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A piece of Eau Claire’s history is gone. Crews tore down the city’s Walmart house yesterday. The owners famously refused to sell their home when Walmart opened next door. Those owners passed away in 2018, and their family finally sold the home. Kwik Trip bought it, and plans to add a gas station and a car wash on the land.

Wisconsin’s Attorney General is going on the record against any changes at the Post Office before Election Day. AG Josh Kaul yesterday filed a lawsuit to prevent the Post Office from making cuts that he says could jeopardize absentee voting in the state. Kaul also said proposed Post Office cuts could make it tougher for people in smaller communities in Wisconsin to get everything from mail to prescriptions. The Postmaster General yesterday announced he will not order any new cuts to services

The head of Wisconsin’s election clerk’s association says there will simply be too many absentee ballots in November for many clerks to handle. Oconomowoc City Clerk Diane Coenen yesterday said the difference between the two will lead to delays and possibly problems on Election Day. Coenen is also the head of the Wisconsin Municipal Clerks Association. She says changing state law to allow clerks to count ballots before the polls close could help. Coenen said Wisconsin’s elections are designed for people to vote at

Wisconsin residents can travel to Chicago once again without having to self-isolate upon arrival.  The state was taken off the list today of those covered by a quarantine order.  The order affected states with high rates of coronavirus transmission.  The order did not apply to people going to O’Hare or Midway airports.

Two teenagers are charged in connection with the killing of eleven-year-old Anisa Scott.  Andre Brown and Perion Carreon are being held in the Dane County Jail after being officially charged in court today.  The pair was arrested last week.  Brown is charged with the killing and Carreon is charged with reckless endangerment and fleeing police.  The young girl was riding in a car on East Washington Avenue in Madison last week when she was shot in the head by a

A fundraising effort is underway to help Madison businesses damaged by looting during protests in May.  The Downtown Madison Fund was created to help those businesses in the State Street area that were most affected when the demonstrations over the death if George Floyd turned violent. Donation information is available below. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

Eau Claire, Parks, Recreation, and Forestry is continuing their popular lifejacket giveaways to Eau Claire families. These complimentary lifejackets are presented to families through the generosity of community donations, activity funding, and the creativity of the recreation team. Now, there are only 24 lifejackets left! The only size remaining is infant/child under 50 lbs. This jacket has the infant head support and will be distributed on Wednesday, August 19 from 11:30am-1pm at Fairfax Pool while supplies last.

With so many changes to our daily life, there are questions surrounding nearly everything, particularly staying healthy while the Back to School season returns. A local clinic has tackled the biggies. Marshfield Clinic Health System and its Center for Community Health Advancement came up with its Back to School 2020 guide. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE

The Eau Claire City-County Health Department is warning residents of another possible coronavirus exposure at a local bar. The health department says the exposure could have happened at Scooter’s Bar between 11:30 p.m. and 2:30 a.m. Saturday, August 15th into Sunday, August 16th. Officials are suggesting anyone who was at the bar during those times should be tested for COVID-19. CLICK MORE FOR LOCAL CORONAVIRUS INFORMATION

A Polk County sheriff’s deputy is charged for allegedly driving drunk in Barron County.  According to a criminal complaint filed yesterday, 48-year-old Anthony Grimm was pulled over for speeding and swerving in July.  The officer said Grimm was slurring his words and swaying while standing.  He refused a breathalyzer and told the officer he had loaded guns in his car.  Polk County Sheriff Brent Waak says Grimm has been placed on administrative leave.