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Here's your local news for Thursday, August 13, 2026:
- We detail the latest pitch to redevelop the downtown site that houses Essen Haus,
- Find out why ACLU is suing the state of Wisconsin,
- Examine the struggle to obtain additional records on police disciplinary investigations,
- Learn about a new lawsuit challenging the DNR's approach to data center development,
- Check in with Forward Madison FC after the end of their winning streak,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, August 12, 2026:
- We detail the preliminary results in Tuesday's election,
- Consider why statewide polls missed the mark in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor,
- Hear what's at stake for Wisconsin kids amid the federal deregulation of Head Start,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1967,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, August 11, 2026:
- We explain why an error more than fifty years ago has the city rushing to hand over "remnant lands" to the county,
- Tour the new Bartillon shelter ahead of opening day next month,
- Learn how a series of economic shifts have turned the dairy world upside down,
- Hear the mission behind the "Dane County Food System Action Plan,"
- Take a closer look at the invasive European starling,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, August 10, 2026:
- We get an update from Wisconsin's top elections administrator ahead of Tuesday's partisan primary,
- Hear the community-building mission behind MadWorC's new "Willy Street Impacted Workers Fund,"
- Sit down with a storm damage surveyor at the National Weather Service,
- Analyze the latest campaign finance filings in the race for Wisconsin governor,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, August 6, 2026:
- We hear a disability advocate's warning about Medicaid cuts and a new opinion from the Justice Department,
- Explain how a conversation about public artworks at Tuesday's city council meeting devolved into accusations of "nativism,"
- Find out what Wisconsin DNR is doing to control an invasive species of fish,
- Look forward to this year's Ukraine Fest,
- Detail an ongoing lawsuit that could reshape Wisconsin's absentee voting process,
- Meet the co-founders of the "Fat Clothing Swap,"
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, August 5, 2026:
- We detail the past 24 hours of city meetings and protests, two weeks after the police killing of Corey Ruiz,
- Learn how the U.S. Small Business Administration is helping Wisconsin recover from this spring's severe storms,
- Hear strategies to counter the concentrated power of billionaires,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1963,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, August 4, 2026:
- We detail what went down this morning when the city followed through on its threat to clear out the encampment on Willy and Baldwin Streets,
- Head to a downtown rally demanding accountability in the police killing of Corey Ruiz,
- Meet Douglas Alexander, a self-described independent who's challenging Congressman Mark Pocan in the Democratic primary,
- Find out how federal policies are weakening the agricultural economy,
- Stop by JBC Coffee Roasters,
- Learn how some of our region's tiniest mammals survive in the wild,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, August 3, 2026:
- We get an updated report from the Corey Ruiz memorial site,
- Talk police training and "privileged use of force" with a UW law professor,
- Hear how Wisconsin farmers are pushing rural priorities ahead of the primary election,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Mark the anniversary of a strike at Hoover Dam,
- Review two movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, July 30, 2026:
- We hear how Wisconsin health officials are preparing to carry out the new federal work requirement for Medicaid recipients,
- Examine the city of Madison's push to standardize zoning,
- Usher in a new era of "Transparency Talk,"
- Tell you the best spots to cast your fishing line,
- Check in with Forward Madison FC as their winning streak continues,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, July 29, 2026:
- We share key takeaways from Tuesday's primary debate,
- Find out how much money Wisconsinites are losing to online scams,
- Check in with a nurse at St. Mary's Hospital, after the NLRB certified their union election,
- Hear about a new forever chemical designed to cool data centers,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1969,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, July 28, 2026:
- We detail the latest legal dispute over absentee voting in Wisconsin,
- Find out why Dane County is turning to an AI assistant to handle non-emergency calls,
- Explain how recent drought conditions are impacting American agriculture,
- Check out the eats at a local farmers market,
- Share some fun facts about brown-headed cowbirds,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, July 27, 2026:
- We outline how the Madison community has responded in the days since police shot and killed Corey Ruiz,
- Share key takeaways from Salah Sarsour's deportation hearing last week,
- Hear incumbent Sheriff Kalvin Barrett's pitch to voters ahead of the August primary,
- Get a political reporter's take on the chaotic race for Wisconsin governor,
- Commemorate the anniversary of a massacre during the Korean War,
- Teach you how to mix up a "Zombie" cocktail,
- Review two comedies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, July 23, 2026:
- We detail what's happened in the 24 hours since Madison police shot and killed Corey Ruiz,
- Talk the war in Iran with Senator Tammy Baldwin,
- Hear how students at UW are celebrating Balkan culture,
- Share the story behind Wisconsin's "battle between governors" in 1856,
- Head to the Amish Quilt and Consignment Auction,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, July 22, 2026:
- We hear what national experts have to say about police oversight efforts in Madison,
- Learn how the Willy Street Co-op is reducing plastic waste,
- Consider the ramifications of a new, controversial USPS rule,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1962,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, July 21, 2026:
- We hear how the local public health department plans to cope with reduced funding next year,
- Meet a civilian who's challenging Sheriff Kalvin Barrett in the August primary,
- Examine the fluctuating price of nonfat dry milk,
- Visit a restaurant trying new things on Madison's near east side,
- Explain what different species of birds need to reach maturity,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, July 20, 2026:
- We hear Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway's pitch for another term in office,
- Check in on efforts to rename three MMSD elementary schools,
- Learn the potential economic benefits of broader union membership,
- Dig into the campaign finance reports of Wisconsin's gubernatorial candidates,
- Teach you how to mix up a "Miami Vice" cocktail,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, July 16, 2026:
- We head to a rally outside Wisconsin Department of Corrections headquarters,
- Learn the history behind "No Turn On Red" signs and the different ways municipalities use them,
- Explain why a pair of media outlets are suing the state's Department of Administration,
- Check in with the Madison Arcatao Sister City Project ahead of a big anniversary,
- Take stock of Forward Madison FC's standing,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, July 15, 2026:
- We get the details on Edgewood High School's "compromise" stadium plans,
- Find out why the world's richest man could soon face criminal charges in Wisconsin,
- Hear about the long road to justice for a fifty-year-old crime,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1964,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, July 14, 2026:
- We find out why a hopeful for Wisconsin governor has fired her campaign manager,
- Learn the mission behind a new community garden in Milwaukee,
- Get a consumer advocate's take on Oracle's new lawsuit against state utility regulators,
- Look at what Trump's ICE crackdown means for Wisconsin dairy farms,
- Hear about a local influencer's quest for good food,
- Explain how animals stay cool in extreme heat,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, July 13, 2026:
- We hear how the state plans to respond, after a city clerk sent duplicate absentee ballots to voters in back-to-back elections,
- Learn about the economic and environmental benefits of agroforestry,
- Find out why an environmental law firm is suing the state's Department of Natural Resources,
- Examine the exploitation of undocumented immigrants' labor,
- Celebrate the birthday of a renowned American labor leader,
- Review two new movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, July 9, 2026:
- We find out why Madison is pursuing more control over a local highway,
- Detail ICE's traumatic toll on Wisconsin children,
- Check in with Animal Advocacy after they weathered a university investigation,
- Hear about a cultural club at UW,
- Examine a Wisconsin legal case that highlighted the conflict between First Amendment rights and the interest of the state,
- Talk organized chaos with a local artist,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, July 8, 2026:
- We detail the obstacles ahead for Madison's 2027 operating budget,
- Learn more about the Evers administration's new plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Wisconsin,
- Hear the mission behind the "Unlock the Vote" campaign,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1969,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, July 7, 2026:
- We get to know the Democratic candidates running for Dane County sheriff,
- Hear what issues should take priority in the race for Wisconsin governor, according to a grassroots coalition of moms,
- Find out why Wisconsin has joined yet another multistate lawsuit against the Trump regime,
- Recap the U.S. Supreme Court's latest decision on Roundup liability,
- Learn how the termination of 988's LGBTQ+ crisis line has affected Wisconsinites in need,
- Explain how to identify different raptor species,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, July 2, 2026:
- We head to a picket line outside a downtown Madison hotel,
- Check in with Students for Justice in Palestine, two years after they struck a deal with UW administrators,
- Explain why an elected official in Waterford is suing his own police department,
- Tell you the best spots to cast your fishing line this holiday weekend,
- Get the scoop on Forward Madison FC's recent hot streak,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, July 1, 2026:
- We hear Democratic legislators' plan to resurrect the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program,
- Find out how new federal work requirements could impact Medicaid coverage in Wisconsin,
- Learn the story behind an unusual settlement the state's DOJ announced this week,
- Dissect the Trump regime's latest attempt to shake up the Department of Education,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1968,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, June 30, 2026:
- We hear what Dane County's next budget is looking like so far,
- Learn more about a movement calling for a publicly-owned electric utility in the city of Milwaukee,
- Describe the destructive legacy of a 20th century American food scientist,
- Share some "struggle meal" ideas for when life gets in the way,
- Get a June update from the Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Rehabilitation Center,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, June 29, 2026:
- We hear the long history of flax textiles in Wisconsin,
- Find out how hidden algorithms are driving up rideshare prices,
- Get some tips to stay safe during this week's extreme heat,
- Take a closer look at Wisconsin's fake elector case,
- Share the story of a mass, retaliatory deportation in 1936,
- Teach you how to mix up a "Fuzzy Navel" cocktail,
- Review a new television series,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, June 25, 2026:
- We get a progress update from the lobbyist tasked with advancing the city of Madison's interests in the State Capitol,
- Hear why service sharing or consolidation could be the answer for understaffed Wisconsin fire departments,
- Look forward to a concert fundraiser this weekend celebrating Ukrainian culture,
- Detail a legal case that solidified protections against sex discrimination in the workplace,
- Talk perfectionism with a local artist,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, June 24, 2026:
- We detail MMSD's new cell phone policy,
- Learn how women-led conservation groups in Wisconsin are rising above their funding troubles,
- Hear about a new digital ad campaign that's taking We Energies to task,
- Examine the mental health impacts of remote work,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1963,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, June 23, 2026:
- We head to Pewaukee for the latest gubernatorial candidate forum,
- Hear what's behind the unionization effort at a Madison-based law firm,
- Explain how a local cheesemaker earned its reputation for innovation,
- Find out why it's becoming more difficult for healthcare systems to participate in climate-safe practices,
- Share some fun facts about yellow-bellied sapsuckers,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, June 22, 2026:
- We recap the highlights from Wednesday's 76th Assembly District candidate forum,
- Head to Penn Park for Madison's 37th annual Juneteenth celebration,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Mark the sixth anniversary of a successful strike in Maine,
- Teach you how to mix up a Pina Colada,
- Review two new movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, June 18, 2026:
- We find out why advocates are sounding the alarm about Wisconsin's healthcare system,
- Learn how projected Social Security cuts could impact recipients across the state,
- Hear what's at stake if state utility regulators agree to loosen financial requirements for data centers,
- Detail the legal dispute over an unusually secretive state education conference in 2024,
- Tell you the best spots to cast your fishing line,
- Check in with Forward Madison FC after another big home-field victory,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, June 17, 2026:
- We hear the mission behind a temporary photo display in the Capitol rotunda,
- Take a closer look at a new bombshell report from Madison's independent police watchdog,
- Discuss Freemasonry with a pair of insiders,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1969,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, June 16, 2026:
- We head to the Capitol rotunda for an early Juneteenth celebration,
- Find out how Wisconsin counties are preparing for federal changes to the SNAP program,
- Get the details on the draft Southwest Area Plan ahead of next week's vote in the city council,
- Mark National Dairy Month with a brief history of Wisconsin cheesemaking,
- Visit a cozy pizzeria on Madison's north side,
- Learn how wildlife rehabilitators helped reunite a family of bats,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, June 15, 2026:
- We recap the highlights from the Wisconsin Democratic Party's 2026 state convention,
- Find out why Madison's police watchdog is blaming officer restraint, not a drug overdose, for Richard Lee Johnson's death in 2024,
- Learn more about an interfaith coalition demanding Salah Sarsour's release from ICE custody,
- Outline the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Share some tips to protect your privacy in the digital age,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, June 11, 2026:
- We find out why Madison alders approved a new layout for Regent Street despite public pushback,
- Hear the latest data that points to deep racial disparities in the well-being of Wisconsin children,
- Detail the legal case that ended Wisconsin's ban on same-sex marriage,
- Get a historian's take on right-wing politics in Latin America,
- Discuss hustle culture and community with a local artist,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, June 10, 2026:
- We hear Democrats' pitch to protect access to contraception amid federal uncertainty,
- Honor Michael Johnson, an influential community leader who died this week at age 50,
- Discuss the resurgence of nuclear power in the United States,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1968,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, June 9, 2026:
- We explain why a brutalist apartment building that's slated for demolition could still become a city landmark,
- Detail the mission behind Strolling Thunder,
- Sit down with Kareem Sarsour, who details his father's experience in ICE custody,
- Discuss some pests and diseases threatening American cattle,
- Examine the legal back and forth over Trump's billion-dollar slush fund,
- Share some fun facts about the common grackle,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, June 8, 2026:
- We find out why a popular youth diving club is shutting down,
- Examine the flaws in Wisconsin's community supervision system,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Commemorate the 1967 nomination of a trailblazing U.S. Supreme Court justice,
- Review two new movies on the small screen,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, June 4, 2026:
- We hear what Madison can do to regulate data center development in the city long term,
- Find out which election hopefuls made the cut after Monday's filing deadline,
- Explain why a simple letter can sometimes resolve an open government dispute faster than litigation,
- Tell you the best spots to cast your fishing line,
- Check in with Forward Madison FC after a big home-field win,
- And more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, June 3, 2026:
- We attend the Wisconsin Workers' Forum for Governor,
- Learn why some legal groups are urging caution, as the state Supreme Court weighs a proposal that would tighten Wisconsin's judicial recusal rules,
- Examine how ultra-wealthy oligarchs dominate democracies,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1961,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, June 2, 2026:
- We detail the latest debate over MMSD's cell phone policy,
- Find out why a student-led animal advocacy group has accused UW-Madison of quashing free speech to protect its bottom line,
- Explain how a massive food safety recall in April could impact consumer pocketbooks,
- Take a closer look at a local culinary publication,
- Celebrate one of nature's tiniest travelers,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, June 1, 2026:
- We head to St. Mary's hospital in Madison for a rally supporting the nurses union,
- Find out how the public can help shape the future of transportation in the Greater Madison area,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Mark the anniversary of the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924,
- Teach you how to mix up a 'Lemon Drop' cocktail,
- Review some new movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, May 28, 2026:
- We find out why Fitchburg alders decided on Tuesday to cut ties with a controversial surveillance tech company,
- Take a deep dive into Madison's public water system,
- Detail a legal case that cemented the federal government's regulatory control over the Wisconsin National Guard,
- Examine a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,
- Talk creative spaces and community with a local artist,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, May 27, 2026:
- We explain how you can weigh in on Madison's draft Safe Routes to School plan,
- Examine a proposed data center moratorium that's on the fast track in the Dane County Board,
- Debut a new media-focused feature,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to the late 1960s,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, May 26, 2026:
- We share key takeaways from Thursday's 'State of the County' address,
- Explore the benefits of cover cropping,
- Break down Wisconsin's financial outlook after a bipartisan spending deal died in the Senate earlier this month,
- Describe a "triple whammy" hitting American farmers' pocketbooks,
- Examine a new federal ruling that blocks the Justice Department from obtaining Wisconsin's unredacted voter data,
- Look forward to summertime fun and hands-on learning at Camp WildSide,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, May 21, 2026:
- We find out why Madison's police oversight leaders are asking for a bigger budget,
- Learn how Wisconsin families and providers could be impacted when Child Care Counts runs out of funding this summer,
- Explain why the state's open records law needs an update,
- Tell you the best spots to cast your fishing line this Memorial Day weekend,
- Catch up with Forward Madison FC after a series of tough losses,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, May 20, 2026:
- We join a crowded public meeting at Olbrich Gardens,
- Detail a major land conservation project that earned the county board's stamp of approval last week,
- Learn more about a billboard campaign that's urging active duty troops to refuse illegal orders,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1967,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, May 19, 2026:
- We explain how you can weigh in on the development future of downtown Madison,
- Hear the benefits of agroforestry,
- Check in with Law Forward after a recent win in Dane County court,
- Outline the latest dairy trends as American cheesemakers scramble to compete in a difficult international market,
- Dispel some myths about Midwestern cuisine,
- Explore how certain birds hijack nests and force adoptions of their young,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, May 18, 2026:
- We hear local advocates' pitch to strengthen police oversight efforts in the city of Madison,
- Share key takeaways from the Republican Party of Wisconsin's annual convention this weekend,
- Analyze a court decision last month that gutted the Voting Rights Act,
- Learn about one of the first Black lawmakers elected to Congress,
- Teach you how to mix up a "White Lady" cocktail,
- Review two new movies on the small screen,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, May 14, 2026:
- We break down last night's contentious vote in the state Legislature,
- Find out how private donors and the state can help WisconsinEye stay afloat,
- Celebrate traditional Ukrainian embroidery,
- Examine a recent legal case that had big implications for the separation of powers in Wisconsin,
- Chat with a group of historical fencing enthusiasts,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, May 13, 2026:
- We get a progress update on MMSD's long-term sustainability plan,
- Outline the benefits of strong energy codes,
- Hear how St. Mary's nurses are keeping their union campaign alive amid pressure from hospital management,
- Learn the story behind the "Pistachio Wars,"
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1969,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, May 12, 2026:
- We get a progress update on Madison's highly-anticipated men's shelter,
- Learn how recent federal health care cuts could impact Wisconsin,
- Find out why the governor's $1.8 billion surplus deal is already drawing criticism from his own party,
- Examine the economic hurdles that farmers are facing at the start of a new growing season,
- Visit a decades-old staple in the Madison coffee scene,
- Share some fun facts about eastern bluebirds,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, May 11, 2026:
- We share a major update in the campaign for a unionized newsroom at the Cap Times,
- Examine the urban-rural gap in access to child care,
- Find out which priorities made the cut in the bipartisan spending deal Governor Evers announced Monday,
- Say goodbye to the UW Space Place,
- Commemorate the anniversary of the Million Mom March for gun control,
- Teach you how to mix up a simple French cocktail,
- Review a new movie and a new docuseries,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, May 7, 2026:
- We check out a new community space on Madison's south side,
- Learn more about the campaign for a unionized newsroom at the Cap Times,
- Discuss two recent court decisions involving DOJ records requests,
- Tell you the best spots to cast your fishing line,
- Reflect on Forward Madison FC's remarkable stretch away from home,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, May 6, 2026:
- We detail a proposed cell phone policy that garnered mixed responses at Monday's MMSD school board meeting,
- Examine a conservative ad campaign that's using bipartisan issues to prop up Assembly Republicans in competitive districts,
- Honor the legacy of Wisconsin's most celebrated and feared political reporter,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1969,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, May 5, 2026:
- We hear what's next for the Odana Hills Golf Course redesign,
- Find out why sustainable farmers want the U.S. Supreme Court to reject Monsanto's immunity bid,
- Learn how the legal back and forth over mifepristone, a widely-used abortion pill, could impact Wisconsinites,
- Rebroadcast The Milkweed's award-winning segment on stray voltage,
- Chat with the co-owner of Little Tibet Market and Cafe,
- Get a baby season update from the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, May 4, 2026:
- We find out why the Madison Police Department credits community partners for the city's declining crime rates,
- Head to downtown Madison for this year's May Day rally,
- Learn how Wisconsin teachers are picking up the slack amid funding and retention issues,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Celebrate the legacy of an anti-colonialist reporter,
- Review an international film and television series,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, April 30, 2026:
- We learn what's next, after an embattled testing facility agreed this week to sell most of its dogs to rescue groups,
- Find out why so many Wisconsin Republicans are announcing their retirement ahead of the midterms,
- Talk cultural experiences with a UW-Madison language lecturer,
- Debut our new feature on Wisconsin's most famous legal cases,
- Explore the idea of soft architecture,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, April 29, 2026:
- We detail a Regent Street development project that earned the Plan Commission's stamp of approval Monday,
- Talk climate change and storm-ready infrastructure,
- Check in with Law Forward after a panel dismissed their gerrymandering lawsuit,
- Break down how federal tax dollars are spent,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1968,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, April 28, 2026:
- We share an update on the fight to end salary compression at MMSD,
- Examine the widening funding gaps between Wisconsin K-12 school districts,
- Find out what's next, after Trump ended a twenty-year ban on mining near the Boundary Waters,
- Recap the Milkweed's award-winning segment on stray voltage,
- Explore Madison through the lens of beer and books,
- Learn about some tiny new patients at the Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Rehabilitation Center,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, April 27, 2026:
- We dig into the Public Service Commission's landmark ruling last week on data centers,
- Discuss the latest election-related news from around the state,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Mark the anniversary of the Birmingham Children’s Crusade,
- Teach you how to mix up an “Ocean Breeze” cocktail,
- Review two more movies from the Wisconsin Film Festival,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, April 23, 2026:
- We find out why Madison schools are projected to see declining kindergarten enrollment,
- Detail an upcoming expansion to the UW System's Direct Admit program,
- Learn how competing interests on Regent Street were prioritized in a planned redesign of the thoroughfare,
- Explore the ins and outs of Wisconsin's open meetings law,
- Tell you the best spots to cast your fishing line,
- Check in with Forward Madison FC after a pair of tough matches,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, April 22, 2026:
- We detail what went down at Tuesday's tense city council meeting,
- Share key takeaways from a new report on Wisconsin's criminal justice system,
- Examine the latest change in leadership at UW-Madison,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1967,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, April 21, 2026:
- We attend the "Existence as Resistance" fashion show,
- Find out why more architects are using engineered wood,
- Detail the environmental benefits of passenger rail,
- Explore how immigration raids are impacting the American agricultural industry,
- Talk culinary perspectives with a food writer,
- Describe the diverse dietary needs of birds,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, April 20, 2026:
- We hear from protesters who joined the attempted raid this weekend of a Blue Mounds dog breeding and testing facility,
- Share key takeaways from a new report on climate change in Wisconsin,
- Find out why county leaders withdrew funding for Flock cameras,
- Celebrate the legacy of a trailblazing bluegrass musician,
- Review two documentaries featured in this year's Wisconsin Film Festival,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, April 16, 2026:
- We hear city staff's pitch to reduce speeding on major arterial roads,
- Discuss the power of nonviolence in violent times,
- Review three movies featured in this year's Wisconsin Film Festival,
- Explain why physical media still matters,
- Celebrate every color of the rainbow,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, April 15, 2026:
- We explain why the Department of Public Instruction's infamous Wisconsin Dells trip is once again under scrutiny,
- Explore the benefits of "right to charge" laws,
- Find out how many internal investigations at the Madison Police Department actually lead to discipline,
- Detail UW-Madison's efforts to meet new accessibility requirements,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1965,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, April 14, 2026:
- We detail the debate over plans to demolish a brutalist apartment building in downtown Madison,
- Explain why a special session to ban partisan gerrymandering is still open,
- Predict tough times ahead for American dairy farmers amid rising energy costs,
- Celebrate food media and friendship with the "Stomping Grounds" team,
- Get a baby season update from the Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Rehabilitation Center,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, April 13, 2026:
- We detail the public's top concerns about data centers, according to a new survey from Wisconsin Conservation Voters,
- Find out how a scam victim turned her experience into state legislation,
- Sit down with WisDems Chair Devin Remiker for a postmortem on the spring election,
- Weigh the likelihood of a long-lasting ceasefire in the Middle East,
- Commemorate the founding of a student-led civil rights group,
- Teach you how to mix up an "Old Pal" cocktail,
- Review two new movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, April 9, 2026:
- We find out why the UW System's Board of Regents decided to fire President Jay Rothman,
- Detail state level efforts to legalize medical aid in dying,
- Hear Madison's updated plan for a more walkable city,
- Share some tips on how to submit a successful open records request,
- Tell you the best spots to cast your fishing line,
- Sit down with a Forward Madison FC goalkeeper who’s on a hot streak,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, April 8, 2026:
- We hear how Democratic hopefuls for governor plan to fix Wisconsin's health care system,
- Break down the results of Tuesday's nonpartisan election with four local labor leaders,
- Take a closer look at the ouster of UW System President Jay Rothman,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1962,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, April 7, 2026:
- We share the latest on today's nonpartisan spring election,
- Find out what's next for prison reform advocates after Governor Evers moved to restore Wisconsin's commutations process,
- Predict how the war in Iran could unsettle the global agriculture industry,
- Talk cold brew with a Madison food industry veteran,
- Examine why males in many bird species are so colorful,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, April 6, 2026:
- We learn how a multi-city initiative is helping reduce climate emissions and renters' energy bills in one go,
- Check in on efforts to create an intergenerational space for children and seniors in Walworth County,
- Find out why more Wisconsin prisons and jails are offering opioid addiction medication,
- Examine Wisconsin’s voting policy and trends ahead of tomorrow’s election,
- Look back on the Red Scare-era exile of Charlie Chaplin,
- Review some new content available for streaming,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, April 1, 2026:
- We get a progress update on Madison's housing development goals,
- Detail a new landmark verdict that holds tech giants accountable for childhood social media addiction,
- Find out why student leaders are demanding democratic input over the UW System's financial assets,
- Examine the cost of college with a pair of UW-Madison student journalists,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Share a retrospective on Madison's only liberal mayor of the 1960s,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, March 31, 2026:
- We find out what's at stake in next week's Wisconsin Supreme Court election,
- Detail a grassroots effort to increase Latino voter access in the state,
- Meet a Dane County Circuit Court candidate who says she'd bring integrity and transparency to the bench,
- Examine the dangers of a widely-used herbicide,
- Sit down with a pair of Epic baristas,
- Describe the best — and safest — types of bird feed,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, March 30, 2026:
- We head to downtown Madison for this weekend's rally against the Trump regime,
- Talk judicial philosophy with an incumbent Dane County judge,
- Answer all of your burning questions about data centers,
- Commemorate the enactment of the Fifteenth Amendment,
- Teach you how to mix up a Negroni cocktail,
- Review two new movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, March 26, 2026:
- We detail county supervisors' misgivings amid contract negotiations with FPC Live,
- Find out why rural organizers are speaking out against data center development and CAFOs,
- Meet an incumbent county supervisor who wants to expand housing options in her community,
- Shed light on some stand-out reporting from this year's Sunshine Week,
- Tell you the best spots to cast your fishing line,
- Hear how Forward Madison FC's 2026 season is shaping up so far,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, March 25, 2026:
- We head to Bascom Hill for a rally sounding the alarm on UWPD's new surveillance tech,
- Learn how many Wisconsinites identify with Christian nationalism,
- Meet an incumbent supervisor who says the county needs to prioritize core services in the budget,
- Examine the low engagement in UW-Madison's student government,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1969,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, March 24, 2026:
- We check in on the partisan tug of war over Wisconsin's school funding system,
- Meet a county board candidate who's pledged to protect farmland and prevent urban sprawl,
- Predict how the war in Iran could impact food prices,
- Visit a local business that's bringing the art of tortilla-making to the Midwest,
- Track down an escaped snake at the Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Rehabilitation Center,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, March 23, 2026:
- We find out why – and how – the city's independent police monitor used AI in their latest annual report,
- Meet a county board candidate who says infrastructure maintenance and emergency services should be first in line for funding,
- Continue our coverage of the "Embroidered with Pain" exhibit,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Teach you how to mix up a "Black and Tan,"
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, March 19, 2026:
- We explain what changes under Wisconsin's new breast cancer screening law,
- Meet an incumbent county supervisor who says local municipalities should have the final say on local issues,
- Hear the mission behind the "Embroidered with Pain" exhibit,
- Preview some upcoming events in the experimental music scene,
- Sit down with a bona fide world-builder,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, March 18, 2026:
- We hear how a cohort of city staff are advancing Madison's sustainability plan,
- Explain the mission behind the Educational Support Professionals Bill of Rights,
- Learn how data center developers are using NDAs and heavy redactions to keep Wisconsinites in the dark,
- Find out why the city of Madison and the UW Police Department are locked in a jurisdictional dispute,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1961,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, March 17, 2026:
- We find out why concerned parents flooded the public comment session at Monday's Plan Commission meeting,
- Meet an incumbent supervisor who says Dane County should focus on internal hiring to save money,
- Explain what the war in the Middle East means for the average American farmer,
- Consider how wage disparities contribute to the affordability crisis,
- Share some fun facts about the common loon,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, March 16, 2026:
- We hear about some possible improvements coming soon to a west side golf course,
- Meet a county board candidate who says the Sheriff's Department should be first in line for funding,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Celebrate the contributions of Irish immigrants ahead of Saint Patrick's Day,
- Review two new movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, March 12, 2026:
- We hear how Senator Baldwin is fighting to stop the war in Iran,
- Meet a candidate who says her experience as an education leader would be an asset on the county board,
- Preview the winners, and sole loser, of this year's open government awards,
- Tell you the best spots to cast your fishing line,
- Check in with Forward Madison FC ahead of their season kickoff this weekend,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, March 11, 2026:
- We find out why the Madison Common Council is looking inwards as it prepares for two decades of significant population growth in the city,
- Learn how ICE fears are disrupting Wisconsin's workplaces,
- Meet a county board candidate who says local property taxes have gotten out of hand,
- Celebrate a hundred years of dance at UW-Madison,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1969,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, March 10, 2026:
- We find out why fewer Wisconsin children are getting vaccinated on schedule,
- Meet a candidate who says she'd prioritize sustainable growth and water quality on the county board,
- Explain the beef over imported Argentinian beef,
- Dig into Madison's culinary scene with a local food and culture editor,
- Celebrate turkey vultures, nature's "garbage disposals,"
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, March 9, 2026:
- We hear how Dane County's new ballot printing vendor is speeding up election prep,
- Explain the debate over a bill that would codify a controversial definition of antisemitism into state law,
- Meet an incumbent supervisor who says Dane County has a spending problem,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Mark the anniversary of the 1952 coup in Cuba,
- Teach you how to mix up a Peach Bellini,
- Review two new movies on the small screen,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, March 5, 2026:
- We hear city staff's pitch to alleviate the traffic and pedestrian problems on Regent Street,
- Meet an incumbent supervisor who says the environment can't take a back seat as the county prepares for future growth,
- Get a calendar update from Friends of Ukraine-Madison,
- Celebrate the power of protest songs,
- Discuss the commodification of children's toys,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, March 4, 2026:
- We learn how MMSD is fine-tuning its support for students with IEPs,
- Explain what would change if Wisconsin legislators finally agree to pass Erin's Law,
- Meet a county board candidate who wants to lower child care costs for working families,
- Hear a UW-Madison political scientist's predictions for the 2026 midterms,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1967,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, March 3, 2026:
- We hear the governor's pitch to make fair voting maps permanent in Wisconsin,
- Learn how the rush to build hyperscale data centers could set back clean energy efforts,
- Meet a county board candidate who says she'd take a needs-based approach to the budget,
- Simplify the data on cheddar cheese pricing,
- Visit Wildwood Cafe in Stoughton,
- Explain how prey animals fight back against predation and competition in the wild,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, March 2, 2026:
- We get the scoop on a new lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's school funding system,
- Consider the political benefits of backing universal child care,
- Discuss the data center boom with a power plant operator who's running for the county board,
- Find out how a Wisconsin-based regional airline is collaborating with ICE,
- Mark the anniversary of a women-led strike in 1860,
- Review two new movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, February 26, 2026:
- We find out why construction on the jail consolidation project is running behind schedule,
- Meet an incumbent county supervisor who says NIMBYism should have consequences,
- Run through some transparency bills that are stuck in legislative limbo,
- Tell you the best spots to cast your fishing line,
- Get an update on Forward Madison FC's roster rebuild,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, February 25, 2026:
- We detail Attorney General Kaul's clash this morning with the GOP legislators leading an investigation of his department,
- Meet a county board candidate who's touting his firsthand knowledge of rural and urban issues,
- Check in on UW-Madison's search for a new provost,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1967,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, February 24, 2026:
- We'll learn how to tell the difference between Madison police officers and ICE,
- Detail a new course at UW Law School that's blending legal theory with lived experience in the criminal justice system,
- Meet a county board candidate who wants to provide housing and workforce services at a "veterans village,"
- Talk butter price gouging,
- Sit down with the editor-in-chief of TASTE – a WORT alum,
- Get ready for baby season at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, February 23, 2026:
- We join the Fire & Wonder Winter Gathering at San Damiano Park,
- Meet an incumbent supervisor who says the growing county needs more housing and better transit,
- Find out why rural Wisconsin is struggling to hire municipal clerks,
- Mark the anniversary of the 2018 West Virginia teachers strike,
- Teach you how to mix up a 'Singapore Sling' cocktail,
- Review two new movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, February 19, 2026:
- We outline the Dane County Regional Airport's economic benefits and environmental drawbacks,
- Look forward to a software glow-up coming soon to the library system,
- Commemorate the fourth anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine,
- Explore the complex politics of so-called "rare earth" elements,
- Meet a pair of artists that are using their craft to memorialize their friendship,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, February 18, 2026:
- We share the key takeaways from Governor Evers' final State of the State address,
- Find out why a Wisconsin environmental group is suing the EPA,
- Detail student organizers' demands to limit ICE activity on the UW-Madison campus,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1965,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, February 17, 2026:
- We detail GOP leaders' latest pitch to spend down the surplus, after weeks of negotiations with Governor Evers,
- Share some tips for private well owners who want to protect their water from contaminants,
- Outline some potential changes to Madison's border with McFarland,
- Explain what dairy products could win out in the recent protein craze,
- Visit a decades-old staple in the Madison coffee scene,
- Get ready for spring at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, February 16, 2026:
- We head to Señor Machetes for a fundraiser supporting co-owner Noel Quintana, who was detained by ICE late last month,
- Find out why a grassroots group wants to combine child care and senior housing in Walworth County,
- Learn how the local public health department is working to stop the spread of measles,
- Check in with Madison's new city clerk ahead of tomorrow's spring primary,
- Commemorate the opening of King Tut's tomb in 1923,
- Teach you how to mix up a blackberry-based cocktail,
- Review two new onscreen offerings,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, February 12, 2026:
- We head to the state Capitol for a rally demanding a statewide moratorium on data center development,
- Sit down with a West Allis nurse who was fired this week after leading a unionization effort at her workplace,
- Offer some open government story ideas to celebrate this year's Sunshine Week,
- Hear the mission behind the DNR's new "Be Well Informed" tool,
- Check in on Forward Madison's roster rebuild,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, February 11, 2026:
- We detail today's legal back and forth over a grant program that helps students of color attend college,
- Learn how some employers are filling the gaps in the health insurance marketplace,
- Meet an incumbent supervisor who says rural voters deserve an experienced representative on the county board,
- Reflect on the legacy of outgoing UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1969,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, February 10, 2026:
- We detail the goings-on today in the state Capitol, including key takeaways from this year's State of the Tribes Address and the Assembly's packed floor agenda,
- Meet a candidate who says rural communities deserve a stronger voice on the Dane County Board,
- Outline some policy issues that could drive rural voters to the polls this fall,
- Sit down with a local food reviewer,
- Explore the tough ethical questions that wildlife rehabilitators encounter on the job,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, February 9, 2026:
- We get an inside look at the city of Madison's routine election equipment test,
- Consider what's at stake if Wisconsin elects a Trump loyalist as governor this fall,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Mark the anniversary of the Dawes Act in 1887,
- Review two more Oscar contenders,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, February 5, 2026:
- We explain why a unanimous vote yesterday has sent local harm reduction efforts back to the drawing board,
- Meet a county board candidate who's calling for more workforce housing,
- Hear a journalist's firsthand account of the ICE invasion in Minneapolis,
- Learn what it takes to achieve fluency in Russian,
- Visit an open art space on the UW-Madison campus,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, February 4, 2026:
- We find out how a tweak to state law could generate millions for Wisconsin crypto investors,
- Detail the benefits of cover crop practices,
- Meet a county board candidate who wants to keep special interest groups out of local politics,
- Learn how the UW-Madison community participated in the nationwide ICE protest on Friday,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1966,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, February 3, 2026:
- We detail state Democrats' latest attempt to legalize cannabis - and the recent changes to federal policy that have added to their urgency this time around,
- Find out how the state's Department of Justice is using the court system to push back against federal intrusion,
- Share dire predictions from this year's Agricultural Outlook Forum,
- Learn how the changing climate is impacting Wisconsin's fish population,
- Look forward to some upcoming educational opportunities for animal lovers of all ages,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, February 2, 2026:
- We head to Library Mall for a rally in solidarity with the Iranian people, amid a national crackdown on protest in the country,
- Get Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul's take on the federal incursion in Minnesota,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Mark the anniversary of the Philippine-American War,
- Teach you how to mix up a popular dessert cocktail,
- Review two Oscar-nominated films,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, January 29, 2026:
- We explain what would change if Governor Evers approves an update to the state's drinking water standards,
- Learn what's behind the nationwide shortage of teachers for the visually impaired,
- Debunk state Republicans' claims that an annual crane hunt would reduce crop damage,
- Share an update on an open records lawsuit against the state's Department of Justice,
- Find out what's biting under the ice,
- Take a closer look at the Flamingos' roster turnover ahead of the 2026 season,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, January 28, 2026:
- We hear the Madison school board's plan to address salary compression,
- Explain what's at stake for Congressional Democrats if they allow a boost in funding for the Department of Homeland Security,
- Sit down with an incumbent county supervisor who's heading to a primary next month,
- Learn how some UW-Madison professors have adopted artificial intelligence into their coursework,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1969,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, January 27, 2026:
- We find out why the DeForest village board is changing its tune, less than a year after they voted to remove fluoride from the community's drinking water,
- Meet a county board candidate who wants to consolidate city and county housing services,
- Examine a dispute over manure digesters in Waupaca County,
- Talk about halal street food with a local restauranteur,
- Share some fun facts about America's most famous hibernator ahead of Groundhog Day,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, January 26, 2026:
- We hear messages of solidarity and resistance at a Madison rally protesting the latest ICE-related shooting in Minneapolis,
- Meet a local business owner who's running to represent Madison's north side on the Dane County Board of Supervisors,
- Get an environmental journalist's take on the recent data center frenzy,
- Mark the fifteenth anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution,
- Review two Oscar contenders,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, January 22, 2026:
- We share an update on a new housing development in the city's Owl Creek neighborhood,
- Outline what's been predictable and surprising about the Trump regime's immigration crackdown,
- Celebrate Bob Weir's life and legacy with a local Grateful Dead tribute band,
- Learn how a local woodworker used his art to tackle a complicated subject,
- Look forward to the Russian Folk Orchestra's first rehearsal of the semester,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, January 21, 2026:
- We find out how a city initiative is defining Madison's "regional music brand,"
- Hear a Midwest professor's warning about the Trump regime's escalating authoritarian tactics,
- Check in with Dane4Dogs after their latest legal victory over Ridglan Farms,
- Examine UW-Madison's evolving anti-hazing policies,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1965,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, January 20, 2026:
- We get Congressman Mark Pocan's take on escalating ICE activity, the impending government shutdown, and efforts to redraw Wisconsin's congressional maps,
- Outline the partisan debate over rising energy costs,
- Share an excerpt from the keynote speech at Dane County and Madison's 41st Annual MLK Day Observance,
- Explain why most of the American ag industry is running in the red,
- Celebrate the legacy of Mother Fool's Coffeehouse,
- Offer a novel idea to support the Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Rehabilitation Center,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, January 15, 2026:
- We explain why city-county tensions boiled over at a public hearing on Wednesday,
- Get the details on MMSD's budget outlook for 2026-2027,
- Describe the transparency concerns that emerged after WisconsinEye went dark,
- Tell you the best spots to cast your fishing line,
- Meet the Flamingos' newest midfielder,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, January 14, 2026:
- We head to the state Capitol for a student walkout protesting the ICE shooting last week in Minneapolis,
- Hear what city alders had to say ahead of yesterday's unanimous vote approving a one-year moratorium on new data center construction,
- Sit down with Senator Melissa Ratcliff to dissect the GOP's latest spate of anti-trans proposals,
- Predict what could be on the agenda if Democrats retake the state Legislature in November,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1968,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, January 13, 2026:
- We get the details on a proposal that would temporarily ban new data center construction in Madison,
- Hear the mission behind a city council newsletter that's slated to launch this week,
- Explain why the feds set legal definitions for dairy products,
- Talk gut health with a local dietician,
- Check on a pair of red-tailed hawks receiving treatment at the Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Rehabilitation Center,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, January 12, 2026:
- We hear messages of mourning and resistance at a Madison vigil for Renee Nicole Good,
- Outline the latest charges in a child sexual abuse investigation at Sun Prairie West High School,
- Find out why a much-debated state law is taking center stage in the missing ballot lawsuit against the city of Madison and its former clerk,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Mark the anniversary of a deadly earthquake in Haiti,
- Teach you how to mix up a "Dark N' Stormy" cocktail,
- Review two movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, January 8, 2026:
- We detail the mixed reactions at a city meeting yesterday reviewing WisDOT's plan to expand the beltline,
- Find out how much Wisconsin's ballooning school voucher program is costing taxpayers,
- Spotlight some upcoming events celebrating eastern European culture,
- Meet a Madisonian who's using social media to highlight the local music scene,
