Erin Gottsacker
Erin Gottsacker worked at WXPR as a Morning Edition host and reporter from December 2020 to January 2023. During her time at the station, Erin reported on the issues that matter most in the Northwoods.
A Cincinnati native, Erin graduated from Ohio State University with bachelor’s degrees in Journalism and International Development. Before coming to Wisconsin, she served as a Peace Corps educator in rural Ethiopia.
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Wisconsin lawmakers are back in session and are determining how to allocate a large budget surplus. Then, north-central Wisconsin seems to have avoided the post-holiday virus surge impacting other parts of the country. And it’s been one year since the Hodag Solar Park started operating. During that time, it’s powered more than 2,000 homes, helping the state move a step forward to its goal of net carbon neutrality. -
Update: Highway 8 has reopened, but roads remain icy. -
The Forest County Potawatomi Community is quickly expanding its bison herd. It has received 40 bison in the past few months. Two Yellowstone bulls arrived just last week. -
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered higher rates of depression and anxiety, especially among young adults. But it also prompted some mental health services to become more accessible. -
Partisan-backed candidates for Wisconsin’s Supreme Court say they will not let party politics influence how they rule. Then, LGBTQ farmers in the Midwest are challenging longstanding stereotypes in agriculture. And finally, after decades of work, Wisconsin’s elk population is making a comeback.
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The Northwoods is home to a lot of wildlife, from deer to wild turkey to black bear. But what about elk? For the WXPR series Curious North, listener Debra of Sayner asked: are elk native to Wisconsin? -
After four days of voting, the U.S. House of Representatives elected Kevin McCarthy as speaker, and can now move on to other legislative tasks. Tom Tiffany, who represents Wisconsin’s 7th congressional district, says he intends to focus on energy independence and social media regulations. Then, in the state legislature, two freshman representatives have revived a socialist caucus that has been dormant for nearly a century. And a recent Keystone Pipeline oil spill could be a warning to the proposed expansion of the Enbridge Line 5 project.
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The U.S. House of Representatives elected Kevin McCarthy as speaker Friday night in one of the longest speaker contests in American history. With that vote completed, the House can now move on to other legislative tasks. -
Four people were arrested in December after a woman reported she was held captive, tied to a chair, strangled with a belt and beaten at a residence in the Town of Pine Lake in Oneida County. -
“This could be the dawning of a new era where we have a more open House of Representatives,” Rep. Tom Tiffany said.
