Kim Leadholm
Reporter for WEAU 13 News
Eau Claire, WI
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Kim Leadholm is originally from Black River Falls, Wis. She attended UW-Madison and received a Bachelor's degree in journalism and political science. While at UW-Madison, Kim interned for PBS Wisconsin's show "Here & Now" and at WISC as a producing intern. You can expect to see Kim cheering on the Badgers in all sports but especially football, basketball and volleyball. Bucky by a billion!
Education
Updated: 16 hours ago
|By Kim Leadholm
The grant was provided by CHS Inc., an agricultural cooperative supporting the agriculture industry in a variety of ways.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2022 at 7:06 PM CST
|By Kim Leadholm
Project Christmas of Jackson County, Inc. is supporting 380 families this year.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2022 at 7:21 PM CST
|By Kim Leadholm
A public health nurse said there have been 13 hospitalizations of influenza so far, which is a high number at the point in the season.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2022 at 7:33 PM CST
|By Kim Leadholm
Eau Claire County Emergency Management Coordinator said it's important to go slow when driving in the snowy road conditions.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2022 at 7:11 PM CST
|By Kim Leadholm
Johnson said he has heard powerful responses from community members reacting to this proposed change.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 6:34 PM CST
|By Kim Leadholm
Each of the three locations have take-out and dine-in options for the meals.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 6:58 PM CST
|By Kim Leadholm and Jeff Ralph
10 years after Peterson's daughters died in a murder, she published a book recounting her experience with the tragedy.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 7:06 PM CST
|By Kim Leadholm
There are over 125,000 lights in the Christmas Village this year.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 7:11 PM CST
|By Kim Leadholm
Tips to stay safe during the winter include having an emergency kit in your vehicle with clothes, blankets, a flashlight and a phone charger.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2022 at 6:18 PM CST
|By Kim Leadholm
The ceremony had a keynote speaker, music, a presentation of arms and taps.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 6:50 PM CST
|By Kim Leadholm
Some UW-Eau Claire students share whether they plan to vote on election day.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 6:26 PM CST
|By Kim Leadholm
One group provides free transportation for some voters on election day.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2022 at 6:34 PM CDT
|By Kim Leadholm
Senator Sanders met with students from UW-Eau Claire to encourage them to vote in the upcoming election.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 6:36 PM CDT
|By Kim Leadholm
The Colfax School District received a $30,000 grant from the EPA Clean School Bus Program.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2022 at 7:34 PM CDT
|By Kim Leadholm
The decisions in the cases are expected sometime between March and June of next year.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2022 at 6:44 PM CDT
|By Kim Leadholm
Lead poisoning can cause developmental delays, along with lifelong behavioral and neurological effects in children.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2022 at 6:42 PM CDT
|By Kim Leadholm
The mom of the 15-year-old who died said she's seen how much of an impact her daughter had on the lives of others.
Updated: Oct. 24, 2022 at 6:25 PM CDT
|By Kim Leadholm
Local pediatricians said they have noticed a rise of RSV cases in the community.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2022 at 9:58 PM CDT
|By Kim Leadholm
Holmen Police Department responded to shots fired outside a hotel parking lot Saturday night.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2022 at 2:45 PM CDT
|By Kim Leadholm
The fire department said it happened in the apartments above Every Buddy’s Bar & Grill on W. Central Street in downtown.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2022 at 4:40 PM CDT
|By Kim Leadholm
Of the 185 students chosen to participate in the Great American Marching Band, four student from Eau Claire Memorial High School will be attending.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2022 at 6:33 PM CDT
|By Kim Leadholm
Last year, Prevea Health and its hospital partners launched a Mobile Mammography Unit to help women in rural communities get access to mammogram screenings.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2022 at 6:24 PM CDT
|By Kim Leadholm
Social Security recipients will receive around $140 more per month in 2023.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2022 at 9:49 PM CDT
|By Kim Leadholm
We Vape We Vote is an organization that believes vaping saves lives and is touring the country to share its message.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2022 at 6:26 PM CDT
|By Kim Leadholm
Deputy Chief Allyn Bertrang with the Eau Claire Fire and Department said over half of all fires in the US are
Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 7:08 AM CDT
|By Jimmie Kaska and Kim Leadholm
Two teenage girls have died after a crash that happened near Cameron Monday evening.
