Fentanyl

Suspect picked up in a traffic stop in Portage County

Police department cautions drugs can contain fentanyl and other synthetic opioids

The Antigo Police Department stopped a vehicle for a violation Tuesday evening

Probation and restitution ordered at sentencing of Jared Thompson

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

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

The Oneida County Sheriff’s Office arrested seven people who are charged in a conspiracy to transport and distribute fentanyl in the Rhinelander area.

S.A.F.E.R. Fire District Chief Josh Finke said that so far, only temporary solutions have been used to fight the fentanyl outbreak, and he hopes the discussion will help to come up with a long-term solution

Over the last six years, the 11-member Tribal police department has made more than 2,000 arrests. Half have been drug-related.

More than 11,000 people in Wisconsin needed to go to the hospital in 2021 because of opioid overdoses.Oneida County is working to raise awareness about the dangerous drug.