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 Rhinelander City Council wants feedback on whether to convert the main downtown street into a one-way. -
A look at the Antigo Farmers Market, but a recipe for radishes. -
WXPR Local news for Friday, July 11 2025. -
Five members of the task force as well as three K9s left Wisconsin Tuesday morning from the Regional All-Climate Training Center located at Volk Field in Camp Douglas. -
A Milwaukee-based apprenticeship-readiness program is expanding statewide.The President and CEO of WRTP Big Step was in Rhinelander this week meeting with local businesses and Nicolet College about how it could have an impact in the Northwoods. -
Right now, there is a critical need for blood donations in the Northwoods.Summer can be a difficult time of year for donation centers. -
The Oneida County Sheriff’s Office arrested seven people who are charged in a conspiracy to transport and distribute fentanyl in the Rhinelander area. -
At least one person has died, and three others have been hospitalized this summer with the Powassan Virus disease.While the tick-borne illness is still rare in Wisconsin, the state department of health services is urging health care providers to be on the lookout for signs of it. -
Wisconsin will be getting a state film office and will start offering tax credits to filmmakers. -
In WXPR’s new seasonal series “Rooted Up North”, we’re highlighting our local farmers markets and sharing what you’ll be able to find.
