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CRIME: Marathon County Felony Gallery for Nov. 5, 2026

Editor’s note: This weekly feature of Wausau Pilot & Review is being published in response to reader concerns about crime and safety in the Wausau area and to keep readers informed about their neighborhoods. Wausau Pilot & Review does not publish photos of minors, except in extreme circumstances, determined...

Marathon County, WI · 1d

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Rhinelander intersections to be repaved

Two busy intersections in Rhinelander will be getting repaved the week of November 9th. The work is being done due to lane damage while a large amount of traffic was diverted through town for another project. Highway 8 on the west side of Rhinelander had been closed down for work...

Rhinelander, WI · 22h

WSAW

700 Grand opens in Wausau, adding 50 apartments and community services

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Wausau city leaders and community partners celebrated the grand opening of a new housing development at the corner of Grand Avenue and Thomas Street. 700 Grand has 50 apartment units and on-site support services to Wausau’s Southwest Jones neighborhood. The property offers one-, two-, and...

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Fred Clark reacts to loss in 7th Congressional District race

Fred Clark reacts to loss in 7th Congressional District race.

Wausau, WI · 2d

WausauPilot

Wausau’s new credit card policy bans gift cards and alcohol but sets no spending caps

Wausau’s first comprehensive credit card policy would ban gift cards, alcohol and split charges, but the draft sets no spending caps on the city’s 65 cards. The Finance Committee takes up the policy Tuesday, three weeks after a Wausau Pilot & Review investigation found the cards carried $408,500 in combined monthly limits with no per-purchase caps or merchant restrictions. The Pilot reviewed three months of statements. That review also found:

Wausau, WI · 20h

WJFW-TV

Humane Society of Vilas County director speaks on past controversies, mission of the shelter

EAGLE RIVER, Wis. (WJFW) — A few years ago, a handful of protestors gathered in downtown Eagle River to bring attention to a shared history of poor experiences with the local animal shelter. The Humane Society of Vilas County has been a privately-owned nonprofit since 2006. State officials have...

Vilas County, WI · 2d

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Northwoods voters reflect on midterm elections

This midterm election, Northwoods voters gathered to cast their ballots for governor and other statewide positions. Despite the grey and gloomy weather, the Town of Newbold in Oneida County was seeing a high voter turn out. Kim Gauthier is the town clerk for Newbold. She says that early voting for...

Oneida County, WI · 3d

WausauPilot

John Kroll defeats incumbent Pat Snyder, flips Wisconsin’s 85th Assembly District

WAUSAU – Democrat John Kroll defeated longtime Republican incumbent Pat Snyder on Tuesday, flipping Wisconsin’s 85th Assembly District seat in a closely watched race. Kroll received 12,377 votes, or 54%, compared with Snyder’s 10,512 votes, or 45.9%, according to unofficial Marathon County election results. Kroll’s margin of victory was 1,865 votes, with all 29 precincts reporting.

Wausau, WI · 3d

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Grand Theater in Wausau reopens after renovations

The new-look Grand Theater opens Saturday. Six months of construction are in the books, and the venue is ready to welcome Wayne Newton to the stage. Second Century Campaign Marketing Manager Sadie Fisher says patrons will notice a mix of new and old looks. “It will feel like the Grand you know and love, but it also looks so much brighter and fresher. The theater itself has so many colors.”

Wausau, WI · 22h

WausauPilot

Former supervisor questions highway shop plan that could shift more than $60 million to taxpayers

Marathon County’s top administrator urged supervisors Monday to keep a highway shop financing plan that county projections show could shift more than $60 million onto property taxpayers by 2042. The plan pays for the $54.98 million Highway Department facility in Kronenwetter without borrowing. North Central Health Care’s lease payments...

Marathon County, WI · 2d

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Grants to improve internet access awarded in Price, Vilas and Iron Counties

Projects in Price, Vilas and Iron Counties are among those approved statewide for funding to improve high speed internet service. The Governor’s office and the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin said nearly $58-million-dollars will help expand access to high-speed internet in unserved communities. “Access to high-speed internet is a...

