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A popular bar and restaurant is for sale in Eau Claire. The Court N House and sideBAR event space was listed this week for one-point-two-million-dollars. The sale includes all equipment, licenses, inventory and two residential rental units above sideBAR. RE/MAX Real Estate Group listed the property and more information can be found on their website-CLICK HERE IF OWNING A BAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN YOUR DREAM..POKE AROUND AND SEE MORE. 

The number of coronavirus cases in Wisconsin is now up to six. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday confirmed three new cases of the virus. Two of them are in Fond du Lac County, the other new case is in Waukesha County. All three people got sick while traveling either here in the U.S. or overseas. President Trump is canceling an event in Wisconsin next week due to the coronavirus pandemic. Director of Communications Tim Murtaugh tweeted last night that the President is

The Wisconsin Election Commission is reporting at least two cases of in-state voter fraud. Commissioners yesterday sent the cases to prosecutors in Vilas and Oneida counties. In the Vilas county case, the Commission says someone voted twice on Election Day in 2016.  The Oneida County case accuses a voter of intentionally registering to vote in the wrong community, then voting in 2017. The Commission also flagged 43 cases where it looks like people voted in Wisconsin and another state.

A western Wisconsin man is being sentenced to at least 54 years in prison for the deaths of three Girl Scouts and their mothers. CLICK HERE TO HEAR MORE FROM JUDGE ISAACSON Chippewa County Circuit Court Judge James Isaacson gave 23-year-old Colten Treu a sentence of 99 years.  He must serve 54 in prison and the remaining 45 years on electronic surveillance.  The victims were cleaning up a highway when they were run over by Treu’s truck in 2018.  Treu had pled

The Milwaukee Bucks are as surprised as anyone that the NBA season is now on hold. The league suspended the season yesterday because of the coronavirus. A player on the Utah Jazz tested positive for the coronavirus earlier this week. The Bucks said yesterday that the team is trying to figure out what to do about games, ticket holders, and the rest of the season. Milwaukee was supposed to play Boston at Fiserv Forum tonight.

As many campuses move to online only, including UW STOUT and LaCrosse, UW Eau Claire is not moving to online classes because of the coronavirus, but the school is changing the rules for attendance. University leaders sent a note to students yesterday explaining that face-to-face classes will not be canceled. But Chancellor James Schmidt said they are allowing any student who is sick to skip class. Schmidt said the goal is to keep as many students on campus as healthy

Vice President Mike Pence is coming to Marathon County for a get-out-the-vote event.  The vice president will also be campaigning for State Senator Tom Tiffany’s election to Congress.  Tiffany tweeted today that Pence will be at the Stoney Creek Hotel in Rothschild on Thursday, March 19th at 11:30 a.m.  Tiffany has a link on his Twitter feed to get tickets.

On Friday, March 6th the Baron County Sheriff’s Department was contacted by the Washburn County Sheriff’s Department regarding a possible theft case occurring at the Sheriff’s Department. The Barron County Sheriff’s Department assigned a detective to this case and over the course of that investigation took 35 year old Brian Wyberg into custody and he is being held in the Barron County Jail on charges of Theft, Illegally Possesses Prescription Drugs and Misconduct in Public Office. Washburn County Sheriff Dennis

City Council members still don’t know what to do with “Walmart House” in Eau Claire.  The council postponed a vote to decide what to do with the building on Gateway Drive Tuesday night.  Kwik Trip recently bought the building and plans to rezone the land to build a gas station and car wash.  The council says they’re waiting for the zoning code to be approved before coming to a decision.  PHOTO CREDIT WEAU 13 NEWS

Clean, long-term energy use is an important issue for the Menomonie School Board.  Board members discussed policies for clean energy use over the next 30-years at Monday night’s meeting.  Last month, Western Organizer for Wisconsin Conservation Voters Kate Beaton presented a goal for local governments to commit to 100-percent clean energy use by 2050.  Board member Jim Swanson is drafting a policy to properly plan for the goal and board members will review it at the next meeting on March 23.