Heather Poltrock
Digital Content Manager
Wausau, WI
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.
A 76-year-old man from Sun Prairie has been identified as the victim of a crash involving a semi.
Amtrak service from Chicago to the Twin Cities and spots in between is expected to be implemented next year.
A 36-year-old man convicted at trial of causing the death of a six-month-old baby has been sentenced to 15 years in prison with 10 years of extended supervision.
The FAA has determined that the plane crash in a Wisconsin Rapids neighborhood where a man and woman were injured on May 11 was caused by a loss of power to the engine.
A 44-year-old man wanted by authorities in Shawano County has been arrested in a secluded hideout in Marathon County near Birnamwood.
The Wisconsin Department of Corrections has confirmed both the state’s longest-serving inmate and the state’s oldest inmate ironically died on the same day. Both men have ties to central Wisconsin.
The 29-year-old man from Alabama was killed Sunday as a result of a traffic crash in Waushara County.
Wausau native and Wausau West graduate Brady Cleveland was drafted in the second round of the NHL Draft by the Detroit Red Wings.
A 50-year-old Athens man has been formally charged for his role in operating a meth lab that resulted in a woman’s death.
The Wisconsin Better Business Bureau has seen an increase in people hoping to snag a deal on Stanley cups, only to later find out it was a scam.
The air quality index is expected to range from the unhealthy for sensitive groups level to the unhealthy level, a media release says.
A 40-year-old man has died after he became stuck in a paper machine at Mativ Inc. Paper Mill in Whiting, Wisconsin.
A 40-year-old man has died after he became stuck in a paper machine at Mativ Inc. Paper Mill in Whiting.
Wausau East High School Band Director Rob Perkins under investigation by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
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.
Patients, visitors and staff will no longer be required to wear masks in most situations across all Aspirus Health facilities starting May 1.
Deputies confirmed this was a legitimate call for help.
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.
Law enforcement from Lincoln and Oneida counties are looking for two missing teens last seen Sunday morning.
The Adams County Chamber has announced the cast of American Pickers is coming to the area for an upcoming show.
Staff at Aspirus Eagle River Hospital is asking staff and patients to give an unwanted visitor space.
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.
For the seventh consecutive year, the Milwaukee Bucks are back in the postseason.
Attorney General Josh Kaul is leading a coalition of 23 attorneys general for two automakers to equip vehicles with anti-theft immobilizers.
A 60-year-old man has been ordered to have no contact with animals following allegations he had sexual contact with a dog.
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.
Marshfield Clinic Health System has announced 346 employees across its network will be laid off.
Online court records show an arrest warrant has been issued for Former Green Bay Packer Bill Ferrario.
A 66-year-old man has died after the UTV he was riding on broke through the ice in Adams County.
The name of a man who died Friday in a snowmobile crash in Oneida County has been released.
A Port Edwards man convicted of killing a woman in 1984 will spend the rest of his life in prison.
The Vilas County Sheriff’s Department said two people have died as a result of a snowmobile crash.
Former Green Bay Packer Bill Ferrario has been booked in the Marathon County Jail on a charge of disorderly conduct.
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.
A Wisconsin Rapids man who was reported missing in 1976 has been identified as a murder victim in a Montana cold case.
The Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department is searching for a Wausau native reported missing on Oct. 24.
Foot Locker, Inc. has notified the state and employees it will close in 2023 resulting in the loss of 210 jobs.
The Amherst High School is expected to appear in Portage County Circuit Court on Monday for an injunction hearing against the WIAA.
Authorities have now ruled the 1984 death of Janet Raasch an accident.
An 8-year-old boy was killed in a drunk driving crash Saturday in Wisconsin, according to officials.
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.
Prosecutors in Wood County have filed a murder charge against a suspect in a 1985 homicide case.
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.
A Taylor County deer farm that tested positive for chronic wasting disease last year has been depopulated.
Bond has been set at $100,000 cash for a former youth pastor charged with child sexual assault.
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.
One person has died as a result of a motorcycle crash in Waushara County.
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.
Single-day tickets are now available for the 2023 U.S. Senior Open, to be held next summer at SentryWorld in Stevens Point.
The Stevens Point Police Department said two men are facing criminal charges following an overdose death.
