Katie Thoresen
News Director/Vice PresidentKatie Thoresen joined WXPR as the News Director in August of 2020. While new to WXPR, she's not new to Rhinelander. Katie previously worked for WJFW and has spent the last five years working in TV. She covers the news that matters to people in northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula and takes a special interest in environmental and health care related stories.
Katie is happy to be back in the Northwoods after living in Oregon for two years. She grew up in Illinois and has spent her entire life visiting the area. Katie is a graduate of Central Michigan University. Outside of work you can find her on the hiking trails or out on the water.
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As WXPR reported earlier this week, the Tribe says the Presbyterian Church agreed to remove the building that currently houses the attic resale shop and replace part of the parking.The church is saying it never agreed to that. -
The Tri-County Council knows firsthand how prevalent domestic violence is in our community.The domestic violence and sexual assault organization serves survivors in Forest, Oneida, and Vilas Counties.
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Multiple structures at the Gogebic County Fairgrounds were destroyed in a fire Tuesday morning.
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The YMCA of the Northwoods is planning on building a roughly $10 million facility in the City of Park Falls.The organization and community kicked off its fundraising campaign Wednesday night.
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The Wisconsin DNR will be hosting two open houses to talk about wolf management in the state.The DNR has been working on creating a new wolf management plan.
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Nearly a year ago, Feed Our Rural Kids and local social services offices created a phone helpline to connect people with food resources.Now, it’s expanding that tool online.
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While people are enjoying this beautiful fall weather in the Northwoods, city planners are already focusing on this winter.
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The sludge was tested in July as a possible source of contamination for the high levels of PFAS being found in private wells in the Town of Stella in Oneida County.PFAS testing for sludge from the Ahlstrom Munksjo Papermill in Rhinelander shows 1.67 parts per billion [ppb] for PFOS and 0.342 ppb for PFOA.
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The start of cooler weather also means the start of many hunting seasons in Wisconsin. WXPR's Katie Thoresen talks with Wisconsin DNR Conservation Warden Tim Otto about which hunting seasons are starting up and what non-hunters should know.
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St. Germain Elementary School went into lockdown Friday morning.No one was injured and the Vilas County Sheriff’s Office says there was no direct threat to the school, students, or staff.A 63-year-old male was arrested.
