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Daily Poll for August 16, 2026: Local Coverage
4+ min ago (185+ 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…...
Two Wausau alders move to put a citywide audit before the council
1+ hour, 4+ min ago (749+ words) By Shereen Siewert | Wausau Pilot & Review WAUSAU, Wis. — Two Wausau alders are pushing to put a citywide audit before the Common Council in the wake of a Wausau Pilot & Review investigation into the city’s budget documents, and one of them…...
Democratic primary turnout has soared in some states. Can it carry over to November?
14+ hour, 32+ min ago (960+ words) By JOEY CAPPELLETTI, LEAH ASKARINAM and JOSH BOAK Associated Press In Tuesday’s primary, Wisconsin Democrats cast nearly 800,000 ballots, their highest total for a midterm in more than 20 years. That followed 1.5 million Democratic voters in Michigan the week before, a midterm…...
Man sentenced to life without parole for Portage County child sex crimes
15+ hour, 27+ min ago (299+ words) STEVENS POINT — A 46-year-old man convicted of sexually assaulting a child has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Cory Wille was sentenced Aug. 7 by Portage County Circuit Judge Patricia Baker after a jury convicted him…...
WIS 153 bridge in Bevent to close Aug. 17 for repairs
16+ hour, 7+ min ago (156+ words) BEVENT — A section of WIS 153 in Marathon County will close for four days beginning Monday while crews repair the bridge over the Plover River. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation said the closure will begin at 7 a.m. Aug. 17 and remain in…...
Today in History: Today is Saturday, Aug. 15, the 227th day of 2026.
20+ hour, 29+ min ago (380+ words) On Aug. 15, 1969, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair opened in upstate New York; more than 460,000 people attended the three-day festival, which would become a watershed event in American music and culture. In 1057, Macbeth, King of Scots, was killed in battle…...
Nelsonville man sentenced to 35.5 years in fatal Plover home invasion
16+ hour, 27+ min ago (819+ words) STEVENS POINT – A 37-year-old Nelsonville man who successfully challenged his 2022 conviction for his part in a home invasion that ended in a man’s death received a nearly identical prison sentence when the case concluded for a second time Aug. 14. Portage…...
What's the Brewers' magic number to make the playoffs? Where they sit
17+ hour, 22+ min ago (815+ words) Here we are again, Milwaukee Brewers fans. It’s magic number season. Recent results have been dispiriting, but the Brewers are still in an enviable position with September right around the corner, owning a three-game lead in the National League Central…...
Bedbugs can cause people to lose sleep??? and blood. Here's what to do about them
19+ hour, 29+ min ago (1148+ words) Well, bad news: Bedbug infestations are increasing. This is the time of year when they tend to be at their worst. And some scientists think the reviled pests might be capable of spreading an antibiotic-resistant infection called MRSA. For centuries,…...
Your letters: Wausau alder calls for independent citywide audit
22+ hour, 1+ min ago (559+ words) Editor’s note: Wausau Pilot & Review gladly publishes commentary from readers, residents and candidates for local offices. The views of readers and columnists are independent of this newspaper and do not necessarily reflect the views of Wausau Pilot & Review. To submit,…...