Hannah Borchert
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Hannah Borchert joined NewsChannel 7 as a multimedia journalist in July of 2021.
She majored in communication and journalism, advertising, and media studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She also earned a certificate in peace studies and conflict resolution.
Throughout college, Hannah enjoyed coordinating and participating in volunteering activities through the UW-Milwaukee National Residence Hall Honorary. And she sang in various choirs, her favorite being Forte Femmes A Capella Choir.
In her free time, Hannah enjoys listening to podcasts and going to coffee shops. While Hannah grew up in the Appleton area, she looks forward to calling Wausau her new home!
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La Taqueria will host a hockey game at Marathon Park on Saturday night.
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A therapy for treating melanoma offers hope to those struggling with the disease. T-VEC uses a genetically modified virus to attack cancer cells.
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It’s National Mentoring Month and Big Brothers Big Sisters needs your help. They have 111 children on the waiting list for a mentor.
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Aside from providing balanced meals, volunteers also make sure the person they are providing the meal to is okay when they check-in.
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With windchills exceeding 20 below on Tuesday, many are planning an escape from the cold weather.
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Students learned how to train raptors in a workshop with the River Valley Raptors.
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A study from the National Library of Medicine found COVID-19 as a cause of hair loss.
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Local shelters are at capacity across the area and more domestic abuse survivors are filling them.
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Parenting during the pandemic can be tough. That’s why Children’s Wisconsin office in Marathon County is now accepting referrals for the ‘Start Right Healthy Families’ program.
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United Ways’ Retired Senior Volunteer Program spent Martin Luther King Jr. Day doing what it was meant for, service.
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The old Younkers in Plover that has been vacant since 2018 will soon be a lively place full of businesses.
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Health officials recommend surgical masks instead of cloth ones.
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COVID-19 pills are stocked at a few local pharmacies. Hometown pharmacy in Plover is the only store in Portage County that has the first shipment.
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Seventy-Five percent of firefighters added to the IAFF Fallen Firefighter Memorial died from cancer associated with the job from 2015 to 2020.
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Rumor has it the health department is mandating vaccines and masking in school districts. The health officer says they can't do that.
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The Wausau Warming Shelter, located inside First United Methodist Church, will be extending its hours starting Sunday night.
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Merrill’s former Fire Chief presented a $1,000 check to the Merrill Fire Department on Thursday.
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DHS received its first allocation of antiviral COVID-19 pills on Tuesday.
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Local law enforcement and state representatives met to discuss a bill aimed at increasing staffing.
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With cases on the rise, local school district's consider making updates to COVID-19 protocol.
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The CDC defines Long COVID as experiencing COVID-19 symptoms four or more weeks after initially infected. It’s also referred to as chronic COVID and long-haul COVID.
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Wisconsin State Patrol said that you should consider how your going to get home from your New Year’s Eve celebration if you’re going to drink.
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Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids six months to 5-years old could be the first one for that age group to get approval from the FDA.
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Wildwood Wildlife Park Zoo & Safari will be accepting donations for both real and fake Christmas trees this year.
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A single mother of two recently diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer was surprised with “The Best Christmas Ever” on Thursday.
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The Merrill Fire Department has responded to three structure fires since Thanksgiving, the most recent was on Monday, December 20 in the Town of Scott.
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Central Wisconsin Airport will finish off 2021 with around 210 thousand passengers for the year according to the airport director. Holiday travel is a big contributor.
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A local musician is home in Wausau for holiday gigs after releasing his first album.
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Sunday was the last day of the season at Fritz’s Mountain tree farm to pick out a Christmas tree.
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Rotary Winter Wonderland repairs storm damages in time for night show.
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Santa Greg gave a $53,000 donation to the Marshfield Children's Hospital.
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According to finance company Nerdwallet, one in three shoppers still have holiday debt.
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The new features provide hiring teams with industry- and job-specific verified Question Sets and AI-generated ranked recommendations to make interviewing at scale faster and more accurate
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On the third attempted day of no crashes, the city of Marshfield earned their free “no crash coffee” promised by Biggby Coffee.
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Instagram has implemented a “Take a break” feature.
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Snow days might be a thing of the past for local school districts.
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Prices of used cars have skyrocketed due to high demand.
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Dec. 12th Gigi’s Playhouse celebrates its one-year anniversary.
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That includes one of Wausau’s own, Donald Plant. He was the first local casualty reported in the Wausau Daily Record-Herald.
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This fall is the first-semester UWSP at Wausau offers a 4-year degree in sociology
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Rapid COVID-19 tests have been a challenge to find, especially if you're looking for a day-of appointment.
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Mayor Katie Rosenburg is looking for input from the Wausau community on Wausau's first-ever strategic plan.
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Marathon County Highway Department snowplow crews were out clearing roads all day Monday.
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Over a thousand people attend the Rothschild Northern Wisconsin Reptile Expo on Sunday.
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A public funeral was held on Tuesday, Nov. 30. for a fallen state trooper at Woodlands Church in Plover.
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Volunteers at First Presbyterian Church in Wausau prepared meals all day Wednesday for the 52nd annual Friends Thanksgiving Dinner.
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Nearly halfway into the 170th gun deer hunt deer license sales are down 1.5%.
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Local dance teacher takes action to help teens struggling with mental health.
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One Day to Feed the World works to combat hunger for children in Haiti.