- Consider the balance between function and beauty with a local woodworker,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, January 7, 2026:
- We find out why the DeForest village board decided not to take action Tuesday on a petition that would give voters the final say on a proposed data center,
- Learn how data centers could change Wisconsin's utility landscape,
- Answer some winter gardening FAQs,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1962,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, January 6, 2026:
- We find out how a new federal grant could help MMSD expand mental health services for students in need,
- Get the details on a local project that uses art to help older Black women fight Alzheimer's disease,
- Consider the potential pitfalls if private interests win out in the county's renovation of the Coliseum,
- Forecast another difficult year in the dairy business,
- Stop by JBC Coffee Roasters,
- Describe how winter ice can be dangerous for animals, too,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, January 5, 2026:
- We share an update on embattled Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan,
- Outline the tough choices ahead for the estimated 110,000 Wisconsinites that rely on ACA tax credits,
- Head to a rally in downtown Madison protesting the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro,
- Take a closer look at this weekend's military action with help from an expert in international law,
- Celebrate the birthday of a civil rights and anti-war activist,
- Teach you how to make Mexico's national cocktail,
- Review two new movies on the big screen,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, December 18, 2025:
- We detail the interim independent monitor's priority list for police oversight efforts in Madison,
- Hear Rep. Ryan Clancy's plan to overhaul Wisconsin's tax system,
- Consider the sometimes-unexpected cost of open records requests,
- Tell you some of the best ice fishing spots,
- Learn how Forward Madison FC is reshaping their roster ahead of the 2026 season,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, December 17, 2025:
- We outline the key takeaways from the city of Madison's "Love Our Lakes" discussion on Tuesday,
- Find out why environmental advocates are challenging a Trenton dairy farm's newly-issued state permit,
- Learn how local jails are facilitating the Trump regime's mass deportation agenda,
- Hear a UW-Madison frat's pitch to save their annual hockey tournament and fundraiser,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1969,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, December 16, 2025:
- We share the latest updates on Madison's Southwest and Southeast area plans,
- Consider the long road ahead for a lawsuit that claims Wisconsin's congressional maps are an anti-competitive gerrymander,
- Explain why American beef prices are in flux,
- Learn how to achieve that signature bagel chewiness,
- Mark the start of hibernation season,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, December 15, 2025:
- We outline the recent back and forth over a proposal to build a new harm reduction clinic on Madison's far east side,
- Explain how Trump's $12 billion federal aid package leaves small, specialty crop farmers in the lurch,
- Find out why Wisconsin lawmakers may soon reconsider a policy that diverts federal benefits away from foster children,
- Celebrate WORT's fiftieth birthday and look to the future, in a conversation with Madison's next generation of radio leaders,
- Teach you how to mix up a sweeter variant of a World War II-era cocktail,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, December 11, 2025:
- We hear state Democrats' pitch to support Wisconsin farmers and protect agricultural lands from development,
- Outline some of the most pressing challenges in the state's rural school districts,
- Get an update on MMSD's Behavior Education Plan,
- Check in with the Russian Folk Orchestra ahead of their busy concert season,
- Discuss the imminent passage of the National Defense Authorization Act,
- Share some advice on how to find a bona fide "space tree,"
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, December 10, 2025:
- We share the details on a pair of housing-focused ordinances approved at Tuesday's city council meeting,
- Find out why Midwest Environmental Advocates has filed an open records lawsuit against the state's utility regulator,
- Learn how a local newsroom uses hands-on learning to improve children's literacy skills,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1967,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, December 9, 2025:
- We get the details on a bill that would guarantee Wisconsin workers up to 14 weeks of paid family and medical leave,
- Outline key findings in UWPD records obtained by Tone Madison, nearly two years after a multi-jurisdiction raid of the student protest encampment on Library Mall,
- Share a news roundup on Roundup,
- Consider the intersection between kitchen skills and early childhood education,
- Learn how to help local wildlife this holiday season,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, December 8, 2025:
- We head to a local food pantry for a conversation about the rising cost of living,
- Find out why senior advocates want to preserve county-owned nursing homes,
- Check in with the director of Madison's Civil Rights Department, after an investigation cleared him of workplace discrimination claims,
- Explain what's next for two lawsuits challenging Wisconsin's congressional map,
- Celebrate Noam Chomsky's birthday,
- Teach you how to make a bright cocktail with ties to World War II,
- Review Ken Burns' new docuseries on the American Revolution,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, December 4, 2025:
- We find out which Madison intersections are in the running for new traffic signals,
- Hear why advocates recommend "walk audits" as a first step to reducing your neighborhood's carbon footprint,
- Learn some of the most common ways commercial buildings in Madison waste energy,
- Explain your right to access government records on data center projects,
- Share some ice fishing safety tips,
- Attend Forward Madison's postseason town hall,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, December 3, 2025:
- We'll explain how you can weigh in on the development future of downtown Madison,
- Find out why food access is still limited in Wisconsin even after FoodShare benefits resumed,
- Examine the record breaking spending on Wisconsin's judicial elections ahead of the next contest this spring,
- Share some tips on how to stay safe in the event of an ICE encounter,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1960,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, December 2, 2025:
- We hear finance leaders' recommendation on how Madison should spend an unexpected budget surplus before the end of this year,
- Find out how donors can support a local literacy nonprofit in the wake of federal funding losses,
- Share a year in review for the American dairy industry,
- Meet the editing manager of Edible Madison,
- Celebrate Giving Tuesday with the Dane County Humane Society,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, December 1, 2025:
- We'll meet some local Starbucks workers taking part in the nationwide strike,
- Find out how parents of children with disabilities are preparing for the looming cuts to Medicaid,
- Detail some recent policy updates that could expand Wisconsin renters' access to solar power,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Learn the violent history behind the American Anti-Slavery Society,
- Teach you how to make a "Ward Eight" cocktail,
- Review two new movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, November 25, 2025:
- We find out why some of Madison's most experienced educators are still waiting for fair compensation,
- Hear the economic pros and cons of data centers,
- Consider the future of Madison's bus system with Metro Transit's new general manager,
- Explain why A2A2 milk is a win for both dairy farmers and consumers,
- Debut our new feature exploring the city's diverse array of local coffee shops,
- Take a closer look at one of the Midwest's most iconic birds,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, November 24, 2025:
- We hear what Wisconsin students and mental health specialists have to say about the hazards of the digital age,
- Find out how much taxpayers could stand to lose with the end of the free IRS Direct File program,
- Consider why Speaker Vos continues to block expanded postpartum benefits for Wisconsinites on Medicaid,
- Learn how a public-private foundation is working to support the state's conservation fund,
- Celebrate the birthday of a legendary musician,
- Teach you how to make a brand new cocktail,
- Review a big blockbuster and a new detective series,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, November 20, 2025:
- We talk health care tax credits and the Epstein files with Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin,
- Learn how to spot U.S.-made products ahead of the holidays,
- Meet the city of Madison's Parks Superintendent,
- Explain your right to know the final five applicants being considered for public offices,
- Tell you the best spots for some cold-weather fishing,
- Make a wish list for the Flamingos' 2026 season,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, November 19, 2025:
- We head to a public hearing on the Dane County Regional Airport's latest efforts in F-35 noise mitigation,
- Consider Wisconsin's retention and workforce challenges this Education-Support Professionals Day,
- Hear the research goals driving the Nelson Institute's new partnership with QTS Data Centers,
- Learn how students at UW-Madison fared during the SNAP benefits chaos,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1965,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, November 18, 2025:
- We hear what party leaders had to say ahead of today's floor session in the state Senate,
- Learn how some entrepreneurs in Madison and Chicago are redefining vending machines,
- Consider the pros and potential pitfalls of a bipartisan bill that would legalize online sports betting in Wisconsin,
- Explain what's behind some recent ag industry happenings,
- Taste what's on the menu at Sultan,
- Take a closer look at one of the most common birds of prey,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, November 17, 2025:
- We get to know the three finalists vying for an interim leadership role in Madison's Office of the Independent Monitor,
- Find out why a proposal mandating teaching hours for UW System faculty could raise constitutional concerns,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Learn the story behind Transgender Day of Remembrance,
- Review two new movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, November 13, 2025:
- We hear Senator Baldwin's plan to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits, a measure excluded from the budget bill Trump signed into law Wednesday,
- Detail the economic benefits of agrivoltaics,
- Talk election security and accuracy with the new Madison city clerk,
- Share some upcoming events celebrating eastern European culture,
- Hear the story behind a new local music space on Madison's east side,
- Consider the community-building potential of quilts,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, November 12, 2025:
- We'll get the details on a last-minute amendment that dominated budget deliberations yesterday in the Madison Common Council,
- Find out why a pro-democracy advocate is sounding the alarm on a handful of election bills in the state Assembly,
- Share some key takeaways in the Daily Cardinal's new "AI Issue,"
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1962,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, November 11, 2025:
- We explain why Verona city leaders decided to cut ties with a third-party surveillance contractor,
- Get the details on a bill that would put a cap on Wisconsinites' utility rates,
- Hear what climate advocates have to say about Alliant Energy's new rate case settlement,
- Unscramble the recent chaos around SNAP benefits,
- Indulge in a Tex-Mex feast,
- Describe what it takes to treat eye injuries in birds,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, November 10, 2025:
- We'll share the mission behind a 1,500-ribbon display in downtown Madison,
- Hear how a delay in federal funding is impacting the Menominee Indian School District,
- Find out what's at stake if online publication Tone Madison can't reach their winter fundraising goal,
- Explain why air traffic has ground to a halt,
- Share lessons from New York City's 1933 mayoral election,
- Teach you how to make a tea-based cocktail,
- Review two new offerings available for streaming,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, November 6, 2025:
- We detail the debate ahead of yesterday's budget vote in the Dane County Board of Supervisors,
- Hear what a former drum corps instructor's accusers have to say about his recent return to the public eye,
- Discuss how open government cases can often be solved with a warning rather than a lawsuit,
- Celebrate the Madison Public Library's 150th anniversary - no invitation needed,
- Look ahead to Forward Madison FC's next chapter,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, November 5, 2025:
- We hear the pros and cons of data centers, according to stakeholders who joined an informational meeting today in the state Capitol,
- Find out who's paying for Jack Daly's services, just months after the "Scam PAC" fundraiser emerged from federal custody,
- Learn how the Badgers' faltering football team could add red ink to local and state business ledgers,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1965,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, November 4, 2025:
- We hear Superintendent Jill Underly's pitch to address teacher sexual misconduct and grooming of students,
- Check in on Dane County's 2026 proposed budget ahead of tomorrow's deliberations,
- Discuss the long fight to shut down Ridglan Farms with a local animal rights activist,
- Consider a pressing business dilemma for American dairy farmers,
- Meet a local hot sauce connoisseur,
- Celebrate Animal Shelter Appreciation Week,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, November 3, 2025:
- We check in with Dane County food pantries amid the federal chaos,
- Hear locals' concerns about a proposal to expand a commercial dairy operation in Door County,
- Find out why environmental advocates are sounding the alarm on Line 5's newly-issued federal permits,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Remember an abolitionist who was murdered protecting his printing press,
- Teach you how to make a tropical cocktail,
- Review a new movie and a new season of television,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, October 30, 2025:
- We'll outline what's at stake locally as federal lawmakers weigh cuts to AmeriCorps Seniors funding,
- Discuss the potential flaws in the Madison Police Department's body-cam pilot study,
- Learn more about UW-Madison's Russian Flagship Program,
- Sit down with Chicago-based musician Winefred RT,
- Share the joy that comes from a used sewing machine,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, October 29, 2025:
- We get the details on two much-debated items that earned unanimous approval in last night's Common Council meeting,
- Discuss the road to 2026 with WisDems Chair Devin Remiker,
- Learn how UW-Madison researchers are partnering with local farmers,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1969,
- And much more.
In this show:
- The Building Commission approves the funds for planning a rework for correctional facilities across the state
- A local activist explains the importance of civilian oversight of the Madison police
- 'How to Stand up for Democracy' links the degradation of free speech to the rise of anti-semitism
- Soybean farmers are looking into novel ways to use their crop
- And we hear how local mammals fare during the winter
In today's episode:
- Wisconsin Dems draw attention to an upcoming spike in health insurance costs
- Wisconsin Policy Forum releases a deep dive on the city budget
- Election clerks are scrambling to meet new citizenship standards
- and more
Here's your local news for Thursday, October 23, 2025:
- We join a public feedback session on Madison's Southeast Area development plan,
- Outline the fundraising goal to support the city's new men's shelter,
- Share an inside look into today's combative legislative hearing on teacher misconduct and grooming in Wisconsin schools,
- Consider the often-exorbitant fees records custodians are allowed to charge,
- Share the best spots for fall-weather fishing,
- Check in on Forward Madison FC ahead of their last match of the season,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, October 22, 2025:
- We hear from the supporters and opponents of a bill that would codify the IHRA's definition of antisemitism in state law,
- Find out what's at stake if independent broadcast network WisconsinEye can't reach their urgent fundraising goal,
- Get more details on a city proposal that could eliminate UW students' input on alcohol policy,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1969,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, October 21, 2025:
- We hear local nonprofits' warning to the county board as they weigh proposed funding cuts in next year's budget,
- Consider strategies to combat the rise of white Christian nationalism,
- Detail the gaps in the system that make it difficult to track educators accused of sexual misconduct and grooming,
- Survey the trade war's impact on American soybean farmers,
- Celebrate the history of Madison's Mediterranean Cafe,
- Explain why bird banding is a valuable tool for researchers and rehabilitators,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, October 20, 2025:
- We head to downtown Madison for this Saturday's nationwide protest against the Trump regime,
- Outline city leaders' recent examination of the Urban Design Commission and its role in development oversight,
- Find out why a city committee voted last week to preserve student input on alcohol licenses and policies,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Commemorate the 1972 founding of the Service, Office and Retail Workers Union of Canada,
- Review two movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, October 16, 2025:
- We hear how the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development is faring during the government shutdown,
- Outline the state's teacher turnover trends over the last decade,
- Uncover the world of Soviet-era samizdat,
- Get the latest numbers on the nation's wealth gap,
- Meet one of the artists who's helping the Madison Public Library celebrate 150 years of service,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, October 15, 2025:
- We outline today's debate over a Republican bill that would put a cap on UW's annual tuition increases,
- Hear what GHC members had to say in a special meeting with the cooperative's Board of Directors,
- Learn why election reform advocates are calling for Final Five voting in Wisconsin,
- Find out if UW-Madison's ethnic studies requirement is actually at risk,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1960,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, October 14, 2025:
- We hear from party leaders on both sides of the aisle ahead of the state Senate's long-awaited floor session,
- Find out why an update to Madison school facilities is expected to cost taxpayers less than originally projected,
- Discuss the video game industry's rising reliance on artificial intelligence,
- Consider why more Wisconsin dairy farmers may be looking to cash out,
- Celebrate community-making with sourdough bread,
- Check in with the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center as they prepare for colder weather and new patients,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, October 13, 2025:
- We find out why the state Assembly is centering environmental protections this Indigenous Peoples' Day,
- Outline the back and forth this morning in the state Supreme Court over tribal sovereign immunity,
- Meet the city of Madison's new Director of Transportation,
- Brush up on immigration law amid the unprecedented federal crackdown,
- Remember a trailblazing fighter pilot,
- Learn how to mix up a Sea Breeze cocktail,
- Review two new movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, October 9, 2025:
- We outline what to expect when construction begins next week on one of Madison's busiest thoroughfares,
- Consider the gray areas in Wisconsin's regulation of THC,
- Explain when and how public bodies can enter closed session,
- Tell you the best spots to cast your fishing line,
- Celebrate Forward Madison FC's recent back-to-back wins,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, October 8, 2025:
- We hear what's at stake if Congress fails to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits,
- Outline city leaders' debate over a proposed drive-thru coffee shop at West Towne Mall,
- Find out why MMSD is pitching its recent 4K expansion as a win-win,
- Discuss the risks of private equity in 401(k) retirement plans,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1968,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, October 7, 2025:
- We outline some of the funding priorities in Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway's $452.5 million operating budget proposal,
- Find out why state Democrats want to require health insurers to include fertility services in their coverage,
- Consider what’s at stake if a loophole in Wisconsin’s campaign finance law is replicated on the federal level,
- Share some bad butter pricing news,
- Visit a beloved State Street eatery,
- Follow the migrating blackpoll warbler,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, October 6, 2025:
- We head to Monona Terrace for a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration, where local leaders emphasized the importance of community,
- Get the latest data on alcohol-induced deaths in Wisconsin,
- Consider what's at stake after a Georgia-based journalist was deported on Friday,
- Celebrate the birthday of a renowned peace activist and journalist,
- Teach you how to make a Lynchburg Lemonade,
- Review two new movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, October 2, 2025:
- We'll outline some of the cost-saving measures in County Executive Agard's spending plan for next year,
- Mark the end of a Biden-era climate initiative,
- Find out how PFAS chemicals from Truax Field end up in nearby waterways like Starkweather Creek,
- Learn what it takes to achieve fluency in Russian,
- Talk songwriting with a Milwaukee-based musician,
- Dissect the scholarly lessons in Scooby Doo,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, October 1, 2025:
- We head to Madison's Rennebohm Park for a press conference opposing the Line 5 reroute,
- Get the details on a new antibody treatment that aims to provide seasonal protection from Lyme disease,
- Find out how state Democrats are working to fill the gap as Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin pauses abortion services,
- Learn the history behind a trailblazing department at UW-Madison,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1962,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, September 30, 2025:
- We hear Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway's latest preview of her 2026 operating budget proposal,
- Outline some budget amendments Madison's Board of Education took up yesterday,
- Check in with the owner of Rutabaga Paddlesports after the announcement that he's closing up shop at the end of this year,
- Look forward to this week's packed schedule of dairy trade shows,
- Consider strategies to make our electoral system more inclusive,
- Explain why Wisconsin law bans rehabilitation of skunks,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, September 29, 2025:
- We find out why some local leaders are practicing a car-free life this week,
- Get the scoop on a small Wisconsin police department's proposal to partner with ICE,
- Consider Trump's latest comments on free speech with a UW-Madison professor,
- Review two bookends to Robert Redford's film career,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, September 25, 2025:
- We find out how Dairy Drive residents and members of the community are preparing for the campground's imminent closure,
- Meet a performer in Madison's burlesque scene,
- Talk open records fees,
- Break down where the fish are biting,
- Check in on the Flamingos' playoff push,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, September 24, 2025:
- We check in on the race for Wisconsin governor...and the ever-expanding field of candidates,
- Find out why a UW-Madison professor is urging Congress to support fusion energy research,
- Consider the declining health of American children,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1968,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, September 23, 2025:
- We hear Wisconsin Republicans' pitch to make homeownership more affordable,
- Consider the cost of nitrate contamination in drinking water,
- Take on the shocking topic of stray voltage and how it affects the health of dairy cattle,
- Meet the manager of FEED Kitchens,
- Untangle a "squirrel king" at the Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Rehabilitation Center,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, September 22, 2025:
- We hear Mayor Rhodes-Conway's early pitch to expand Madison's investment in homeless services,
- Consider the next steps for a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's new vape law after a federal judge denied the plaintiffs' request to delay enforcement,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Mark the anniversary of the Chicago garment workers strike,
- Teach you how to make a popular cocktail,
- Review a new film and a '90s-era cult classic,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, September 18, 2025:
- We head to Rep. Francesca Hong's campaign launch party to find out what inspired her to run for governor,
- Consider the truth behind the old adage "it takes a village,"
- Get the details on the Room Tax Commission's looming structural deficit,
- Share a crash course on the U.S. Supreme Court's so-called "shadow docket,"
- Debut our new feature celebrating Madison's music scene,
- Explain why the art of sewing is always cool (not just when the New York Times says it is),
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, September 17, 2025:
- We head to Jefferson County for this year's Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival,
- Dissect the unsuccessful campaign to ban physical mail at the Dane County jail,
- Learn how a group of underclassmen brought a humorous internet trend to UW-Madison's Library Mall,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1963,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, September 16, 2025:
- We detail last night's debate over a proposal that would raise health care costs for Dane County employees,
- Hear what Wisconsin scholars and industry leaders have to say about Trump's tariff plan,
- Find out why the legal dispute over Wisconsin's administrative rulemaking process is far from over,
- Explain how the dairy industry is adapting to rising butterfat content in the milk supply,
- Wrap up our three-part series on fluoride in drinking water,
- Celebrate the unlikely survival of sandhill cranes,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, September 15, 2025:
- We find out how the county is preparing for a projected $31 million budget deficit,
- Learn how advocates and state lawmakers are working to spread awareness about cryptocurrency ATM scams,
- Meet Matt Wachter, Madison's Director of Planning, Community, and Economic Development,
- Consider the environmental impacts of data centers,
- Look back on the Irish Postal Workers Strike of 1922,
- Revisit two cinema classics,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, September 11, 2025:
- We'll outline Wisconsin Democrats' education agenda,
- Untangle Line 5's complicated legal history and find out what's next in the fight to stop Enbridge's proposed reroute of the pipeline,
- Delve into some of the Wisconsin Transparency Project's most recent cases,
- Break down where the fish are biting,
- Reflect on Forward Madison's frustrating (but still hopeful) season,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, September 10, 2025:
- We detail Madison leaders' latest proposal to promote more housing in the city,
- Learn how white nationalist groups are using so-called 'Active Clubs' to covertly spread their ideology,
- Outline the research that has a range of experts sounding the alarm on a ubiquitous insecticide,
- Welcome "Cardinal Call" back from summer break,
- Find out why containing wildfires is easier said than done,
- Travel back in time to 1965,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, September 9, 2025:
- We find out why a contingent of high school athletes showed up at yesterday's Board of Education meeting,
- Outline Wisconsin Republicans' education priorities,
- Hear the mission behind Wisconsin Public Education Network's transparency project,
- Explain the bovine breeding and nutrition practices behind a recent boom in cream production,
- Sit down with a local food photographer,
- Mark the start of the fall season at the Dane County Wildlife Rehabilitation Center,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, September 8, 2025:
- We head to a protest outside the Odana Road Social Security office,
- Consider the consequences of an increasingly corporatized and tech-focused higher education system,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Celebrate the birthday of "a lion in literature's forest,"
- Discuss some of the best snacks to eat with your evening cocktail,
- Review two new offerings on the small screen,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, September 4, 2025:
- We get the details on a package of bills that seeks to strengthen protections for the state’s workforce,
- Find out who qualifies for backpay, after a discriminatory law blocked disabled Wisconsinites from collecting unemployment for over a decade,
- Learn more about Madison’s Russian Folk Orchestra,
- Walk you through replacing a light fixture,
- Discuss the joys and dangers of being a collector,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, September 3, 2025:
- We get the details on a proposal that seeks to delay demolition of Madison's first city-sanctioned homeless encampment,
- Hear about Isthmus newspaper's open records request that, months later, is still waiting for a response from the city's independent police monitor,
- Learn how to approach solidarity work with self-care,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1965,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, September 2, 2025:
- We hear the mayor's capital spending priorities for next year,
- Outline what's on the Wisconsin Supreme Court's docket this week,
- Get the details on a bill that seeks to uncover the hidden cost of tariffs,
- Examine the science behind a recent drop in butter prices,
- Visit a homestyle Mexican restaurant on Madison's north side,
- Consider the ethics of rehabilitating invasive birds,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, August 28, 2025:
- We share an update on Bus Rapid Transit, nearly a year after the city launched its first route,
- Outline the long-term health consequences of tooth decay,
- Hear how the Wisconsin Transparency Project got started and where it's headed,
- Tell you the best fishing spots this Labor Day weekend,
- Learn how Forward Madison FC is fostering young talent,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, August 27, 2025:
- We'll outline the next steps for a proposal that seeks to strengthen Madison's tree protections,
- Find out why Madison finance leaders expect the city's operating expenses to go up nearly $24 million next year,
- Meet Michael Haas, Madison's City Attorney and interim City Clerk,
- Discuss how labor unions can push back on Trump’s authoritarian power grab,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1963,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, August 26, 2025:
- We get the details on MMSD's performance objectives for the next academic year,
- Find out how a new bill would preserve funding for Wisconsin's decades-old conservation program,
- Consider the potential consequences of USDA's new "reorganization plan,"
- Examine a recent drop in cheddar prices,
- Sit down with the owner of Kia's Kitchen,
- Learn how wildlife rehabilitators take care of injured raptors,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, August 25, 2025:
- We find out why prison reform advocates say there's still time for Governor Evers to follow through on his campaign promises,
- Get the details on a new lawsuit that's fighting to secure Wisconsin youth's "right to a stable climate,"
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Remember one of the youngest peace ambassadors in American history,
- Discuss some popular hangover cures,
- Review two films about the past,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, August 21, 2025:
- We find out why the Trump regime's order extending the life of a Michigan coal plant could have financial and environmental costs here in Wisconsin,
- Meet the city of Madison's Sustainability and Resilience Manager,
- Share sounds and stories from last Sunday's Ukrainian Fest,
- Hear the mission behind tomorrow's tech recycling event at Warner Park,
- Explore the joys and trials of caregiving,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, August 20, 2025:
- We get the details on a bill that state Democrats say would help families with back-to-school costs,
- Hear a research institute's plan to make a small town in Rock County self-sufficient by the end of this century,
- Find out how Kevin Price's loved ones are continuing their fight for justice, one year after he was shot by a Fitchburg police officer,
- Meet a community organizer in Milwaukee who's helping people find common ground on polarizing issues,
- Outline the facts behind a movement that seeks to ban fluoride in drinking water,
- Travel back in time to 1969,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, August 19, 2025:
- We learn how Senator Tammy Baldwin is fighting back against the Trump regime's bid to dismantle the Department of Education,
- Outline a Wisconsin-based manufacturing company's role in the genocide of Palestinians,
- Consider the environmental impacts of the data centers cropping up all over the countryside,
- Visit a comfort-food hotspot in downtown Madison,
- Learn how to identify mourning doves by more than just their distinctive song,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, August 18, 2025:
- We'll find out how the Madison Clerk's Office has to change its election processes following an order from state officials,
- Meet the three finalists in the running to serve as Madison's next chief of police,
- Look forward to a new women's soccer team coming to Breese Stevens Field,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Mark the anniversary of a CIA-sponsored coup in Iran,
- Teach you how to make a popular cocktail,
- Review a new documentary,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, August 14, 2025:
- We find out why reducing Willy Street to two lanes could improve traffic safety on the troubled thoroughfare,
- Meet Yang Tao, director of Madison's Traffic Engineering Division,
- Consider how Fred Prehn's recent loss in appeals court could impact future open records cases,
- Tell you where the fish are biting,
- Check in on Madison's Flamingos,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, August 13, 2025:
- We head to the Triangle in downtown Madison for a groundbreaking ceremony,
- Find out why voting rights advocates are calling the governor's veto on Friday a win for democracy,
- Share pro-democracy lessons from the climate movement,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1967,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, August 12, 2025:
- We find out why Madison's Plan Commission delayed action yesterday on an ordinance that would strengthen tree protections,
- Learn how much Madison school board members are compensated compared to other local electeds,
- Outline the promising signs and ongoing challenges in Madison's housing market,
- Discuss the unexpected agricultural benefits of sauerkraut juice,
- Meet a local spice blender,
- Share some fun facts about chimney swifts,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, August 11, 2025:
- We head to Central Library to make a fake cake,
- Get the details on the long history of personnel issues in Madison's Department of Civil Rights,
- Sit down with a state lawmaker who wants Wisconsin to investigate the epidemic of violence against Black women,
- Share the true story behind a deadly cholera outbreak in 1832 Philadelphia,
- Taste-test another cocktail,
- Review two new features,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, August 7, 2025:
- We get the details on yesterday's failed outdoor warning siren test,
- Meet Madison's new Director of Transportation Christof Spieler,
- Sit down with the conductor of UW-Madison's Russian Folk Orchestra,
- Consider the potential pitfalls of AI interpreters in the courtroom,
- Discuss the art of mending textiles,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, August 6, 2025:
- We find how out the city's Community Development Division wants to invest in crisis prevention services in 2026,
- Meet three artists participating in this year's Land Art Installation in Verona,
- Learn how community-building can stop the spread of disinformation,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1965,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, August 5, 2025:
- We get the details on Wisconsin's first confirmed measles cases of the year,
- Gear up for student move-out week with some advice from Madison's recycling coordinator,
- Find out why a federal appeals court ruled against UW-Madison in a social media standards lawsuit,
- Outline the hidden costs of manure digesters,
- Learn how a local business is bringing the art of tortilla-making to the Midwest,
- Explain why opossums can be especially tricky patients,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, August 4, 2025:
- We find out what Governor Evers has to say about partisan redistricting ahead of the midterms,
- Outline a proposed ordinance that seeks to strengthen Madison's tree protections,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Commemorate a recent labor organizing victory in Washington state,
- Taste-test another popular cocktail,
- Review two features,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, July 31, 2025:
- We hear a pro-democracy watchdog's solution for partisan gerrymandering,
- Find out why many university faculty in Wisconsin are avoiding politically contentious topics,
- Meet Matt Mikolajewski, director of Madison's Economic Development Division,
- Prepare for a change in leadership at the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council,
- Share advice on where to cast your fishing line this weekend,
- Check in on Madison's Flamingos,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, July 30, 2025:
- We'll find out why DoorDash and Uber are lobbying in favor of a bill headed to Governor Evers' desk,
- Get the latest news from Madison's CARES program,
- Learn how Madison area colleges support students who are struggling to afford basic necessities,
- Share lessons in solidarity from the Act Up movement,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1969,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, July 29, 2025:
- We get the details on Madison's mid-year budget outlook,
- Outline some of the city's latest planning decisions,
- Find out how some Wisconsin county sheriffs are participating in federal immigration enforcement,
- Explain how Trump's tariff plan could affect your grocery bill,
- Offer some ideas about how to cook when you're on vacation,
- Share some heartwarming reunion stories from the Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Rehabilitation Center,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, July 28, 2025:
- We share an update on Rep. Shelia Stubbs' fight to establish a statewide task force on missing and murdered Black women,
- Find out why Wisconsin's new budget could lead to a financial gap in 2027,
- Learn more about what went wrong at the Madison Clerk's Office last fall,
- Commemorate the first recorded strike in North America,
- Teach you how to make a popular cocktail,
- Review two movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, July 24, 2025:
- We share a big update on the 2026 gubernatorial race,
- Get the details on Marquette Law School's latest national poll,
- Hear state Democrats' plan to prevent partisan spending of taxpayer dollars,
- Uncover the world of Soviet-era samizdat with a UW-Madison alum,
- Outline the pros and cons of solar power,
- Head to the Amish Quilt and Consignment Auction,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, July 23, 2025:
- We hear Senator Baldwin's plan to lower the cost of housing, child care, and household goods,
- Explain how you can weigh in on phase one of the Madison LakeWay project,
- Hear Dr. Donald Wuebbles' climate change predictions for the Great Lakes region,
- Discuss the power of interfaith activism,
- Travel back in time to 1962,
- Get the scoop on the 2025 Lumberjack World Championships,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, July 22, 2025:
- We detail the city's latest "Vision Zero" rollout,
- Learn how Madison is using neighborhood-specific data to identify areas of need,
- Outline the dairy industry's reliance on immigrant labor,
- Meet the minds behind a local, vegan donut business,
- Explore the many forms of bird migration,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, July 21, 2025:
- We find out how state election officials are responding to the "confluence of errors" at the Madison Clerk's Office that left 193 absentee ballots uncounted last November,
- Consider the use of AI in the newsroom after a recent snafu at the Wisconsin State Journal,
- Dig into an unusual, election-related request from the U.S. Department of Justice,
- Commemorate the day that a whistleblower exposed the Tuskegee Syphilis Study,
- Taste-test another shot,
- Review two new documentaries,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, July 17, 2025:
- We learn how much private attorneys are paid in the Legislature's partisan battles with the governor,
- Detail a habitat restoration effort that's improving critical wetlands in Green Bay,
- Meet Madison City Assessor Michelle Drea,
- Tackle some especially tricky questions about Wisconsin's open government laws,
- Share advice on where to cast your fishing line this weekend,
- Celebrate Forward Madison's recent hometown victory,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, July 16, 2025:
- We detail the history behind a controversial proposal that dominated yesterday's city council meeting,
- Get some safety recommendations from local public health officials, following the recent spike in drug overdoses,
- Investigate online rental scams,
- Learn how an independent journalist is covering immigration issues in Baltimore,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1969,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, July 15, 2025:
- We share an update on the search for the next chief of the Madison Police Department,
- Learn how a local nonprofit is fighting to preserve and improve the Yahara River watershed,
- Explore the complexities of national milk pricing,
- Sit down with Madison Sourdough's bread manager,
- Celebrate a big milestone at the Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Rehabilitation Center,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, July 14, 2025:
- We consider the community-building power of public art,
- Learn how federal Medicaid cuts could impact a Wisconsin nonprofit that serves people with disabilities,
- Detail Wisconsin high schoolers' rising participation in dual enrollment programs,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Celebrate George McGovern's birthday,
- Taste-test a Jelly Donut shot,
- Review two new features,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, July 10, 2025:
- We find out why the Sierra Club of Wisconsin is collecting thousands of origami fish,
- Learn about Big Tobacco's connection to a new state statute restricting the sale of e-cigarettes,
- Debut our new feature "Global Currents, Local Ripples,"
- Hear criticism of the state budget from a leftist perspective,
- Meet an artist who carves love and loss into stone,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, July 9, 2025:
- We share the latest on a housing package that's headed to the full city council next week,
- Honor the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday,
- Find out why environmental advocates are celebrating yesterday's ruling in the state Supreme Court,
- Learn how a stand-up comic is using laughter to defend democracy,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1964,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, July 8, 2025:
- We check the progress on a parole program that's taken the Department of Corrections eleven years - and counting - to implement,
- Learn how today's decision from the state Supreme Court secures Wisconsin's ban on conversion therapy,
- Look at a legal fight over a dairy farmer who refuses to own a gun,
- Find out how some new signs in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore reflect the Trump administration's attempts to rewrite history,
- Describe what it takes to rehabilitate sick and injured blue jays,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, July 7, 2025:
- We put Wisconsin's new budget under the microscope, with help from WisPolitics editor JR Ross and two child care advocates,
- Take a look at the University of Wisconsin's military spending,
- Remember the 1834 abolitionist riot in New York City,
- Teach you how to make a popular cocktail,
- Review two new movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, July 3, 2025:
- We explain why the governor rushed to sign Wisconsin's next budget,
- Outline an amendment that's heading back to Madison's Police Civilian Oversight Board for the sixth time,
- Meet Madison Public Library Director Tana Elias,
- Discuss some recent changes to Wisconsin's Public Records Guide,
- Share the best spots to cast your fishing line this holiday weekend,
- Celebrate the Flamingos' long-awaited victory,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, July 2, 2025:
- We outline some state budget amendments rejected in the Senate's marathon floor session today,
- Find out how UW Health nurses are continuing their fight for collective bargaining rights,
- Check in with Planned Parenthood after today’s victory in the state Supreme Court,
- Consider journalism's role in democracy,
- Travel back in time to 1968,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, July 1, 2025:
- We outline the latest partisan debate over the state budget,
- Consider the future of communications at the Dane County jail,
- Share some dairy industry updates,
- Meet a local ice cream maker,
- Celebrate one of nature's tiniest travelers,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, June 30, 2025:
- We find out why victim service providers are sounding the alarm on the Legislature's proposed state budget,
- Join this weekend's Queer Liberation March,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Hear a radical historian's take on Independence Day,
- Review two movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, June 26, 2025:
- We attend a city budget engagement session at the Black Business Hub,
- Hear the details on a health care bill that got unanimous support in both chambers of the state Legislature,
- Meet city of Madison Human Resources Director Erin Hillson,
- Find out why police oversight advocates are sounding the alarm on a proposal headed to the city council,
- Explain why you need building permits,
- Watch a face take shape in clay,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, June 25, 2025:
- We get the details on a bid to revitalize the western corner of Capitol Square,
- Hear the pros and cons of a proposed low-income housing development on Verona Road,
- Brave the heat to participate in a flax processing demonstration,
- Share lessons in solidarity from the Act Up movement,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1966,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, June 24, 2025:
- We hear how federal decision making could impact the city of Madison,
- Check in with environmental advocates after today's win in the state Supreme Court,
- Discuss the skyrocketing price of beef,
- Find out why AARP Wisconsin supports expanding housing options,
- Get a baby season update from the Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Rehabilitation Center,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, June 23, 2025:
- We explain why Senate Republicans stripped funding allocations last week from a handful of bipartisan bills,
- Discuss the state budget with a pair of veteran journalists,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Celebrate a trailblazing author's birthday,
- Teach you how to make a summertime cocktail,
- Review two very different films,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, June 19, 2025:
- We consider security at Wisconsin's Capitol building after the politically-motivated shootings in Minnesota,
- Celebrate Juneteenth,
- Explain your right to record public meetings,
- Tell you the best spots for fishing in the Madison area,
- Share the latest news from the 'Mingos,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, June 18, 2025:
- We share the latest on an active hazmat investigation in Madison,
- Find out how state regulations for nicotine vapes will change next month,
- Speak with a Tone Madison reporter who investigated living conditions at a local housing-focused nonprofit,
- Learn why non-violence is an effective form of resistance,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1969,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, June 17, 2025:
- We hear state Republicans' public safety budget priorities,
- Meet city of Madison Finance Director Dave Schmiedicke,
- Discuss today's unanimous ruling in the state Supreme Court,
- Explain the causes and consequences of the nationwide cattle shortage,
- Sit down with a local hot sauce connoisseur,
- Describe some funny moments caught on candid camera at the Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Rehabilitation Center,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, June 16, 2025:
- We head to this Saturday's "Kick Out the Clowns" rally in downtown Madison,
- Hear Wisconsin Democrats' plan for a busy 2026,
- Share an excerpt of Governor Tony Evers' speech at the Democratic Party of Wisconsin's annual convention this weekend,
- Mark an important anniversary in Canadian labor history,
- Teach you how to make a popular cocktail,
- Review two movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, June 12, 2025:
- We share an inside look into yesterday's tense budget listening session on Madison's north side,
- Find out why advocates are sounding the alarm after a handful of Wisconsin hospital systems scrubbed diversity language from their websites,
- Sit down with a community-based journalist covering the protests in Los Angeles,
- Explain the big, round hole in your basement floor,
- Explore the demonic nature of Furbys,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, June 11, 2025:
- We share the details on some new proposals that seek to expand housing options in Madison,
- Hear the mission behind a proposed "sustainability campus" across the street from the Dane County landfill,
- Check in on the fight for union recognition at Group Health Cooperative,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1968,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, June 10, 2025:
- We have the latest on the budget back and forth at the state Capitol,
- Find out why ACLU of Wisconsin is urging the state Supreme Court to act fast on a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's congressional maps,
- Examine why dairy prices are rising once again,
- Describe the constitutional role of the military,
- Share the story of a special patient at the Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Rehabilitation Center,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, June 9, 2025:
- We hear from state party leaders as they prepare for the 2026 midterms,
- Outline the economic impact of having an incarcerated family member,
- Find out why Planned Parenthood is sounding the alarm on the Republican budget bill making its way through Congress,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Remember the historic 1967 attack on the USS Liberty,
- Teach you how to make a popular cocktail,
- Review a film classic and a new action-adventure movie,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, June 5, 2025:
- We hear what top Democrats and Republicans have to say about the stalled budget negotiations,
- Find out why gasoline prices disproportionately burden Black and Latiné drivers,
- Outline the benefits of sharing public records before they're requested,
- Tell you where to catch bluegills in the Madison area,
- Check in on the Flamingos after yet another draw,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, June 4, 2025:
- We hear state Democrats' plan to protect Wisconsinites from federal funding cuts,
- Share the details on last night's alcohol license-heavy city council meeting,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time for the birth of Madison's gay rights movement,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, June 3, 2025:
- We get the details on the gun safety package state Democrats introduced today,
- Learn how the proposed cuts to Medicaid could impact Wisconsinites seeking postpartum treatment,
- Find out why the EU says "no thanks" to beef and chicken imported from the United States,
- Meet some food vendors at WORTstock 2025,
- Celebrate the power of community support,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, June 2, 2025:
- We cover the conclusion of the nurses strike at Meriter hospital,
- Hear what Wisconsin's Congressional Democrats had to say today after they toured an ICE detention facility in Dodge County,
- Share the local government's busy calendar for the week ahead,
- Celebrate a media reformer's birthday,
- Teach you how to make a popular cocktail,
- Review an Academy Award-winning documentary,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, May 29, 2025:
- We outline the spate of proposals in the 2025 Equality Agenda,
- Learn how to participate in Dane County's new food scraps program,
- Get the details on MMSD's 2026 budget proposal,
- Hear how a local nonprofit is faring after the loss of AmeriCorps funding,
- Share deck safety advice,
- Dig for historical treasure,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, May 28, 2025:
- We hear the potential, local impacts of the Republican budget bill making its way through Congress,
- Get to know Matt Tucker, director of Madison's Building Inspection Division,
- Learn how a grassroots movement is working to halt US support of Israel,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1968,
- And much more.
