will be laid off.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 12:08 PM CST
|By Heather Poltrock
Online court records show an arrest warrant has been issued for Former Green Bay Packer Bill Ferrario.
Updated: Feb. 25, 2023 at 9:09 PM CST
|By Heather Poltrock
A 66-year-old man has died after the UTV he was riding on broke through the ice in Adams County.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 9:57 PM CST
|By Heather Poltrock
The name of a man who died Friday in a snowmobile crash in Oneida County has been released.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2023 at 4:27 PM CST
|By Heather Poltrock and Emily Davies
A Port Edwards man convicted of killing a woman in 1984 will spend the rest of his life in prison.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 2:43 PM CST
|By Heather Poltrock
The Vilas County Sheriff’s Department said two people have died as a result of a snowmobile crash.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 5:31 PM CST
|By Heather Poltrock
Former Green Bay Packer Bill Ferrario has been booked in the Marathon County Jail on a charge of disorderly conduct.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 2:57 PM CST
|By Heather Poltrock, Hannah Borchert and Emily Van de Riet
A 79-year-old man in Wisconsin shot and killed a 22-year-old who followed him home from a business and stabbed him, officials said.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2022 at 6:52 PM CST
|By Heather Poltrock and Hannah Borchert
A Wisconsin Rapids man who was reported missing in 1976 has been identified as a murder victim in a Montana cold case.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2022 at 9:06 AM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
The Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department is searching for a Wausau native reported missing on Oct. 24.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2022 at 9:53 AM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock
Foot Locker, Inc. has notified the state and employees it will close in 2023 resulting in the loss of 210 jobs.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2022 at 8:17 AM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock and Nolan Bulmahn
The Amherst High School is expected to appear in Portage County Circuit Court on Monday for an injunction hearing against the WIAA.
Updated: Oct. 11, 2022 at 8:26 AM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock and Hannah Borchert
Authorities have now ruled the 1984 death of Janet Raasch an accident.
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.