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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The entire project will connect Mercer to WinMan Trails and complete a roughly 24-mile loop that extends from the Heart of Vilas County trail system. -
Right now, the Community Blood Center only has a two-day supply of red cells. -
One organizer affectionately calls the Oneida County Fair “one of the best little fairs in the state of Wisconsin.”Right now, Pioneer Park in Rhinelander is being transformed into the fairgrounds. -
Severe weather Monday morning caused widespread damage in Wisconsin. -
If your plans to cool of this week include a dip in the lake—it’s important to know the signs of drowning.It rarely matches how drownings are portrayed in movies and TV shows. -
The Northwoods Forest History Experience opened in Vilas County this summer.It’s a joint project of the North Lakeland Discovery Center and Manitowish Waters Historical Society. -
The recent smoke event in Wisconsin was one of the worst recorded in terms of how poor and widespread the air quality got, at least since record keeping began in the 2000s. -
About 100 blood donors are still needed at Rhinelander High School on Thursday, July 23. -
Absentee Voting is underway in Wisconsin for the August 11th Primary. -
The Wisconsin DNR expanded select testing of privates wells a year ago in response to the extreme levels of contamination found in the town of Stella.PFAS are manmade chemicals that have been linked to adverse health effects.