In this episode:
- The nurses begin their planned strike at Meriter Hospital
- Democratic legislators lay out their budget priorities
- We hear from Andrew Bahl about his new piece in the Capital Times about AI court interpreters.
- Activist Bill Hogseth lays out his idea for how to maintain democratic participation.
- The Milkweed discusses the pitfalls of almost-cheese,
- And Wildlife Weekly is awash in ducks
Here's your local news for Monday, May 26, 2025:
- We head downtown for a Memorial Day rally and community gathering,
- Check in on Madison's Office of the Independent Monitor following their public presentation this weekend,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Mark the anniversary of an uprising in Wales,
- Teach you how to make a popular cocktail,
- Review two new movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, May 22, 2025:
- We hear state Democrats' proposal to preserve Child Care Counts,
- Check in on the Pierce County residents challenging a dairy farm's mega-expansion,
- Meet a candidate running for the vacant seat on the county board,
- Explain a loophole in Wisconsin's open records law,
- Prepare for Memorial Day weekend fishing,
- Get the latest updates from Madison's Flamingos,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, May 21, 2025:
- We get the details on Madison's new property tax base report, as city leaders gear up for the next budget process,
- Meet a candidate running for the vacant seat on the county board,
- Reflect on the importance of DEI with a national leader in education,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1966,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, May 20, 2025:
- We head to the Capitol for a press conference demanding action on gun violence,
- Share the details on a bill that seeks to incentivize film production in Wisconsin,
- Get the latest updates on sustainability efforts in Dane County,
- Investigate the "cheese" in Kraft Mac-N-Cheese,
- Explore how food tours can give local businesses a boost,
- Share some advice on how to protect bird nests from predators,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, May 19, 2025:
- We find out how Madison Public Library is celebrating a big anniversary,
- Hear what rural leaders had to say at a summit this month in Iowa,
- Get an inside look into the Republican Party of Wisconsin's annual convention this weekend,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Mark the anniversary of a teachers strike in Mexico,
- Teach you how to make a Prohibition-era cocktail,
- Review two new features,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, May 15, 2025:
- We share an update on a bid to lower the voting age in local school district elections,
- Learn the long history behind a bill that got bipartisan support this week in the state Legislature,
- Outline the pros and cons of vinyl siding,
- Celebrate Madison's newest mural,
- Get nostalgic with outgoing News Director Chali Pittman,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, May 14, 2025:
- We outline the flurry of labor activity in the local healthcare industry,
- Explore the patchwork of cell phone policies in K-12 schools across the state,
- Get a live report from a rally at the state Capitol,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1966,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, May 13, 2025:
- We head downtown to speak with the child care advocates rallying outside the state Capitol,
- Find out why a local group wants Madison to eliminate parking mandates,
- Take a look at how federal funding cuts to WIC, SNAP, and other essential programs affect vulnerable people,
- Debut a new feature that explores how to stand up for democracy,
- Explain why birds get more aggressive and territorial in the springtime,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, May 12, 2025:
- We get the details on three criminal justice bills making their way through the state Legislature,
- Check in with a pair of immigration attorneys three months after President Trump's return to the Oval Office,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Celebrate Stevie Wonder's birthday,
- Teach you how to make a popular cocktail,
- Review a new movie,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, May 8, 2025:
- We share an inside look into this afternoon's state budget meeting,
- Outline what happened at yesterday's chaotic public hearing in the Assembly Committee on Judiciary,
- Hear how a state Democrat is renewing the push for a task force combating violence against Black women,
- Discuss the ongoing struggle to acquire investigation records from the police,
- Tell you the best spots to cast your fishing line,
- Check in on Madison's Flamingos,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, May 7, 2025:
- We hear how UW-Madison student activists are faring, one year after the Gaza solidarity encampment occupied Library Mall,
- Learn how the state's budget process works...and get some predictions for the most contentious items this go-around,
- Discuss an exhibition celebrating Hmong history and resilience,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1969,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, May 6, 2025:
- We visit a Willy Street business just days after a vehicle collided with their storefront,
- Learn how a statewide program helps landowners save money and protect the environment,
- Ask a retired municipal judge for his take on Judge Hannah Dugan's arrest,
- Share a slew of updates in dairy industry news,
- Talk meal-planning,
- Explain how to protect mallard ducks during nesting season,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, May 5, 2025:
- We head to downtown Madison for this year's Day Without Immigrants march,
- Learn how the Children's Theater of Madison is taking adults to task in their latest show,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Consider the impacts of a New Deal-era program,
- Teach you how to make a popular, new age cocktail,
- Review two movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, May 1—
- Local utilities are requesting rate increases,
- A donation helps Wisconsin Humanities stay afloat,
- While Dairy Drive is headed for closure this fall due to insufficient funding.
Plus, it's May Day, the international celebration of workers, with protests in both Madison and Milwaukee. And our features talk hiring bias, the pros and cons of heat pump water heaters, and dancing around the Maypole.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, April 30, 2025:
- We get the details on a proposal responding to the recent rash of attacks on Madison bus drivers,
- Hear what legal experts have to say about Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan's arrest,
- Discuss the benefits of youth apprenticeships,
- Explore shifting protest strategies at UW-Madison,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Celebrate the birthday of Madison's longest-serving mayor,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, April 29, 2025:
- We outline the findings in an internal investigation of Madison's uncounted absentee ballots last fall,
- Hear what labor organizers had to say during yesterday's Workers Memorial Day celebration,
- Get the details on a petition urging the governor to appoint pro-labor representatives to the UW System's Board of Regents,
- Share the rundown on this year's Cheese Makers convention,
- Recount the rise and fall of Michael Gableman,
- Get a springtime status update from the Dane County Wildlife Rehabilitation Center,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, April 28, 2025:
- We catch you up on what's happened since Judge Hannah Dugan's high profile arrest on Friday,
- Find out why Wisconsin joined a multi-state lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's anti-DEI orders,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Learn how a secret collective provided reproductive care pre-Roe v. Wade,
- Teach you how to make a popular cocktail,
- Review two new movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, April 24, 2025:
- We find out why the Beacon unexpectedly closed all day yesterday,
- Detail a new report that found a rising number of unhoused students in Wisconsin public schools,
- Hear the mission behind UNA-USA Dane County's second annual "Women's Summit,"
- Learn about a state office that answers the public's open records questions,
- Look forward to opening day of the regular fishing season,
- Get the scoop on the Flamingos' new uniforms,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, April 23, 2025:
- We speak with lobbyists who want state lawmakers to repeal Wisconsin's anti-boycott law,
- Attend a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Wisconsin History Center,
- Find out how Madison's Social Security office is faring, amid understaffing and a controversial policy change,
- Recap why UW-Madison staff rallied last week,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Celebrate the birthday of Madison's longest-serving mayor,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, April 22, 2025:
- We find out how a new coalition is fostering conversations about climate change,
- Get the details on a report examining Wisconsin industry pre- and post-tariffs,
- Discuss state and national labor issues with a local attorney,
- Explain why Madison is a dairy marketing hub,
- Take a field trip to Troy Farm,
- Gear up for the Dane County Wildlife Rehabilitation Center's busiest season,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, April 21, 2025:
- We outline the decision in a case challenging the governor's headline-grabbing partial veto,
- Head downtown for this weekend's buy-in event at the Dane County Farmers Market,
- Examine the background and politics of SCOTUS' longest-serving justice,
- Celebrate Belle Case La Follette's birthday,
- Review two new features,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, April 17, 2025:
- We head to Library Mall for a rally pressuring UW higher-ups to resist the Trump administration,
- Highlight Black maternal health disparities and the community-based efforts working towards a solution,
- Find out how yesterday's announcement fast-tracking the Enbridge 5 pipeline could affect ongoing litigation against the Canadian oil company,
- Sit down with a self-described "recovering" Wall Street recruiter,
- Prepare our basements for spring flooding,
- Explore the many lives of objects,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, April 16, 2025:
- We take a closer look at the U.S. Save Act,
- Learn how Sun Prairie's council voted last night on a police tech budget request,
- Check in with the RCC Sexual Violence Resource Center ahead of their move next month,
- Discuss the making of the Daily Cardinal's special issue on immigration,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1967,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, April 15, 2025:
- We head to the state Capitol for a Tax Day sit-in,
- Check in with a now-former Dane County supervisor who was priced out of her district in downtown Madison,
- Dissect a high-profile newspaper ad defending Roundup's corporate manufacturers,
- Take stock of Wisconsin's roughly 4,000 dams,
- Explore how dead and fallen trees can serve as crucial nesting locations,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, April 14, 2025:
- We hear prison reform advocates' key goals for this spring,
- Get the details on a bill that would bring the question of campaign spending directly to Wisconsin voters,
- Find out why a measure that would make gun safes tax-free is getting bipartisan support,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Remember one of the most violent strikes of the early twentieth century,
- Review a new series and an old classic,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, April 10, 2025:
- We get the answer to another lingering question from last week's local election,
- Hear the details on a new investigation that tracked the exploding use of bail jumping charges in Wisconsin,
- Respond to some open records FAQs,
- Hear what's biting in the Madison area,
- Check in on the Mingos' rollercoaster of a season,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, April 9, 2025:
- We check in on statewide and local food programs as they navigate federal funding cuts,
- Preview what's on the docket for Wisconsin's highest court,
- Learn about an immigrant rights group on the UW-Madison campus,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1964,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, April 8, 2025:
- We get the answer to a lingering question from last Tuesday's local election,
- Check in with Wisconsin nonprofits following the latest round of federal funding cuts,
- Hear how the former ambassador to the United Nations responded last week to protesters at a UW-Madison event,
- Explain how falling dairy prices are leading to losses for Wisconsin farmers,
- Talk mocktails at Madison's Blind Shot Social Club,
- Share a springtime update from the Dane County Wildlife Rehabilitation Center,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, April 7, 2025:
- We head to downtown Madison for this Saturday's "Hands Off!" protest,
- Outline the results from a new, statewide survey on big money in politics,
- Hear how a state Democrat wants to fix Wisconsin's affordable housing crisis,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Commemorate the National Day for Immigrant Justice in 2006,
- Close out our shots special,
- Review two new features,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, April 3, 2025:
- We meet the newcomer elected to Madison's school board on Tuesday,
- Check in with Metro Transit's general manager after yesterday's announcement that he's leaving the job,
- Look forward to the Wisconsin Film Festival - and this weekend's screening of “Art Speigelman: Disaster is My Muse!”,
- Sit down with an alder who wants safer streets in Madison,
- Share a story of redemption,
- Talk countertop options,
- Remember the Long Hot Summer of 1967,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, April 2, 2025:
- We have the results from yesterday's election, which include a drubbing for Republicans and some upsets on the city council,
- Measure student sentiment toward high profile political races,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1965,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, April 1, 2025:
- We follow the money in this spring's race for city council,
- Hear Wisconsin Congressman Mark Pocan's take on the work ahead,
- Investigate some so-called "mozzarella sticks,"
- Get a federal funding update from Wisconsin's DATCP secretary,
- Learn how wildlife rehabilitators reunited a little owlet with its parents,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, March 31, 2025:
- We hear advocates' wish list for the next biennial budget,
- Share our investigative report into the contaminated drinking water at Waupun prison,
- Outline the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Explore big spending and political polarization in the state Supreme Court,
- Taste-test some more shots,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, March 27, 2025:
- We learn how Madison's new lobbyist plans to advance the city's interests in the state Capitol,
- Meet an incumbent alder who says students need a voice in city politics,
- Share some recommendations to make Wisconsin's open records law stronger,
- Tell you the best spots to cast your fishing line,
- Sit down with a 'Mingos midfielder,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, March 26, 2025:
- We look forward to Trans Day of Visibility,
- Sit down with an incumbent alder who wants to advance violence prevention efforts in the city,
- Dissect a conservative commentator’s remarks at a recent UW-Madison event,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1963,
- And much more.
Continuing our spring election coverage, we turn to Common Council District 20 on Madison’s southwest side.
Alder Harrington-McKinney first joined the city council in 2015 and faces a familiar opponent this spring in Sammy Khilji.
Southwest side voters will select their next alder on April 1st.
We sat down with alder Barbara Harrington-McKinney and Sammy Khilji to discuss their top issues, their vision for the city of Madison, and how they plan to communicate with their constituents.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, March 25, 2025:
- We check in on the race for Dane County Executive ahead of Election Day,
- Share an update on the long fight for a passenger rail connection between Madison and Milwaukee,
- Meet an alder candidate who wants to fix traffic on Madison's southwest side,
- Describe a mysterious cream crisis,
- Talk food waste and "ugly" produce,
- Celebrate some interesting adaptations in the local wildlife,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, March 24, 2025:
- We look ahead to the April 1st election, which will set up a new schedule for the length of alder terms,
- Follow up on reports that ICE officials were in Madison late last week,
- Meet an incumbent alder who says Madison needs to preserve equitable access to city services,
- Outline the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Share the story of "Typhoid Mary,"
- Taste-test some more shots,
- Review two new movies,
- And much more.
Continuing our spring election coverage, we turn to Common Council District 17 on Madison’s north side.
Incumbent alder Sabrina Madison has held the seat since 2022 and faces one challenger in Sean Burke.
North side voters will select their next alder on April 1st.
We sat down with alder Sabrina Madison and Sean Burke to discuss their top issues, their vision for the city of Madison, and how they plan to communicate with their constituents.
Here's your local news for Thursday, March 20, 2025:
- We find out what the dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services means for Madison,
- Explore Wisconsin's recent surge in international migration,
- Meet an alder candidate who wants to consolidate city and county housing services,
- Share a story of redemption,
- Outline some house-hunting red flags,
- Get nostalgic with "Radio Chipstone,"
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, March 19, 2025:
- We find out why clean energy sources could be the best way to meet rising demand for electricity,
- Meet an incumbent alder who takes a data-oriented approach to leadership,
- Get more details on last week's protest on Library Mall,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1969,
- And much more.
Continuing our spring election coverage, we turn to Common Council District 19 on Madison’s west side.
Incumbent alder John Guequierre has held the seat since 2024, unanimously elected by his peers after the previous alder Kristen Slack resigned from office.
He faces one challenger this spring in former council member Anthony Nino Amato.
West side voters will select their next alder on April 1st.
We sat down with alder John Guequierre and Anthony Nino Amato to discuss their top issues, their vision for the city of Madison, and how they plan to communicate with their constituents.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, March 18, 2025:
- We get the details on a new study examining the homicide rates for Indigenous women and girls,
- Meet a self-described "policy wonk" who's running for city council,
- Examine the economic pain looming for the dairy industry,
- Check in with a local Farm to School program,
- Outline the challenges of treating animals that are bonded for life,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, March 17, 2025:
- We hear from opponents and supporters of the constitutional amendment on next month's ballot,
- Head to a union demonstration on the UW-Madison campus,
- Meet an incumbent alder who's affirming his commitment to community engagement,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Celebrate St. Paddy's Day with a story of international solidarity,
- Taste-test some more shots,
- Review a new documentary and a cult classic from 1999,
- And much more.
Continuing our spring election coverage, we turn to Common Council District 16 on Madison’s far east side.
Current alder Jael Currie isn’t running for another term and two candidates are vying for her seat: Kim Richman and Sean O’Brien.
East side voters will select their next alder on April 1st.
We sat down with Kim Richman and Sean O'Brien to discuss their top issues, their vision for the city of Madison, and how they plan to communicate with their constituents.
Here's your local news for Thursday, March 13, 2025:
- We learn how a new book is introducing the next generation to a Wisconsin trailblazer,
- Meet an alder candidate who says Madison's growth is an opportunity,
- Recap this year's Openness in Government Awards,
- Prepare for warm-weather fishing,
- Check in with Madison's Flamingos ahead of their season kick off,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, March 12, 2025:
- We sit down with Madison's interim city clerk, appointed to the job just three weeks before Election Day,
- Meet an alder candidate who says the city needs a stronger lobby in the state Legislature,
- Learn how UW-Madison leaders are preparing for federal cost-cutting measures,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1967,
- And much more.
Continuing our spring election coverage, we turn to Common Council District 13 on Madison’s west side.
Incumbent alder Tag Evers has served on the city council since 2019 and faces one opponent in Robert Luther, a U.S. Navy veteran and retired city of Madison firefighter.
West side voters will select their next alder on April 1st.
We sat down with alder Evers to discuss his top issues, his vision for the city of Madison, and how he plans to communicate with his constituents. Robert Luther declined a full interview with WORT, but gave a short comment last week and provided copies of his campaign literature. You can access those links on our website.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, March 11, 2025:
- We head to Library Mall for a walk-out in solidarity with Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University protester arrested by ICE agents this weekend,
- Sit down with an incumbent alder who says he's committed to serving the most vulnerable residents in his district,
- Explain how Wisconsin became known as "America's Dairyland,"
- Meet a food industry veteran,
- Share some springtime predictions for the local wildlife,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, March 10, 2025:
- We meet some protesters backing a Tesla boycott,
- Hear from scientists who rallied this weekend to oppose the Trump administration's sweeping cuts to research funding,
- Attend Thursday's memorial for Tony Robinson Jr., ten years after he was shot and killed by a Madison police officer,
- Speak with an alder candidate who wants lower property taxes,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Celebrate Albert Einstein's birthday,
- Taste-test some more shots,
- Review a couple sci-fi features,
- And much more.
Continuing our spring election coverage, we turn to Common Council District 14 on Madison’s southside.
Incumbent alder Isadore Knox Jr. faces a familiar opponent this spring in Noah Lieberman. The pair also squared off in 2023 – a contest that resulted in a tie and was decided in alder Knox Jr.’s favor when his name was pulled out of a bag.
Southside voters will select their next alder on April 1st.
We sat down with alder Isadore Knox Jr. and Noah Lieberman to discuss their top issues, their vision for the city of Madison, and how they plan to communicate with their constituents.
Here's your local news for Thursday, March 6, 2025:
- We share details on a class action lawsuit filed today, after nearly 200 Madison ballots were misplaced in the November election,
- Hear how an incumbent alder plans to continue police oversight efforts in the city,
- Spread the word about a local workforce development program,
- Explore career opportunities in renewable energy,
- Take a deep breath with "Radio Chipstone,"
- And much more
Here's your local news for Wednesday, March 5, 2025:
- We hear UW-Madison's policy regarding on-campus ICE arrests,
- Meet a candidate running for city council who's urging southside voters to stay engaged in local politics,
- Discuss a recent memo from UW-Madison leaders advising a drop in grad school admissions,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1965,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, March 4, 2025:
- We find out why Democrats are backing a state-level stopgap against sudden freezes in federal funding,
- Share the details on a "Real ID" rollout happening this spring,
- Consider rising consumer interest in protein-rich foods and supplements,
- Describe some youth education programs at the Dane County Humane Society,
- And much more.
Continuing our spring election coverage, we turn to Common Council District 15 on Madison’s east side.
Current alder Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford has represented the area since 2023. She suspended her re-election campaign in January and backed her would-be challenger Ryan Koglin.
Koglin is a small business owner and the board president of the SASY Neighborhood Association.
Now essentially guaranteed a spot on the city council, Koglin sat down with us discuss his top issues, his vision for the city of Madison, and how he plans to communicate with his constituents.
Here's your local news for Monday, March 3, 2025:
- We find out how a Republican-authored bill would force Wisconsin counties to comply with ICE,
- Meet a newcomer who's headed for the city council, after the incumbent alder suspended her re-election campaign,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Celebrate the birthday of a popular children's book author,
- Taste-test a shot,
- Review a documentary streaming on Netflix,
- And much more.
Continuing our spring election coverage, we turn to Common Council District 7 on Madison’s southwest side.
Current alder Nasra Wehelie isn’t running for another term, after serving for four years on the council.
Her husband Abdirahman Siad is vying to take her place this spring and faces one opponent in Badri Lankella. Southwest side voters will select their next alder on April 1st.
We sat down with Abdirahman Siad and Badri Lankella to discuss their top issues, their vision for the city of Madison, and how they plan to communicate with their constituents.
Here's your local news for Thursday, February 27, 2025:
- We check in with Senator Tammy Baldwin, after Tuesday's narrow vote in the House approving a Republican-authored budget bill,
- Sit down with a Common Council candidate who wants to streamline city government,
- Share some takeaways from a recent open meetings ruling,
- Tell you where there's still ice to fish on,
- Hear how Madison's Flamingos are faring in the preseason,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, February 26, 2025:
- We break partially with our format to deliver a special on the scale and scope of federal government,
- Discuss the declining enrollment of Native American students in the UW System,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1967,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, February 25, 2025:
- We learn how the Trump Administration's funding freezes have impacted some climate projects in Wisconsin,
- Find out why a city council candidate is calling for more economic development,
- Share The Milkweed's recent story about toxic cattle feed,
- Visit a vegan spot in downtown Madison,
- Explain how owls track their prey,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, February 24, 2025:
- We find out why a local nonprofit has withdrawn their proposal for a new charter school,
- Attend a downtown rally commemorating the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine,
- Attend a wake for surrealist filmmaker David Lynch,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Mark the anniversary of Paul McCartney's "Give Ireland Back to the Irish,"
- Explore the rich history of "The Sidecar,"
- Hear about the newest entry in the Paddington cinematic universe,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, February 20:
WPR reports that some fossil-fuel projects like Enbridge's Line 5 could get fast-tracked by the Trump Administration; meanwhile, the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association says it will comply with a directive to ban transgender athletes from women's sports.
Locally, Metro Transit is apologizing for service disruptions today, amid a labor action from Metro drivers as the city negotiates a new contract with Teamsters Local 120. And the Madison School Board appears unlikely to approve a new charter school next week, leaving its architects to pursue accreditation through UW.
WORT reporter Nate Carlin heads to a press conference of Meriter nurses held in the midst of their ongoing contract negotiations. And Tami Jackson, public policy analyst at the Wisconsin Board for People With Disabilities, joins reporter Maria Segura to talk about what potential Medicaid cuts would entail.
Later in the show, we hear from landscaper Action Jackson, talk solar panel installation, and reflect on what it means to stand up to power.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, February 19, 2025:
- We share the results of yesterday's primary - and look ahead to Election Day,
- Find out how Indigenous tribes in Wisconsin plan to use the clean-energy transition to reclaim their autonomy,
- Get the details on state Democrats' "Safe Haven" bill,
- Hear a former UW Regent's advice to current and future board members,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1964,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, February 18, 2025:
- We get the details on Governor Evers' plan to revamp the state prison system,
- Learn what city leaders were saying behind the scenes about Madison's uncounted ballots in November,
- Explore how tariffs and mass deportation could impact the dairy industry,
- Share an abridged history of transportation in Madison,
- Travel to Seattle for a wildlife rehabilitation conference,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, February 17, 2025:
- We brave the cold to hear from folks at the "Not My President's Day" protest,
- Take a look at how Wisconsin's Senators have voted so far on Trump's cabinet picks,
- Learn the public health benefits of fluoridated water,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Mark the anniversary of a massive strike at Yale University,
- Review two new media offerings,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, February 13, 2025:
- We share the details on a career-oriented charter awaiting approval from the Madison school board,
- Find out how state Democrats took action today to fight for Medicaid,
- Get the scoop on Uline's alleged "shuttle program,"
- Talk open meetings and Brad Schimel,
- Tell you the best spots for winter fishing,
- Check in on Madison’s Flamingos,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, February 12, 2025:
- We find out how La Crosse urban planners are promoting "granny flats,"
- Learn how the federal funding freeze has impacted a Head Start program in Dane County,
- Hear what's ahead for a UW-Madison professor who was recently appointed to Trump's Council of Economic Advisers,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1969,
- And much more.
Continuing our spring election coverage, we turn to Common Council District 5 on Madison’s near west side.
Incumbent alder Regina Vidaver faces one challenger in Ulrike Dieterle.
With just two candidates in the race, District 5 will skip the primary next week and west side voters will select their next alder on April 1st.
We sat down with incumbent alder Regina Vidaver and Ulrike Dieterle to discuss their top issues, their vision for the city of Madison, and how they plan to communicate with their constituents.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, February 11, 2025:
- We share an inside look into yesterday's Landmarks Commission meeting,
- Sit down with an incumbent alder who says Madison needs a "results-based" budget,
- Define butter,
- Visit a local Tex-Mex restaurant,
- Celebrate Groundhog Day,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, February 10, 2025:
- We outline Dane County leaders' dueling press releases last week on the search for a new Human Services director,
- Meet a candidate running to represent Madison's near west side on the city council,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Mark the anniversary of a massive workers' strike,
- Teach you how to make a popular cocktail,
- Review two new movies,
- And much more.
Continuing our spring election coverage, we turn to Common Council District 4 in downtown Madison.
Incumbent alder Mike Verveer faces one challenger in Eli Tsarovsky.
With just two candidates in the race, District 4 will skip the primary later this month and downtown voters will select their next alder on April 1st.
We sat down with incumbent alder Mike Verveer and Eli Tsarovsky to discuss their top issues, their vision for the city of Madison, and how they plan to communicate with their constituents.
Here's your local news for Thursday, February 6, 2025:
- We share an update on the Brayton Lot development project,
- Interview a candidate for city council who says he wants to demystify local politics,
- Discuss alternatives to solitary confinement,
- Tell you how to handle the ice dams collecting on your roof,
- Look forward to Valentine's Day,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, February 5, 2025:
- We attend two protests in one day,
- Interview Madison's longest-serving alder about his re-election campaign,
- Discuss how Wisconsin's declining birth rates could affect college enrollment in our state,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1965,
- And much more.
Continuing our spring election coverage, we turn to Common Council District 2 in downtown Madison.
Current alder Juliana Bennett isn’t running for another term – and two candidates are vying for her seat: Matt Egerer and Will Ochowicz.
With just two candidates in the race, District 2 will skip the primary later this month and downtown voters will select their next alder on April 1st.
We sat down with Matt Egerer and Will Ochowicz to discuss their top issues, their vision for the city of Madison, and how they plan to communicate with their constituents.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, February 4, 2025:
- We learn how a federal funding freeze could jeopardize violence prevention efforts in Wisconsin,
- Find out why nature's pest control workers are in peril,
- Sit down with a self-described "YIMBY" running for city council,
- Explore the potential consequences of Trump's tariff plans,
- Ask an immigration attorney to outline your rights,
- Explain how birds are able to stay warm in the winter,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, February 3, 2025:
- We learn how much undocumented immigrants bolster Wisconsin's economy,
- Attend a new book club taking on bike infrastructure issues in Madison,
- Sit down with a policy advisor at the state Capitol who's running for city council,
- Share a local perspective on the recent federal funding chaos,
- Mark the anniversary of a historic treaty,
- Teach you how to make a popular cocktail,
- Review two features in TV and film,
- And much more.
Continuing our spring election coverage, we turn to Common Council District 18 on Madison’s north side.
Current alder Charles Myadze didn’t file the necessary paperwork with the city and won’t appear on the ballot this spring. Carmella Glenn and Kevin Monroe are running for his seat.
With just two candidates in the race, District 18 will skip next month’s primary and north side voters will select their next alder on April 1st.
We sat down with Carmella Glenn and Kevin Monroe to discuss their top issues, their vision for the city of Madison, and how they plan to communicate with their constituents.
Here's your local news for Thursday, January 30, 2025:
- We get the details on the latest CARES expansion,
- Find out how researchers in Wisconsin are using microbes to reduce waste,
- Discuss police accountability with a city council candidate,
- Explore the ins and outs of email distribution lists,
- Hear how the recent wacky weather has affected fishing conditions,
- Celebrate the Mingos' return to Breese Stevens Field,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, January 29, 2025:
- We hear from a former police officer who was stationed inside the U.S. Capitol on January 6,
- Interview a violence intervention professional running for city council,
- Learn what food insecurity looks like at UW-Madison,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1969,
- And much more.
