What kind of local news and information does Wausau Pilot & Review cover?

Wausau Pilot & Review is a local news site for the Wausau, Wisconsin area, and its homepage is organized into four main content sections: News, Sirens, Sports, and Milestones. If you are looking for Wausau-area government and community reporting, police and court items, local high school and Wisconsin Badgers sports, or births, obituaries and marriages, those are the categories the site covers.

News: local government, community and business

The News section carries day-to-day Wausau-area reporting. Examples visible on the homepage include:

Local government and public money — e.g., a story on how PFAS settlement money could ease Wausau water rate hikes, and Weston seeking a fresh look at an aging pool as repair bills climb.
City decisions and parks — e.g., Wausau weighing the purchase of county land for a west-side neighborhood park, and Emerald ash borer forcing tree removal at Pleasant View Park.
Business openings — e.g., Raising Cane's opening a new Rib Mountain restaurant.
Seasonal and regional items — e.g., parts of northern Wisconsin near peak fall color as October arrives.
School news — e.g., Northland Lutheran receiving a $100K grant to expand STEM and trades programs, and a Wausau West student magazine earning a national gold medalist rating.

Sirens: police logs, crime and courts

The Sirens section is the site's public-safety desk. It includes:

Police logs, such as the Mountain Bay Metro Police log for a given date range.
Crime and court reports, such as a Wausau man convicted of sexually assaulting a child and facing up to 60 years in prison, and a Marathon County felony gallery.
Breaking or "just in" items, such as two teens arrested after a gun was displayed near John Muir Middle School.

Sports: local high school and Wisconsin Badgers

Sports coverage mixes local prep results with University of Wisconsin athletics:

Local high school sports — e.g., Wausau West winning four flights and earning the team title at the WVC Girls Tennis Tournament.
Wisconsin Badgers football — game details and storylines, plus score predictions for matchups such as Wisconsin vs. Michigan State.

Some sports items are labeled as sponsored content, so check the byline or sponsor note if you want to distinguish editorial coverage from sponsored posts.

Milestones: births, obituaries and marriages

The Milestones section handles life events, including:

Births — e.g., Wausau area births listings.
Obituaries — Wausau area obituaries, sponsored by local funeral homes.
Marriages — listed alongside births and obituaries in the section heading.

Recurring columns and reader content

Beyond the four main sections, the homepage also surfaces recurring features and reader submissions, such as an "Ask a Master Gardener" column and a "Your letters" item. These sit alongside the news sections rather than in a separate category.

How to keep up with it

The site offers a newsletter delivered every morning, afternoon, or both, described as including the day's top stories, local sports scores, and daily gas prices, with the option to unsubscribe at any time. Subscribing requires an email address and agreement to the site's privacy policy and terms of service. The homepage also lists a contact phone number and the publisher/editor's email for reaching the newsroom.