Hannah Borchert
Reporter/ Weekend anchor
WSAW
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Hannah Borchert joined NewsChannel 7 as a multimedia journalist in July of 2021. She also anchors NewsChannel 7 Weekend.
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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With the U.S. Senior Open just four weeks away, the 16th hole is being decorated before the occasion.
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When planning a summer vacation, cost is always an important factor. A new study from ‘Finance Buzz’ shows Central Wisconsin Airport was ranked the 19th most expensive regional airport in 2022.
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Emergency staff from Central Wisconsin Airport, along with surrounding fire and emergency response crews, trained on how to put out an active plane fire on the runway on Wednesday.
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Technology is all around us and now you’ll even find it in the streets around Wausau as the city finishes installing cameras with license plate reading technology this week.
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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has asked people to avoid burning due to critical fire danger across northern Wisconsin.
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REI Engineering is sparking the interest of students in the engineering and STEM fields.
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This week nurses are getting special attention as May 6-12 is National Nurses Week where nurses around the country are honored and celebrated for the tireless work they put into the care of patients every day.
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D.C. Everest Senior High School students collaborated with the South Area Fire and Emergency Response District on Wednesday to create a tool that will help with firefighter training for years to come.
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The Federal Housing Finance Agency is getting some backlash as a change in mortgage fees started May 1.
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The Wood County Sheriff’s Department has released the name of a 57-year-old woman whose body was pulled from the Wisconsin River.
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Snapchat artificial intelligence causes concern for some.
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Impact 100 announces the 2023 finalists for the non-profit $100,000 grant.
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It was a parent’s worst nightmare Tuesday they received a call alerting them their child went missing. Luckily the child was found safe and quickly with the help of being signed up for a program that helps emergency staff track their location.
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A representative from Nekoosa is proposing a bill to help students who are experiencing abuse or neglect in their lives. It would require all schools in Wisconsin to have a poster displaying a hotline for students to call.
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It’s an exciting and noisy week for downtown Wausau as construction has started where the old Wausau Center Mall used to sit. The plan is to have brand-new apartments, restaurants, and retail space there.
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Many people have been left wondering why an AMBER Alert has not been declared for the missing teens in Lincoln County.
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Maple Grove Charter School is hosting its annual pancake breakfast this Sunday, April 16 at the Hamburg Town Hall and everyone is invited.
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The fallen Barron County officers, 32-year-old Emily Breidenbach and 23-year-old Hunter Scheel, will be honored Wednesday night in a candlelight vigil.
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Elier Bravo De Leon stabbed a 32-year woman and her 7-year-old child in their Stevens Point apartment on Dec. 20.
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The election results were not positive news for the Marshfield School District or the Marshfield Police and Fire & Rescue departments.
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Poll workers have been busy helping voters get their ballots in for 13 hours on Tuesday. NewsChannel 7 has been monitoring the progress throughout the day from District 9 and 11 polling stations at National Gaurd Armory 1 in Wausau.
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In less than a day, the polls for the spring general election will be open. Candidates and their supporters are getting out their final messages on election eve. That’s to decide who will take the supreme court seat up for grabs.
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Each county in the state is assigned a rank based on length and quality of life.
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Twelve students are making butterfly benches for the garden.
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It’s the best time of year for maple syrup lovers. Sap is beginning to run from the trees but things are off to a slightly slower start due to the weather.
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Down to Earth Greenhouse is busy planting thousands of plants before they open the second weekend of April.
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For roughly three years, families struggling with the impact of COVID-19 qualified for extra money to help put food on the table, but not anymore after the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, ended at the beginning of March.
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Monday is the official first day of spring and before we know it, the snow will all melt away.
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Republican legislators are calling on the DNR to change the way they plan to manage the wolf population in Wisconsin. On Friday, they circulated a bill that would require wildlife officials to have a new population goal for their next management plan.
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New low-cost training facilities are trending in the fire-fighting world and South Area Fire and Emergency Response is hoping to be the first in the Wausau area to implement one.
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Attorney General Josh Kaul visited Wausau East High School on Monday to talk about his support for fully funding $2.2 million for the Wisconsin Office of School Safety in the next state budget.
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Colby School District is throwing its chef’s hat into the ring for the Skills USA Wisconsin Culinary Arts Competition. Even though they’re a small school district, they have a big passion for culinary arts and will compete against five other schools from across Wisconsin in Waukesha on March 10.
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It was a big day for Northcentral Technical College and the Wausau community as they unveiled its first-ever broadcast space, new communication equipment, and learning areas.
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The body of a 20-year-old Stevens Point man has been pulled from the Wisconsin River following a water search.
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Marathon County is doing its part to help the environment. Wednesday they began construction on a renewable natural gas project at the Marathon County Solid Waste Department’s landfill in Ringle.
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A fever is your body's natural way of fighting infection. Doctors say medications may not always be the answer.
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Once you send a photo, it’s available to anyone forever. You’ve probably heard that warning or told your children that before, but a new tool called ‘Take it Down’ from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is changing that, at least for some sites.
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Comunity asking for restructuring to go to a public vote.
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American Airlines and Delta flights are canceled at CWA through Thursday morning.
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Looking back on when former president Carter visited Wausau.
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Helping the Homeless Hygiene Drive goes through March 15th.
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A medical emergency requiring paramedics is always scary, but it can be even more daunting when the response is for an infant or child.
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The in-house course will take about nine months to complete.
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Marathon County Crime Stoppers is looking for board members.
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Donations are accepted anytime during Mobil hours.
Donations are accepted anytime during Mobil hours.
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Governor Evers has declared 2023 the year of mental health. He spoke with advocates for farmers and rural communities' mental health on Tuesday.
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In 2021 lung cancer screening guidelines were revised to include more people.
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