Continuing our spring election coverage, we turn to Common Council District 12 on Madison’s north side.
Incumbent alder Amani Latimer Burris has represented the area since 2023 and is running for re-election this spring. She faces a familiar challenger in Julia Matthews, who she defeated by just over 700 votes two years ago.
A third candidate, Hussein Amach, sends the race to a primary on February 18th. Amach filed all the necessary paperwork with the city clerk before the January 7th deadline but has since withdrawn from the race. His name will still appear on the primary ballot.
We sat down with alder Amani Latimer Burris and Julia Matthews to discuss their top issues, their vision for the city of Madison, and how they plan to communicate with their constituents.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, January 28, 2025:
- We attend a community listening session held just over a month after the shooting at Abundant Life Christian School,
- Learn about some clean energy options,
- Sit down with a northside alder running for re-election this spring,
- Consider what the Trump administration might have in store for food stamps,
- Visit a comfort food hotspot in downtown Madison,
- Share live animal trapping advice,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, January 27, 2025:
- We take a closer look at a resolution that headed this evening to Madison's Sustainability Committee,
- Talk affordable housing with a candidate running for city council,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Celebrate a trailblazing attorney,
- Teach you how to make a popular cocktail,
- Review two new features on the small screen,
- And much more.
Continuing our spring election coverage, we turn to Common Council District 9 on Madison's far-west side.
Alder Nikki Conklin has represented the area for the last four years. She faces two challengers in next month's primary: former nurse and educator Dr. Joann Pritchett and Rick Cruz, a financial consultant for the state's Department of Public Instruction.
The race heads to a primary on February 18th - and we sat down with alder Conklin and Dr. Pritchett to discuss their top issues, their vision for the city of Madison, and how they plan to communicate with their constituents.
All broadcasters – including WORT – are subject to equal time rules, so we reach out to all candidates in contested races. Rick Cruz declined our request to schedule an interview before next month’s primary.
Here's your local news for Thursday, January 23, 2025:
- We sit down with Police Chief Barnes one last time before his departure,
- Hear Governor Evers' goals for 2025,
- Interview an incumbent alder headed to a primary next month,
- Discuss life in solitary confinement,
- Share a rundown on heat pumps,
- Explore the demonic nature of Furbys,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, January 22, 2025:
- We get the details on a beloved thrift store's worker safety citations,
- Find out how many Wisconsin children depend on BadgerCare,
- Hear from both sides as DeForest considers defluoridation,
- Talk lake ice with a local expert,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1968,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, January 21, 2025:
- We have the latest on Wisconsin's stagnant minimum wage,
- Interview a former nurse and educator who's running for Common Council,
- Make predictions for the Trump administration's agriculture policies,
- Revisit Leonard Peltier's long struggle for freedom,
- Explain why northern bobwhite numbers are declining,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, January 16, 2025:
- We learn how Wisconsin's tax burden has changed over the last two decades,
- Find out why moose are vulnerable to ticks during the winter months,
- Sit down with the city council president ahead of next month's primary,
- Look ahead to this year's Openness in Government Awards,
- Celebrate good ice-fishing conditions,
- Check in on Madison's Flamingos after a flurry of re-signings,
- And much more.
The spring election is already looming on the horizon. January 7th was the deadline for local candidates to submit paperwork – and three quarters of the current city council are running for re-election.
Located on Madison’s southwest side and bounded by the Arboretum to the east, Common Council District 10 kicks off our series of spring election coverage.
Alder Yannette Figueroa Cole has represented the area for the last four years. Elected city council president last year, she’s facing two challengers: former alder Sheri Carter and former city staffer Lisa Veldran.
The race heads to a primary on February 18th - and we sat down with the three candidates to discuss their top issues, their vision for the city of Madison, and how they plan to communicate with their constituents.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, January 15, 2025:
- We get the details from today's press conference opposing a new ICE detention facility in Milwaukee,
- Find out why a Wisconsin farmer is building "mock beaver dams,"
- Meet a former city staffer running for Common Council this spring,
- Discuss the ins and outs of citizen referendums,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1967,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, January 14, 2025:
- We share Madison's latest public safety stats,
- Outline yet more proposed tweaks to the city's zoning code,
- Interview a former alder who's running to regain her seat after a narrow defeat,
- Examine the rising demand for high-protein dairy products,
- Explore the art of food,
- Describe the power of collaborative healing,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, January 13, 2025:
- We hear from the "water defenders" who marched to the DNR's downtown headquarters today,
- Get the latest tally of protected ag lands in Wisconsin,
- Find out why a special prosecutor is slated to investigate a local dog breeding operation,
- Share the government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Remember the Battle of Hayes Pond,
- Review two movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, January 9, 2025:
- We get the details on the latest study scrutinizing Morey Airfield's public health impacts,
- Learn how an alleged price-fixing scheme could be driving up rent in Madison,
- Talk home additions and foundation options,
- Discuss the power of storytelling,
- Study a nonpartisan quilt,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, January 8, 2025:
- We share the latest on a resolution that would save two Madison ice arenas,
- Find out who's running for office this spring,
- Discuss Meta's new fact-checking policy,
- Learn how a defamation lawsuit impacted a local news editor,
- Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1965,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, January 7, 2025:
- We have the latest details as Police Chief Shon Barnes prepares to leave the city for a new job,
- Find out why emergency teaching licenses are on the rise in Wisconsin,
- Track avian influenza outbreaks in livestock - and people,
- Examine the rightward shift among Indian American voters,
- Remind dog owners to protect their pooches from parasitic infection,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, January 6, 2025:
- We hear party leaders' priorities for the state's next biennial budget,
- Discuss gun reform after last month's school shooting in Madison,
- Find out how the Wisconsin Innocence Project plans to spend a $1.5 million federal grant,
- Take a look at the government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Celebrate a radical Republican abolitionist's birthday,
- Teach you how to make a popular cocktail,
- Review a new biopic,
- And much more.
Just because we're in a new year, leaving the stuff we don't want to carry anymore in the old year might not be so easy. It could take weeks, months, years, or even... 1,000 hearts to let go.
Erika Koivunen is an artist and for many years, she worked with metal and fire until heartbreak turned those flames into yarn. In 2023, she lost her Park Street shop in a three-alarm fire. It was the second tragedy in a short amount of time. She had recently lost her husband and business partner, Aaron Howard -- who shared the studio with her for nearly 15 years.
In this Radio Chipstone news special, feature contributor Gianofer Fields sits down with her good friend Erika to ask how she's mending her broken heart.
Stu Levitan presents a special New Year's Eve history lesson on Madison's greatest decade... the 1970s, when the highest hopes and worst fears of the 1960s came true.
In four segments, Levitan presents how the city burned in the spring semester of 1970, catalogs the extraordinary women of the decade, documents the revolutionary first administration of Paul Soglin, and take a walk through the city's seamier side.
On August 12th, 2024, Kevin Price made a call for help.
But instead of getting help, Price was shot by a Fitchburg police officer. He would spend three days in a hospital without his family knowing before he died.
WORT News Producer Faye Parks spent months reviewing the investigation that followed - and asking experts what broke down. It's led to tonight's special: Justice and Accountability for Kevin Price. Full transcript and more information at the online link to this story.
Here's your local news for Thursday, December 19, 2024:
- We talk school safety measures,
- Hear Speaker Vos' priorities for the next legislative session,
- Get more details on last month's oil spill in Jefferson County,
- Share ten open records tips,
- Tell you where it's still safe to ice fish after this weekend's warm-up,
- Look ahead to the Flamingos' next season,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, December 18, 2024:
- We attend a vigil mourning the victims of the ALCS shooting,
- Sit down with Chief Barnes, who's urging patience as police carry out their investigation,
- Learn how emergency management experts prepare for chemical spills,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1960,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, December 17, 2024:
- We share the latest updates on yesterday's school shooting in Madison,
- Ask an expert how to support children following a crisis event,
- Describe how Waupaca County residents faced down big business,
- Talk to Friendly Black Foodies about their quest for good food,
- Explain the nuances of animal hibernation,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, December 16, 2024:
- We have the latest information on a school shooting this morning in Madison,
- Check in with Midwest Environmental Advocates after last month's Enbridge oil spill in Jefferson County,
- Share the government’s calendar for the week ahead,
- Celebrate a renowned anthropologist’s birthday,
- Review a classic holiday movie,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, December 12, 2024:
- We learn how much the UW System spends on consulting contracts,
- Hear from the finalists in Middleton's search for a new police chief,
- Interview a prolific comics writer with Madison roots,
- Explain how and when to get plans for your next home improvement project,
- Share some advice on how to find a bona fide "space tree,"
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, December 11, 2024:
- We recap last night's long and contentious city council meeting,
- Find out why a study committee has recommended allowing a sandhill crane hunt,
- Discuss the "grim public reaction" to an insurance CEO's recent murder,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1962,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, December 10, 2024:
- We share the details on the DNR's air quality trends report,
- Learn how the latest Act 10 decision could impact this spring's judicial election,
- Find out why Wisconsinites are paying more in local property taxes this year,
- Track an unexpected shift in cheddar cheese prices,
- Examine UW-Madison's rise in national ranking for research funding,
- Check in on Dane County's swan population,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, December 9, 2024:
- We find out how much the "Twenty is Plenty" roll-out is costing the city,
- Learn how Wisconsin's local news outlets are faring,
- Discuss how Trump's proposal to abolish the Department of Education could impact Wisconsin students,
- Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Hear how a secret plan from the British government came to light,
- Take a closer look at a new-age cocktail,
- Review the latest offerings in TV and film,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, December 5, 2024:
- We share an inside look at today's Board of Regents meeting, where UWPD arrested 19 protesters,
- Review the financial records of a local nonprofit, as Madison alders consider forgiving their $1.6 million debt,
- Learn how political and moral views have shaped public perception of HIV,
- Explore the consequences of secrecy in public institutions,
- Celebrate ice-fishing weather,
- Reflect on the Mingos' 2024 season,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, December 4, 2024:
- We get the details on a collaborative project building two recreation bridges over the Wisconsin River,
- Hear how advocates say the state can better support caregivers,
- Discuss how this week's Act 10 decision could impact the Supreme Court race,
- Talk freedom of the press ahead of a second Trump presidency,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1969,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, December 3, 2024:
- We share the latest decision on a lawsuit challenging Act 10,
- Learn how the Inflation Reduction Act is boosting the clean energy economy,
- Find out how other states' shield laws make it easier for Wisconsinites to obtain abortion medication,
- Outline potential consequences for the dairy industry if Trump follows through on his campaign promises,
- Teach you how to make a smashed egg,
- Celebrate Giving Tuesday,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, December 2, 2024:
- We find out why a group of Wisconsin parents are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their case,
- Discuss WisDems Chair Ben Wikler's bid to lead the Democratic Party's national campaign arm,
- Share an in-depth look at the week ahead in local government,
- Teach you how to make a popular cocktail,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, November 27, 2024:
- We visit a beloved Madison bookstore that's closing its doors after 70 years in business,
- Discuss MPD's failure to disclose ties between an outside researcher on their new body-cam report and a top manufacturer in the industry,
- Check in with the Innocence Project - after one of their clients was released from prison yesterday,
- Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1968,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, November 26, 2024:
- We get the details on last night's ethics board meeting,
- Talk to local youth advocates who argue that the voting age should be lowered,
- Hear from some Madison-area businesses in the running for a statewide award,
- Find out why Trump saw a boost in popularity among Latino voters,
- Explore an unconventional new solution to soil contamination,
- Discuss a controversial firing on the UW-Madison campus,
- Take a closer look at bird-window strikes,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, November 25, 2024:
- We find out why the tax burden on Wisconsin residents is lower than ever,
- Get the details on a resolution considering the future of two Madison ice arenas,
- Share the week ahead in local government,
- Mark the anniversary of the Battle of Seattle,
- Take a closer look at a popular cocktail,
- Review two new movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, November 21, 2024:
- We learn how excessive heat and aging facilities affect incarcerated people in Wisconsin,
- Attend a west side vigil for Transgender Day of Remembrance,
- Get the details on a proposed "anti-hate speech" policy in the Baraboo School District,
- Talk open records delays,
- Learn how to speak the language of wool,
- Check in on Madison's Flamingos,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, November 20, 2024:
- We take a look at a new report on Madison's body-worn camera trial run,
- Hear how the city plans to improve traffic safety,
- Check in with some local gun educators, who are seeing a record spike in engagement since the election,
- Learn about a new, AI-powered tool in the Milwaukee Police Department's arsenal,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1965,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, November 19, 2024:
- We find out if Madisonians "flocked to State" this summer,
- Get the details on electric vehicle ownership in Wisconsin,
- Discuss the ethics complaint filed today against a former state Supreme Court justice,
- Examine the dairy industry’s dependence on immigrant labor,
- Share how kitchen skills go hand-in-hand with early childhood education,
- Take a closer look at the peregrine falcon,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, November 18, 2024:
- We share the details on an investigation of three sexual harassment complaints against a Madison alder,
- Check in with Madison area students who are lobbying Senator Baldwin to back an arms embargo on Israel,
- Explain why the Line 5 oil pipeline is one step closer to happening in Wisconsin,
- Discuss the mammoth week ahead in local government,
- Mark the anniversary of a victorious strike against American Airlines,
- Take a closer look at a cold weather cocktail,
- Review two new movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, November 14, 2024:
- We look at how crane hunting is legally tied to the best deterrence for crop damage,
- Look at how a new spate of racist texts are linked to data privacy
- Sit down with Wisconsin Policy Forum to discuss the most recent batch of school funding referenda,
- Hear about the many possible dangers lurking in house insulation,
- Discuss how Black women experience politics in America,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, November 13, 2024:
- We share the details on last night's marathon city budget meeting,
- Check in with a Madison alder whose campus-area district saw the second highest voter margin for Trump in the city,
- Sit down with UW-Madison's bug guy,
- Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1969,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, November 12, 2024:
- We get the details on a new housing report from the city of Madison,
- Find out how a collective of Spanish-speaking workers are striving to shape their own labor conditions,
- Track the latest numbers on avian influenza infections nationwide,
- Share UW-Madison campus reactions to the election,
- Check in on a slow start to autumn bird migration,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, November 11, 2024:
- We hear what Wisconsin's top lawyer has to say about a second Trump presidency,
- Check in on the state Supreme Court as it considers a 19th century abortion statute,
- Get the latest on a city department that stands to lose half of its funding next year,
- Share a look ahead at budget week in Madison,
- Mark the anniversary of a successful national strike,
- Take a closer look at a popular cocktail,
- Review two new movies that just started playing in local theaters,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, November 7, 2024:
- We take a closer look at what budget questions passed and failed in Dane County,
- Share the latest on possible cuts to police oversight efforts in Madison,
- Find out how homeowners can test their private wells for PFAS contamination,
- Unpack the details of a controversial new state law,
- Celebrate good fishing weather before the winter chill,
- Check in on Madison's Flamingos,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, November 6, 2024:
- We head to some Election Day watch parties,
- Have all the state and local election results you could want - including details on Senator Baldwin's narrow victory and the impact of Wisconsin's new voting maps,
- Analyze Dane County's role in the presidential election,
- Find out why faith leaders were praying yesterday outside some Madison area polling places,
- Learn more about public art – and its funding challenges,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1965,
- And much more.
Welcome to the WORT Local News for Tuesday, November 5 — election day in Madison and across the nation.
On today's show, hosts Faye Parks and Chali Pittman share a special report. We speak with voters at the polls, and get the latest numbers from election officials.
Plus, we speak with several candidates at the top of the ballot and hear from democracy advocates.
Here's your local news for Monday, November 4, 2024:
- We find out how Wisconsin Democrats are drumming up support on Election Day eve,
- Ask Waukesha Mayor Shawn Reilly why he decided to back Kamala Harris,
- Take a look at the week in local government that lies ahead,
- Teach you how to make "the Aviation," a cocktail recipe that disappeared for more than 40 years,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, October 31, 2024:
- We check in on the race for president, as both campaigns converge on Wisconsin,
- Learn more about old growth forests,
- Find out how the bump in public scrutiny is affecting election officials,
- Discuss the power of financial literacy,
- Take a closer look at heating pumps,
- Tell a ghostly tale,
- And much more.
Martin O’Malley is the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. He was in Madison on Wednesday to visit a Social Security field office and host a panel discussion on the past, present and future of Social Security. Commissioner O’Malley stopped by the WORT studio for a longform interview with WORT's Jeannine Ramsey. This is that extended conversation.
O'Malley says one of Social Security's challenges - a crisis in customer service - is already here, and he's calling on administrative funding for the program to be restored to 1.2% of benefits paid. That wouldn't add to the national debt but would help improve customer service.
Meanwhile, Social Security is facing another challenge on the horizon: a potential reduction in benefits in 2035. O'Malley says that income inequality has driven faster-than-expected depletion of the Social Security surplus.
But that cliff would only hit if Congress doesn't act. And one potential fix would be to increase the cap on earnings that can be taxed. In 2025, the cap is estimated to rise to $174,900 -- meaning if you make more than that, you will only pay taxes on the first $174,900 of your income, while someone making less than the cap pays taxes on their full income.
Some senators have proposed raising the cap, with some suggesting it should be on income above $400,000 or $250,000, though proposals to eliminate the cap completely aren't common.
Meanwhile, we ask the Commissioner for his thoughts on the false claim that illegal immigrants are bankrupting the system. He says, "To say that illegal immigrants are bankrupting Social Security is patently false. It is not true. They cannot earn benefits. However, they do pay in for the rest of us, $22 billion a year that they're never, ever going to be able to see a dime of coming back to them in benefits. And they get zero credit for it."
You can create a Social Security account and see the status of your current or future benefit at ssa.gov/myaccount.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, October 30, 2024:
- We'll head to a public test of election equipment,
- Ask folks to share their opinions on early voting,
- Calculate campaign donations in the Madison area,
- Talk about the twin issues facing Social Security with Martin O'Malley, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration,
- Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1962,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, October 29, 2024:
- We'll take a closer look at the statewide referendum on next week's ballot,
- Interview the Republican candidate running to represent district 80 in the state Assembly,
- Talk food and farm issues in the 2024 election,
- Check in with student voters at UW-Madison,
- Try to find the elusive rattlesnake,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, October 28, 2024:
- We share an update on Madison's police oversight efforts,
- Find out why customers at a Stoughton area pizza joint got more than they bargained for last week,
- Attend this year's Olive Harvest event,
- Share the government’s calendar for the week ahead,
- Mark an important anniversary in the Prohibition era,
- Take a closer look at a popular cocktail,
- Review two new documentaries,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, October 24, 2024:
- We learn more about the Northern Lights,
- Find out why advocates say a federal agency isn't doing enough to regulate factory farms,
- Hear how immigrants are contributing to the revival of the Great Lakes region,
- Take a closer look at Brady disclosures in Wisconsin,
- Celebrate fall weather fishing,
- Check in on Madison's Flamingos,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, October 23, 2024:
- We get the latest data on gun-related deaths in Wisconsin,
- Hear about private school closures across the country,
- Find out why Catholic dioceses are disavowing "The Catholic Tribune,"
- Talk election security with Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to some sixties-era campaign visits,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, October 22, 2024:
- We head to an in-person early voting site in Madison,
- Hear the story behind Slaughter Free Milwaukee,
- Find out why Mayor Rhodes-Conway is asking the city's voters to increase property taxes,
- Look at dairy industry price gouging,
- Share how a local business is leveling up the donut scene,
- Learn more about animal services in the Madison area,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, October 21, 2024:
- We share the highlights from Friday's U.S. Senate debate,
- Learn how Wisconsin advocates are countering intimidating text messages to young voters,
- Find out why the postal workers' union is pushing federal lawmakers for more protections,
- Run down this week’s calendar in local government,
- Mark the anniversary of the Patriot Act becoming law,
- Take a closer look at a popular cocktail,
- Review three classic documentaries,
- And much more.
Here's your Local News for Thursday, October 17, 2024:
- We find out why local officials recommend election preparedness,
- Discuss Madison's budget outlook with Wisconsin Policy Forum's Jason Stein,
- Explore the intersection between finance and community service,
- Talk basement flooring,
- Dissect the scholarly lessons in Scooby Doo,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, October 16, 2024:
- We'll hear why Madison's Independent Monitor says the mayor's budget is a death knell for civilian oversight efforts,
- Hear from opponents of the city tax referendum,
- Correct our past reporting on the DOC's updated used book donation policies, with help from Tone Madison's Scott Gordon,
- Bring back our arts and culture segment from summer hiatus,
- Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1962,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, October 15, 2024:
- We'll explore how school funding issues statewide could impact school nurses,
- Get the details on a new "Chad Vader" election PSA,
- Investigate proposed cuts to Madison's police oversight agencies,
- Talk with the data analyst for the Office of the Independent Monitor,
- Take a look at the United States' declining cattle population,
- Examine the recent pro-Palestine and pro-Israel protests on the UW-Madison campus,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, October 14, 2024:
- We check in on Hovde Properties' demolition site in downtown Madison,
- Get the details on a letter campaign asking Willy Street Co-op to boycott Sabra,
- Run down the possible cuts to Madison’s budget,
- Mark an important anniversary in the fight for reproductive freedom,
- Take a closer look at a popular cocktail,
- Review two new movies on the big screen,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, October 10, 2024:
- We get the details on an unconventional funding request from a Madison alder,
- Find out what UW-Madison leaders said behind the scenes about last semester's student encampment,
- Explain the mission behind the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council,
- Celebrate fall-weather fishing,
- Hear the latest news from Madison's Flamingos,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, October 9, 2024:
- We head to the World Dairy Expo,
- Find out why advocacy groups filed federal complaints against 4 Wisconsin school districts,
- Take a closer look at censorship in Wisconsin prisons,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1969,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, October 8, 2024:
- We find out why so many Wisconsin municipalities are struggling to make ends meet,
- Interview the Republican candidate running to represent District 48 in the state Assembly,
- Report the latest figures on dairy product consumption,
- Visit the newly opened second location of El Sabor de Puebla,
- Share an update on fall migration,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, October 7, 2024:
- We find out why some Wisconsin voters avoid talking politics,
- Learn how a preventative health care program at UW-Madison plans to spend renewed funding from the CDC,
- Share a preview of this budget-heavy week in local government,
- Explore UW-Madison’s updated free speech and protest policies,
- Take a closer look at a popular, cold-weather cocktail,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, October 3, 2024:
- We attend a groundbreaking ceremony for an affordable housing development on Madison's southeast side,
- Reveal when UW-Madison does and doesn't enforce camping laws,
- Get some advice on real estate investment,
- Explain sump pits,
- Talk passion versus practicality in the world of fashion,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for October 2, 2024:
- We get the latest statewide polling on the presidential race,
- Attend a rally for reproductive freedom,
- Learn how much money Wisconsin could save with expanded Medicaid,
- Meet Venezuelan immigrants in our community,
- Travel back in time to 1968,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, October 1, 2024:
- We talk to folks waiting in line outside Trump's rally in Waunakee,
- Attend the grand re-opening of the St. Vinny's on Willy Street,
- Consider the impact of avian flu on the World Dairy Expo,
- Discuss UW-Madison students' right to log off,
- Learn how to identify different sparrows during seasonal migration,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, September 30, 2024:
- We'll find out how much campaign visits cost Wisconsin municipalities,
- Interview the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood,
- Check out the week ahead in city and county government,
- Mark the anniversary of a pivotal moment in French history,
- Take a closer look at a popular cocktail,
- Review two new movies on the big screen,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, September 26, 2024:
- We check in on pre-election wrangling across the state,
- Learn how a local program keeping Indigenous languages alive,
- Find out how Wisconsin is handling the latest PFAS standards from the feds,
- Explain what you can and can’t say at government meetings,
- Celebrate the start of fall-weather fishing,
- Get the latest news from Madison’s Flamingos,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, September 25, 2024:
- We head to the Bread and Puppet Circus in Mazomanie,
- Speak with a UW-Madison student facing disciplinary action for supporting Palestine,
- Learn how a local program is turning guns into garden tools,
- Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to the '60s,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, September 24, 2024:
- We get the latest on BRT after its official launch Sunday,
- Find out why a local produce supplier is asking for harvesting help,
- Check in on "The Victory" coffee shop after a recent fire,
- Share the details on milk prices in the Midwest,
- Visit a soul food restaurant on Monroe Street,
- Learn how wildlife rehabilitators handle avian pox,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, September 23, 2024:
- We share an inside look at the Harris rally on Friday,
- Attend a candidate forum in the race for Dane County executive,
- Celebrate the birthday of an independent filmmaker and review two of his movies,
- Take a closer look at a popular cocktail,
- Learn about the invasive species in Wisconsin's lakes,
- And much more.
It’s a Monday night in downtown Mount Horeb. Inside Brix Cider, a farm-to-table restaurant with a homestyle feel, people are snacking as they wait for a time-honored political tradition in election season: a candidate forum.
At the front of the room are two chairs, but only one candidate is here. Sitting across from Elizabeth Grabe, a Democrat running against five-term incumbent Todd Novak, is an empty chair — save for a beer growler filled with purple flowers and an empty cup.
Wisconsin has new voting maps this November. In collaboration with Isthmus newspaper, we examine how those new maps have spurred competition and organizing in advance of November.
Credits: Audio by Abigail Leavins with contributions from Liam Beran. Production by Chali Pittman. In collaboration with Isthmus Community Media — read their related story at isthmus.com.
This reporting is funded in part by Democracy Day, a nationwide collaborative on September 15 in which news organizations cover how democracy works and the threats it faces. More at usdemocracyday.org.
Here's your local news for Thursday, September 19, 2024:
- We get the details on a new convenience store coming to Willy Street,
- Learn why researchers are breeding cows that can thrive in extreme heat,
- Speak with a friend of Kevin Price, who Fitchburg police shot and killed last month,
- Talk financial literacy,
- Explain why you should care about zoning,
- Retrieve a memorial brick next to Camp Randall,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, September 18, 2024:
- We take a closer look at the U.S. SAVE Act,
- Find out why environmental advocates oppose the expansion of natural gas plants in Wisconsin,
- Get the details on Dane County's 2025 executive budget proposal,
- Share a preview of our collaborative project with Isthmus newspaper,
- Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1969,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, September 17, 2024:
- We check out the city's new, electric garbage trucks,
- Find out why consumer advocates are paying close attention to Congress' funding plans,
- Get the latest on Joe Gow - and the boom in the adult entertainment industry,
- Welcome our UW student reporters back for the fall semester,
- Learn how West Nile Virus impacts corvids,
- Look forward to the debut of Bus Rapid Transit this weekend,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, September 16, 2024:
- We get the details on an initiative that's battling food insecurity - and climate change - in Wisconsin,
- Hear some possible fixes to persistent basement flooding,
- Discuss the impacts of farm consolidation,
- Mark the anniversary of a political assassination with international ties,
- Take a closer look at a popular cocktail,
- Review two movies now available for streaming,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, September 12, 2024:
- We find out how a newly expanded program is looking to protect undocumented workers,
- Get the details on Dane County's 2025 budget requests,
- Talk open records resource guides,
- Broadcast the latest fishing report,
- Check in on Madison’s Flamingos,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, September 11, 2024:
- We attend three debate watch parties in the Madison area,
- Interview the Harris-Walz campaign's senior national spokesperson,
- Travel back in time to 1965,
- Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, September 10, 2024:
- We get the details on the mayor's 2025 capital budget proposal,
- Mark the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Crime Bill's passage,
- Visit a tortilleria,
- Celebrate shorebird migration,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, September 9, 2024:
- We find out how Wisconsin voters feel about their local public schools,
- Talk corporate greed in the dairy industry,
- Revisit a historic mutiny in the U.S. Navy,
- Take a closer look at a popular cocktail,
- Review two new features on the small screen,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, September 5, 2024:
- We check in with U.S. Dep. Secretary of Education Cindy Marten after her tour of MMSD schools.
- Find out why a conservative radio personality pitched a tent on Library Mall today,
- Explore what it takes to make lasting change in underserved communities,
- Explain the whys and hows of building permits,
- Investigate a mysterious object,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, September 4, 2024:
- We share the good news and bad news about Wisconsin's workforce economy,
- Head to Lapham Elementary for the first day of the fall semester,
- Find out how partisan politics is impacting the classroom,
- Hear from MMSD's new superintendent,
- Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1968,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, September 3, 2024:
- We attend LaborFest 2024, which brought big crowds, big names, and calls to action,
- Get the latest Medicare savings estimates from consumer advocates,
- Find out why water birds are flocking to Dane County,
- And much more.
It's Labor Day and WORT's Forward Lookout is back from their hiatus for an extended, welcome-back edition of the feature.
Brenda Konkel sits down with new co-host/producer Rebecca Kemble to talk about why the Forward Lookout blog started decades ago, and why Madison's version of the Wheeler Report is still running.
Plus: what's up with the city referendum, and how did the Police Civilian Review Board come to be? These two former Madison alders have the receipts.
In tonight's news...
- Metro Transit leaders gave a sneak peek of the new BRT route on Tuesday, as the new service is set to launch next month,
- The Wisconsin Veterans Museum is looking to the future, hoping to build a new museum on the Capitol Square,
- Our open records feature, Transparency Talk, adds one more to the team while talking body camera footage and a case before the State Supreme court on quasi-governmental corporations,
- Plus, what fishing for the Labor Day weekend and the Forward Madison football club competes for the Jägermeister Cup.
Here are your local headlines for August 28, 2024:
- Some Wisconsin Democrats running for Congress this time around are getting a necessary boost - we talk with a political analyst on why,
- The first leg of Bus Rapid Transit is coming to the city of Madison in a little under a month, and we get a preview from city leaders, including Mayor Rhodes-Conway,
- And it's been HOT out there, but today's cooled off. Our weather expert has a recap and the days ahead. Plus, we travel back to headlines from 1968.
On this show:
- Some municipalities open cooling centers during the heat wave.
- We learn about 'corn sweat' and how it contributes to humidity.
- Ospreys make their way to the Humane Society.
- We hear about a new exhibit at the Chazen.
- And more.
In today's show:
- The UW Board of Regents lays off tenured professors under austerity measures.
- New rural road initiative is coming to Wisconsin.
- We hear from Senator Tammy Baldwin about the upcoming campaign.
- We learn to make a great Irish Coffee.
- We remember the fallout from Hurricane Katrina.
- And more
We round out a week's worth of reporting from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago with an extra-special, four-hour broadcast featuring the speech from Democratic Nominee Kamala Harris herself.
The theme for the night was "for our future,” and featured additional speeches from Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, former Representative Adam Kinzinger, and Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin. Plenty of entertainment from celebrities, too, from The Chicks to Kerry Washington.
Co-anchors Jenna Flanagan and Chali Pittman set up the history of Harris as she seeks to define herself tonight, and in the 74 remaining days until the election. They take a look at her time spent as prosecutor and Attorney General. They're joined by floor correspondents Bob Hennelly and Faye Parks for updates from the floor.
Paulina Gonzalez-Brito, of Rise Economy based in Oakland, California, joins us to talk about Harris's record on the foreclosure crisis. Nora Gordon tells Senior Producer/Reporter Sara Gabler about the future of education under a Democratic, or Republican, administration.
We hear from more Uncommitted delegates at the convention along with faith leaders. we go to reporter Leslie Lozada to the scene of the March on the DNC, which kicked off another march this evening.
We take a look at the Black women who set the stage for Harris: namely, Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress and the first Black woman to seek the presidential nomination from one of two major political parties. We speak with Shola Lynch, the filmmaker behind CHISHOLM '72: Unbought and Unbossed.
And we take a look at Harris's prosecutorial record, particularly on the death penalty, with Chicago-based educator, minister, and community organizer Renaldo Hudson. He spent 37 years incarcerated and 13 years on death row before being commuted — twice — and released in 2020.
This is We Decide: America at the Crossroads, from the Pacifica Radio Network. National coverage is supported by sustaining sponsorships from unions representing close to two million rank and file members. Check back with us each day for updates on the WORT live blog. Project graphic: Ariandy Luna. Cover photo: Faye Parks.
The theme of the third night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago was "a fight for our freedoms," and featured speeches from former President Bill Clinton, transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg, and a surprise appearance from Oprah.
And Vice Presidential nominee Tim Walz took to the stage for the biggest speech of his life.
In keeping with the DNC theme for the night, co-anchors Jenna Flanagan and Chali Pittman examine the freedoms enjoyed, or not enjoyed, by the people of this nation.
Executive director and correspondent Bob Hennelly finds an open bar and other new spaces on the floor of the United Center while updating us about what's happening on the convention floor.
Later in the show, Nina Turner, national co-chair of Bernie Sanders's 2020 presidential campaign who joins us to tell us why her unsuccessful bids for Congress should act as a canary in the coal mine for other progressive candidates on the threat of dark money.
And, the Public Media Institute's Nick Wylie speaks with Uncommitted delegates on the convention floor.
Senior reporter Carlos Dávalos speaks with Miguel Alvelo, executive director of the Latino Union of Chicago on why both parties fail to speak meaningfully about immigration, and why the union's recently helped file a lawsuit against Chicago police officers, Home Depot employees, and other security personnel.
Meanwhile, senior reporter Faye Parks brings us to the site of a mobile reproductive health van near the DNC, which has paired up with a traveling art exhibition to offer medication abortion and vasectomies.
And, senior producer Sara Gabler brings us more about the Democratic Party's mixed environmental record.
We also recap the Progressive Central conference held earlier this week, and Lumpen Radio's August Abitang and Ariandy Luna speak with Patrick Cleary, head of the Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2. Chicago firefighters and EMS are protesting after three years without a contract.
And Bob Hennelly catches up with Ty Pinkins, a candidate for US Senate in Mississippi who says that Democrats need to meaningfully reach out to rural communities.
This is We Decide: America at the Crossroads, from the Pacifica Radio Network. National coverage is supported by sustaining sponsorships from unions representing close to two million rank and file members. Check back with us each day for updates on the WORT live blog. Project graphic: Ariandy Luna.
The theme of the second night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago was “a bold vision for America’s future,” and featured speeches from Barack and Michelle Obama, Senator Bernie Sanders, Vice President Harris speaking in Milwaukee, and a symbolic roll call from each state and US territory.
Co-anchors Jenna Flanagan and Chali Pittman speak to Muhammad Sankari, lead organizer with U.S. Palestinian Community Network and former lead youth organizer with the Arab American Action Network. Plus, we hear updates from the Poor People's Army march on Monday.
Bill Ayers joins us to talk about the comparisons — and contrasts — between now and bloody 1968. We hear about a musical comparing the present and historical moment that's part of a week's worth of counter-programming at Chicago's Co-Prosperity Center.
And as Bernie Sanders makes the makes the case for guaranteed health care, we hear from Illinois nurses who have gone on strike and turn to a protest from Workers Strike Back.
Plus, executive director and correspondent Bob Hennelly gives us updates from the floor of the United Center.
This is We Decide: America at the Crossroads, from the Pacifica Radio Network. National coverage is supported by sustaining sponsorships from unions representing close to two million rank and file members. Check back with us each day for updates on the WORT live blog. Graphic: Ariandy Luna
The first day of the Democratic National Convention was labor heavy, featuring the heads of at least seven unions. We take we take up housing and labor issues facing the city of Chicago — and across the nation.
Co-anchors Jenna Flanagan and Chali Pittman speak with local journalist Kari Lyderson about the Bring Chicago Home campaign, Chicago Teachers Union president Stacy Davis Gates, Lisa Lee of the National Public Housing Museum, and Rev. William Barber.
They turn to live speeches on the floor from Presidential nominee Kamala Harris, UAW head Shawn Fain, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortes. Plus, executive director and correspondent Bob Hennelly gives us updates from the floor of the United Center.
