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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Health officials say the best way to prevent death or hospitalizations from the flu and other respiratory viruses is to get vaccinated. -
Millions of the people all across the U.S. are expected to participate in planned “No Kings” protests on Saturday, October 18th. -
The CBC says its inventory recently dropped to just a two-day supply of O-positive and even less of O-negative. -
Jessi Ebben, a Trump Republican from Stanley, says she wants to ensure her children and grandchildren have a chance at the American Dream. -
Common Council approved spending up to $460,000 for the design of a PFAS water treatment facility for the wells. -
Fred Clark, a Democrat from Bayfield, says he spent much of this past summer talking to voters of all political leanings about how changes in Washington D.C. were impacting them. -
Governor Tony Evers signed an executive order Monday to preserve cultural resources and languages of Wisconsin’s Tribal Nations. -
50 years ago, the first Rustic Road in Wisconsin received its formal designation.Now, the program is up to 126 roads spanning hundreds of miles across the state. -
The North Central Forest encompasses 9,500 square miles in northern Wisconsin. It includes all or portions of the 20 counties including Forest, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Price and Vilas counties. -
For three decades, The Table has been a place for people to gather and share a meal.Run out of St Augustine's Episcopal Church in Rhinelander, The Table has gone through some changes over the years but its commitment to community remains.
