Wausau Pilot & Review MADISON – The 2025 WIAA State Football Championships will be held Thursday and Friday at Camp Randall Stadium. Title games in Divisions 7, 6, 5 and 4 will be played Thursday, Nov. 20, with the Division 3, 2 and 1 championship tilts to be contested on Friday, Nov. 21, at the home of the University of Wisconsin Badgers.

By Shereen Siewert and Tom Kilian | Wausau Pilot & Review WAUSAU — An analysis of Wausau’s recent development decisions shows a widening gap: major subsidies for luxury projects downtown and years of stalled cleanup and reinvestment in the city’s working-class neighborhoods. City records confirm millions of dollars directed toward major downtown redevelopment projects, contrasting sharply with the delayed or minimal public investment in environmental cleanup and housing preservation in neighborhoods like Thomas Street.

WAUSAU – Aspirus Health and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Wisconsin (Anthem) have reached a new, multi-year agreement providing Anthem members with uninterrupted access to care at all Aspirus Health facilities and physician offices in Wisconsin, Aspirus announced today. With the new contract, Anthem members covered by employer-based, individual, Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid health plans in Wisconsin will have uninterrupted in-network access to Aspirus Health doctors and care sites, including Aspirus-affiliated partner providers in the Aspirus Network Inc.

Wausau Pilot & Review WAUSAU, Wis. — A three-day jury trial for former Riverside Fire & Rescue Chief Robert Bowen is now set to begin April 7, according to new dates established during a scheduling conference Tuesday in Marathon County Circuit Court. Bowen, 54, is also due back in court in March for a pretrial conference in the case, court records show.

Dear editor, The safety of American citizens must always come first. For too long, weak leadership in Washington allowed criminal illegal aliens to slip through the cracks and threaten our communities. That era has come to an end. Under President Trump’s leadership, the federal government is once again prioritizing public safety and removing the worst of the worst from Wisconsin’s streets.

Wausau Pilot & Review WAUSAU — Jimmy Peck, a sophomore at Wausau West High School, has reached the rank of Eagle – the highest possible achievement in the Scouts BSA program, Wausau School District announced this week. Peck's Eagle Court of Honor took place Nov. 16 at the Environmental Learning Center at the Wausau School Forest. Peck, who belongs to Samoset Council Troop 427, chose the Wausau School Forest along the banks of the Wisconsin River as the beneficiary of his Eagle Scout project.

by Baylor Spears, Wisconsin Examiner November 19, 2025 During its last floor session of the year, the Wisconsin Senate passed bills Tuesday that would eliminate the annual $325 per pupil revenue increase for school districts, define abortion to not include treatment for ectopic pregnancies and other emergency medical conditions and block state and local dollars from being used on health care for people not legally in the country.

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today ordered the flags of the United States and Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff Nov. 21 in recognition of the fourth anniversary of the 2021 Waukesha Christmas Parade tragedy and to honor the six people who were killed at the gathering. Tamara Durand, 52; Wilhelm Hospel, 81; Jane Kulich, 52; Leanna Owen, 71; Virginia Sorenson, 79; and Jackson Sparks, 8, were killed in the attack.

Brett T. Schulz Brett Thomas Schulz, age 56, passed away on November 11, 2025, surrounded by the love of his family. He was born on December 8, 1968, in Royal Oak, Michigan, to Nancy (Wilson) Bartosch, Rothschild and the late Thomas Schulz. Brett moved to central Wisconsin with his family in 1976 and grew up in the D.C. Everest community, graduating from D.C.

Dear editor, Conservative groups and individuals, including many of our state legislators, who are often critical of our public schools have found another reason to complain. Their criticism focuses on two of the four sections in the state's newly designed school and school district annual report cards issued by the state department of public instruction. These report cards give each district and each school a four-star to one-star rating.

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Since beating the defending NFC North champion Detroit Lions on the season's opening weekend, the Green Bay Packers haven't played a single divisional game. That's about to change in a big way. The Packers play each of their division rivals over the next three weeks. Green Bay (6-3-1) hosts the Minnesota Vikings (4-6) on Sunday before heading to Detroit for a Thanksgiving Day matchup with the Lions (6-4).

Damakant Jayshi The Wausau Transit Commission on Thursday will consider releasing a detailed request for proposals (RFP) seeking a full facility condition assessment and feasibility study for Metro Ride’s bus garage. This is a key step as the system evaluates whether its aging Plumer Street facility can support future needs, including a transition to battery-electric buses. The proposed RFP outlines a months-long analysis that would examine the 420 Plumer St.