This is We Decide: America at the Crossroads, from the Pacifica Radio Network. National coverage is supported by sustaining sponsorships from unions representing close to two million rank and file members. Graphic: Ariandy Luna
Here's your local news for Thursday, August 15, 2024:
- We find out what to expect during this year's "Hippie Christmas,"
- Get an update from the Coalition to March on the DNC,
- Learn how a new platform is trying to close economic gaps,
- Ask an election official how turnout is calculated,
- Explain why the digital age makes open records law more complicated,
- Celebrate good fishing weather,
- Broadcast the latest news from Madison's Flamingos,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, August 14, 2024:
- We hear the mayor's pitch for a property tax referendum,
- Check in with the Coalition to March on the DNC,
- Interview Ho-Chunk Nation President Jon Greendeer,
- Hear about life as a solar panel installer,
- Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1969,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, August 13, 2024:
- We'll recap today's partisan primary,
- Head to Madison polling places to hear what voters are thinking,
- Check in on Wisconsin's spending of federal COVID relief funding,
- Find out why voting advocates say today's referendums are 'undemocratic,'
- Visit a northside bakery,
- Celebrate barn swallows,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, August 12, 2024:
- We check in on this year's Black Restaurant Week,
- Find out why environmental advocates are campaigning against tomorrow's voter referendums,
- Get the latest updates from the Coalition to March on the DNC,
- Investigate the new federal guidelines for dairy consumption,
- Revisit one of the largest strikes in labor history,
- Take a closer look at a popular cocktail,
- Review two new movies on the small screen,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, August 8, 2024:
- We investigate yesterday's joint statement from four AD 48 candidates,
- Learn how Science Moms talks about climate change,
- Take a closer look at the voter referendums on next Tuesday's ballot,
- Discuss the challenges of the foster care system,
- Learn the value of an energy audit,
- Celebrate Hippie Christmas,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, August 7, 2024:
- We check out Marquette Law School's new polling results,
- Attend the Harris-Walz rally in Eau Claire,
- Find out how Henry Vilas Zoo is protecting local songbirds,
- Get the latest on the lawsuits against Wisconsin's DOC,
- Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1967,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, August 6, 2024:
- We attend the grand re-opening of Madison's ballot drop boxes,
- Get the details on a new eviction "heatmap,"
- Find out why advocates say Wisconsin needs to shut down its oldest prisons,
- Interview both candidates running to represent District 80 in the state Assembly,
- Air a mid-summer update from the Dane County Humane Society,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, August 5, 2024:
- We'll hear what Madison bus riders have to say about the new routes,
- Get Wisconsin's latest income inequality stats,
- Look ahead to the 2026 race for governor,
- Discuss misleading cheese labels,
- Remember Nixon's infamous downfall,
- Take a closer look at a popular cocktail,
- Review two new features,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, August 1, 2024:
- We visit "Wisconsin's first comic shop,"
- Hear how a new grant fund could help protect the state's coastline,
- Find out what UW administrators had to say during last semester's student protests,
- Explore pricey open records fees,
- Broadcast the latest fishing report,
- Check in on Madison's Flamingos,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, July 31, 2024:
- We'll get the details on Madison's new air monitoring program,
- Hear the latest stats on youth mental health in Wisconsin,
- Interview the two Democrats running to represent District 78 in the state Assembly,
- Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1965,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, July 30, 2024:
- We hear the latest report on housing in Wisconsin,
- Learn how civic engagement groups are working to reach disinterested voters,
- Interview two more candidates in the race for the 77th Assembly District,
- Visit a fried chicken oasis on the north side,
- Find out why fish-eating wildlife can be especially challenging patients,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, July 29, 2024:
- We hear what local Democrats have to say about the Harris campaign,
- Head to the Capitol for the historic unveiling of a new sculpture,
- Interview a candidate in the race for Assembly District 77,
- Find out why the U.S. cattle population is on the decline,
- Mark the day that FDR attempted to reshape the Supreme Court,
- Take a closer look at a popular cocktail,
- Review two new movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, July 25, 2024:
- We hear Madison's latest crime stats,
- Take a closer look at the August 13 voter referendums,
- Preview a historic moment happening at the state Capitol this weekend,
- Assess the pros and cons of learning how to build,
- Learn how a horse can churn ice cream,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, July 24, 2024:
- We ask Madisonians what they think about Biden's history-making announcement on Sunday,
- Find out why a local artist is declaring "I'm with her,"
- Honor the memory of two local activists,
- Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1962,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, July 23, 2024:
- We check in on Wisconsin's Democratic Party after this weekend's historic shake-up,
- Find out why young environmentalists gathered outside the Capitol yesterday,
- Get the details on last Friday's CrowdStrike outage,
- Take a closer look at Kamala Harris' campaign,
- Explain why drivers should keep an eye out for turtle crossings,
- And much more.
Last month, our Summer News Collaborative kicked off. The pilot project from WORT is intended to train people the basics of journalism, storytelling, and audio production. In a rare move for community radio, it also aims to give people a paycheck to learn these skills.
Our first cohort of Fellows are Shy Aikens, César Gonzalez Paz, Jeliel Peña de First, Faleshuh Walker, and Ze Yang. Today, we take the first listen to audio pieces they've been working on over the last month, in a news special hosted by WORT producer and journalist Jade Iseri-Ramos, who is managing the program.
We also hear the first episode from a regular voice: Marcus Slaton, Thursday co-host of the 6pm Local News, who's launching a podcast full of good news.
Welcome to the final day of the RNC, slated to culminate with a lengthy speech from former President Trump focused on "unity." The RNC theme tonight is "Make America Great Once Again."
Other speakers are slated to include Tucker Carlson, Franklin Graham (son of Billy Graham), Hulk Hogan and Dana White (CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship).
Also speaking tonight is Wisconsin billionaire and GOP megadonor Diane Hendricks, who is appearing tonight as one of the QUOTE "everyday Americans" invited to speak during the convention.
Reporters Sara Gabler and Peter Donalds give updates from the floor.
We catch up with Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson about the economics of the RNC and what he says is the potential to "put Milwaukee on the map," along a slate of other questions.
And we hear from the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, which says they've been warning Milwaukee officials that bringing 4,000 more police officers to Milwaukee would risk the safety of residents.
We speak with New York City defense lawyer Ron Kuby about whether much has changed in police accountability since 2020. Then we speak with Gloria Browne-Marshall, professor of constitutional law at John Jay College of Criminal Justice at CUNY, about Trump's ongoing election legal issues.
For more on the psychology of voters attracted to Trump, we speak with Dan P. McAdams, professor of Psychology and Professor of Human Development and Social Policy at Northwestern University and the author of “The Strange Case of Donald J. Trump: A Psychological Reckoning.”
WORT reporter Sara Gabler dissects the expansion of oil and gas drilling and rolling back of federal environmental protections that would happen under another Trump presidency. WORT news director Chali Pittman examines the personal responsibility claim of child care. And Bob Hennelly speaks with Dr. Steve Auerbach, Physicians for a National Health Program, about the deepening healthcare crisis.
Take a listen to our live coverage of Day 2 of the Republican National Convention, live from Riverwest Radio in Milwaukee.It's a perfect day to have veteran journalist Bob Hennelly, as Senator Bob Menendez is found guilty of all corruption charges. Bob talks with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.In this episode, reporter Sara Gabler travels to an info session on Moms for Liberty, and debriefs with Mother Jones senior editor Kiera Butler.
Then we turn our attention to abortion. The Republican party platform on abortion, officially adopted yesterday, is just one paragraph and makes reference to states rights. It also says, quote "We will oppose Late Term Abortion, while supporting mothers and policies that advance Prenatal Care, access to Birth Control, and IVF (fertility treatments)."
Wisconsin Watch reporter Phoebe Petrovic joins us to talk about her latest article about militant anti-abortion activist Pastor Matthew Trewhella.
And, Jennifer Holland has been studying conservative anti-abortion organizing through the decades. She's the author of Tiny You: A Western History of the Anti-Abortion Movement, and joins us to analyze the contradiction between the platform and more hardline efforts like Project 2025.
Ali Muldrow, executive director of the Wisconsin Women's Fund, tells us the current status of abortion in Wisconsin, and unpacks specific claims made yesterday by Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance about "tax-payer funded abortion. "
We go to the intersection of North 14th and West Vliet Streets, less than a mile from the perimeter, where a Milwaukee man is dead after being shot by five police officers from Columbus, Ohio — who were sent to assist at the RNC. Reporter Peter Donalds was there to speak with some of the family and neighbors.
Then we turn our attention to some of the super-rich of the Republican Party, including the Ricketts family and Wisconsin's own billionaire Diane Hendricks, who's here in Milwaukee.
Dr. Everett Kelley rounds out the show. He's the national president of the American Federation of Government Employees, which is the largest union representing federal and D.C. government employees.
Take a listen to our coverage of Day 3 of the Republican National Convention from Riverwest Radio in Milwaukee. The Pacifica Radio Network’s national coverage is supported by sustaining sponsorships from unions representing close to two million rank and file members.
Yesterday on the second night of the RNC the theme of the night was "Make America Safe Once Again," where Republican speakers took to the stage to paint a picture of the country plagued by violent crime. They linked crime with immigration, driving home some of the GOP's top priorities in their party platform, to seal the border and to deport undocumented immigrants in record numbers.
Meanwhile, more details have emerged about the fatal police shooting of Samuel Sharpe, Jr, an unhoused Black veteran who was killed yesterday, at the hands of five out-of-state police officers. They are five of roughly 4,000 who are in Milwaukee to provide security for the RNC.
Samuel Sharpe, Jr was shot and killed by officers from Columbus, Ohio, at the intersection of 14th and Vliet streets in western downtown Milwaukee, about a mile from the RNC perimeter.
Community members held a vigil for Sharpe yesterday evening, where they condemned the city of Milwaukee for hosting the RNC and providing the circumstances that led to Sharpe's death.
A mile away, in central downtown Milwaukee's Deer District, Republican Party officials and elected leaders continued their third day of sessions and networking surrounded by thousands of law enforcement officials.
The RNC was promised to bring approximately $200 million in direct and indirect economic benefit to the city of Milwaukee. Russ Klisch, owner of Lakefront Brewery here in Milwaukee, hosted the Washington State delegation for the RNC earlier today and joins us on the phone.
Then we speak with Peter Rickman, president of the Milwaukee Area Service Workers Organization, which represents 1,100 service workers. MASH, an independent union, successfully secured a landmark union contract in 2019 for service workers at the Fiserv Forum, the site of the RNC gathering.
Then we dive more into the history of Milwaukee and its "Sewer Socialist" history. We're joined by journalist John Nichols, national affairs correspondent for The Nation where he's just published a new article titled “Welcome Republicans, to America’s Great Socialist City.”
To talk about the potential for alternative, non-corporate parties in America we bring into the conversation Howie Hawkins, 2020 Green Party candidate for President and retired Teamster.
Yesterday on the second night of the RNC the theme of the night was "Make America Safe Once Again," where Republican speakers took to the stage to paint a picture of the country plagued by violent crime.
They linked crime with immigration, driving home some of the GOP's top themes in their platform, to seal the border and to deport undocumented immigrants in record numbers.
The party offered a lineup of Senate candidates and Americans who said President Joe Biden’s immigration policy fueled has fueled the infusion of fentanyl, offering narratives of drug cartels, human trafficking and criminal gangs threatening the safety of people in the US.
Anne Fundner of Southern California, whose 15-year-old son Weston died from fentanyl poisoning in 2022, blamed the Biden administration for her son's overdose death from fentanyl.
For more, we're joined by Armando Ibarra, Distinguished Achievement Professor in the School for Workers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he holds a joint appointment in Chican@ and Latin@ Studies.
His research has focused on, among other things, life narratives of low-wage workers in Milwaukee. He's the co-author of The Latino Question: Politics, Labouring Classes and the Next Left.
Then we turn to WXRW reporter Keith Gaustad, who yesterday attended an event held by the Black Republican Mayors Association, hearing from a veritable who's who of Black Republicans. We catch up with Minnesota State Representative Walter Hudson, who joins us in the studio.
Turning back to economic justice, one of the more surreal moments of the first night of the RNC was Teamster President Sean O’Brien’s blasting Amazon, which is valued at over $2 trillion, for being the 14th largest economy in the world, adding that it was sickening that Amazon had abandoned any national allegiance.
With us to talk about the status of global multinationals and the impact on workers and the environment is James Henry, lawyer, economist, investigative journalist, and a Yale Global Justice Fellow.
Lastly, as JD Vance prepares to deliver his keynote remarks, we're joined by Jeff Sharlet, an award-winning journalist and professor of English and creative writing at Dartmouth College. His recent book is The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War.
From the home of Harley-Davidson and the sewer Socialists, broadcasting from the studios of Riverwest Radio in Milwaukee, join Bob Hennelly and Chali Pittman for Day One coverage of the Republican National Convention.
We hear from activists marching with the Coalition to March on the RNC. Then, we hear from a coalition of faith leaders holding a long rally against white Christian nationalism.
Then, we talk about the thousands of law enforcement officers along with private security in the city, where just two weeks earlier, a Milwaukee man died at the hands of private security at the Milwaukee Hyatt Regency hotel. We're joined by Will Sulton, Executive Director of ACLU of Wisconsin representing the family of D'Vontaye Mitchell.
Then, Wisconsin Examiner reporter Isiah Holmes on the long lead-up and millions of federal dollars that have poured into developing Milwaukee's policing capabilities for this convention — and the 2020 DNC.
Transport Workers Union International President John Samuelsen joins us to talk about the decision from Teamsters president Sean O'Brien to speak at the RNC — and how that decision has caused backlash within the union.
Michael Rosen, retired economics professor at Milwaukee Area Technical College and former president of their faculty union AFT Local 212 joins us to talk about Milwaukee's labor history.
And after the announcement that JD Vance is the Vice Presidential pick, we dig into the history and complexities of the junior senator from Ohio and his 2016 memoir, Hillbilly Elegy.
This broadcast is produced by the Pacifica Radio Network, and supported by sustaining sponsorships from unions representing close to two million rank and file members.
Credits to: Moe Thomas, Kelly Meyer, Xav LePlae, Keziah Glow, Reggie Johnson, Keith Gaustad, Peter Donalds, Faye Parks, Sara Gabler, Liam Beran, Chali Pittman, and Bob Hennelly.
Join us tomorrow for our Day 2 broadcast, and stay up-to-date on WORT's live blog in between broadcasts.
Here's your local news for Thursday, July 11, 2024:
- We'll get the details on last week's Act 10 ruling,
- Find out why a high school student is protesting on Library Mall,
- Hear more about life as a doula,
- Share some deck safety advice,
- Explore the wacky world of coloring books,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, July 10, 2024:
- We find how Lake Monona's PFAS contamination compares to the rest of the state,
- Hear what older voters think about the upcoming election,
- Interview the last two Democratic candidates in the race for Assembly District 48,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1968,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, July 9, 2024:
- We share an update on ACLU's lawsuit against the city of Milwaukee,
- Find out why Wisconsin Eye is reiterating their nonpartisan values,
- Interview two more Democratic candidates in the race for Assembly District 48,
- Get to know some well-traveled birds,
- Learn more about what books are getting banned in Wisconsin libraries,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, July 8, 2024:
- We attend President Biden's rally in Madison,
- Interview one of the five Democrats running for an open seat in the state Assembly,
- Find out why everything's better with butter,
- Mark an important anniversary in the anti-nuclear testing movement,
- Take a closer look at a popular cocktail,
- Review two new offerings on the small screen,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, July 3, 2024:
- We find out why the city is reevaluating their "natural lawn" program,
- Learn how to keep our pets safe during tomorrow's fireworks,
- Get the rundown on yesterday's special primary election in Milwaukee,
- Share an arts and culture compilation,
- Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1964,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, July 2, 2024:
- We find out why a staple celebration in Monona may have reached its end,
- Hear why some Milwaukee business owners say they're "underwhelmed" ahead of the RNC,
- Head to Lake Wingra for the Midwest Log Rolling Championships,
- Demystify a tiny superfood,
- Learn what it takes to rehabilitate a blue jay,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, July 1, 2024:
- We find out why some Madisonians are opening up their yards to strangers' dogs,
- Check in with GOP leadership in Dane County ahead of the RNC,
- Get the details on dairy consumption trends,
- Mark an important anniversary in Wisconsin politics,
- Take a closer look at a popular cocktail,
- Review two new movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, June 27, 2024:
- We check out Metro Transit's new public outreach program,
- Attend the groundbreaking ceremony for two apartment buildings on the city's north side,
- Get the scoop on Milwaukee's extensive - and secretive - surveillance system,
- Sit down with a local doula,
- Fight drafty windows,
- Explore the history of food guidelines,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, June 26, 2024:
- We get the scoop on an anti-war rally outside Monona Terrace,
- Find out why critics say a new state law makes it more difficult for the public to access police body-cam footage,
- Hear more about life as a Solar Installer,
- Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1963,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, June 25, 2024:
- We get the details on a call to action from three dozen local food pantries,
- Hear how the feds could intervene in the state's prison system,
- Take a closer look at two budget questions headed for November's ballot,
- Learn about the downsides to glue traps,
- Find out what happens when the state’s voting lists aren’t up to date,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, June 24, 2024:
- We get the latest on a redevelopment project on Madison's south side,
- Find out why demonstrators aren't happy with Milwaukee's official RNC protest routes,
- Learn how Wisconsin became the dairy state,
- Mark an important anniversary in climate change history,
- Take a closer look at a popular cocktail,
- Review two new movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, June 20, 2024:
- We witness a real spectacle in downtown Madison,
- Ask a U.S. congressman how he'll respond to PM Netanyahu's address next month,
- Get the details on Tuesday's marathon Common Council meeting,
- Take a closer look at open records law,
- Air the latest fishing report,
- Check in on Madison's Flamingos,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, June 19, 2024:
- We attend the groundbreaking ceremony for a new cultural center on the south side,
- Tour a Frank Lloyd Wright house,
- Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1969,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, June 18, 2024:
- We check in with a local record shop - ahead of next month's change in ownership,
- Attend the Juneteenth flag raising at the Capitol,
- Revisit the controversial Foxconn deal,
- Sit down with Madison's own Mango Man,
- Explain how birds of prey try to stay cool in summer,
- Examine the psychological effects of incarceration,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, June 17, 2024:
- We get the details on a proposed change to the city's trash collection policy,
- Attend the Harry Whitehorse International Wood Sculpture Festival,
- Get a state lawmaker's take on security at the RNC,
- Debut a brand-new feature on Wisconsin's dairy industry,
- Mark a big anniversary in labor history,
- Take a closer look at Wisconsin's favorite cocktail,
- Review two new movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, June 13, 2024:
- We get the details on the second recall attempt against Speaker Vos,
- Find out why tax revenue from utility companies is plummeting in Wisconsin,
- Learn more about asylum seeking - following last week's controversial executive order,
- Discuss fatherhood and the carceral system,
- Share some deck-building advice,
- Discover the power of lists,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, June 12, 2024:
- We get the details on a county program looking to spotlight the histories of underrepresented communities,
- Visit a new bookstore on Madison's east side,
- Check in on Madison's World Naked Bike Ride ahead of this weekend's event,
- Hear about life as a solar panel installer,
- Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1968,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, June 11, 2024:
- We check in with residents at the Lux after this weekend's shooting,
- Get the details on a collaborative art project honoring victims of gun violence,
- Take a closer look at professional cornhole,
- Learn how UW-Madison accommodates students with depression,
- Examine the state's latest water quality report,
- Recap a busy spring at Dane County's Wildlife Rehab Center,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, June 10, 2024:
- We share the latest on this weekend's trifecta of shootings,
- Recap the state Dems' convention in Milwaukee,
- Commemorate the Battle for Century City,
- Take a closer look at Hemingway's favorite cocktail,
- Review a new World War II documentary,
- Learn about a lesser-known kind of "storm-chaser,"
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, June 6, 2024:
- We get the details on a lawsuit against the city of Milwaukee that claims free speech violations,
- Find out how a local baseball association is introducing the next generation to America's favorite pastime,
- Take a closer look at open records law,
- Broadcast the latest fishing report,
- Mark the anniversary of the Forward Art prize,
- Check in with Madison's Flamingos,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, June 5, 2024:
- We share an update on the troubled maximum-security prison in Waupun,
- Find out how Wisconsin's restaurant and bar industry is doing in the wake of the pandemic,
- Revisit past arts and culture interviews,
- Travel back in time to 1969,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, June 4, 2024:
- We find out why Attorney General Josh Kaul has filed felony charges against three Trump allies,
- Attend Madison's Juneteenth flag-raising,
- Hear about life running a North Woods resort,
- Learn how to protect bird nests,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, June 3, 2024:
- We attend the Pride Month kick-off at the state Capitol,
- Visit the new mosque on Madison's far west side,
- Get the details on the new emissions rules from the feds,
- Mark the anniversary of a Civil War raid,
- Take a closer look at a popular category of cocktail,
- Review two new features,
- And much more.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, May 30, 2024
- The hike in Madison parking ramp prices angers citizens and alders alike,
- Wisconsinites experience MORE hotter days due to climate change,
- Interim County Executive Jaime Kuhn shares her priorities for the next few months,
- OuttaDeeBox continues to debunk myths about Black fatherhood,
- The House Always Wins picks out the perfect finish, and
- Radio Chipstone revisits letting go - and electric organs in the rain.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, May 29, 2024
- Dane County has the second highest home prices in the state,
- Some legislators consider regulating Delta-8 products,
- And an antitrust expert weighs in on the lawsuit against Live Nation,
- Riley Cutright talks with a local 911 dispatcher,
- Get the scoop on this week’s weather report, and
- Stu Levitan pays homage to the Madison men who died fighting in Vietnam
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, May 28, 2024.
- Collective bargaining is back in the courts,
- Ultimate frisbee comes back to Madison for championships,
- Parking garage prices to go up in Madison,
- Near & Far features one of Madison's sister cities,
- Wildlife Weekly tells us how to protect nesting Mallard ducks,
- All these - and more - on tonight’s news.
Here's your local news for Thursday, May 23, 2024:
- We find out why a UW-Madison student organization is on interim suspension,
- Look ahead to this weekend's Ultimate Frisbee championships,
- Speak to a local journalist on Live Nation's impact on the Madison music scene - as Wisconsin signs onto a federal antitrust lawsuit against it,
- Air some reasonable requests for Wisconsin's public records custodians,
- Check in on Madison's Flamingos,
- Find out how archaeologists uncover submerged dugout canoes,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, May 22, 2024:
- We get the details on last night's storm - and Madison's road to recovery,
- Find out why some workers were doing overtime on their statewide Appreciation Day,
- Check in on Wisconsin's child care industry,
- Learn how an artist is fostering collaboration between the Midwest and the coasts,
- Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1968,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, May 21, 2024:
- We attend an open house on the revised draft West Area Plan,
- Share a special forecast ahead of tonight's severe weather,
- Learn how volunteers contribute to plant distribution research,
- Find out how food tours can give local businesses a boost,
- Show birds some love,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, May 20, 2024:
- We find out why experts are calling for more avian flu testing,
- Get the scoop on Metro Transit's new bus-tracking technology,
- Learn how Wisconsin prosecutors have an uneven system for tracking police caught lying,
- Celebrate singer-songwriter Utah Philips
- Take a closer look at a popular cocktail,
- Review two new movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, May 16, 2024:
- We share an update on the fatal, New Year's Day police pursuit in Monona,
- Attend a call to action at the Capitol,
- Discuss Black fatherhood and mental health,
- Take a closer look at wood-burning stoves,
- Visit the Artist in Residence at the Madison Public Library,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, May 15th, 2024:
- We find out why Monona officials have adopted a temporary moratorium on new vape shops,
- Get an environmental advocate's take on a GOP-authored PFAS bill,
- Learn how controlled burns can reduce wildfire damage,
- Hear about life as a 9-1-1 dispatcher,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1967,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, May 14, 2024:
- We find out how city leaders hope to improve Breese Stevens Field,
- Get the details on a new mural at UW-Madison's School of Nursing,
- Discuss the absentee ballot drop box lawsuit before the state Supreme Court,
- Examine different diseases that afflict snakes and turtles,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, May 13, 2024:
- We share a big update in one of Madison's most infamous cold cases,
- Hear the details on the agreement between student demonstrators and UW-Madison leadership,
- Get ACLU Wisconsin's take on student protest and a possible TikTok ban,
- Mark the anniversary of the Coldbath Fields "riot,"
- Take a closer look at a popular cocktail,
- Review two movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, May 9, 2024:
- We find out why Meriter workers picketed outside their workplace this afternoon,
- Hear an acclaimed journalist's advice for the next generation,
- Take a closer look at open records law,
- Broadcast the latest fishing report,
- Check in with Madison's Flamingos,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, May 8, 2024:
- We take a closer look at the ethics of protest coverage,
- Check in with the Mount Horeb Area School District - one week after a tragic shooting incident,
- Learn how art venues can build community,
- Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1969,
- And much more
Here's your local news for Tuesday, May 7, 2024:
- We attend a community meeting on Madison's budget woes,
- Hear from an organizer at today's "Wrap the Capitol in Red" event,
- Visit the Mediterranean Joint,
- Explain how "nuisance animals" are handled,
- Take a closer look at the city's money troubles,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, May 6,2024:
- We hear from the faculty and staff supporting the student encampment on Library Mall,
- Learn why consumer advocates are objecting to grocery prices,
- Find out how city planners have amended their blueprint for Madison's west side,
- Get the details on a net zero home in Wisconsin,
- Learn how lawmakers are working to enshrine contraception rights on the state level,
- Mark the anniversary of the National Student Strike in 1970,
- Take a closer look at a popular cocktail,
- Review two movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, May 2, 2024:
- We share an update on the "liberated zone" at UW-Madison,
- Hear from some high schoolers who participated in today's May Day protest,
- Check in with the UW faculty members speaking out in support of student demonstrators,
- Discover the power of storytelling and solidarity,
- Peruse the wide world of countertops,
- Investigate the science of bowling,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, May 1, 2024:
- We check in on the Gaza solidarity encampment at UW-Madison - after today's violent clash with law enforcement,
- Hear from a professor who was on the front lines and detained by police,
- Get the latest on today's active shooter threat in Mt. Horeb,
- Share more insight into life as a music therapist,
- Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
- Tell the true story of the first Mifflin Street Block Party,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, April 30, 2024:
- We get the latest on the UW students demonstrating in solidarity with Gaza,
- Learn why one third of Americans have considered cutting down their meat consumption,
- Hear how city officials plan to communicate Madison's budget woes to residents,
- Share the latest from UW-Madison's student government,
- Get the details on a lawsuit seeking more accessible voting,
- Take a look at a rare type of warbler,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, April 29, 2024:
- We visit the student encampment on UW-Madison's Library Mall,
- Attend this weekend's Great Midwest Alpaca Fest,
- Hear how a local project is advocating for incarcerated women,
- Mark the anniversary of the Bunker Hill bombing,
- Take a closer look at a popular cocktail,
- Review two movies now streaming on the small screen,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, April 25, 2024:
- We attend the 8th Annual Construction Workers' Memorial procession,
- Find out if the city is prepared for the Mifflin Street Block Party,
- Flock to State Street - with 600 volunteer painters,
- Learn how the EPA's new pollution safeguards could improve public health,
- Take a closer look at open records law,
- Broadcast the latest fishing report,
- Share an update from Madison's Flamingos,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, April 24, 2024:
- We learn why 25 elected officials and community leaders are calling for a Madison alder's resignation,
- Find out who's paying the price when state lawmakers cut higher education funding,
- Get more insight from the former curator at MMoCA,
- Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1967,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, April 23, 2024:
- We hear from activists at the Capitol calling for the abolition of solitary confinement,
- Get the details on the Children's Museum's new, climate-focused exhibit,
- Learn what horse girl memes, volleyball nets, and orange silicon all have in common,
- Examine the deal between the state legislature and the UW system on DEI initiatives,
- Chat with the manager of the Turn Key Supper Club,
- Describe all the ways that ducklings can get into trouble,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, April 22, 2024:
- We get an update on the Hands Up Act,
- Get the details on the latest environmental protection efforts in Dane County,
- Learn what individuals can do to fight for the natural world,
- Hear from volunteers cleaning up Madison's parks,
- Check in with some local activists after this weekend's Labor Notes conference,
- Take a closer look at a popular cocktail,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, April 18, 2024:
- We get the scoop on yesterday's oral arguments before the state Supreme Court,
- Check in with a local taproom owner - after false reports that there's a warrant out for his arrest,
- Get the county clerk's take on election conspiracy post-2020,
- Review "ready to assemble" cabinets,
- Learn the backstory behind America's first Hip Hop Week,
- Take a closer look at works by "the Goddess of Willy Street,"
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, April 17, 2024:
- We get the details on last night's tense Common Council meeting,
- Hear how Wisconsin's finances are looking,
- Check in on child labor laws - after a recent attempt to thwart them,
- Learn about life as a Music Therapist,
- Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1964,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, April 16, 2024:
- We talk to educators at yesterday's rally,
- Learn how Madison parks are getting cleaned up ahead of Earth Day,
- Ask a local nonprofit how they used a city grant to support undocumented immigrants during the pandemic,
- Take a closer look at Indigenous Law studies at UW-Madison,
- Preview the Wisconsin Birdathon,
- Continue to celebrate baby animal season,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, April 15, 2024:
- We get the latest on MMSD's budget struggles,
- Learn the story behind a new statue headed for the state Capitol's grounds,
- Hear from a Madison-based zine editor who's up for a prestigious award,
- Commemorate the Deepwater Horizon oil spill,
- Take a closer look at a popular cocktail,
- Review two apocalyptic movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, April 11, 2024:
- We get the latest information on last night's deadly shooting,
- Hear incoming superintendent Dr. Joe Gothard's priorities for MMSD,
- Look back on Justice Ann Walsh Bradley's career - after her announcement that she's not running for re-election in 2025,
- Talk government transparency,
- Broadcast the most up-to-date fishing report,
- Catch up with the Madison Flamingos,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, April 10, 2024:
- We take a look at the new federal standards for PFAS contamination in drinking water,
- Learn how federal funding is advancing clean energy construction in Wisconsin,
- Hear how UW-Madison is reckoning with its history,
- Ask election clerks how last week's approved referendums could impact their jobs,
- Get some insight from a former art curator at MMoCA,
- Travel back in time to 1962,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, April 9, 2024:
- We share an update on the months-long tug of war over PFAS funding,
- Get the details on Madison's lesser-known draft area plan,
- Take a closer look at the spring election results on UW-Madison's campus,
- Debut our new food feature,
- Look ahead to baby animal season,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, April 8, 2024:
- We join the solar eclipse fervor on UW-Madison's campus,
- Get an update on a controversial oil pipeline in the Great Lakes region,
- Hear what's behind President Biden's new student debt relief plan - which he announced today while visiting Madison,
- Follow up with Wisconsin's "Uninstructed Campaign,"
- Mark the anniversary of the Colfax Massacre,
- Review two movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, April 4, 2024:
- We get the backstory behind Wisconsin's new "pre-disaster flood resilience" grant program,
- Hear what advocates are saying during this year's Autism Acceptance Month,
- Share some safety tips - ahead of Monday's partial solar eclipse,
- Broadcast a Milwaukee rapper's backstory,
- Explain some house-hunting red flags,
- Interview a director ahead of the Wisconsin Film Festival,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, April 3, 2024:
- We recap yesterday's spring election - when voters approved referendums, the "uninstructed option" made a showing, Dane County incumbents protected their seats, and a campus polling place hit a snag,
- Investigate a lesser-known immigration policy that deports "documented dreamers" at age 21,
- Hear more about life as a middle school teacher,
- Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1968,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, April 2, 2024:
- We get an update on the legal back and forth over ballot drop boxes,
- Speak with the Vice President of the Marquette Neighborhood Association - as Madison prepares for a population boom,
- Preview an event series starting tonight at the Wisconsin Historical Society,
- Share a conservationist's perspective on out of state meddling,
- Meet our wildlife friends: the Eastern Gray Squirrel,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, April 1, 2024:
- We get the details on an ordinance change that would give the Board of Health more options after a dog attack,
- Learn how a new federal program will help feed school kids in need during the summer months,
- Get an expert's perspective on this year's ongoing FAFSA delays,
- Share the government's calendar for the week ahead,
- Mark the anniversary of a "boss-napping,"
- Take a closer look at a popular cocktail,
- Review two new movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, March 28, 2024:
- We get an update on the lockdown at Waupun - and share our findings from an open records request,
- Analyze campaign spending in the spring election,
- Interview a candidate running to represent Madison's northeast side on the Dane County board,
- Talk government transparency,
- Broadcast the most up-to-date fishing report,
- Check in on Madison's Flamingos,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, March 27, 2024:
- We learn how Wisconsin's unhoused population has shifted over the last decade - and how Dane County is faring,
- Hear why prevention groups are cautioning against online sports betting,
- Interview a candidate running to represent Madison's northeast side on the Dane County board,
- Talk with an art professor at UW-Madison,
- Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1969,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, March 26, 2024:
- We get the details on the "uninstructed delegation" campaign in Wisconsin,
- Forecast next week's free, severe weather-spotting classes,
- Interview two candidates vying to represent Madison's south side on the Dane County Board,
- Learn about a new arrival at the Humane Society's Wildlife Center,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, March 25, 2024:
- We interview two candidates running to represent the villages of Windsor and DeForest on the Dane County board,
- Discuss the government's calendar for this week,
- Mark the anniversary of the nuclear power plant accident at Three Mile Island,
- Take a closer look at two popular cocktails,
- Review two movies available on the small screen,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, March 21, 2024:
- We have an update - and the results of an open records request - on Madison's F-35 listening sessions,
- Learn how federal funding could bring high-speed internet to Wisconsin's underserved communities,
- Interview a Dane County board candidate,
- Hear more from leadership at Boys and Girls Club of Dane County,
- Take a deep dive into Renaissance textiles,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, March 20, 2024:
- We get the latest data on the state's housing market,
- Look ahead to an upcoming exhibit at the Wisconsin Historical Society,
- Interview an incumbent candidate in the Dane County board race,
- Sit down with a local middle school teacher,
- Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1967,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, March 19, 2024:
- We get more details on the draft West Area Plan,
- Investigate the two constitutional amendments on the spring ballot,
- Hear from two Dane County board candidates vying for a Waunakee-area seat,
- Catch up on the latest construction projects on UW-Madison's campus,
- Learn how to feed wildlife - safely,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, March 18, 2024:
- We interview both candidates running for the District 34 seat on the Dane County board,
- Hear from West High's award-winning Mock Trial Team,
- Take a closer look at safe drinking water,
- Get the details on a popular cocktail,
- Review two movies streaming on the small screen,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, March 14, 2024:
- We attend a chaotic public meeting on the draft West Area Plan,
- Interview an incumbent candidate in the Dane County board race,
- Talk government transparency,
- Broadcast the most up to date fishing report,
- Check in on Madison's Flamingos,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, March 13, 2024:
- We attend the chaotic groundbreaking ceremony for the Dane County jail consolidation project,
- Check in on the city's search for the new Library Director,
- Interview a candidate in the Dane County board race,
- Discuss the arts - and archives,
- Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1961,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, March 12, 2024:
- We hear from state Democrats - after Trump implied yesterday he would consider making cuts to earned benefit programs,
- Check in on the workforce challenges facing Wisconsin's healthcare industry,
- Interview a Dane County Board candidate,
- Get the details on an online tool that evaluates climate policy,
- Discuss a controversial Milwaukee Republican with ties to UW-Madison,
- Pour a mean Moscow Mule,
- Learn how this year's early spring could affect bird migration,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, March 11, 2024:
- We investigate a pending change to city rules that could end the annual 'Memorial Mile,'
- Attend Tyrol Basin's 2024 pond skim,
- Hear a Dane County board candidate's priorities,
- Sit down with Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein,
- Mark the anniversary of a momentous speech from President Truman,
- Review a new sci-fi movie,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, March 7, 2024:
- We attend the unveiling of a new mural honoring Tony Robinson's memory,
- Check in on Wisconsin's Department of Corrections - after Secretary Carr announces his retirement,
- Hear from an acclaimed youth mentor,
- Discuss the pros and cons of solar power,
- Explore the power of fiber arts,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, March 6, 2024:
- We attend Vice President Kamala Harris' press event in Madison - and hear the community's response,
- Learn more about life as a Wisconsin truck driver,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1962,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, March 5, 2024:
- We check in on the Common Council as they continue to look for solutions to the city's looming budgetary shortfall,
- Investigate the giant rat on Lake Street,
- Get into Greenbush Neighborhood's past, present, and future,
- Take a closer look at a lesser-known goose,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, March 4, 2024:
- We hear from some folks at a Madison vigil honoring Nex Benedict,
- Attend the kickoff of "Leopold Week" at the Arboretum,
- Share the government's calendar for the coming week,
- Look back on the 1918 "Spanish Flu" pandemic,
- Learn the how-to and history of a popular cocktail - the Screwdriver,
- Review a new spy comedy,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, February 29, 2024:
- We share an update on the Lake Monona waterfront redesign,
- Take a closer look at student athletes' rights and compensation,
- Broadcast a spring-weather fishing report,
- Check in on Madison's Flamingos,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, February 28, 2024:
- Governor Evers is poised to veto a bill that would release funding to clean up PFAS... but would also impose restrictions on the state DNR,
- Efforts are expanding to add electric buses to municipal fleets,
- Temperatures dropped by 59 degrees in the span of 15 hours last night,
- And Madison plays its part in the historic civil rights march in Selma, circa March 1965.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, February 27, 2024:
- We have the details on MMSD's contract with the new superintendent - and the community's reaction to his hiring,
- Visit a glassblowing exhibit,
- Learn more about UW's new online degree program,
- Share some local wildlife patient status updates,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, February 26, 2024:
- We attend a Middleton vigil organized to mourn the loss of two young lives,
- Get the details on a bill that would put the state in charge of local campaign finance filings,
- Discuss the government's calendar for this week,
- Look back on the life of a revolutionary mayor,
- Learn how to make a Seven-and-Seven,
- Review a 2005 movie that's been reimagined on the small screen,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, February 22, 2024:
- Both those for and against abortion in Wisconsin want to take the issue straight to the state Supreme Court,
- School districts are getting new options for early literacy curriculums after a law passed last year mandated science-based learning,
- Our home improvement experts talk about how to pick a water heater,
- And our features talk the impact you can have as a Big Brother or Big Sister.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, February 21, 2024:
- We share the results of yesterday's spring primary - which saw a modest voter turnout in Dane County,
- Learn more about a new sustainability initiative at UW-Madison,
- Get an inside look at life as a truck driver,
- Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1969,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, February 20, 2024:
- We hear from some local Starbucks baristas joining the nationwide surge of labor action,
- Get the latest snapshot of climate-friendly farming practices - namely, how often they're implemented,
- Discuss Eric Hovde's run for the U.S. Senate after today's official announcement,
- Learn more about the conservative push for "viewpoint diversity" on college campuses,
- Sit down with Madison's chief of police,
- Share the story of an expectant mother at the Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Center,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, February 19, 2024:
- We get a democracy advocate's perspective on Wisconsin's new voting maps - signed into law today,
- Investigate how the maps will affect the Madison area,
- Share the government's calendar for this week,
- Mark the anniversary of the National Lawyers Guild's founding,
- Unveil a new mixology feature,
- Review two new movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, February 15, 2024:
- We get the details on Tuesday's Common Council meeting - and Madison's looming budgetary shortfall,
- Hear what Wisconsin organizers have to say about the redistricting process,
- Interview a Dane County Board candidate before next week's primary,
- Talk open records,
- Share the latest fishing report,
- Check in on Madison's Flamingos,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, February 14, 2024:
- We correct yesterday's reporting on MMSD's Superintendent search,
- Investigate if bus delays in Madison are improving,
- Learn how treated wastewater could help warm houses in the area,
- Interview a Dane County Board candidate in next week's primary,
- Have an international conversation about the arts,
- Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1969,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, February 13, 2024:
- We learn why Madison's school board has delayed their decision on the next superintendent,
- Check in on election infrastructure in Wisconsin,
- Visit a local cafe that's serving a traditional Polish dessert for Mardi Gras,
- Hear why a fundraiser at UW-Madison has been canceled,
- Interview a local organizer who says, "Yes In My Backyard,"
- Discuss some learning opportunities in the wildlife rehabilitation field,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, February 12, 2024:
- We attend a Madison rally against hate,
- Celebrate the city's first-ever Korean American Day,
- Learn why the number of licensed school bus drivers is on the decline in Wisconsin,
- Check in on the government's calendar for the coming week,
- Commemorate one of the longest sit-down strikes in U.S. history,
- Review two new movies on the small screen,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, February 8, 2024:
- We attend a public information meeting on a proposed police facility in Fitchburg,
- Interview District 13's incumbent candidate in the Dane County Board race,
- Learn about the challenges of life post-incarceration,
- Discuss the perils of shopping for power tools,
- Take a closer look at college students' crafts,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, February 7, 2024:
- We share an update on the race for Dane County Executive - which now has four candidates in the running,
- Learn about a bill that would revive the expanded federal Child Tax Credit,
- Interview a candidate running for the Dane County board,
- Outline some of the obstacles new farmers face,
- Hear what life is like as a Madison plow driver,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1969,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, February 6, 2024:
- We attend a community forum on Wisconsin’s prison lockdowns,
- Interview a candidate running for the Dane County board,
- Check in on UW student journalists after their winter break,
- Discuss Wisconsin's redistricting process,
- Shine the spotlight on the common loon,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, February 5, 2024:
- We attend a community listening session on F-35 noise pollution,
- Hear the very last "last call" at Madison's oldest bar,
- Get the details on Metro Transit's new fare collection system,
- Celebrate Transit Equity Day,
- Give the rundown on the government's calendar,
- Look back on Bob Marley's music and activism,
- Discuss the cultural significance of hair and braiding,
- Review a classic movie and a new television series,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, February 1, 2024:
- We share Madison's latest crime data - after this year's "State of Public Safety" address,
- Learn about Governor Evers' new health care industry taskforce,
- Get the details on a bill that would prevent competitive bidding on long-distance transmission projects,
- Round up open records news,
- Air the latest fishing report,
- Recap Forward Madison's charitable works this season,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, January 31, 2024:
- We get the details on a yesterday's ruling, which determined CAFOs are still required to obtain waste discharge permits,
- Hear the results of a years-long justice study in Dane County,
- Interview Governor Tony Evers just days after his State of the State address,
- Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1962,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, January 30, 2024:
- We take a closer look at a bipartisan proposal that would fine political advertisers if they don't disclose the use of AI-generated content,
- Check in on the search for Madison's next school superintendent - which has been narrowed down to three finalists,
- Hear some of Rooted Wisconsin's future plans, as they phase out one of their programs at Troy Farm,
- Learn how recreational licenses support habitat restoration in Wisconsin,
- Interview a DNR official about the conservation of Pelican River Forest,
- Explain how birds stay warm in the winter,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, January 29, 2024:
- We get the details about a plan to revamp a natural gas plant near Eau Claire,
- Learn how a large-scale program is helping folks in need get to their medical appointments,
- Hear why some Madison alders are pushing for a pay raise - after the budget amendment failed to pass last week,
- Attend a recent Star Wars tabletop tournament in Fitchburg,
- Look back on Winston Churchill's political career,
- Review two new movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, January 25, 2024:
- We take a closer look at a bipartisan bill that would ban "child sex dolls,"
- Examine how road salt usage affects our local water sources,
- Hear the latest data on child tax credits,
- Broadcast a call to action from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County,
- Share some advice on pesky ice dams,
- Explore the magic of sewing,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, January 24, 2024:
- We discuss yesterday's packed schedule in the state Capitol,
- Get a fair elections activist's perspective on a surprise, Republican-authored redistricting bill,
- Check in on the racial gaps in college degree attainment,
- Learn what life is like as a plow driver in Madison,
- Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1969,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, January 23, 2024:
- We get the details on a proposed update to Madison's street-naming policy,
- Learn why alders may amend city ordinance to allow archery demonstrations,
- Hear a pro-choice activist's perspective on the proposed 14-week abortion ban in the state legislature,
- Take a closer look at the state of taxes in Wisconsin,
- Learn what it takes to become a licensed wildlife rehabilitator,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, January 22, 2024:
- We learn why Dane County Executive Joe Parisi has endorsed state Senator Melissa Agard in the race to be his successor,
- Check in on Wisconsin's "farm to school" programs - after the state receives additional funding,
- Discuss sustainable practices with a local dairy farmer,
- Get a climate scientist's perspective on the latest extreme weather,
- Mark an upcoming anniversary from the American Civil War,
- Review two new movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, January 18, 2024:
- We share an update on Dane County's over-budget jail consolidation project,
- Get more details on the proposed Amtrak line,
- Learn how a task force could combat the epidemic of violence against Black women and girls in Wisconsin,
- Share some open records pet peeves,
- Discuss fishing after this week's below-zero temperatures,
- Hear the latest news from Madison's Flamingos,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, January 17, 2024:
- We learn why the city of Monona has suspended its new police pursuit policy,
- Attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Dane County's Emergency Operations Center,
- Interview a state lawmaker about his new, east-side grocery store,
- Have an international conversation about the arts,
- Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1967,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, January 16, 2024:
- We take a closer look at some of the voting map proposals currently before the state Supreme Court,
- Share an update on the project to bring Amtrak stations to Madison,
- Learn how a tragic accident in Sun Prairie could inspire change across the state,
- Get a long-time political observer's predictions for the election year ahead,
- Offer tips for how to find owls in the wild,
- And much more.
