Leeann Stapleton
Multimedia Journalist, WEAU
Eau Claire, WI
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Leeann is a Multimedia Journalist from New Jersey. She joined WEAU in April of 2021.
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Bloomer high school's JV basketball team does something special for their team manager during a game
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Amtrak expansion could have shuttle service from Eau Claire to Tomah train station
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Medical professional offers tips on isolating at home with others while COVID-19 positive.
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the Black River Falls community rallied together to support one of their own
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In video that's gone viral, a Wisconsin man cuts free two bucks that were locked up on his property.
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Man from Independence sets two tangled bucks free
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CDC considering updating mask recommendation in the fight against COVID-19
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Visit Eau Claire and Sculpture Tour Eau Claire announce collaboration
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United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley invests millions into local programs
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WIN4JAX aims to help child victims of crimes by other children
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The Carbon Offset Company was founded by two UWEC alumni to help businesses reduce their carbon footprint
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The Wisconsin Council of Churches is urging churches to consider moving to virtual services for a few weeks
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January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in children are on the rise
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A popular New Year's resolution is to hit the gym. The hard part is sticking with it.
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Eau Claire's first New Year's baby born at HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital
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Tips to stay safe on the roads this winter
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Chippewa Falls High School senior brothers gifted a brand new car
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Santa makes a special helicopter deliver in Menomonie on Christmas day
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Pay It Forward Christmas Breakfast has been handing out holiday meals for 22 years
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Frontline workers who work on Christmas try to still be in the holiday spirit.
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Chippewa Valley hospitals overwhelmed with an increase in patients
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Almost 21 years later, Angelina Wall's killer still hasn't been found
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The weather isn't quite cold enough for rivers and lakes to freeze over safely enough for activities yet
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For the 15th year, the Flying Eagles Ski Club taught kids the basics of skiing
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Hope Gospel Mission hosted its 15th annual community Christmas dinner
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Health experts talk about the reliability of at-home COVID-19 testing
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The plan allocates up to $28.4 million in grants to projects in western Wisconsin.
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A veteran from Menomonie is honored for his service and gifted a new car
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The Altoona Lions Club hosted its second Shine A Light Christmas tree lighting in the 10th Street park
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The Chippewa Valley Carolers are spreading holiday cheer one song at a time
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Dunn County Historical Society starts new community holiday tradition
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WCASA is working on sexual violence prevention in Wisconsin bars
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Replica World War II atomic bomb goes on display at The Highground Museum
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$70 million in cash and land was given to the UW-Eau Claire Foundation by John and Carolyn Sonnentag towards the facility.
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To Hold The Land explores land and water ownership and extraction through the art of 11 artists
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HSHS Sacred Heart Volunteer Partners held their 36th Love-Light Christmas tree lighting
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The annual Eau Claire Run Santa Run 5K returned in-person
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Children and their families have Breakfast with Santa in Altoona
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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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We Adapt offers peer support mentorship to help build better futures
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Tree farmers share what their Christmas tree sales are looking like post-Thanksgiving
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9th annual Run for the Lights returns to Irvine Park
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Small Business Saturday promotes shopping locally for the holidays
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Menomonie nonprofit providing holiday meals to vets and their families
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First responders and active military members could receive a free meal on #ThankfulTuesday
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Chippewa Falls Vietnam war vet thanked on Today Show
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Free van service provided by Eau Claire County Veteran Services takes vets to VA hospital in Minneapolis