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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55 MPH night speed limit signs will also be installed at all lake/trail accesses. -
Travel between now and the New Year is expected to set new records, according to AAA. -
Cold weather sports place unique demands on the body, increasing the risk of injury if proper warm-up routines are skipped. -
The Mercer Public Library will be closed for several weeks starting Wednesday. Renovations are set to begin in January. -
The local elections in April may seem far away, but now is the time to submit candidate papers if you want to run for office.All county board seats as well as some city council, town board, and school board seats are up for re-election. -
Nine months after two cougar kittens were documented in the Upper Peninsula, a new trail camera photo indicates the elusive animals are still alive and living with their mother. -
Two children in Wisconsin died from complications from respiratory illnesses, according to state’s Department of Health Services.They’re the first pediatric deaths of this 2025-26 season. -
The 30-foot tall snowman is returning to Minocqua, with a new location and a new hat.Snowmy Kromer is a long-running tradition, dating back to the 1960s. -
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Back-to-back low-snow winters forced some communities to try something different to give the economy a boost.One of the more successful projects was The Glide in Boulder Junction. The ice-skating ribbon through the woods brought people from around the world to the Northwoods.Now it’s back for a second year.
