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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This year’s flu vaccines are now available through the Oneida County Health Department.It’s continuing its effort to make the vaccine as accessible as possible to people. -
Wisconsin’s wolf population appears to be remaining steady over the last couple of years.That suggests the state has reach its carrying capacity for wolves. -
Rice camps have long been a tradition for Tribal Nations. It’s a time for people to gather, harvest wild rice, and share their knowledge.This harvest season, several organizations and tribes came together for a unique intertribal rice camp. -
Several organizations and community members are working together to build a skate park at Hodag Park in Rhinelander.The skate park has been designed. Now the community is looking to raise $1.5 million to build it. -
The Wisconsin Mutual Aid Box Alarm System, or MABAS, gets credit for making sure everything was covered -
The recently renovated Marshfield Medical Center in Park Falls now features an updated physical therapy gym, an outpatient pharmacy, reliable heat, A/C in the inpatient rooms, and a relocated urgent care to name a few of the upgrades. -
Health officials say taking time to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and connect people to life-saving resources can help reduce those deaths. -
While Wisconsin might be known as the dairy state, cows are not as commonplace in the Northwoods.It makes a Rhinelander business that’s added Scottish Highland cattle for beef somewhat unique for the county. The owner is hoping to inspire others to make the leap. -
Aspirus Ironwood Hospital announced Friday that it will be ending its labor and delivery services at the end of 2025.It will continue to offer pre-natal and postnatal care for local families. -
Artists in Ironwood are painting three murals on buildings throughout the city that focus on species of ecological significance to the region.