Vilas County, WI · 22h

Antigo Daily Journal

Crowley elected governor; Alfonso to Ccongress

ANTIGO — Voters in Antigo and across Wisconsin headed to the polls Tuesday for the 2026 midterm elections, weighing in on races that will shape representation at the local, state and federal levels. In Langlade County, voters joined communities throughout the entire state in casting ballots on candidates and issues, while statewide results brought changes to Wisconsin’s political landscape. Langlade CountyLanglade County residents will see familiar faces when it comes to the positions of sheriff, clerk of courts and coroner with each race going uncontested. Tina Wild will continue her position as clerk of courts where racked up a total of 7,752 votes. Coroner Larry Shadick will continue in the position, having been with it for over 24 years. Shadick received 7,699 total. Newly elected Sheriff Dan Bauknecht tallied 7,709 votes. Bauknecht is taking over for current Sheriff Mark Westen, who has been in the position for over nine years. Wild said she would like to extend her sincerest appreciation and wanted to thank everyone who took the time to vote on Tuesday. “I am truly grateful for the support and I am honored to have the opportunity to serve another four-year term as Langlade County Clerk of Court,” she

Langlade County, WI · 1d

CBS 58

'It's such an honor:' Wisconsin's treasurer-elect is first Hmong American to hold a spot in statewide office

WAUSAU, Wis. (CBS 58) -- It's a first in United States history. A Wausau man was elected as Wisconsin's treasurer in the midterms earlier this week, and he is the first Hmong American in the country to hold a spot in a statewide office. Yee Leng Xiong, 32, is the...

Wisconsin · 1d

WausauPilot

Wausau TIF plan for lead pipes advances 3-1 as staff can’t say what $2.5 million covers

Wausau’s development director could not say Wednesday whether $2.5 million in TIF spending on lead pipes covers homeowners’ share or the full cost, but a committee advanced the plan 3-1. The Economic Development Committee’s vote sends the Tax Increment District 8 plan to the Wausau City Council Tuesday....

Wausau, WI · 15h

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Wausau HR Committee cancels Monday meeting, delaying vote on 3% raise for city staff

The Wausau Human Resources Committee has canceled Monday’s meeting, delaying a vote on a 3% raise for the city’s non-union employees. The committee had been scheduled to meet at 4:45 p.m. Nov. 9 at City Hall. The city issued the cancellation notice Wednesday. The only action item on...

WSAW

Verizon assures Sen. Baldwin Wisconsin customers won’t lose landlines during copper phaseout

RHINELANDER, Wis. (WSAW) -Verizon has assured Sen. Tammy Baldwin that Wisconsin residents will not lose landline telephone service as the company phases out its legacy copper wire network, pledging to keep traditional copper lines running wherever an approved replacement is unavailable. Senator Baldwin shared Verizon’s response with Oneida County Economic...

Wisconsin · 2d

WausauPilot

Wausau council rules, from public comment to ending debate, up for review Monday

The rules that set how long Wausau residents may speak to the City Council and how alders can cut off debate face a top-to-bottom review Monday. The Rules Review Committee meets at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 407 Grant St., for a “comprehensive review for possible revision” of the council’s Standing Rules, Chapter 2.16 of the city code. The agenda lists no specific proposals, and the meeting packet includes only the rules as they stand.

Wausau, WI · 14h

WSAW

Arts non-profit to lease former campus building in Wausau

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Marathon County is moving ahead with leasing a building on the former campus of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point at Wausau to a non-profit. At a joint committee meeting Thursday, Marathon County officials voted to approve a measure to lease the Center for Civic Engagement to Marathon Center for Arts and Culture Corporation, or MCAC.

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Wausau alders were told in 2024 a lead pipe ordinance would earn state points. Without one, the city lost forgiveness, public works director says.

Wausau’s public works director blames the council for lost lead pipe forgiveness, and the record shows alders were told in 2024 an ordinance would earn state funding points. “Had the City Council passed the resolution timely the city would have scored within the principal forgiveness funding range,” Public Works and Utilities Director Eric Lindman wrote in a Nov. 4 memo to the Wausau Water Works Commission.

Wausau, WI · 20h

WausauPilot

Wausau City Council to weigh 2027 budget that adds about $72 to a $200,000 home’s city taxes

Wausau homeowners would pay about $72 more in city taxes on a home assessed at $200,000 under a 2027 budget the Wausau City Council could adopt Tuesday. About $65 of that increase traces to the $1.45 million fire levy voters narrowly approved in April to keep 12 firefighter-paramedic positions, according to a Wausau Pilot & Review analysis of city budget figures. The same agenda carries a $650,000 payment from the city’s affordable housing fund and a plan to shift $2.5 million in homeowner lead pipe work into a west side tax increment district. The budget also drops the city’s $50,000 payment for Flock license plate cameras.