The Madison community gathered again this Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at the 39th Annual Madison & Dane County King Holiday Observance, live from the Overture Center for the Arts in the Capitol Theater and presented by the Madison/Dane County King Coalition.
This event featured a presentation of the Madison-Dane County 2024 Humanitarian Awards, performances from the MLK Community Choir, and a keynote speech from Dr. Terrence Roberts, who volunteered to desegregate Little Rock Central High School and made history as one of the “Little Rock Nine.”
WORT carried the observance live on the air, and we present it to you for further reflection.
Click this link to view the program booklet.
Originally broadcast on WORT on January 15, 2024. Our thanks to the King Coalition and Overture Center staff for making this event and broadcast possible. Find more about the King Coalition, and volunteer to get involved, at mlkingcoalition.org.
Here's your local news for Thursday, January 11, 2024:
- We share the details on the Republican bill to legalize medical marijuana - with strict limitations,
- Explain how the public can get involved in MMSD's superintendent search,
- Get a researcher's opinion on "educational transparency,"
- Explore the benefits of mindfulness,
- Take a closer look at heating pumps,
- Discuss a motorcycle's incredible journey across the ocean,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, January 10, 2024:
- We learn how conservation groups are generating more awareness about wildlife collisions,
- Interview Steven Espada Dawson - Madison's new poet laureate,
- Hear more about life as a Madison barista,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1964,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, January 9, 2024:
- We get the details on a bill that would introduce ranked voting in Wisconsin - but only in congressional races,
- Learn how climate change is impacting the Latine community in the United States,
- Interview a UW-Madison professor whose stem cell technology is providing new insight into the human brain,
- Take a closer look at public domain law,
- Celebrate a variety of "snowy" animals,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, January 8, 2024:
- We learn how street art could make Madison roadways safer for pedestrians and cyclists,
- Check in with some of the gamers participating in a Fitchburg tabletop tournament later this month,
- Get the details on the Madison Police Department's new "Hate Crimes Task Force,"
- Interview a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist,
- Celebrate Joan Baez on the eve of her birthday,
- Review two new movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, January 4, 2024:
- We attend a press conference commemorating the January 6th insurrection, just days before its third anniversary,
- Investigate a bill that would allow any resident to inspect a school's curriculum materials within two weeks,
- Get the latest report on the state of taxes in Wisconsin,
- Round up more of our wish list for open records and government transparency,
- Look at fishing conditions on the waters that remain remarkably ice-free,
- Check in on the Flamingos' pre-season preparations,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, January 3, 2024:
- We learn how yesterday's court ruling allows election clerks to "cure" incomplete absentee ballots,
- Check in on Wisconsin's workers - many of whom are still stuck at the federal minimum wage,
- Get the latest on Monona's San Damiano Friary project, as the city deliberates what to do with an 1890s-era house on the property,
- Explore fine arts and fundraising in Madison,
- Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1964,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, January 2, 2024:
- We get the latest information on last night's deadly police chance in Monona,
- Hear the next steps for Wisconsin's voting maps - after the state Supreme Court ruled that the current ones are unconstitutional,
- Investigate the latest UW System controversy: a chancellor removed from office after regents discovered his explicit content online,
- Usher in another election year with a UW-Madison journalism professor,
- Shine the spotlight on the white-footed mouse,
- And much more.
In 2018, historic floods hit southern Wisconsin. The effect was devastating.
Roads were overtopped with water making them impassable. Schools were closed. Cars floated down streets. Neighbors worked together to sandbag their houses. Many had to evacuate their houses.
The severity of damages resulted in a federal Presidential Disaster Declaration. The combined damage estimate for all of southern Wisconsin approached 209 million dollars.
Five and a half years later, what steps have been taken by our local government to reduce the severity of future floods to protect residents, businesses and infrastructure from rising water?
In this hour, feature contributor Greg Michaud speaks with residents and government officials about the damages caused by floods, and what's changed in the last 5 and a half years.
An economist who advocated for people in poverty.
A bassist who played with pop stars and jazz greats, mentored youth, and worked on the endless project of healing racism.
A trailblazer who broke down barriers and successfully took on the federal government.
An environmental advocate who took her PhD to the grassroots.
A progressive governor who championed civil rights.
And a labor militant who is mostly remembered for his kindness.
Those are some of the people we lost in 2023, people who worked to make the world better and more equitable for us left in this world.
In this special edition from the WORT 6pm Local News, host and contributor David Ahrens takes the time to remember the lives of a handful of the people who passed away in 2023.
People who, each in their unique way, made a difference certainly in the lives of those who loved them. But also touched the lives of our community in their good works.
We continue our special holiday programming on this Wednesday, December 27 edition of the WORT Local News. Feature contributor Stu Levitan measures Madison reactions to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Jr., sixty years ago, and more Madison headlines from 1963.
The live, local news will return on Tuesday, January 2. Thanks for joining us in 2023!
On this special holiday episode, we're spotlighting some of this year's stories on labor. Here's your local news for Tuesday, December 26, 2023:
- We'll learn how the pandemic may have contributed to an increase in labor action,
- Get the rundown on some new unions and numerous strikes in Wisconsin,
- Hear about life as a barista in Madison,
- And much more.
On this special holiday episode, we're spotlighting some of this year's stories on housing. Here's your local news for Monday, December 25, 2023:
- We'll get the details on Madison's latest housing snapshot,
- Hear what city alders have to say about affordable housing,
- Tour a local men's drop-in shelter,
- Interview the folks behind a Latine-centered co-op,
- And much more.
This evening and all next week, we'll present a buffet of news specials, produced by the mighty WORT Local News team. On this Thursday, December 21 edition of the news, News Director Chali Pittman guides us through some highlights of this year's coverage on the arts and culture beat.
What follows are stories that made us perk up our ears. We'll hear about... musical trucks, a tintype photography, deaf theatre, fish curation, and the magic of orphaned spaces.
Join us for more prerecorded specials next Monday, December 25 through Monday, January 1. Happy holidays - and thanks for joining us in 2023!
Here's your local news for Wednesday, December 20, 2023:
- We hear why mask requirements are making a comeback at some area hospitals,
- Learn how advocates are working to support students in the UW System after last week's DEI decision,
- Get the details on a case in the state Supreme Court that could leave Amazon with a $200,000 bill,
- Interview a local artist bridging the gap between "fine" and "craft" art,
- Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1960,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, December 19, 2023:
- We get the details as the city of Monona prepares to join Madison Metro's bus service,
- Take a closer look at the long-awaited TruStage worker contract,
- Investigate how state law is holding up solar-powered apartments,
- Hear more of Cardinal Call's semester-in-review,
- Explore the intersection between Indigenous cultures and helping wild animals,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, December 18, 2023:
- We get the details on Metro Transit's bus route delays and cancellations,
- Share an update on the airport lease agreement as it makes its way through committee in the Dane County Board,
- Hear Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway's plans for public transportation in Madison,
- Give the rundown on the government's calendar for the coming days,
- Interview a man who recently emigrated from Venezuela,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, December 14, 2023:
- We get the details on the controversial deal the UW System's Board of Regents approved yesterday,
- Outline some scams to look out for when you're holiday shopping,
- Discuss reproductive justice - and what's ahead - with a state Democrat,
- Learn how Just Bakery helps folks find work,
- Talk electrical basics,
- Get advice on how to stop procrastinating creative projects,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, December 13, 2023:
- We share an update on the controversial deal between UW System regents and the state GOP - just minutes after the board's revote,
- Get the details on two marriage equality bills the LGBTQ+ Caucus reintroduced today,
- Learn how a ranked voting proposal could change Wisconsin's election process,
- Talk with a local barista,
- Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1963,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, December 12, 2023:
- We share an update on a new nightclub that could be coming to downtown Madison this summer,
- Learn how the Midwest's aging population is feeling the effects of climate change,
- Interview a reporter who's been covering a controversial deal between the UW System's regents and Republican lawmakers,
- Look back on the fall semester at UW-Madison,
- Get to know Madison's Nepali community,
- Celebrate the gray fox,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, December 11, 2023:
- We get reactions to a Republican proposal that would establish campgrounds for unhoused Wisconsinites - and criminalize folks who choose to settle down elsewhere,
- Hear about some controversial proposals looking to overhaul the state's election process,
- Interview a research analyst about the Reagan-era Low-Income Housing Tax Credit,
- Take a closer look at the government's calendar,
- Commemorate the creation of UNICEF - 77 years ago today,
- Celebrate Madison's "TubaChristmas,"
- Review two war movies,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, December 7, 2023:
- We get the details on a new law that's looking to improve Wisconsin youth's financial literacy,
- Hear how Dane County supervisors are working to protect the county - and the environment - as they negotiate an airport lease with the Air National Guard,
- Take a closer look at open records law,
- Report on mid-December fishing conditions,
- Learn how the Flamingos are preparing for next season,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, December 6, 2023:
- We report on Governor Evers' busy day - vetoing sixbills and signing dozens more into law,
- Hear from a local advocacy group that says the governor isn't doing enough to protect Wisconsin inmates,
- Get reactions to the final ruling that the state's 1849 infanticide law does not apply to abortion care,
- Learn how a Wisconsin woman is building connections between the arts communities in Milwaukee and Los Angeles,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1967,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, November 5, 2023:
- We speak to two of the Madison alders sponsoring a resolution that would call for a ceasefire in Gaza,
- Share an update on the State Street pedestrian mall - which could come as soon as next summer,
- Get Doug La Follette's perspective on a Republican proposal that would put elections administration duties under the Secretary of State's purview,
- Hear about life at UW-Madison's French House,
- Learn why a warm-weather bird has made its way to Wisconsin,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, December 4, 2023:
- We get a tour of a local men's shelter and hear how the bus system's redesign has affected their residents,
- Learn how a new lawsuit to overturn Act 10 could close hiring gaps for educators,
- Take a look at local government meetings scheduled for the week ahead,
- Commemorate the anniversary of a historic union merger,
- Review two films exploring racism in the U.S.,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, November 30, 2023:
- We hear from some of the candidates in the race for Dane County Executive,
- Learn how settlement money could bring Well 15 back into commission,
- Get the details on electric vehicle infrastructure in Wisconsin - and why current practices are blocking federal funds,
- Interview the local organizer who's trying to change the narrative around incarceration,
- Discuss home improvement projects that can reduce your carbon footprint,
- Explore the art of crochet,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, November 29, 2023:
- We share an update on the Dane County Jail project, which is facing more budgetary issues,
- Investigate why government officials use secret email addresses - and the potential consequences,
- Learn why so many communities across the state still use lead pipes,
- Continue our conversation with a professional hairstylist,
- Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to December 1969,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, November 28, 2023:
- We get the details on a new study that finds coal-fired power plants cause more premature deaths than previously estimated,
- Interview a UW-Madison Law School professor before she heads to this year's UN Climate Change Conference,
- Hear how the UW-Madison campus reacted to a recent neo-Nazi march,
- Put the spotlight on the innovative gray tree frog,
- Learn why farmers are struggling to get funding for conservation projects,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, November 27, 2023:
- We share an update on the Madison Public Market, after this morning's official ground-breaking,
- Discuss a bill from state Republicans that would require librarians to notify parents every time their kids check out new material,
- Speak to folks at last Wednesday's pro-Palestine demonstration,
- Give the rundown on the government's calendar,
- Look back on an internal memo that exposed a fossil fuel company almost forty years ago,
- Review a controversial film on President Kennedy's assassination,
- And much more.
On this special Thanksgiving episode, we're spotlighting some of this year's stories on food. Here's your local news for Thursday, November 23, 2023:
- We get the details on a local, Thanksgiving Basket Drive,
- Explore Madison's grant program that supports food security efforts,
- Hear from the folks that lost food stamp benefits last March,
- Discuss a bill that would fund universal, no-cost school meals statewide,
- Get an expert's perspective on the U.S. farm bill,
- Learn how a local nonprofit is taking steps to implement sustainable farming practices,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, November 22, 2023:
- We share an update on Brayton Lot, which may soon feature affordable housing in buildings as tall as ten stories,
- Learn how two outreach organizers are fostering unity and political engagement in Madison's young people,
- Discuss how fine art can be both personal and social,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Commemorate the anniversary of JFK's assassination,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, November 21, 2023:
- We investigate a recent, party-line vote to exclude two Wisconsin tribes from a grant program,
- Hear how narrower traffic lanes could ultimately benefit cities and the environment,
- Learn about a recent study that found a link between carbon pollution and wildfires,
- Get the inside scoop on what happened during today's oral arguments in the redistricting lawsuit,
- Discuss the potential for adding artificial intelligence-related majors at UW System schools,
- Explain the most common avian injuries,
- Dive into Wisconsin's shifting education standards,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, November 20, 2023:
- We investigate the neo-Nazi march that made its way through downtown Madison this Saturday,
- Attend Friday's protest against a Wisconsin-based contractor for their role in the Israel-Palestine conflict,
- Get advice on what to watch for in a high-profile redistricting lawsuit before the state Supreme Court tomorrow,
- Hear from the experts at a prairie restoration workshop,
- Commemorate the 1995 general strike in France,
- Review two new entertainment offerings on the big and small screens,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, November 16, 2023:
- We attend the rally against Kohler's proposed golf course, which would be just north of a state park,
- Talk to the Starbucks workers joining a nationwide strike,
- Interview an advocate looking for ways to transform the narrative around incarceration,
- Hear from two carpentry instructors about some regrettable DIY projects,
- Give optical toys a closer look,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, November 15, 2023:
- We give the details on Madison's approved spending plans for 2024,
- Hear from advocates calling for an end to Wisconsin's ongoing prison lockdowns,
- Learn more about Liz Phair's debut album, "Exile in Guyville,"
- Interview a professional hairstylist about her day-to-day,
- Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1968,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, November 14, 2023:
- We investigate the latest news on Brayton Lot's redevelopment, which may include ten-story affordable housing,
- Attend an informational meeting on refugee sponsorship,
- Get an expert's perspective on the U.S. Farm Bill,
- Take a look at co-op housing around the UW campus,
- Check in with the Human Society's Wildlife Center as they prepare to release more critters into their habitats,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, November 13, 2023:
- We get the details on local energy companies' upcoming rate hikes,
- Hear from the high schoolers that are learning how to communicate about climate challenges,
- Interview a Dane County official about the allocation of opioid settlement funds,
- Spotlight a cross-union solidarity effort,
- Review two movies,
- Get the scoop on a surprise art exhibit in a local library,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, November 9, 2023:
- We learn more about the Goodman Community Center's Thanksgiving Basket Drive,
- Check in on Wisconsin's education community as they prepare for next spring's elections,
- Get a researcher's reaction to the reintroduction of a bill that would fund universal, no-cost school meals,
- Air an expert's insight on open records law,
- Hear about fall-weather fishing conditions,
- Detail how the Flamingos are already preparing for their next season,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, November 8, 2023:
- We hear from the County Supervisor that's fighting for safer housing for farm workers - and the journalist that inspired her to do so,
- Attend the Hmong New Year celebration at the Alliant Energy Center,
- Hear from an indie rocker whose critically-acclaimed, debut album reaches a big milestone,
- Unveil our latest arts and culture feature,
- Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to November, 1965,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, November 7, 2023:
- We give the rundown on the approved Dane County budgets for 2024,
- Learn about a Madison grant program to promote food security,
- Hear from members of the new BioHealth Regional Tech Hub as they consider their next steps,
- Discuss resources for survivors of sexual assault at UW-Madison,
- Attend the rally criticizing Senator Baldwin's support of Israel,
- Get some expert information on venomous snakes,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, November 6, 2023:
- We attend the press conference to announce the Healthy Meals for All Act - legislation that state Democrats have been pushing for over a year,
- Get the update on Madison's Bus Rapid Transit project, which has entered the development stage of the North-South line,
- Hear from a conservation activist who says Governor Evers' lawsuit against state Republicans could revitalize the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program,
- Discuss the government's calendar for the coming days,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, November 2, 2023:
- We give the rundown on a "conditions of confinement" bill package that Democratic lawmakers say would improve Wisconsin inmates' living conditions,
- Hear from the volunteer sewists who are offering their services at two local libraries,
- Get a community organizer's perspective on the justice system and what needs to change,
- Share a peer support specialist's advice for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated folks,
- Learn when and how to re-roof a house,
- Explore a textile arts exhibition at UW-Madison,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, November 1, 2023:
- We give a behind-the-scenes look at our station's operations,
- Hear from a community organizer calling for systemic change as several Waupun inmates file a lawsuit alleging "cruel and unusual" living conditions during the lockdown,
- Discuss the high-pressure, rewarding career of NICU nursing,
- Travel back in time to 1969,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, October 31, 2023:
- We investigate the DNR-approved exploratory drilling plan near Birch Lake, which is within the watershed of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area,
- Interview our Thursday reporter on her recent opinion piece in Isthmus newspaper,
- Hear how climate change could effect trick-or-treating in the years ahead,
- Discuss how UW-Madison and its students are responding to the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict,
- Learn about the common shrew - a wonderfully weird mammal,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, October 30, 2023:
- We investigate a bill that would prevent failed primary candidates from moving forward as write-ins,
- Hear Madisonians' plans the night before Halloween,
- Interview a County Supervisor who wants to make sure that Henry Vilas Zoo can raise enough money before they break ground on a new project,
- Get a wildlife biologist's reaction to the DNR's new wolf plan,
- Mark the anniversary of the Greensboro Massacre,
- Review two crime dramas on the big screen - one new and one old,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, October 26, 2023:
- We dig into the effects of BRT construction - as up to three dozen trees along Mineral Point Road may be removed to make room for the project,
- Interview a Menominee tribal legislator as four bills from the Special Committee on State-Tribal Relations get a public hearing,
- Talk open records law with an expert,
- Check in on fall-weather fishing conditions,
- Take a look at the Flamingos' playoffs performance,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, October 25, 2023:
- We hear from a Dane County safety coalition that is looking for solutions after their most recent data analysis shows continued racial disparities in traffic injuries and deaths,
- Talk next steps with a member of Wisconsin Watch's newly-formed union,
- Learn about the possible climate impacts of federally-funded "hydrogen hubs,"
- Interview a local farmers union leader as they prioritize resilience in the face of climate change,
- Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to October, 1960,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, October 24, 2023:
- We attend a rally denouncing the bill that would give redistricting power to the Republican-held state legislature,
- Hear from volunteers who are keeping veterans warm in the winter months - and from the veterans they're helping,
- Talk to the City Council member that represents Harmony at Grandview Commons - where a teenage girl was murdered earlier this month,
- Discuss free speech on Wisconsin college campuses,
- Celebrate the appearance of a rare bird in Dane County,
- Learn about the lineworkers educating lawmakers on city-owned utilities,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, October 23, 2023:
- We investigate Wisconsin's designation as a 'Regional Tech Hub' and the nationwide competition for millions of dollars in federal funding,
- Hear about the citizens in Pierce County who are fighting to preserve their rural way of life,
- Interview a nonpartisan researcher who recently released a brief on the city of Madison's financial status,
- Mark the anniversary of a "War on Drugs"-era Act,
- Air some comments from this weekend's Women's Convention in Milwaukee,
- Review some new content available on the small screen,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, October 19, 2023:
- We learn more about gun buybacks - as Senator Agard and Representative Joers propose implementing a statewide program,
- Interview an author of a study that found CEOs actually make even more money than generally understood,
- Get the details on the new Dane County Election Center, which may get $19m of funding in the 2024 budget,
- Hear about a man's journey from prison to peer support specialist,
- Think about the vestiges of childhood during the Halloween season,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, October 18, 2023:
- We give an update on the Madison Public Market - after yesterday's Common Council vote to borrow an additional $1.6 million in support of the project,
- Unveil our latest feature highlighting the working lives of people in Madison,
- Conduct an exit interview with 'Romeo,'
- Mark the anniversary of the 1967 student protest against napalm,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, October 17, 2023:
- We investigate County Executive Parisi's $900 million 2024 budget proposal, just one day before its last public hearing,
- Check in with a Madison-area hiker - after she trekked the Pacific Crest Trail and raised money for the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault along the way,
- Learn more about a survey that UW-Madison shared with some of its students - one that some are calling "transphobic,"
- Put the spotlight on the North Saw-Whet Owl,
- Hear about some unique programs coming out of the Wisconsin Historical Society,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, October 16, 2023:
- We detail the latest findings from Kids Forward, ten years after their bombshell study on Dane County's racial disparities,
- Hear from the primary author of that "Race to Equity" report,
- Dig into the proposal to build a new funeral home on Madison's southwest side, which the City Council is scheduled to vote on tomorrow,
- Interview the Executive Director of a national organization that holds public information dialogues on the democratic process,
- Tell you what government action is scheduled for the coming weeks,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, October 12, 2023:
- We follow today's state Assembly floor session as three bills targeting transgender people pass along party lines,
- Investigate a proposed rule change from Wisconsin's DNR that would prohibit nudity on all department-managed lands,
- Interview Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski, who is promoting government transparency,
- Learn more about Open Records law with help from an expert,
- Broadcast some fall-weather fishing advice,
- Look forward to this weekend's Flamingos game - the only thing standing between them and the playoffs,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, October 11, 2023:
- We get the rundown on a legislative task force that's looking to prevent human trafficking and better support survivors in Wisconsin,
- Attend the MPD press conference on last night's fatal shooting,
- Investigate the UW System's nearly half-million dollar rebranding,
- Hear from an organizer of Madison's Naked Bike Ride - part of an internationally coordinated protest - after conservative outcry reaches the national stage,
- Give the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1969,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, October 10, 2023:
- We attend today's Call to Action for prison reform outside the Capitol,
- Learn more about the months-long lockdown at Waupun Correctional Institution,
- Celebrate a long-time Hoofers member as the sailing season comes to an end,
- Look at the record-breaking enrollment at the UW-Madison campus,
- Consider the conundrum of invasive birds,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, October 9, 2023:
- We attend a public telling that seeks more transparency from Republican state lawmakers who proposed a new redistricting plan,
- Commemorate the 1987 "Great March" in Washington, D.C. to fight for lesbian and gay rights,
- Review some new content streaming on the small screen,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, October 5, 2023:
- We dig into the state Capitol building's open-door policy after an armed man was arrested twice in one day - demanding that Governor Evers speak with him,
- Investigate what will happen when County Executive Parisi prematurely retires in the spring,
- Speak with music producer Godzilla,
- Learn when to ask for help in home improvement projects,
- Officially kick off Spooky Season,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, October 4, 2023:
- We join the crowd outside today's hearing on a bill that would prohibit gender affirming care for minors,
- Get the scoop on Madison's newly-amended trespassing ordinances,
- Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with ex-professional soccer player Carlos Salcido,
- Give the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
- Travel back in time to 1962,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, October 3, 2023:
- We attend the Mayor's press conference releasing her 2024 operating budget proposal,
- Remind listeners to keep their phones on ahead of tomorrow's federal emergency alarm test,
- Hear from UW-Madison student journalists discussing racial equity efforts on campus,
- Shine the spotlight on the most-hated animal in history - the rat,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, October 2, 2023:
- We learn about a nuclear war prevention resolution scheduled for vote in tomorrow's City Council meeting,
- Get the scoop on yesterday's bike safety rally,
- Join some independence day celebrations during Hispanic Heritage Month,
- Look back on the Battle of Burbank, which sees its anniversary this coming Thursday,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, September 28, 2023:
- We witness the protest and counter-protest outside a Madison clinic that resumed abortion services earlier this month,
- Ask Madison City Council members to define affordable housing,
- Get the latest information on fishing,
- Check in with Madison's soccer team as they near the end of their regular season,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, September 27, 2023:
- We attended a press conference on Madison's alternative emergency response team - which may soon serve other communities in Dane County,
- Look forward to this weekend's Art of Cheese Festival,
- Give the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
- Remember President John F. Kennedy's chaotic trip to Madison,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, September 26, 2023:
- We learn more about a reintroduced bill that could loosen statewide skateboarding regulations - this time, with more bipartisan support,
- Get the scoop on flamingos and how a flock of them ended up on the shores of Lake Michigan this week,
- Hear from a UW-Madison reporter who investigated accessible transportation on campus,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, September 25, 2023:
- We get the details on an unenforceable panhandling ordinance that may soon be repealed in Madison,
- Dive into water usage data in Wisconsin, as a new report finds that usage has trended down by a third in the last quarter-century,
- Investigate the actual cost of child care,
- Get an abbreviated look ahead at local government,
- Mark the upcoming 104th anniversary of a racially-motivated massacre in Arkansas,
- Meet the Donut King,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, September 21, 2023:
- We attended a press conference for the Gun Violence Prevention Day of Action to hear about a package of proposed bills,
- Learn about the United States Supreme Court ruling that made Madison's panhandling ordinances unconstitutional - ordinances still on the books years later,
- Hear more insider knowledge on the music industry from DJ Pain One,
- Get advice from expert carpenters on how to prep our houses for the winter,
- Dive into the world of Object Lessons,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, September 20, 2023:\
- We look into the ongoing political fight over child care in Wisconsin,
- Interview a pro-choice lawmaker on shifting abortion access in the state,
- Hear about the lawsuit that accuses the Madison Police Department of open records violations,
- Travel back in time to 1968,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, September 19, 2023:
- We give an update on Madison's CARES program, as it uses new funding to expand its mental health crisis services once again,
- Hear from a Democratic lawmaker who sided with her Republican colleagues in last week's redistricting bill vote,
- Discuss diversity, equity, and inclusion programs at UW-Madison,
- Celebrate the appearance of kites – that is, the type of bird,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, September 18, 2023:
- We celebrate as a sculpture by a local, Native American artist finds a home at UW-Madison,
- Follow up on proposed rate hikes from two Madison energy companies, this time from a health and climate change perspective,
- Hear from a political science expert on what might have motivated state Republicans to kick off their own redistricting efforts,
- Take to the streets in Madison to hear what “affordable housing” actually means to the city’s average resident,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, September 14, 2023:
- We give an update on the state's top elections administrator after Senate Republicans vote against Meagan Wolfe's reappointment,
- Report on Planned Parenthood Wisconsin's announcement that they will resume abortion services this month,
- Learn more about the Department of Justice Reform - and why the County has yet to find an interim head,
- Discuss possible changes to evictions records - namely, how long they're stored in Wisconsin,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, September 13, 2023:
- We take a look at MMSD’s contract with their new bus company after a tumultuous start to the school year,
- Report from Centro Hispano's Evening of Dreaming last weekend,
- Discuss the impacts of higher energy rates,
- Revisit headlines from 1965,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, September 12, 2023:
- We give the rundown as Dane County's 2024 budget negotiations kick off,
- Interview a Milwaukee school teacher whose video was used without her knowledge - in order to drum up conservative outcry,
- Discuss the return to the fall semester at UW Madison,
- Take a look at the nocturnal nightjar,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, September 11, 2023:
- We dig into a conservative political ad that aired after the Packers game last night,
- Learn about the latest data on Wisconsin’s property values and tax data from a research group,
- Hear from adult literacy advocates in the area,
- Commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the CIA-backed coup in Chile,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, September 7, 2023:
- We pay our respects to jazz bassist Richard Davis and revisit his 2016 interview with WORT,
- Investigate a Republican bill in the state legislature that would legalize a Schedule 1 drug,
- Hear more from award-winning producer DJ Pain 1,
- Delve into the nostalgia of Oscar Mayer memorabilia,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, September 6, 2023:
- We share an update on the assault that took place on West Wilson Street last Sunday,
- Hear Congressman Mark Pocan's priorities for the upcoming session in DC,
- Discuss ending the tipped minimum wage with Representative Francesca Hong,
- Revisit an interview with Madison's second youth poet laureate,
- Travel back in time to 1963,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, September 5, 2023:
- We outline the mayor's 2024 Capital Budget proposal,
- Learn about counseling for folks post-incarceration,
- Meet up with a sailboat against nuclear weapons that nears the end of its voyage,
- Celebrate the unique characteristics and culture of corvids,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, September 4, 2023:
- We celebrate this year's Labor Day at LaborFest,
- Investigate a new recycling process,
- Follow up on the Land Art Exhibit at a local green cemetery,
- Learn about healthy school lunches,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, August 31, 2023:
- We investigate the conflict surrounding a new, online dashboard for school funding,
- Learn how the eight-week workers' strike at Leinenkugel's came to a close,
- Dive into the causes and consequences of an aging prison population across Wisconsin,
- Discuss fishing over this Labor Day weekend,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, August 30, 2023:
- We talk to folks as they prepare for the coming school year,
- Learn more about a project to update the Wisconsin Historical Museum,
- Follow up on a Madison woman who was attacked volunteering on the West Bank,
- Travel back in time to 1968,
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, August 29, 2023:
- We learn about a proposed hotline for employers looking to hire formerly incarcerated workers,
- Then investigate controversial changes to an elementary school's outdoor space,
- Hear from an experienced, Capitol reporter about the state Supreme Court,
- Get the latest scoop on the West Nile Virus in Wisconsin
- And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, August 28th:
- We tour a Madison alternative high school that's getting consolidated under one roof,
- Then speak with Secretary Missy Hughes of WEDC on the threats and opportunities of AI, the subject of a new task force,
- Hear from artists exhibiting their work at an unusual venue - their future burial site,
- And much more.
