Drug abuse

Suspect picked up in a traffic stop in Portage County

Police department cautions drugs can contain fentanyl and other synthetic opioids

Probation and restitution ordered at sentencing of Jared Thompson

Investigators believe 46-year-old Jared Thompson took nearly 1,100 vials of fentanyl and hydromorphone from the department

The Gogebic Iron Area Narcotics Team says they learned 32-year-old Rachael Porter was getting methamphetamine from Oneida County

Lincoln County’s Opioid Settlement Task Force has announced a grant program using money received from the national opioid settlement

Investigators say he took nearly 1,100 vials of fentanyl and hydromorphone from the department.

44-year-old Andrea Walker of Bangor, Wisconsin, was sentenced Friday in Oneida County Circuit Court for reckless homicide

The warning signs of an opioid overdose include slow or stopped breathing, very small pupils, cold or clammy skin, and unresponsiveness

The jury returned the guilty verdict against 44-year-old Andrea Walker of Bangor, Wisconsin, Friday afternoon after a week-long trial