Updated: Oct. 10, 2022 at 5:30 PM CDT
|By Kim Leadholm
Brockway Cranberry expects to harvest around 2.3 million pounds of cranberries this season.
Updated: Oct. 9, 2022 at 8:49 PM CDT
|By Kim Leadholm
The group Songa performs a concert to raise money for the First Presbyterian Church food pantry.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2022 at 5:40 PM CDT
|By Kim Leadholm
Jackson County Behavioral Health installs a Nalox-ZONE box providing free Narcan to the community.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2022 at 11:19 AM CDT
|By Maria Blough, Kim Leadholm, Jimmie Kaska and Judy Clark
22-year-old Trevor Blackburn is expected to be charged Thursday.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 6:33 PM CDT
|By Kim Leadholm
Candidates that participated in the forum discussed broadband, third party financing and the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
Updated: Oct. 2, 2022 at 8:35 PM CDT
|By Kim Leadholm
After 79 years, the Black River Falls community provided Yep Ging a tombstone.
Updated: Oct. 1, 2022 at 7:40 PM CDT
|By Kim Leadholm
After adopting a rescue horse of their own, the owners of Phoenix Rising Rescue and Rehabilitation created their nonprofit to help rescue other horses.
Updated: Oct. 1, 2022 at 7:17 PM CDT
|By Kim Leadholm
The emergency in this situation focused on droughts and flooding.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2022 at 6:48 PM CDT
|By Kim Leadholm
Both the Chippewa Yellow Bus Company and Student Transit are hiring bus drivers to help relieve the strain of staffing shortages.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2022 at 6:44 PM CDT
|By Kim Leadholm
The Intersectional Women's Center is a place where students can study, have meetings, watch movies and even socialize with their peers.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2022 at 7:01 PM CDT
|By Kim Leadholm
A report from the Wisconsin Department of Justice Office of School Safety states more than 130 potentially lifesaving tips were reported through Wisconsin’s Speak Up, Speak Out program in the last school year.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2022 at 6:24 PM CDT
|By Kim Leadholm
The Grace Episcopal Church revealed two time capsules from 1875 and 1916.
Updated: Sep. 24, 2022 at 7:53 PM CDT
|By Kim Leadholm
The heaviest pumpkin at this year's River Prairie Ginormous Pumpkin Festival weighed just over 2,000 pounds.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 6:38 PM CDT
|By Kim Leadholm
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many parents delayed or cancelled preventative care appointments, and health professionals say it's really important to catch up.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 6:57 PM CDT
|By Kim Leadholm and Jeff Ralph
Coworkers and former classmates of Sheriff Ron Cramer share some of their memories of him.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 6:32 PM CDT
|By Kim Leadholm
The L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library created a display for Banned Books Week.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2022 at 6:12 PM CDT
|By Kim Leadholm
Treehouse, a local nonprofit, held a celebration at Phoenix Park, spreading information about the goals of the organization.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2022 at 6:55 PM CDT
|By Kim Leadholm
Over $23,000 was raised for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention at the Out of the Darkness Walk.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2022 at 6:03 PM CDT
|By Kim Leadholm
The Eau Claire County Humane Association held a free microchip event for cats and dogs.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2022 at 6:14 PM CDT
|By Kim Leadholm
19 Narcan dispensers have been placed around the UW-Eau Claire campus to help prevent overdoses.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 7:09 PM CDT
|By Kim Leadholm
UW-Eau Claire recognizes 100-years of the university bands program and has numerous events throughout the school year celebrating this anniversary.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 6:14 PM CDT
|By Kim Leadholm
The new bivalent COVID-19 booster will start becoming available for community members on Tuesday.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2022 at 5:53 PM CDT
|By Kim Leadholm
The third Chippewa Valley River Ride took place on September 11.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2022 at 5:38 PM CDT
|By Kim Leadholm
South Barstow Street was busy as the annual Downtown Eau Claire Fall Festival was underway.
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