Leigh Mills
Evening News Anchor/Reporter
NBC15
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Leigh anchors the 4 and 6pm newscasts on NBC15, where she has worked since 2003. Leigh has won numerous awards for her work, including an Emmy Award and a National Edward R. Murrow Award.
Leigh has a long history of working with area non-profits, including NAMI, Dane County Boys and Girls Club, The National MS Society, The Clean Lakes Alliance, Madison Ballet, Domestic Abuse Intervention Services, the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin and the Madison Area Down Syndrome Society.
Leigh has been married to her best friend since 2012. She is a mom to two boys, ages 7 and almost 5, and a stepmom to a 16 and 14 year old. She says they have a busy house, and she loves every minute of it! Leigh also teaches a weekly turbokick class and just completed her first full marathon in September of 2021.
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he tennis game is designed for people 18 and older who experience Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and their service dogs.
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Rob Gard, with Destination Madison shares some ideas to enjoy both indoors and outdoors this weekend and the rest of the month.
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The “Rally the Runway” event will help expand efforts to help orphans in Haiti through the Fond Blanc Foundation.
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Losing a child is a parent's worst nightmare. Shayna Mace with BRAVA Magazine shares the stories of local moms enduring the unthinkable and their advice for other families.
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Former Governor Scott McCallum reflects on 9/11.
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The latest issue of BRAVA Magazine shares the stories of several successful women and their advice on how to navigate work and family life.
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Leigh Mills sat down one-on-one with State Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Jill Underly prior to the start of the school year.
NBC15's Leigh Mills sat down with Dr. Jill Underly, State Superintendent of the Department of Public Instruction, to learn about her expectations heading into the new school year.
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One new sport in this year’s 2021 Olympic Games is karate, which will debut in the country where martial arts originated.
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The young students at West Middleton Elementary School celebrated some of their final days of class as kindergarteners.
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With the potential for COVID-19 vaccinations to expand to Wisconsinites 12-15 on Thursday, NBC15 has compiled a list of what county health departments have Pfizer vaccines available.
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NBC15′s fifth and final award recipient of 2021 is Colleen Wells, who is a school counselor in the Monticello School District.
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NBC15's fourth award recipient is Diane Noble, who teaches inmates at the Wisconsin Secure Program Facility, formerly known as the Supermax, in Boscobel.
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Students in grades K-4 in the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District adjust to more in-person learning.
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MCPASD kindergartners attend school in-person two days a week using a hybrid learning model.
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West Middleton teacher Amy Blake says she’s amazed at how well her students are doing after five months of virtual learning.
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One kindergarten student’s struggle and how his mom and teacher are working together to help him grow.
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CEO of Destination Madison reflects on her impact on the Madison area and her hope for the future.
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Mike Hart, campaign co-chair for 15 years, reflects on the early years and event’s transformation from 1996 to today.
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It’s a Thanksgiving tradition for many of us to reflect on the things we’re thankful for.
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Examining performance and participation as students enter week 8 of virtual learning at West Middleton Elementary School.
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NBC15 launches year long project following classrooms across our viewing area to see how COVID-19 impacts students and schools.
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NBC15's Leigh Mills spoke one-on-one with State Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor as students prepare to start an unprecedented school year.
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Opening a restaurant and brewery in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic is no easy task.
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Parents are always looking for new activities for kids, and Madison Children’s Librarian Carissa Christner with the Madison Public Library has chosen an app this week called, “Heads Up! Kids.”
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If you’re stuck at home and looking for new games to play with your young kids, then Children’s Librarian Carissa Christner’s app pick of the week is a good option. It’s called Sesame Street Family Play.