Plus! A big welcome to WORT's incoming News Producer, Faye Parks. Got a tip? Email her at faye.parks@wortfm.org.
In this Episode:
- Madison opens cooling centers in response to the heat wave.
- UW's University Hospital plans for a new expansion.
- Epic Systems unveils a new research tool.
- OuttaDeeBox talks with DJ Pain One about his journey in the music industry.
- The House Always Wins discusses the proper breath for a house.
- And Radio Chipstone goes to an Amish Quilt auction.
In this episode:
- Democrats circulate a new bill designed to protect media from defamation suits.
- A local artist talks about how her home and family affect her work.
- The SEIU stages a rally at the Republican presidential debate.
- The lieutenant governor visits WORT to talk about her new podcast.
- Rob McClure gives us this week's weather report.
- and "Madison in the 60's" goes back to anti-war protests in Madison.
Here are your local headlines for August 22, 2023:
- The RNC confirms the participants in the first Republican presidential debate.
- Waupun Correctional Facility has a four-month-long lockdown.
- UW schools consider layoffs in the face of budget deficits.
- Residential property values continue to increase rapidly.
- Cooling centers open across Southern Wisconsin.
And in tonight's episode, we unpack...
- What was driving the resignation of three Dane County Board Supervisors last week,
- Why a legal firm is asking the state Supreme Court to reduce the length that eviction records are public,
- Why puppy mills appear to be on the rise, and
- Why the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, a conservative legal firm, is suing Wisconsin's Secretary of State over open records.
In this episode:
- Representative Clancy defends his controversial statement about police.
- Lawmakers move to bring disability savings accounts to Wisconsin.
- Reedsburg wins a loan to bring highspeed internet to the area.
- Three Dane County Supervisors resign.
- Madison braces for a heat wave.
- A new report investigates the problem of water leaks.
- A contractor heads to prison for tax fraud.
- John McCracken joins us to talk about the relationship between Wisconsin's largest energy company and the regulators who are supposed to oversee it.
- Young protestors march to shut down Line 5.
- Contributor Brenda Konkel goes over the happenings in local government.
- "The Past Isn't Past" looks at the contributions of historian Howard Zinn.
- And Contributor Harry Richardson reviews the feel-good comedy "Moving On."
In this Episode:
- The Former Director of State Courts files a complaint against the liberal justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
- UW-Madison students pay big bucks in a tight housing market.
- Madison's Landmark Commission approves a home near Old Spring Tavern.
- We honor the passing of Menominee activist Ada Deer.
- A new type of end-of-life care home opens on Madison's East Side.
- We air clips from Ada Deer's interview during her historic congressional race in 1992.
- Contributor Rob McClure talks weather to us.
- and "Madison in the Sixties" takes us back to 1969, when Madison was experiencing protests and a wobbly bus system.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, August 15:
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President Biden visits Milwaukee, touting his record on the economy and clean energy jobs,
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Teacher turnover statewide reached a record high in the last school year, says a new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum,
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Nearly half of teen girls in Wisconsin report feeling sad and hopeless almost every day, says a new fact sheet from the Wisconsin Office of Children's Mental Health,
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A Republican state senator sues the Wisconsin Pilot and Review for reporting his alleged anti-gay slur,
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And, window collisions cause millions of bird deaths a year. The Madison Audobon Society Tells us how to prevent the unfortunate early demise of our feathered friends.
In this episode:
- Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says Justice Protasiewicz must recuse herself from gerrymandering case or face impeachment.
- former Milwaukee sheriff David Clarke blasts the Republican party for failing to find a strong challenger against Senator Tammy Baldwin.
- Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes was not selected as Chicago's Chief of Police.
- Madison tweaks its bus routes after overhaul.
- Madison Metropolitan School District opens its search for a new superintendent to community feedback.
- More details emerge about an attack on a deputy at the county jail.
- Dr. Ajay Sethi talks about the future of Covid and the state of the vaccine.
- "The Past Isn't Past" looks back on the acquittal of Jo Ann Little in 1975.
- Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 344 Bill Carroll talks about the new hard-won contract with UPS.
- and Harry Richardson reviews a new Japanese zombie movie on Netflix.
Here's your local news for Thursday, August 10:
- Madison's August move-out days bring out the thrifters,
- We talk through plastic by the numbers,
- OuttaDeeBox covers Sun Prairie's Cornfest,
- The House Always Wins gives tips and tricks on energy use in your home,
- And Radio Chipstone explores the magical tintype photograph.
Here's your 6pm Local News for Wednesday, August 9:
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A new development proposal would build housing — but demolish the Essen Haus and Come Back In;
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We speak with Ruth Schmidt, Director of Wisconsin Early Childhood Association, on the crisis facing childcare,
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And, UW-Madison researchers unveil the first neutrino map of the Milky Way, Rob McClure gives us the weather in detail, and Stu Levitan takes us back to 1967 and racial tensions.
- The First Republican candidate running against Tammy Baldwin announces her campaign.
- Wisconsin redesigns its absentee ballots.
- Statisticians file a lawsuit against gerrymandering.
- Wisconsin gets a new area code.
- Ahan restaurant is moving.
- Governor Evers calls a special session.
- Madison Gas and Electric continues to negotiate with its unions.
- We hear from Hope Karnopp on her recent piece on revenue sharing.
- Trail Tuesday has its last episode at Gibbs Lake.
- We hear about a rescued musk turtle on Wildlife Weekly.
- And we hear from Dr. Becky Shields about how to learn Irish in Madison
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, August 3.
- The owner of a northwoods brewpub says he’s being shut down over his political views,
- The day after the state Supreme Court gets a liberal majority, they vote to fire their chief administrator,
- Undocumented workers on Wisconsin dairy farms struggle to even leave their workplace due to not having a driver’s license,
- And in the second half, what the new Supreme Court means for open government, you’re urged to check water temperatures before you fish, and the latest from Forward Madison FC.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, August 2.
- The county’s Youth Justice Program gets a new facility, merging the full program under one roof,
- A liberal law firm looks to throw out Wisconsin’s gerrymandered maps one day after Justice Janet Protasiewicz is sworn into office,
- The Madison Common Council approves a pilot program to equip police with body-worn cameras,
- And in the second half, a citizen uprising threatens urban renewal in 1960s Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the air waves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, August 1.
- The Madison Common Council is set to vote tonight on implementing a police body-camera pilot program…
- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources releases an updated wolf management plan…
- New Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz is sworn into office, creating a liberal majority on the state's high court for the first time in 15 years…
- And in the second half, journalism combats misinformation, we play kickball at Festge Park and a unique water bird gets a tuneup.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, July 31.
- We talk with Black restaurant owners ahead of Black Restaurant Week here in Madison,
- State Attorney General Josh Kaul has joined 22 other attorneys generals to reject a proposed deal from a company accused of widespread PFAS pollution,
- And in the second half, this week in city and county meetings, what protections workers have during major heat waves, and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, July 27.
- Bars and restaurants in downtown Madison are invited to go through a now-free violence prevention program,
- Former mayoral candidate Gloria Reyes launches a new grassroots political organization,
- Workers at TruStage are preparing for a strike this weekend over what they say are unfair labor practices,
- And in the second half, a former gang member finds a better life in dog breeding, how to tell the difference between sealant and caulk, and a trip back in time with tintype photography.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, July 26.
- City officials release a report outlining the current extent of Madison’s housing crisis,
- People with disabilities are invited to join the city tomorrow night for the very first disability summit,
- We remember the life of a touchstone disability rights activist on the anniversary of the signing of the ADA
- And in the second half, the conclusion of our series on community farmers across the state, UW Regents crack down on protesters in 1960s Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, July 25.
- Temperatures are expected to climb throughout the week, bringing a heat wave to Madison after weeks of poor air quality…
- UW Madison is set to celebrate its 175th birthday…
- The Annie C Stewart Fountain in Madison's Vilas neighborhood could be getting a facelift…
- And in the second half, a new bill looks to prioritize the public over lobbyists, we explore a historic chapel in one of the region's largest parks, and hold a mid-year check-up with the Dane County Humane Society’s animal rehab center.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, July 24.
- City officials are debating turning parts of State Street into a pedestrian mall,
- A special election in eastern Wisconsin puts Republicans just two seats away from a supermajority in the State Assembly,
- A pig on the near-west side draws the entire city’s attention after he was evicted from his home last week,
- And in the second half, this week in city and county meetings, we continue to experience what is known as a “flash drought,” and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, July 20.
- ATVs could soon be allowed on more county highways throughout Dane County;
- Governor Evers signed a bill yesterday overhauling how kids learn to read;
- Multiple Wisconsin election officials were interviewed by federal investigators as part of their probe into actions by Donald Trump;
- And in the second half, we wait for public officials to get back to us about requested records; where the fish are biting this week around Dane County; and the latest news from Forward Madison FC.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, July 19.
- The city of Madison is hosting a contest to help raise awareness of the city’s stormwater system,
- A local bus company is selling off assets after another company was chosen to bus kids to Madison schools this fall,
- A group of Ukrainian refugees have opened up a restaurant on the far east side,
- And in the second half, we hear from two community farmers in Watertown, Henry Kissenger comes to 1960s Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, July 18.
- State lawmakers introduce a constitutional amendment to block local governments from closing places of worship during emergencies…
- Local cinemas enjoy a post-pandemic boost with a slew of summer blockbusters,
- An environmental group calls on lawmakers to not block the Wisconsin DNR's PFAS remediation efforts…
- And in the second half, we test out the new Twitter competitor named Threads, the newest competitor to Twitter, hike at the Adam Burning Conservancy in Whitewater, and get to know the common house wren.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, July 17.
- Some minor changes are coming to the city’s bus system one month after the network’s major redesign went into effect,
- Despite some rain in Dane County last week, we’re still in a drought and area farmers are paying the price,
- And in the second half, a trip back to 1969 for an important conference from the Black Panther movement, two Democratic state lawmakers have created a caucus to defend transgender children, and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, July 13.
- The city of Madison is set to begin allowing dogs on leashes in most parks around the city,
- Democratic lawmakers look to bar a legal defense that could be used to lessen sentences in violent crimes against LGBTQ people,
- And in the second half, we talk with the owner of a clothing empire, we walk you through replacing a light fixture, and how a traumatic car accident led to shoemaking.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, July 12.
- The city council allows a proposed downtown housing development to move forward after rejecting it last month,
- A Madison entomologist is finding new ways to deal with rats across the city,
- A new state report shows that schools are continuing to seclude and restrain children in class,
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, July 11.
- We look at what was left out of the state budget signed by Governor Evers last week…
- A small community in northwest Wisconsin takes on large lobbying groups in a fight over a nearby CAFO…
- And, we honor the life of Anne Perkins, hike at Anderson Farm County Park, and care for a rare merlin chick.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, July 10.
- A Dane County Judge rules that the lawsuit looking to overturn Wisconsin’s abortion ban may continue,
- City of Madison officials want YOUR help to squish invasive bugs over the summer,
- Governor Evers raises eyebrows with a 400-year veto, though the move has over two decades of precedent,
- And in the second half, the anniversary of the arrest of two “No More Deaths” students, what the US Supreme Court’s student loan decision means for you, and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, July 6.
- A Wisconsin environmental group threatens to sue the government over their beaver management plan,
- A UW-Madison astronomer explains why a discovery about gravitational waves has astrophysicists excited,
- And in the second half, we find out what kinds of school surveillance tapes we are entitled to, the dog days of summer bring fishing opportunities to Dane County, and the latest news from Forward Madison.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, July 5.
- Governor Tony Evers signs the biennial budget, issuing over 50 line-item vetoes,
- A Wisconsin activist is traveling to Canada to remember a railway tragedy ten years later,
- A UW law professor helps break down the US Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action ruling,
- And in the second half, we'll debut our special series, Rooted in Land, Preserving Through Generations, produced by storytellers at Rooted; and we'll flashback to headlines from Madison in the late 1960s.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, July 3.
- A Dane County judge declines to press charges against a Madison police officer,
- Two key Supreme Court decisions impact Wisconsin students,
- Wisconsin counties show steady growth over the past decade,
- And in the second half, we'll get this week's abbreviated rundown of city and county meetings, speak with retiring founders of an investigative news outlet, and review two new movies.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, June 29.
- The air quality advisory continues here in Dane County as Canada contends with a record-setting fire season,
- The state elections commission battles with the Republican-led legislature over who will lead elections heading into the 2024 presidential race,
- And in the second half, Big Brothers Big Sisters is prepping for its annual gala; how you can learn how to be a carpenter; and what old maps can tell us about modern Madison.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, June 28.
- City officials are canceling events as the air quality reaches very unhealthy levels,
- Madison’s beaches are open for swimming, but they will remain unstaffed as the city grapples with a lifeguard shortage,
- The latest Marquette Law School Poll takes a look at voter's thoughts on next year’s Senate race,
- And in the second half, an in-depth report from a Verona Area School District meeting, tragedy strikes at the Henry Vilas Zoo in 1966, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, June 27.
- A Dane County committee shuts down the appointment of a former sheriff to head a new criminal justice reform department…
- An Madison alder explains why he voted against a proposed downtown housing development…
- And in the second half, we take a look at the recently passed shared revenue bill, explore trails around Cherokee Marsh and help save a family of kestrels.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, June 26.
- Protestors in Sauk Prairie call for the return of abortion access on the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision
- State statutes are filled with barriers for LGBTQ couples, even as gay marriage is legal in the state,
- A man with every angler’s dream job gives a tour of the fish collection at the UW Zoological Museum,
- And in the second half, a look back at the beginning of the Korean War, legislators vote to cut the UW Systems’ budget, and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, June 22.
- The shared revenue bill signed this week will help local communities, even if work still needs to be done,
- The one year anniversary of the Dobbs decision is coming up this Saturday,
- Democratic lawmakers are looking to enshrine the right to contraception in state law,
- And in the second half, the city of Madison is once again discussing police worn body cameras; anglers adjust their strategy during this drought; and the latest ‘mingo news from Forward Madison.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, June 21.
- The Common Council votes to essentially block a proposed student housing development downtown,
- The city is awash with music as Make Music Madison returns,
- While most of that music is at stationary venues, one artist brought their music to the people in a unique way,
- And in the second half, Wisconsin’s unemployment insurance fund rebounds from the early days of the pandemic, beatniks meet the Man in 1960s Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, June 19. Happy Juneteenth!
- The County Board vote to declare Dane County a sanctuary for trans and nonbinary people,
- A Verona School District man faces charges for striking a student,
- The NAACP of Dane County calls on UW Health to recognize Juneteenth as a holiday,
- And in the second half, this week in city and county meetings, examining why the state hasn’t recognized Juneteenth as a holiday, and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, June 15.
- The legislature passes their shared revenue bill, sending more money to local governments across the state,
- County Supervisors are set to vote this evening to designate Dane County a sanctuary for transgender people,
- The Madison Metro School board has agreed to offer an eight-percent wage increase for all MMSD staff,
- And in the second half, a conversation with an ExPO navigator, the pros and cons of adding siding to your home, and finding ways to reuse political memorabilia
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, June 14.
- City officials say that the first half of 2023 has been the safest since the beginning of the pandemic,
- A Madison videographer is looking for volunteers to help create a tourism video for the city of Madison,
- The state’s budget writing committee calls off a vote on the UW systems budget,
- And in the second half, how wildfires in Canada are having a major effect on the air quality in the Midwest, and a trip back to Madison in 1968.
This is your WORT Local News for Tuesday, June 13.
- Lawmakers hold a public hearing to overhaul the state’s laws regulating alcohol...
- Metro riders share what they think about Madison’s new bus routes…
- We learn how voucher schools in Wisconsin can legally discriminate against LGBTQ students and students with disabilities…
- And in the second half, free speech continues to be a focus on UW campuses, we join a hike on a village of Oregon trail, and grape jelly poses risks to birds.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, June 12.
- Lawmakers, educators, and food advocates march for healthy, free lunch for all,
- Republican lawmakers vote to gut the state’s Office of School Safety,
- Wildfires in Canada lead to dangerous air quality conditions across the U-S,
- And two new movie reviews.
In this show:
- The governor and the legislature reached a deal on state funding for local governments.
- A federal judge signals that the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa can continue their road blockage.
- Tim Michels, the former candidate for governor, sues an organizer who worked or him.
- TruStage CEO resigns following a worker strike.
- Republicans propose a new bill to address reading education.
- Riders prepare for the new bus routes this weekend.
- Marchers take to the streets to protest gun violence.
- We talk with the Wisconsin ACLU about increased punishments for people involved in drug-related death.
- Fishy Business talks about what to do in Madison if you are a rookie fisher.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, June 7:
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The Wisconsin State Legislature was busy, busy, busy today. Amidst legislation to increase hoops for unemployment, protect gas-powered vehicles, create more transparency for parole, and ongoing negotiation over shared revenue, legislators also passed a package of bills that would make changes to the state's key credentialing agency, the Department of Safety and Professional Services. Our reporter watched the today's hearings in real time.
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Meanwhile, it's been a season of flag-raisings this month. Today, local leaders hoisted the trans pride flag above the Madison Municipal Building, where it'll fly for the next week,
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Madison educators will be getting the maximum allowable raise of 8%, more than double what MMSD had initially proposed, and
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Two chefs at Madison's Fairchild restaurant have won a top honor: a James Beard Award.
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Meanwhile - what do those air quality alerts mean?, Rob has the most comprehensive weather forecast on the WORT airwaves, and a national magazine fawns over Paul Soglin on this week's Madison in the Sixties.
The local news for Tuesday, June 6th. In this show:
- An appeals court weighs whether lawmakers can override the Attorney General.
- Southern Wisconsin has an unusually dry May.
- Details of the planned John Nolen Drive construction are released.
- Dane County distributes drug overdose boxes.
- Madison teachers get a wage increase.
- Blue-green algae comes early to Madison lakes.
- We talk with Wisconsin Policy Forum's research director about high turnover in the state government.
- A Juneteenth flag-raising ceremony takes place downtown
- And the Dane County Humane Society has a raft of ducks
Here is your local news for Monday, June 6:
- CUNA mutual group strike pauses.
- Bipartisan group dedicated to restoring trust in elections opens a branch in Wisconsin.
- Madison airport opened its new terminal.
- Republican lawmakers propose plans for PFAS chemicals
- Madison Police are contracting out their lengthy transports to the only state-run psychiatric facility.
- Advocates say postpartum care should end up in the next state budget.
- Forward Lookout takes a gander at the week ahead, we jump back in time to 130 years ago, and review two new movies.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, June 1.
- A complaint against the Madison school district’s communications director outlines a history of bullying and harassment towards staff and the press,
- Governor Evers raises the Pride flag above the Capitol on the first day of Pride month,
- And in the second half, the messy but important work of fixing your toilets, and when and if you should start a new project.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, May 31.
- A local restaurant receives the Wisconsin Emerging Small Business of the Year award,
- Madison in the ‘60s looks at changes in childbirth rules and traffic patterns from 1969,
- And the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
On the 6pm Local News tonight, it's an all-outdoors show.
- A local environmental attorney unpacks a recent Supreme Court ruling that guts parts of the Clean Water Act and threatens the nation’s waterways,
- Then, put on your hiking boots for Trail Tuesday— our new summer feature explores trails across south-central Wisconsin,
- Wildlife Weekly tells us what makes a cardinal red — and how the bird can be spotted sporting other colors.
Other headlines in brief:
- Statehouse Republicans today unveiled a bill package that would, among other things, clarify procedures that would be permitted under Wisconsin’s broad 1849 ban on abortion.
- Meanwhile, Wisconsin celebrated its official 175th birthday yesterday. Wisconsin became the 30th state to join the United States on May 29, 1848 — one year before the current abortion ban was passed.
- Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, the state’s largest business lobby, says it’ll head to court to block new rules regulating surface water pollution.
- Wisconsin’s public affairs channel Wisconsin Eye, a state-level version of C-SPAN, could be getting a boost from the state Legislature in the upcoming budget,
- An internal complaint filed against Madison Metropolitan School District’s head of communications was unsealed by a Dane County judge late last week. In it, seven current and former employees allege a pattern of mistreatment from MMSD's top spokesman Tim LeMonds,
- And, The 95th Annual Scripps National Spelling Bee in Maryland kicked off today. Among the 251 spellers competing in the national spelling bee is Wisconsin’s own Aiden Wijeyakulasuriya, a seventh-grader at Blessed Sacrament School. The spelling kicked off today with a preliminary round. Wijeyakulasuriya appeared to still be in the running as of this afternoon, spelling the word bahuvrihi correctly. You can watch it all this week at spellingbee.com.
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This is your WORT local news for Thursday, May 25.
- Folks experiencing cardiac arrest in Dane County are nearly twice as likely to live in Dane County compared to the rest of the country,
- Union workers at TruStage, formerly known as CUNA Mutual Group, have overwhelmingly voted to extend their strike,
- And in the second half, requesting records from quasi-governmental groups, Memorial Day weekend brings great fishing weather, and the latest from Forward Madison FC.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, May 24.
- Republicans in the state’s budget writing committee shut down a plan to study paid parental leave in Wisconsin,
- Students at Madison’s Memorial High School are calling on the school board for safer bathrooms,
- Local peace activists call for Wisconsin’s lawmakers in Washington to do more to bring peace to Ukraine,
- And in the second half, citizen scientists study Dane County’s lakes, a successful protest in 1966 Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, May 23.
- A new report shows Madison schools will continue to struggle without more state funding…
- A proposed shared revenue bill would increase state funding to towns and cities, but it might not be enough for Madison…
- And in the second half, a retired priest works to transform unwanted firearms into garden tools, and learn how to help stranded baby ducklings.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, May 22.
- The city’s Plan Commission is looking at a plan to bring more urban agriculture to Madison,
- The Urban League of Greater Madison is holding a clinic to help those with a criminal record get a job,
- Almost all of Wisconsin’s major utility companies are looking to increase their rates next year,
- And two new movie reviews
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, May 18.
- A recent survey shows that the shortage of caregivers in Wisconsin is only becoming more dire,
- A new report from the state health department outlines major disparities in infant mortality rates,
- The state Assembly passes their shared revenue bill, but it still faces major hurdles before it becomes law,
- And in the second half, what it means to be a big brother or big sister, why your water softener makes strange sounds in the night, and the simple joys of flying a kite.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, May 17.
- Community members met locked doors when they attempted to submit a petition asking for CUNA Mutual Group management to bargain in good faith,
- A New York Times journalist finds a network of “scam PACS” with three Wisconsin men at its heart,
- And in the second half, GOP lawmakers introduce a bill to address PFAS, political protests and other news in 1960s Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, May 16.
- The Madison Common Council is set to vote on creating a city network of air quality monitoring stations…
- Hmong students from across Wisconsin come to the State Capitol to learn how to get engaged in government…
- And in the second half, we take an award-winning look at a little known Wisconsin landmark, warblers are making their seasonal return to the region, and a grassroots campaign works to inform the public about changes to Madison Metro service.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, May 15.
- Public Health Madison and Dane County is gearing up for a second round of violence prevention grants,
- Meanwhile, the state’s health department is launching a program to provide free training for direct care workers,
- And in the second half, this week in city and county meetings, we remember a radio icon a day before his 111th birthday, and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, May 11.
- San Damiano park in Monona is getting an upgrade, and the city wants your input on what it should look like,
- A center at UW-Madison works to reduce maternal disparities in healthcare,
- The local health department has tips on how to protect yourself from ticks,
- And in the second half, MMSD’s spokesperson sues to block the release of records, the full fishing season is finally open, and our newest feature with Forward Madison.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, May 10.
- City officials offer a first look at the designs for Madison’s first permanent men’s homeless shelter,
- Retired teachers take to the capitol to call on the state’s budget writing committee to tackle education head-on
- And in the second half, Nelson Mandela’s grandson is coming to Wisconsin next week, part two of the Mifflin Street riots in 1969, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, May 9.
- Health care workers are calling on Republican lawmakers to give them more support in this year's state budget…
- Scammers are using new technology to trick people into sending them cash…
- A horse at UW Madison is getting more parental leave than many of the university's human employees…
- And we check in with the Daily Cardinal as the UW spring semester ends and ponder why some animals have more friends than others.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, May 8.
- Childcare centers across the state close their doors for a day to show what could happen if they don’t get more support,
- It’s a tale of two bills as our Democratic Governor and the Republican-led legislature looks for ways to increase local funding
- And in the second half, this week in city and county government, a rainy Monday could lead to a rainy graduation this weekend, and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, May 4.
- A Dane County judge heard the first of presumably many rounds of oral arguments in Wisconsin’s abortion lawsuit,
- Attorney General Josh Kaul holds a press conference shortly after those oral arguments,
- Republican lawmakers introduce their shared revenue bill filled with provisions for municipalities,
- And in the second half, the past, present, and future of United Way Dane County, replacing your old windows, and a celebration of the end of winter.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, May 3.
- Republican lawmakers voted not to expand Medicaid yesterday, and Democrats say they’re leaving money on the table,
- A new report says Madison’s five largest lakes are the healthiest they’ve been in years,
- And in the second half, a Mifflin Street riot in 1969, a controversial beach in Mazomanie, and UW Madison’s Odyssey turns 20.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, May 2.
- Hundreds of students march on the state capitol to call for rights for people without citizenship status…
- Republican lawmakers level the governor's budget proposals…
- UW-Madison community members push back against a student using racist and violent rhetoric in a viral video…
- Efforts continue to improve Black maternal and infant health in Dane County…
- And in the second half, Cardinal Call rounds happenings on the UW campus, a small business owner cuts back on food waste and Wildlife Weekly helps heal injured animals.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, May 1.
- A county committee unanimously voted against confirming state Representative Shelia Stubbs to head a major county agency,
- A lack of funding for public attorneys in Wisconsin is having dire consequences on the state’s criminal justice system,
- And in the second half, the President of Madison’s teachers union joins A Public Affair for May Day, dreary weather today makes way for warm weather later this week, and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, April 27.
- The first wave of F-35 fighter jets land in Madison, and neighbors are already being disrupted by the noise,
- GOP Legislators introduce their shared revenue plan, dictating how municipalities would be able to use those funds,
- And in the second half, a train derailed into the Mississippi river, requesting records from elected officials no longer in office, and fishing picks up in the Madison area.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, April 26.
- Community leaders speak out against a plan to alter the flow of water to Badger Mill Creek,
- A state legislator’s nomination to a powerful county agency causes controversy,
- And, it’s National Library Week, a rock’n’roller comes to town, plus your weather forecast.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, April 25.
- Madison teachers ask for wage increases that match inflation…
- City Bar on State Street must pay big fines after serving more than 100 underage patrons…
- CUNA Mutual workers have authorized a strike if a new contract isn’t signed within the next month…
- And in the second half, we remember the life of a local labor leader, a student group invites an anti-LGBTQ speaker to campus, and the wildlife face the danger of lawn pesticides.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, April 24.
- City officials look to undo a nearly fifty year old ban on nunchucks,
- Madison’s property tax base is in, showing that home values continue to rise,
- And in the second half, this week in city and county meetings, the cold weather is sticking around a while longer, and two new movie reviews.
Here's your local news
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Medical marijuana legalization could be on the horizon this year after news that Republican lawmakers plan to introduce a bill later this year. That's as Senate Minority Leader Melissa Agard, a longtime advocate for full legalization, launches a statewide listening tour.
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The Dane County Sheriff's Office is one of dozens of law enforcement agencies in Wisconsin using a new technology to track when, and where, you're driving. But what's the company behind an ALPR? We air a special report.
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Plus, OuttaDeeBox podcast talks with members of Briarpatch Youth Services about their work, The House Always Wins explains why 2x4s are anything but, and Radio Chipstone unravels one fiber artist's yarn obsession.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, April 19.
- Governor Tony Evers meets with local leaders to tout the strong relationship between environmental projects and union labor,
- The state’s powerful finance committee blocks the purchase of the state’s largest proposed conservation area,
- And in the second half, remembering the life of state archeologist Jim Skibow, protests for and against the war in Vietnam in 1960s Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, April 18.
- Workers at a Starbucks on State Street are gearing up to file for a union election…
- Madison's middle and high school students could get free bus passes to get around the city this summer…
- City officials are looking to possibly expand a planned permanent men’s shelter…
- And in the second half, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County is looking for bigs to go with their littles, UW seniors give a big gift to the Center for Healthy Minds, and baby raccoons are beginning to spring up.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, April 17.
- The John Nolen Drive Reconstruction Project gets a major boost from the federal government,
- A local food bank turns to farming to help bring fresh produce to low-income households,
- Dairy researchers at UW Madison open their new state-of-the-art research facility,
- And in the second half, what the federal mifepristone ruling means for Wisconsin, it’s National Severe Weather Awareness Week, and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, April 12.
- State lawmakers debate changes to a program to make farms more eco-friendly,
- We sent reporters down to the marathon recount for one razor-thin alder district in Madison,
- And in the second half, we travel back and revisit a sports tragedy in 1960s Madison. And, we’ll decode local fish consumption advisories and get a comprehensive weather report during today’s red flag warning for fire danger.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, April 11.
- Madison Metro is hiring friendly faces to help bus riders navigate the upcoming Network Redesign…
- The Madison school district continues to struggle with transparency, even during a meeting about transparency…
- And in the second half, the UW Men’s Hockey team gets a new coach, a local vegan restaurant gets statewide recognition, and we learn how to care for the baby bunnies living in backyards.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, April 10.
- GOP state lawmakers are looking to ban city’s from deploying guaranteed income programs,
- Pro-choice advocates take to the state capitol after a Texas judge looked to block a common abortion drug,
- A new report breaks down the differences between two competing state tax codes,
- And in the second half, we get the week ahead in local government, look ahead to warm weather all this week, and review two new movies.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, April 6.
- We take a look at the winners and the losers of Tuesday’s alder races,
- A Wisconsin hiker is traversing the Pacific Crest Trail for charity,
- And in the second half, one man’s journey from prison to businessman, the do’s and don’ts of basement remodeling, and creating the perfect shoe.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, April 5.
- Voters turned out in record numbers both across the state and here in Dane County for yesterday’s election,
- We examine the role that Wisconsin’s abortion ban played in yesterday’s election,
- Madison in the 60s follows how people in Madison reacted to the death of Martin Luther King Jr,
- And the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, April 4.
- We travel across the city to talk with voters after casting their ballots…
- The one explicitly partisan election in Wisconsin today could hold major implications for the future of the state Senate…
- And in the second half, the state Supreme Court has become the most expensive judicial race in US history, the Daily Cardinal unveils its Action Project for the semester, and we learn what goes into caring for baby animals.
This is your WORT Local News for Monday, April 3.
- We take a trip to the village of Belleville to look at the candidates running for school board,
- State lawmakers outline two different paths for legalizing marijuana in Wisconsin,
- A large fire caused parts of Park Street to close for a significant amount of time Friday night,
- And in the second half, this week in city and county meetings, more potentially severe weather is in the forecast for election day, and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, March 30.
- A proposed bill looks to spread out lawsuits against the state legislature to counties across the state,
- A small Wisconsin town is fighting in court over their right to regulate CAFOs
- And in the second half, what election records we are and are not entitled to; we gear up for trout fishing; and telling a story with an old pair of pants.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, March 28.
- Dane County Executive Joe Parisi reveals a new final price tag for building a new jail…
- Advocates for incarcerated women meet in the Wisconsin Capitol Building for a Day of Empathy…
- We take a trip to Madison’s east side and talk to a candidate running for District 15 alder…
- And in the second half, we break down next week’s spring election, a UW Madison student becomes famous for his butter consumption, and we learn what it takes to keep baby animals ready for life in the wild.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, March 27.
- Anti-F-35 protestors hold a day of action across the city as the jets are set to touch down in Madison later this spring,
- We talk with the incumbent alder in District 18 about why he is running for reelection,
- The DNR is asking for your help in identifying frogs and toads across Wisconsin,
- And two new movie reviews
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, March 23.
- Today is the last day to submit your thoughts on the what the future of Lake Monona’s waterfront should look like,
- Two non-binding referendums will be on the ballot for Dane County voters on April 4th,
- We head to Madison’s north side to talk with one of the candidates running for alder in District 18,
- And in the second half, how poetry helped a community leader in prison, how to start a career in carpentry, and remembering a longtime disability-rights advocate.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, March 22.
- The current batch of city alders meet for a final time to address Madison’s lack of home healthcare workers, and dismiss old marijuana convictions,
- We talk with both of the candidates running for District 19 alder,
- Madison in the 60s looks back at when Madison elected a Republican for mayor,
- And the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, March 21.
- The two Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates meet for their first and only debate…
- We share how to figure out what's on your spring ballot…
- Area Realtors inject big money into Madison’s alder races…
- We interview another of the Madison District 6 alder candidates…
- And in the second half, Meriter Health nurses explain why they are calling for union recognition, UW Madison works to update its dorms, and baby bird season is almost here.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, March 20.
- Council members push to allow Madison residents to keep more backyard chickens,
- One of the candidates for District six alder shares why they are running to represent the near-east side,
- And in the second half, this week in city and county meetings, Cafe Coda bring the music to kids, and two new movie reviews
Here's your local news for Thursday, March 16:
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More on that west-side construction for the first line of Bus Rapid Transit,
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Among the high-profile races on the ballot on April 4, there's also referendum on the structure of common council,
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Plus, we talk with a far-east side alder about her re-election campaign ahead of the general election,
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And, the winners and local lone loser of this year’s open government awards; ice fishing comes to an end in Dane County; and we study ancient veggies through art.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, March 15.
- GOP lawmakers are looking to create some exceptions to Wisconsin’s abortion ban, though that bill is unlikely to become law,
- We talk with two candidates running for alder running in two different far-east side districts,
- Madison in the 60s looks at two different mayoral elections of Madison’s past,
- And the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, March 14.
- Madison's mayoral candidates exchange sharp words over housing and public transit…
- We head to the far east side of Madison to continue our coverage of the spring elections for alder…
- And in the second half, an Indigenous leader calls for the Wisconsin Legislature to take action on public health, and baby critters start to make their spring debuts.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, March 13.
- Madison wants to hear your opinion on what should be done with one of the city’s oldest public art pieces,
- We officially begin our coverage on the spring general election with one of the candidates running to represent Madison’s 8th alder district
- And in the second half, this week in city and county meetings, spring breakers tell us what spring means to them, and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, March 9.
- County officials have announced the home of the new facility for those facing mental health emergencies,
- Dane County scientists give an update on their experiment to try and to remove PFAS from the Dane County Airport
- One Madison filmmaker talks about how they got their big break,
- And how to keep your basement from flooding this spring
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, March 8.
- GOP lawmakers are looking to force schools that frequently call the police to hire school resource officers,
- An expedition in the Cave of the Mounds reveals thousands of years of climate change,
- With less than one month until the election for Madison mayor, we look back at the 1963 mayoral race
- And the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, March 7.
- Family and friends of Tony Robinson remember his life eight years after he was shot and killed by a Madison police officer…
- Number crunchers analyze the governor's budget proposal…
- And in the second half, a new film highlights Madison's women firefighters, UW classrooms grapple with the rise of AI, and wildlife make their spring return in the era of climate change.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, March 6.
- The city of Madison debates entering a nationwide lawsuit against Kia and Hyundai,
- Wisconsin family’s struggle as federal SNAP benefits come to and end,
- And in the second half, this week in city and county meetings, the story of the 1932 Ford Hunger March Massacre, and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, March 2.
- Employees at a Madison bakery file with the National Labor Relations Board for a union election,
- Kia and Hyundai owners get a free security upgrade, while cities across the state mull over legal action against the manufacturers.
- And in the second half, the difference between elected and appointed officials, ice fishing winds down in Dane County, and how to begin a new project.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, March 1.
- The Common Council approves a change to city zoning code to allow more unrelated renters to live together,
- Pollution in the great lakes threatens treaty rights for indigenous fishers,
- We look back at the 1961 race for Madison mayor just weeks ahead of 2023’s mayoral election,
- And the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, February 28.
- A new city of Madison program looks to help low-income residents pay part of their utility bills…
- The two candidates for Madison mayor debate head-to-head for the first time since the primary election…
- And in the second half, UW Madison students remember Rebecca Blank, legislators signal that a flat tax is unlikely in Wisconsin’s budget, and a rare bird makes its way to an animal rehab center.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, February 27.