Each week, Wausau Pilot features an adoptable pet from the Humane Society of Marathon County in hopes of finding the perfect match. This feature is a service of  Matt’s 101 Pub and The Mill Yard. We are grateful for their sponsorship! They call me Chloe, but you can call me your new best friend! I am a really sweet gal who is looking to be the only pet in my forever home.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers says he expects Giannis Antetokounmpo's groin strain to keep the two-time MVP out for “probably two weeks.” Rivers discussed the injury Tuesday while speaking on Bucks+ Audio's “Courtside with Gale Klappa” podcast. “I don't know what grade it is, but I know it's not a bad one, so that's good news for us," Rivers said.

WAUSAU — The Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce will host its second Holiday Parade Viewing Party presented by IncredibleBank from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, December 5. This family-friendly event is complimentary for members of the Chamber and their children. The Chamber’s train depot headquarters will offer a unique vantage point along the parade route to both see the floats and warm-up indoors or in a heated tent.

Wausau Pilot & Review WAUSAU – The Wausau West girls basketball team opened its season with a 72-39 loss to Stevens Point Pacelli on Tuesday at West High School. Pacelli raced out to a commanding 44-17 lead by halftime and held on from there. Maci Durr had 19 points and Kaitlyn Butler added seven points in the loss for the Warriors.

By Shereen Siewert | Wausau Pilot & Review WAUSAU — A convicted sex offender who served nearly two decades in prison for assaults in Marathon and Lincoln counties has been released to community supervision in Wausau, according to a bulletin issued by the Marathon County Sex Offender CORE team. Kenneth C. Ingersoll, 39, reached his mandatory release date on Nov. 19 and is now living in transitional housing in the 600 block of Jefferson Street.

By The Associated Press Today in history: On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at the dedication of a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania. Also on this date: In 1959, Ford Motor Co. announced it was halting production of the unpopular Edsel. In 1969, Apollo 12 astronauts Charles Conrad and Alan Bean made the second crewed landing on the moon.

The Associated Press GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Altoona 64, Eau Claire North 54 Bay Port 52, Luxemburg-Casco 30 Black Hawk 50, Parkview 40 Blair-Taylor 54, Osseo-Fairchild 32 Brillion 44, Wrightstown 42 Brodhead 57, Cambridge 40 Brown Deer 44, Milwaukee Bradley Tech 24 Cashton 49, Seneca 35 Cedarburg 61, West Bend West 25 Chequamegon 42, Bruce 24 Columbus Catholic 60, Newman Catholic 36…

Wausau Pilot & Review MARSHFIELD – Marshfield Columbus Catholic knocked down 10 3-pointers, forced 27 turnovers and never trailed, defeating Wausau Newman Catholic 60-36 in a nonconference matchup Tuesday night at Columbus Catholic High School. Columbus Catholic started the game on a 12-0 run sparked by freshman guard Elly Gardner, who had a couple of steals and scored six of her game-high 24 points in the opening 4:05 as the Dons took command early.

Wausau Pilot & Review Today Patchy fog between 9am and 10am. Widespread dense freezing fog, mainly between 7am and 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Tonight Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 33. South wind 5 to 7 mph. Thursday Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. South wind 7 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

By Peter Cameron, THE BADGER PROJECT A former Sauk County Sheriff’s deputy who worked in the jail is facing three first-degree felonies after he snapped a photo of a half-nude female inmate captured on the jail’s video surveillance system. David Galvan, 35, has an initial court appearance scheduled for Nov. 19. When confronted by a Columbia County sheriff’s detective investigating the case this summer, Galvan admitted to snapping the photo and sharing it with another deputy, according to the investigative report.

Bella Bucchiotti- Food Drink Life The Chili Appreciation Society International sanctions nearly 400 contests across the United States, judging more than 15,000 cups of chili. The International Chili Society hosts another 150 to 200 cook-offs, the majority of which take place in the autumn months. With that many cauldrons of beef and sauce, there's bound to be a little controversy, right?

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill Tuesday to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a remarkable display of approval for an effort that had struggled for months to overcome opposition from President Donald Trump and Republican leadership. When a small bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduced a petition in July to maneuver around House Speaker Mike Johnson’s control of which bills reach the House floor, it appeared a longshot effort — especially as Trump urged his supporters to dismiss the matter as a…