The Extra
The Extra is WXPR’s daily news podcast. Get the news you need to stay informed about your local community.
Latest Episodes
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Person found trapped under a UTV at edge of Lake Kaubashine in the Town of Hazelhurst, candidates for Rhinelander Mayor share their views, task force created to find funding for aquatic center in Antigo
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Oneida and Iron County snowmobile trails have closed for the season, frog jumping contests and turtle forbidden to prevent disease spread, researchers asking for ticks to be sent in this summer
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Spring Fish and Wildlife Hearings in April will gather input on resource management, Gogebic County Sheriff's Office investigation child death, new film office to help encourage projects in Wisconsin
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Supporting the arts in the tiniest of communities, contract signed for work on Highway 8 just outside of Rhinelander, new law ensures adequate breast cancer testing for those with dense breast tissue
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Women in Business program launched in Vilas County, expanded Medicaid coverage for a year after birth signed into law in Wisconsin, bill would expand cryptocurrency kiosk protections for consumers
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$133 million PFAS package approved by the Senate now goes to the Governor, exhibit in Minocqua features poems and photos inspired by a local naturalist, firefighters save a home in the Town of Stella
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North Country Trail feels some impacts from DOGE cuts made one year ago, northern Wisconsin recovering from blizzard impacts, fight over the Line 5 pipeline goes before the Michigan Supreme Court
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Blizzard impacts still being felt across northern Wisconsin, no one injured as a fire destroys a home near Merrill, recycled material being used to create art in Antigo
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Former sawmill site in Vilas County an opportunity for economic growth, Governor names a new Price County DA, Minnesota man charged after reportedly traveling to Rhinelander seeking sex with a minor
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A new statewide initiative seeks to ensure Wisconsin has healthy forests, contract approved for construction project on US 51 in Minocqua, spring breakup period can be a risky time for flooding