1+ hour, 4+ min ago   (1763+ words) by Natalie Yahr / Wisconsin Watch, Wisconsin Watch July 23, 2026 Violet LaClair was ready to leave her job. As a certified nursing assistant at UW Health in Madison, she used the skills she developed while caring for her dying grandmother for nine…...

15+ hour, 50+ min ago   (395+ words) By Gus Pirlot, THE BADGER PROJECT In addition to their $60,924 yearly salary they get in the 2025-2026 legislative session, Wisconsin state senators, like their counterparts in the Assembly, can claim supplementary payment for days spent in Madison on legislative business to…...

16+ hour, 50+ min ago   (286+ words) This season, the Marathon County Public Library is sharing Sensational Summer Reads with Wausau Pilot & Review readers. Each week during the summer, Wausau Pilot will feature one recommended book for adults and one for children, handpicked by MCPL staff. Here…...

20+ hour, 20+ min ago   (601+ words) In 1866, Ulysses S. Grant was named General of the Army of the United States, the first officer to hold the rank. In 1898, U.S. military forces landed in Guánica, Puerto Rico, during the Spanish-American War; Puerto Rico would become a self-governing U.S....

17+ hour, 50+ min ago   (694+ words) By Gus Pirlot and Peter Cameron, THE BADGER PROJECT At more than $22,000, the youngest Republican legislator in Wisconsin claimed the largest amount of per diem payments in 2025, the last full legislative year. A pair of Democratic Socialists from Milwaukee also…...

19+ hour, 20+ min ago   (521+ words) For Wausau Pilot & Review WAUSAU – The Wausau Woodchucks had to face one of its toughest opponents of the season, the Eau Claire Express, at Athletic Park on Friday night, and they passed the test, winning 5-4 in a contest that kept…...

21+ hour, 38+ min ago   (673+ words) By Atty. Kevin Trost You hire a contractor, pay a deposit, and then the calls stop. Weeks pass. The work never starts – or stops midway – and you’re left wondering whether you’ve been scammed or just unlucky. Unfortunately, this scenario is…...

23+ hour, 55+ min ago   (195+ words) Wausau Pilot & Review Help Us Keep Local Journalism Alive We’re a reader-funded news organization that relies on public support. Our reporting remains fiercely independent, and is never manipulated by commercial or political ties. And it’s free, for everyone. But if…...

1+ day, 8+ min ago   (206+ words) Wausau Pilot & Review A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Heat index values as high as 89. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (385+ words) On July 24, 1969, the Apollo 11 astronauts — two of whom were the first humans to set foot on the moon — splashed down safely in the Pacific. In 1567, Mary, Queen of Scots, was forced to abdicate her throne to her 1-year-old son James....