Leeann Stapleton
News Anchor/Reporter for Hello Wisconsin
Eau Claire, WI
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Leeann is from New Jersey and joined WEAU in 2021. She graduated from Penn State University with a degree in journalism and history. Starting out reporting during the day, she made the transition to the morning show in September 2022 as a reporter and anchor.
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The trooper was investigating an unrelated crash in the westbound lanes of the interstate, when a car with three women inside it hit him and the pickup truck he was standing next to.
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Members of Eau Claire's Ironside Axe Club are headed to the World Axe and Knife Throwing competition in Appleton
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Chippewa Falls man turns soap making hobby into a small business
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The Annual River Prairie Ginormous Pumpkin Festival is set to return to Altoona
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Area moms raised money to purchase five benches in honor of Lily Peters
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State nurse aid training programs receives multi-million dollar investments from Gov. Evers
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Chippewa Falls artist is using window art to honor Lily Peters
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"Lily Alert" aims to be a substitute for missing children who do not meet the requirements of an Amber Alert.
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Generator safety reminders
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Hmong Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce is coming to Eau Claire
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Volunteers create missing person website for Ukrainians
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The Partner Up! grant could help Wisconsin families pay for child care
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The Toycen Baseball Club will take ownership of Eau Claire’s Northwoods League team.
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The Community Foundation of Chippewa County awarded $20,000 to organizations helping the tornado recovery effort in Stanley
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Man from Independence sets two tangled bucks free
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January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
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Replica World War II atomic bomb goes on display at The Highground Museum
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No Boundaries Tiny Homes and students in the Cardinal Manufacturing program help build a sensory safety bus for DC Everest School District.
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Health officials explain what a Pfizer booster shot means for those who received Moderna or Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines.
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Health official does not recommend people seek out booster shot for COVID-19
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Warmer weather and poor quality can be a reason allergies have been so bad this year.
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The Volunteer First Responder Housing Act has been reintroduced in hopes it will get passed
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Now that events and music festivals are coming back, fake tickets are circling online.
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Millions of cicadas are emerging this summer and this years brood won't quite make an appearance in the Badger State.
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Siblings have their babies on the same day, at the same hospital two hours a part.
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A Midwest dairy co-op announced a proposal that could help dairy farmers recover costs lost due to the pandemic and bring more stability to the pricing system.
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