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!
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 6:32 PM CST
|By Hannah Borchert
Wisconsin National Guard is struggling to get new recruits.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 9:40 PM CST
|By Hannah Borchert
Avoiding frozen and broken pipes.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 2:57 PM CST
|By Heather Poltrock, Hannah Borchert and Emily Van de Riet
A 79-year-old man in Wisconsin shot and killed a 22-year-old who followed him home from a business and stabbed him, officials said.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2022 at 6:52 PM CST
|By Heather Poltrock and Hannah Borchert
A Wisconsin Rapids man who was reported missing in 1976 has been identified as a murder victim in a Montana cold case.
Updated: Nov. 13, 2022 at 7:19 PM CST
|By Hannah Borchert
Town of Rudolph crash leaves one dead and two injured.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2022 at 7:44 PM CDT
|By Hannah Borchert
Children staying at the hospital participate in trick-or-treating.
Updated: Oct. 11, 2022 at 8:26 AM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock and Hannah Borchert
Authorities have now ruled the 1984 death of Janet Raasch an accident.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2022 at 5:31 PM CDT
|By Hannah Borchert
REGI cares for baby barn owl after rare nest spotted in Wisconsin.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 8:10 AM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock and Hannah Borchert
A sentencing date has been rescheduled for the 67-year-old man convicted of shooting three people at a Wausau cemetery, killing one in 2019.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2022 at 6:21 PM CDT
|By Hannah Borchert
Cindy Schulz-Juedes will spend the rest of her life behind bars despite claiming she's innocent.
Updated: May. 9, 2022 at 3:55 PM CDT
|By Hannah Borchert
Putting up a bat house could limit insects in your yard this summer.
Updated: May. 9, 2022 at 12:40 PM CDT
|By Hannah Borchert and Andrew McMunn
A two-nosed cow in Wisconsin is celebrating 15 years of life in May.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2022 at 6:05 PM CDT
|By Hannah Borchert
Rep. Tom Tiffany runs for re-election.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2022 at 5:45 PM CDT
|By Hannah Borchert
History buffs in north central Wisconsin will soon have a new place to explore. The ‘War Room Museum’ will open to the public on May 1st.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2022 at 6:38 PM CDT
|By Hannah Borchert
Normally, Northwoods Maple Farm gets about a half-gallon of syrup per tree tapped each year. This season has them stuck with a lot less.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2022 at 5:55 PM CDT
|By Hannah Borchert
Students with disabilities get their chance to shine in a professional photo shoot.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2022 at 7:16 PM CDT
|By Hannah Borchert
Tommy Thompson will step down as UW system president on Friday.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2022 at 5:51 PM CDT
|By Hannah Borchert
As Wisconsin marks two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, state health care officials are headed on tour. The goal is to travel across Wisconsin to thank frontline workers who spent more than 700 days working to keep their communities healthy.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2022 at 7:03 PM CST
|By Hannah Borchert
The UW system made it optional through the 2024-2025 academic year.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2022 at 7:09 PM CST
|By Hannah Borchert
The Wausau Fire Department expects more incidents when there are poor road conditions due to weather.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2022 at 7:26 PM CST
|By Hannah Borchert
Inside the doors of the Lil’ Ole Winemaker Shoppe, wine has been fermenting for months.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2021 at 7:45 PM CST
|By Hannah Borchert
Prices of used cars have skyrocketed due to high demand.
Updated: Nov. 28, 2021 at 7:10 PM CST
|By Hannah Borchert
Over a thousand people attend the Rothschild Northern Wisconsin Reptile Expo on Sunday.
Updated: Nov. 26, 2021 at 7:01 PM CST
|By Hannah Borchert
A public funeral was held on Tuesday, Nov. 30. for a fallen state trooper at Woodlands Church in Plover.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2021 at 6:47 PM CST
|By Hannah Borchert
The Snyder 4-H club in Wisconsin Rapids is working to move forward from a devastating fire that destroyed their clubhouse.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2021 at 5:42 PM CDT
|By Hannah Borchert
COVID-19 inpatient numbers decrease by over 25%.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2021 at 5:48 PM CDT
|By Hannah Borchert
Seasonal Affective Disorder becomes more common as the days get darker earlier.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2021 at 6:28 PM CDT
|By Hannah Borchert
Frontline healthcare workers who treat COVID-19 patients feel like they're barely hanging on.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2021 at 8:58 PM CDT
|By Hannah Borchert
The DHS says the way COVID-19 deaths are counted hasn’t changed since the beginning of the pandemic.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2021 at 8:35 PM CDT
|By Hannah Borchert
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services teamed up with three health care providers in a new approach to treating Badgercare plus and Medicaid members who have substance use disorders.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2021 at 6:40 PM CDT
|By Hannah Borchert
Marshfield police are investigating nine reports of vandalism that happened late Saturday night.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2021 at 6:53 PM CDT
|By Hannah Borchert
Four Wisconsin mayors say they are frustrated that the spending bill hasn’t been passed yet.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2021 at 8:37 PM CDT
|By Hannah Borchert
October is domestic violence awareness month.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2021 at 6:58 PM CDT
|By Hannah Borchert
UW-Madison Entomologist explains why we are seeing so many bugs this time of year.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2021 at 7:25 PM CDT
|By Hannah Borchert
The Wisconsin Rapids Fire Department held a groundbreaking ceremony for their new renovation and addition.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2021 at 7:06 PM CDT
|By Hannah Borchert
Propane prices are on the rise.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2021 at 5:55 PM CDT
|By Hannah Borchert
With a high demand for flowers and a lack of supply, flower prices rise.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2021 at 5:22 PM CDT
|By Hannah Borchert
It's almost time to harvest cranberries at Du Bay Cranberry Company.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2021 at 7:12 PM CDT
|By Hannah Borchert
Furniture manufacturers are on backlog due to the pandemic.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2021 at 6:05 PM CDT
|By Hannah Borchert
A local authors’ book becomes the top seller in the United States, Canada and the Netherlands
Updated: Aug. 19, 2021 at 10:15 AM CDT
|By Heather Poltrock and Hannah Borchert
Attorney General Josh Kaul says the former Merrill-based Semling-Menke Company, Inc (SEMCO) said more than 130 former employees will split a settlement of more than $650,000. The company abruptly shut down on Dec. 31, 2019.
Updated: Jul. 23, 2021 at 12:23 AM CDT
|By Hannah Borchert and Gray News staff
An employee at the Nekoosa, Wisconsin store said they were six inches high on the windows. They were attracted by the bright lights at night.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2021 at 7:47 PM CDT
|By Hannah Borchert
The annual invasion of mayflies in Nekoosa came once again this year, but this time there was a lot more of them.
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