- State lawmakers celebrate Black History Month and look at how climate change furthers inequity across the globe
- Madisonians speak out about how the caregiver crisis is affecting them
- And in the second half, this week in city and county meetings, spring is just around the corner, and two new movie reviews
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, February 23.
- A Madison alder is sounding the alarm about the ongoing caregiver crisis,
- A growing number of Wisconsin workers are working from home, but those opportunities aren’t available to everyone equally
- A new report shows traffic crashes fell in Dane County last year, yet traffic fatalities are on the rise,
- And in the second half, how one Madison filmmaker got his start, the myth of the government stealing your gas stove, and how a language barrier led to one man being blamed for the death of his son.
On your local news for Wednesday, February 22, we recap the results of last night's primary election which saw "unprecedented" turnout in Dane County.
Plus, Centro Hispano is getting a new building, and we get the details on the sleet storm rolling in.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, February 21. Happy Election Day!
- Madison voters turned out today to make their voice heard in today’s primary election…
- The Wisconsin Supreme Court rules that big box stores can no longer take advantage of a tax loophole…
- And in the second half, Turkish students at UW Madison fundraise for earthquake disaster aid, we get in the dental chair to examine opossum teeth, and the Chazen Museum of Art examines the legacy of racism.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, February 20.
- Tomorrow is primary election day, and the race for state Supreme Court could influence the future of Wisconsin politics,
- We squeeze in one last candidate interview before the election with the final candidate in the race for District 20 alder,
- And in the second half, this week in city and county meetings, another winter storm is headed our way, and one new docu-series review.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, February 15.
- Eviction filings in Dane County begin to rise as funding for rental assistance runs dry,
- Activists took to the capitol today to call on lawmakers to make driver’s licenses available to all,
- And in the second half, Madison College wants you to dig into archeology, students strike over Black Studies in 1960s Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report ahead of tomorrow’s storm
Here's your local news for Tuesday, February 14
- A Madison family is calling for more action to find their missing relative,
- Animal rights groups call for an end to a so-called chicken toss, and
- Traffic deaths and serious injuries continue to fall in Madison.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, February 13.
- Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes says violent crime is trending down in Madison,
- That’s as a long-standing public safety committee could be on the chopping block,
- We continue our coverage of next week’s primary election in the 20th alder district,
- And in the second half, the Winter Carnival returns to Lake Mendota, Madisonians share their favorite winter activities, and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, February9.
- Madison’s Superintendent Carlton Jenkins has announced he will retire later this summer,
- We head to our final district in our coverage of the spring primary election for alder,
- And in the second half, the UW Odyssey Project with Brian Benford, a look at why ice might be building up inside your home, and a new housing co-op comes to the south side.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, February 8.
- President Biden visits the Madison area to highlight economic growth across the country following the State of the Union Address,
- The Madison Common Council nixes a plan to name the former home of the credit union movement a historic landmark,
- And in the second half, we conclude our coverage of the primary election for District 14 alder, students strike for Black Studies at UW Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, February 7.
- The Madison city council has some extra cash — and alders have different ideas about how to use it…
- South Madison could be getting a major investment from the city, and we explore a financing tool that could make it possible…
- We continue our coverage of the District 14 alder primary…
- And in the second half, students look to beautify Bascom Hill, the trouble with feeding starving birds, and psychedelics find medicinal favor for treating substance abuse.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, February 6.
- Wisconsin Republicans follow national trends and introduce a book ban,
- We continue our coverage of the spring primary election with a trip to District 14 on the south side of Madison,
- And in the second half, the Lee Jeans Factory sit-in of 1981, the Sheboygan Police Department faces widespread sexual assault allegations, and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, February 2.
- Madison residents get a chance to see the proposed designs for John Nolen’s revamped waterfront,
- City officials look to allow more unrelated renters to live together under one roof,
- We continue our coverage of the primary election for District 12 alder,
- And in the second half, the pros and cons of virtual meetings, this week’s fishing report, and a new and improved Radio Chipstone.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, February 1.
- UW Madison is peppered with criticism over their use of salt after last weekend’s snow storm,
- Grassroots advocates look for ways to make Wisconsin elections more productive,
- We continue our coverage of the primary race for District 12 alder,
- And in the second half, a preview of the state’s 2023 budget deliberations, an attack on the Daily Cardinal goes awry in 1960s Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, January 31.
- The three Madison mayoral candidates on the ballot for this spring’s primary election meet in a debate…
- A health council searches for ways to improve health equity in Wisconsin…
- We continue our coverage of the primary for Madison's District 12 alder…
- And in the second half, the UW looks for new ways to acknowledge indigenous lands, owls strive to stay out of sight, and Dane County wants your opinion on regional housing options.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, January 30.
- Fighting Bob La Follette gets a plaque in the state capitol,
- LGBTQ farmers work to reframe the image of the family farm,
- We head to the northeast side to talk with one of the candidates running for District 12 alder,
- And in the second half, this week in city and county meetings, a new course at UW Madison looks at land-grant universities, and one new movie review.
Here's your local news for Thursday, January 26, 2023:
- What's the future of the Lake Monona Waterfront?
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, January 25.
- Governor Evers gives a glimpse of his proposed 2023 budget at his annual State of the State address,
- We continue our preview of aldermanic races, talking with the District 10 incumbent-alder about their upcoming primary election,
- And in the second half, how to remove radium from the water supply, politicians go after the Daily Cardinal in 1965 Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, January 24.
- We tour the UW Zoological Museum to learn how it gets animal specimens for research…
- WORT continues its coverage of the 2023 spring primary and heads to District 10 in southwest Madison…
- And in the second half, Cardinal Call returns for UW's spring semester, wildlife rehabilitators help an eagle with a spinal fracture, and we hear more voices of participants at the Women's March last Sunday.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, January 23.
- Thousands took to the streets yesterday to celebrate and mourn the 50th anniversary of Roe v Wade,
- The city of Madison accepts a grant to help run elections, while the legislature debates banning private funds for elections.
- We continue our coverage of the 2023 spring primary election in District nine,
- And in the second half, Black auto workers strike in 1969, this week in local government, and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT Local News for Thursday, January 19.
- A UW Madison professor helps on an international report on removing CO2 from the atmosphere,
- We kick off our coverage of the District nine alder primary,
- And in the second half, records requests go unfilled in the Madison School District; the ice holds up after Monday’s rain; and loom weaving on the go.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, January 17.
- The Dane County Sheriff is calling on the county board to put the question of funding a new jail before voters…
- We continue our coverage of the primary election for District 4 alder…
- And in the second half, we explore the potential health benefits to psychedelics, juncos receive some winter care, and Radio Astro takes its final trip into space.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, January 12.
- The state’s joint rules committee allows conversion therapy to continue in Wisconsin,
- The city wins a lawsuit against an outdoor advertising company over the size of billboards in Madison,
- We begin our coverage of the spring primary election for District 4,
- And in the second half, a conversation with DJ Spade; ice fishing picks up in Madison; and how to unpack the effects of cultural appropriation.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, January 11.
- City officials are looking for ways to make accessible cabs available to everyone who needs them,
- We finish our coverage of the spring primary election for District Two alder,
- And in the second half, we try to ice skate in local parks, university officials try to turn Bascom Hill into a parking garage in 1968 Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, January 10.
- Madison residents fight to name the onetime home of the American credit union movement as a historic landmark…
- We continue our coverage of Madison alder candidates running in the spring primary election for District 2…
- And in the second half, Republican legislators are looking to pass a slew of amendments to the state constitution, we get to know a special goose, and researchers investigate the gasses that comprise the atmospheres of other planets.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, January 9.
- DNR officials are still on the lookout after a Bald Eagle was shot and killed last month
- We kick off our interviews with the candidates in this spring's primary,
- A community leader with Voit Farm explains where they'd like the direction of the project to go.
- And two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, January 5.
- Anti-F-35 activists file one of their final legal arguments in their fight to keep the jets out of Dane County,
- A local skater fights for his right to skate in the winter months,
- Emergency mental health systems in Wisconsin are failing rural residents,
- And in the second half, the last year in government transparency, ice fishing survives the warm weather, and a new Netflix documentary briefly features some Chazen art.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, January 4.
- The Common Council approves a plan to both make roads safer for pedestrians, but promote tree growth next to roadways,
- Drones could deliver life-saving equipment to rural areas quickly,
- And in the second half, police officers watch a movie in 1960s Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, January 3.
- Tony Evers is sworn in for his second term as Wisconsin's governor…
- The great Bird-a-thon sees birders helping to raise money for conservation efforts…
- Plus, homemade candy can now be legally sold in Wisconsin, and we consider political predictions for 2023.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, December 29.
- Dane County sucked around 25,000 tons of muck clogging waterways in 20-22
- Drunk driving is on the rise in Wisconsin,
- And in the second half, the importance of mediation in prison, the beginning of ice fishing season, and clearing the clutter in the new year.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, December 28.
- The new Dane County Jail Project sees a tumultuous year of fighting inflation,
- UW Madison joins a national coalition to prevent opioid overdoses,
- Parks and Landmarks returns to Apple River Canyon.
- And Madison in the 60s sees a city fighting for civil rights in 1962.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, December 27:
- Nurses at UW Health take their fight for union recognition to the courts,
- Congress has approved a new heavy icebreaker for the Great Lakes,
- And, Miss America juggles her title while studying nuclear engineering at UW-Madison.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, December 26.
To celebrate the holidays, we gave our volunteers the day off, and instead present an hour-long investigation into the Milwaukee Poor Farm Cemetery.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, December 22.
- Major companies say they’ll phase out toxic forever chemicals,
- Neighborhoods across Madison celebrate the shortest day of the year,
- We continue our series of Madison alder exit interviews,
- And just in time for your last-minute shopping trip- what happens to those shiny new electronics years down the line?
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, December 21.
- Tomorrow’s winter storm will have major impacts on travel conditions ahead of the holidays,
- UAW workers in Racine caravan across southeastern Wisconsin to strike for better wages,
- We try to stay warm at Hoyt Park,
- And get the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves ahead of the upcoming winter storm.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, December 20.
- A local blood center is asking for donations ahead of an expected holiday-induced dip in its supplies
- We continue our series of alder exit interviews with Grant Foster
- And in the second half, birds buckle down for a winter blast, and we bid farewell to an old friend on Mars.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, December 15.
- A new report finds Dane County is aggressively pursuing the so-called birth tax after a promise to stop nearly three years ago,
- State and city officials officially broke ground on Bus Rapid Transit today,
- And a planned strike from Red Cross workers was officially called off today after leaders reached a labor agreement.
- Plus, we go inside the Oakhill Correctional Institute, and explore the dos and don’ts of ice fishing.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, December 13.
- Increased housing density could come to Madison’s historic districts…
- Today marks the one year anniversary of Dick Wagner’s passing,
- We meet the organizer of Madison’s newest sister city partnership…
- And in the second half, the Daily Cardinal reviews the UW's fall semester, robins see no reason to leave in the winter, and Radio Astro tunes out cosmic light.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, December 12.
- Madison’s Plan and Landmarks Commissions untangle the web that is their methods of communication,
- Roller Derby returns to Madison after a years-long hiatus,
- We got our first major snowfall of the season, and Madison’s buses worked to keep
- And in the second half, this week in local meetings, state officials prepare for yet another budget deliberation season, and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, December 8.
- Passenger rail could come to Madison - again;
- Madison’s alternative public safety response program reviews its one year of existence,
- We continue our round of exit interviews with Madison alders;
- And in the second half, why can state legislators make anonymous objections during state budget deliberations? Plus, slow times on Madison lakes, and aluminum Christmas trees.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, December 7.
- Wisconsin farmers are looking for support for cover crops,
- Youth organizations get a little more money in their coffers,
- Former Alder Syed Abbas sits down to give an exit interview,
- And in the second half, a history lesson in Waunakee, violent anti war protests in 1960’s Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, December 6.
- The US DOJ has subpoenaed the Dane County Clerk's office,
- 'Tis the season once again inside the Wisconsin Capitol Rotunda…
- A new initiative seeks to make Madison more pedestrian-friendly,
- And in the second half, we hike along the shores of Lake Mendota, foster orphaned bird chicks, and mine light from stars in far away galaxies.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, December 5.
- The county health department releases a report showing no elevated risk of lead poisoning near the Middleton airport,
- City officials are looking for public input on where to put a potential Amtrak station,
- Sennett Middle School gets their principal back after months of staff asking for his return,
- And in the second half, this week in local meetings, the anniversary of the founding of a major labor group, and just one new movie review.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, December 1.
- Area food banks are in need of help ahead of the holiday season,
- Madison’s all-electric cab company quietly ended operations last week,
- And in the second half, one of the co-founders of EXPO talks about the importance of voting for incarcerated people, tips on how not to fall through the ice, and bringing the holiday spirit front and center with human hair.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, November 30.
- Madison Police provide an update on yesterday’s State Street shooting,
- Tammy Baldwin leads the way in passing of the Respect for Marriage Act,
- Local governments across the state took on a record amount of debt in 2020,
- And in the second half, a trip to Governor Nelson State Park, plenty of university news in 1960s Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, November 29.
- Local entrepreneurs are excited for the opening of the Madison Public Market in 2024…
- Madison’s mayor takes a trip to the Gambia to visit a sister city…
- Madison will soon be painted orange to raise awareness of gender-based violence…
- And in the second half, the Badgers football team is on to its third coach of the season, we check in on birds battling the avian flu, and learn how moons take shape.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, November 28.
- A state agency rules that UW doesn’t have to recognize a nurses union,
- Several seats on the Madison Common Council are up for grabs,
- Madison’s paratransit service prepares for Bus Rapid Transit,
- And in the second half, this week in city and county meetings, the anniversary of the death of Harvey Milk, and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, November 23.
- Madison alders turn down a pay raise,
- We get the scoop from an investigative journalist on the arrest of three Madison police officers over a fortnight,
- And in the second half, Parks & Landmarks explores a new park in Rock County, Madison in the Sixties flashes back to November, 1963, and we take a look at the weather ahead over Thanksgiving weekend.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, November 22.
- Wisconsin lawmakers debate about how to use a state budget surplus…
- Opioid overdose deaths reached a new record high last year,
- And in the second half, U-W Madison works to celebrate indigenous voices year round, we salute wild turkeys and NASA begins its return to the moon.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, November 21.
- Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway announces her re-election campaign to once again represent the city of Madison,
- County officials take a hard look at healthcare inside the Dane County Jail,
- Bears, cougars, and other large predators are being seen more and more in southern Wisconsin,
- And in the second half, this week in local government meetings, the anniversary of the death of a Mexican radical, and two new movie reviews.
Here's your local news for Thursday, November 17:
- As the city concludes its budget process, some residents remain concerned over a future greenway restoration project,
- Starbucks workers on the Capitol Square strike for union recognition amidst a national campaign on one of the chain's busiest days of the year,
- Walker-appointed Natural Resources Board member Fred Prehn is back in court over text records,
- Plus, OuttaDeeBox speaks with Renee Moe, CEO of the United Way of Dane County,
- Radio Chipstone explores stress relief through handiwork,
- And we hear a bit about the recently-passed MMSD budget.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, November 16.
- Madison budget negotiations continue tonight - we find out what didn’t make it through last night.
- RSV is on the rise across the state, and the public health department gives some tips on how to avoid the virus,
- And in the second half, the king visits Madison and breaks out his karate moves, civil rights speeches in 1960s Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on your radio dial.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, November 15.
- The D-N-R issues its first plan in 25 years for managing wolves…
- Madison kicks off its big budget week tonight…
- It was a record year for ballot referendums in Wisconsin…
- And in the second half, we talk to new UW-Madison new Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin, warn against giving treats to wild animals and go on the hunt for black holes.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, November 14.
- Budget deliberations are set to begin, and the Madison Public Market is looking for new life in the capital budget,
- In the operating budget, the city’s CARES program is looking to expand,
- Meanwhile, after Governor Evers won reelection, will the Republican-led legislature agree to finally approve his appointees,
- And in the second half, the 1917 Night of Terror in D-C, the state DNR releases their new wolf management plan, and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, November 10.
- We look ahead to the local election cycle next spring, as Gloria Reyes announces her candidacy for mayor of Madison,
- That’s even as some results from the fall election on Tuesday are still being decided; Secretary of State candidate Doug LaFollette talks about his yet-to-be-called race against Republican candidate Amy Loudenbeck,
- And in the second half, Transparency Talk examines when we can record government meetings, Fishy Business gets ready for winter, and Radio Chipstone examines what was in a World War One soldier’s pockets.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, November 9, 2022 —
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Mixed political victories roll in today, as Evers wins a second term as governor and Johnson, a third term as US Senator. We hear audio from the scene of several election night events and the vote totals, as of Wednesday afternoon.
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We speak with political reporter Patrick Marley, voting issues reporter for The Washington Post, about the outcome of Wisconsin's congressional elections and the narrowly-missed opportunity for a Republican supermajority in the Wisconsin legislature.
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We hear an excerpt from Marquette political science professor Julia Azari, who joined WORT earlier in the day to break down the election results and the myth of a "red wave" across the nation. Listen to the full interview here.
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Plus, Madison in the 60s has the news from 60 years ago this month, when urban renewal was in trouble, legal conflicts confused efforts for a public auditorium, and the most famous Black chef in America passed away.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, November 8 - Election Day!
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We fan out to polling sites across Madison to speak with voters - and election officials,
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Cardinal Call breaks down all the candidates who’ve visited the UW campus this fall,
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Wildlife Weekly gets patriotic with a record number of eagles at the rehabilitation center,
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And Radio Astro meets up with the IceCube Neutrino Observatory.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, November 7.
- Candidates and political figures flock to Dane County for one final push before election day,
- Everything you need to know before heading to the polls tomorrow,
- And in the second half, this week in city and county meetings, a conversation with Fran Lebowitz, and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, November 3.
- GOP gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels stops in Dane County days ahead of the fall election,
- The city is looking to expand opportunities for dogs in public parks,
- The dos and don’ts you need to know on election day,
- And in the second half, part two of our conversation with Sedrick Page, pesky carp in area waters, and Wisconsin’s early abolitionist efforts.
Here's your local news for November 2, 2022:
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Advocates rally at the Capitol to find solutions for a chronic problem: homelessness;
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We catch up on today's Marquette Law School Poll findings, the last before next week's election;
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Parks & Landmarks visits Anderson County Park, and no, that's not a zip line;
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Plus a flashback to elections of decades past and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, November 1.
- Madison's 20-23 budget deliberations continue with city employees potentially seeing a bigger raise…
- Rats overrun the Emerson East neighborhood…
- Anti-LGBTQ rhetoric is on the rise in Wisconsin ahead of the election…
- And in the second half, we recount the history of FreakFest, track patients of the Dane County Wildlife Rehab Center, and delve into the early history of the universe.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, October 31.
- We break down the two candidates running for Dane County Sheriff,
- A new report shows a link between racial disparities in COVID mortality and the political leaning of state leaders,
- And in the second half, the anniversary of the disastrous Mississippi constitution in 1870, how party leaders on both sides of the aisle are looking at the fall election, and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, October 27.
- Healthcare workers and medical students march through downtown to tell state Republicans their thoughts on the state’s abortion ban,
- The history of housing co-ops in Madison, from past, to present, to future,
- And in the second half, the role of state attorney generals in open government, your weekly fishing report, and a final trip to a haunted house.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, October 26.
- Senator Tammy Baldwin and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh come to DeForest to tout union labor,
- How one relatively unknown Midwest family has donated tens of millions of dollars to conservative candidates across the country,
- And in the second half, a return trip to the rock in the house, a US Senator is heckled off stage in 1960s Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, October 25.
- More than 1,000 Madisonians cast their 2022 ballots today, the first day of early voting — but you might have trouble finding those blue VOTE signs…
- An investigation of workplace and animal safety issues at the Henry Vilas Zoo recommends changes…
- We recap a community forum on housing issues held last night…
- And in the second half, we take a look at campus demonstrations against conservative provocateur Matt Walsh, walk through the difficult decision to euthanize rescued wildlife, and check out mystifying findings from the James Webb space telescope.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, October 24.
- The state’s top energy provider seeks to raise their rates,
- Sabrina Madison is named as Madison’s next alder for district 17,
- And in the second half, we get the scoop on local government meetings for the week ahead, a U-W professor is a MacArthur “genius,” and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, October 20.
- An international coalition of anti-F35 activists call on President Biden to put an end to the controversial fighter jets,
- Dane County officials unveil the next stage in their Suck the Muck initiative,
- In addition to sucking the muck, county officials restore wetlands to protect communities from environmental hazards,
- And in the second half, the role mentorship has in our youth, snowfalls bring in the fish, and the international spam carving competition.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, October 19.
- The city’s Landmarks Commission holds up a housing development that’s received surprising support from neighbors,
- A commentator courts controversy at an upcoming UW-Madison event,
- The three-way race for Robin Vos’ Assembly seat heats up,
- And in the second half, Middleton’s complicated relationship with the outdoors, Hilldale Shopping Center opens in 19-60s Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, October 18.
- School districts across Wisconsin are asking voters to raise their revenue limits…
- The application for federal student loan debt forgiveness just opened…
- And in the second half, U-W students struggle to find housing, birds circle residential neighborhoods, and a search for alien life starts with broccoli.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, October 17.
- The state DNR begins a program to help fire departments get rid of their PFAS-laden firefighting foam,
- Governor Tony Evers took on GOP-candidate Tim Michels in a Friday night debate,
- And in the second half, the grim history of the 1876 Indian famine, artists set up shop around Madison for Artist Night, and two old-school movie reviews.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, October 12.
- The Tiny Home campground on Dairy Drive will live on for another year, as the city prepares to decide Madison’s 2023 budget,
- Wisconsin faces a shortage of OBGYNs after the overturning of Roe
- Connecticut warblers are quickly disappearing from Wisconsin,
- And in the second half, the beauty of Mirror Lake, Badger news in 1962 Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
Here are your local news headlines for Tuesday, October 11:
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A project to steer development of the former San Damiano friary in Monona is beginning to take shape... with your input,
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Artists protested on Sunday, as the the Ain't I A Woman Triennial exhibit came to a formal end at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art,
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Cardinal Call shared the backstory on the firing of former Badgers head coach Paul Chryst, Wildlife Weekly shares wild animals who have been rehabilitated recently, and Radio Astro taps into the power of a black hole.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, October 10.
- The city of Madison names their first Independent Police Monitor,
- It’s Indigenous People’s Day, and a teepee was erected on the lawn of the state Capitol,
- And in the second half, the Allen Centennial Garden holds their Harvest Folk Festival, this week in city and county meetings, and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, October 6.
- A Wisconsin judge rules ballot spoiling illegal,
- The race for Wisconsin’s governor heats up, and becomes one of the priciest in the nation,
- And in the second half, a conversation with HeyMiss Progress, trout season comes to an end, and mysterious faces in pottery.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, October 5.
- Madison’s now shuttered absentee ballot drop-boxes get a new life as public art,
- Wisconsin farmers get together to discuss the role agriculture plays in saving the environment,
- Local governments navigate red tape in order to make urban highways safer,
- And in the second half, the battle of local apple cider donuts, equal housing rights in 1960s Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, October 4.
- The Wisconsin Legisature's special session to allow ballot initiatives in the state lasts all of 15 seconds…
- Preliminary data from a PFAS removal study at the Dane County airport shows promising results…
- And in the second half, a popular source of income for U-W students closes its doors, a refresher on protecting yourself and wildlife during hunting seasons, and a mysterious star dims in deep space.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, October 3.
- County Executive Joe Parisi focus on food funding and community court in his 2023 budget,
- The US Supreme Court hears arguments that may shape the future of wetlands protections,
- And in the second half, this week in city and county meetings, local artists get into the Halloween spirit, and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, September 28.
- The union representing Madison teachers is calling for a more robust noise study ahead of the F-35 touchdown,
- A new report shows that Madison businesses are failing to promote Black workers,
- And in the second half, a trip to Rock County, and the debate about parole in 1960s Madison.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, September 27.
- Dane County Executive Joe Parisi proposes to stink up his 2023 budget with a manure processing plant,
- More and more college grads are leaving Wisconsin to find jobs in bigger cities…
- And in the second half, bats are beginning their winter hibernation, and NASA practices protecting us from Earth-killers.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, September 26.
- Dane County moves to ban contracts between the county and any agency that enforces Wisconsin’s abortion ban,
- Protesters gather in Madison to show support for a woman killed by Iranian police,
- We look back at the 1922 railroad strike ahead of the potential railroad strike hitting the US once again,
- And two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, September 22.
- One of the officers who shot Quadren Wilson has been charged with a felony,
- A 3,000 year-old canoe has been found in Lake Mendota,
- And in the second half, the benefits of poetry both in and out of prison, fall weather fishing, and some light Halloween-themed crimes.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, September 21.
- Governor Tony Evers calls for a special session to allow voters to repeal laws at the ballot box,
- Libraries across the state weigh in on book banning during national Banned Book Week,
- And in the second half, a return trip to Indian Lake County Park, contentious school board meetings in 1969, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, September 20.
- A Madison alder resigns after his name was found on the membership rolls of a far-right hate group…
- Employees at a local Noodles and Company walk out over low wages…
- And in the second half, we share everything you need to know about student debt relief, learn how to differentiate between two types of softshell turtles, and break out our intergalactic calculators.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, September 19.
- Republicans call for the city council to abandon their efforts to ban tear gas in Madison,
- Pro-choice activists gathered over the weekend in protest of moves to ban abortions at a federal level,
- And in the second half, Tammy Baldwin on the “Respect for Marriage Act,” the anniversary of the Salinas lettuce strike, and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, September 14.
- Neighbors of the Sauk Creek Greenway are concerned that restoration of the area will cause more harm than good,
- Art professionals are protesting the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art’s treatment of Black artists,
- Lunches in Madison schools are coming up short in the first weeks of the school year,
- And in the second half, the history of Mazo Beach, long hair students cause trouble in 1960s Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, September 13.
- The UW System’s free speech survey will be going ahead this semester…
- A new report from a UW Madison think tank shows support for unions is on the rise in Wisconsin…
- And in the second half, we assess the current state of State Street, search for palm warblers, and bend the way we look at space.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, September 12.
- A new exhibit at the Chazen looks to reckon with UW Madison’s past of discrimination and racism,
- Nurses at UW Health come to an agreement with hospital administrators the day before they planned to strike,
- And in the second half, a look back at the Attica Prison Rebellion of 1971, life expectancies in the US fall for the second year in a row, and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, September 8.
- Dane County leaders announce a new initiative to help combat the opioid epidemic in Dane County,
- Moths flock to sugar as we learn more about Land Trusts in south-central Wisconsin,
- And in the second half, the role baking has after incarceration, we hit area streams in search of fish, and hear about the joys of learning about ceramics.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, September 7.
- Raemisch Farm is set to be redeveloped after over a year of back-and-forth from the Common Council,
- How new ideas behind grazing are allowing cows to take part in saving the environment,
- A case before the state Supreme Court looks to change how ballot questions are presented to voters,
- And in the second half, a trip to Stewart Lake in Mount Horeb, the start of the 1966 school year, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, September 6.
- The mayor of Madison releases her 2023 capital budget proposal…
- On Labor Day, we talked to folks about their work lives…
- We travel to southeastern Wisconsin for a community conversation about Foxconn…
- And in the second half, Cardinal Call returns with student news from UW-Madison, we watch turtles hatch in backyards, and learn what it's like to get stuck in an intergalactic traffic jam.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, September 1.
- Inflation hits the Madison Public Market, putting the future of the project at risk,
- Potentially sketchy Lieutenant Governor campaigns, the race for Madison’s mayor, and de-escalation training all appear in this months Isthmus,
- And in the second half, we look for records from the past, we get ready for fall fishing, and a meeting between old friends.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, August 31.
- A Middleton official is sounding the alarm over lead pollution,
- State officials are warning not to fall for loan forgiveness scams,
- We learn why some Dane County residents are frustrated over delayed PFAS cleanup,
- And in the second half, we get an update on bike trails on Lake Mendota, a rocky start to the school year in 1960s Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, August 30.
- Dane County announces a major investment into a new permanent men’s shelter…
- Labor Day is around the corner, and we look at what’s happening at this year’s Laborfest…
- A state finance committee holds up funding for arts organizations until the last minute…
- And in the second half, we examine how community groups are organizing for abortion access, learn just how birds fly, and get ready for our next trip to the moon.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, August 29.
- Injuries from drunk driving accidents are on the rise in Dane County,
- A program at the Madison Public Library is looking for underrepresented stories, and wants you to be the storyteller,
- And in the second half, the anniversary of a major coal workers strike, what student loan relief means in Wisconsin, and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, August 25.
- Nurses at U-W Health plan to strike,
- A new report finds Wisconsin leads the nation in proposals to overhaul elections,
- We look into why Wisconsin is facing a public defenders staffing crisis,
- And in the second half, being a father in prison, trout come to Dane County, and a trip to an Amish fair.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, August 24.
- A group of criminal defense lawyers are suing the state of Wisconsin over the state’s lack of public defenders,
- Top state Democrats are calling on Republicans to act on money the state won in a massive opioid settlement,
- UW Madison ranks last in sustainability compared to other universities, and they are working to make the campus more eco-friendly,
- And in the second half, the culture behind waterfalls, a decade of eventful summers in Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, August 23.
- Madison's police oversight board announces four candidates for the city's first Independent Police Monitor…
- We look back at the Kenosha protests after two years...
- And in the second half, we learn how far electric cars can really go, watch chipmunks attack bird feeders, and take a trip inside a neutron star.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, August 22.
- Eco-friendly concrete hits the road to try and cut down on carbon emissions,
- A new group aims at connecting the Latino community with green energy production,
- Congressman Mark Pocan on the Inflation Reduction Act,
- And in the second half, this week in city and county meetings, the difference between apples and crabapples, and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, August 18.
- We look at how Monkeypox is creating a new stigma for the LGBTQ community,
- Madison’s first electric buses hit a major snag in the road,
- And in the second half, records from quasi-governments, muskies make their way to Madison, and hoarding on Hippie Christmas.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, August 17.
- Madison officials release new stats on public safety, showing that Madison is getting safer,
- The city is working to hire a consultant to update the city’s homelessness prevention plan,
- A new Marquette Law Poll shows a tight race for the Governor’s mansion,
- And in the second half, pontoon tours of Mendota, shriners come to Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, August 16.
- A Dane County judge rules Madison’s ordinance requiring bird-safe glass can stand…
- A national newspaper chain lays off local reporters in Wisconsin and across the country…
- Long-term care providers face a major staffing crisis…
- And in the second half, the dos and don’ts of moving day in Madison, a mustachioed bird flies into town, and the mystery of a dimming star.
Here's what's on your local news for August 15, 2022:
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The mayor quotes Macbeth to celebrate the end of a long-running election investigation,
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A new proposal for a new Dane County Jail takes the stage this week,
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We take a trip down to the Longenecker Horticultural Gardens, and smell some lilacs,
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Plus, we get the scoop on local government meetings for the week ahead.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, August 11.
- We get an update on the current state of Monkeypox here in Dane County,
- We look at what makes three southeastern Wisconsin counties so important in Wisconsin elections,
- And in the second half, a conversation with a corrections officer, horse-powered ice cream, and our new feature heads to the lake to search for some fish.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, August 10.
- We recap last night’s primary election - which saw Tim Michels take home the Republican nomination for Governor,
- And also saw Assembly Speaker Robin Vos struggle with a surprisingly tight race to keep his job,
- And in the second half, things get rocky in Fountain City, a city dance leads to flaring racial tensions in 1960s Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, August 9.
- We head to the polls to talk with voters about today’s primary…
- We speak with a former Dane County judge investigating allegations at the Henry Vilas Zoo…
- And in the second half, Our Faith Communities explores what it means to be a Christian, Wildlife Weekly explains why cats can be bad for the environment, and Radio Astronomy celebrates the power of curiosity.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, August 8.
- Former President Donald Trump comes to Wisconsin ahead of tomorrow’s primary election,
- Rural Wisconsin roads are having a hard time keeping up with repairs,
- Oshkosh Defense runs into hot water when they try and move production out of their namesake city,
- And in the second half, this week in city and county meetings, how to deal with burnout, and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, August 4.
- UW Madison employees pen an open letter calling for increased COVID protections,
- We look at what’s going on with Attorney General Kaul’s lawsuit against the state’s abortion ban,
- The village of Belleville gets into hot water with closed-door meetings over the sale of an old library,
- And in the second half, Madison is facing a vet shortage, Gableman’s legal fees begin to add up, and a look back at racial tensions in 1960s Milwaukee
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, August 3.
- Disability Pride returns to Madison after a hiatus from the pandemic,
- Union leaders gather in Madison to call for Congress to address inflation,
- Protesters gather in Racine to call for the arrest of a man who admitted to committing voter fraud,
- And in the second half, stargazing at Donald Park, an early iteration of the Civilian Police Oversight Board, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, August 2.
- The Dane County Jail may be getting a new plan more in line with its original budget…
- We talk to Tim Ramthun, a Republican candidate for governor, about why he wants to change Wisconsin's 2020 electoral votes…
- And in the second half, the Big Ten is expanding, invasive birds cause issues for native species, and debates heat up over how dense the universe really is.
Here's your local news for Monday, August 1:
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Our producer travels to a "Pints and Politics" GOP event with frontrunners Rebecca Kleefisch and Tim Michels,
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A decision on Madison's first Independent Police Monitor could be coming down the pipeline this month — after two years of searching,
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Our Faith Communities heads to a local Catholic church to sit in on a sermon,
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The Past Isn’t Past takes a trip to Disneyland to look back and when Yippies took over the park, and more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, July 28:
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A coalition steps up its push to demand that the Dane County DA investigate a Republican false elector scheme,
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Voted for a candidate who's since dropped out? Here's how to spoil your ballot,
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COVID-19 protections for thousands of migrant farmworkers expire today as the peak of the agricultural season begins,
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We continue our series of interviews with Republican candidates for governor,
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One woman's unique (and topless) protest for reproductive rights and nipple equality,
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Plus, OuttaDeeBox speaks with EXPO organizer Carle Fields and Radio Chipstone learns how to save cash as you're learning to sew.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, July 27.
- Wisconsin residents with disabilities file a lawsuit against the state Elections Commission over absentee ballots,
- State election officials are looking to educate voters ahead of the fall general election,
- A new series from Wisconsin Watch highlights food insecurity in Wisconsin,
- And in the second half, goats graze in Madison parks, twin tragedies in 19-60s Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, July 26.
- Madison's health department is helping to fund violence prevention programs…
- Madison residents put on their helmets and butt heads over bike speeds…
- And in the second half, we kick off our fall 20-22 election coverage, explain why a little bird is so controversial, and tune in to galactic radio relics.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, July 21.
- More on yesterday’s big lawsuit against PFAS manufacturers,
- A new proposal could give you more time to learn about city business,
- We take a trip to the Dane County Fair,
- And we talk open records, meet Madison’s first Youth Poet Laureate, and explore the power of kitsch in the second half of the show.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, July 20.
- State lawmakers strike down an emergency rule authorizing election officials to fix errors on absentee ballots,
- Madison leaders approve a new low-incoming housing project ,
- A new Marquette Law Poll shows support for the US Supreme Court is dwindling,
- And in the second half, a trip to the putting green, a ride-along in the city’s CARES van, and tense debate of riot gear in 1960s Madison.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, July 19,
- Madison's alternative first-responder program expands…
- A judge bans all recordings of a high profile Madison murder trial…
- And in the second half, a Sauk City musician emerges triumphant from the pandemic, eagles get caught in fishing line, and the James Webb telescope continues capturing amazing images.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, July 18.
- Democratic candidates for U-S Senate vie ahead of next month’s primary,
- Dane County looks to extend an unhoused hotel program,
- Pink Out Week aims to raise funds for reproductive health resources through food,
- And in the second half, this week in city and county meetings, environmentally sustainable forestry, and two new movie reviews.
Here's what's on your local evening news for Thursday, July 14, 2022:
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Community Pharmacy is distributing free fentanyl testing kits to fight drug overdoses in Dane County,
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Public Health Madison Dane County is expanding reproductive health resources, and will begin offering IUDs,
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The underreported Supreme Court decision in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta could undermine tribal sovereignty for the Menominee Nation,
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Isthmus editor-in-chief Judy Davidoff tells us about her embedded reporting following one woman's trip to Illinois for abortion care,
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Families of victims of gun violence share their story,
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Outtadeebox speaks with entrepreneur J-Ball about his journey from foster care, to prison, and finally to businessman,
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And Radio Chipstone takes stock of an inherited sewing machine and accompanying gadgets.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, July 13.
- Top state Democrats rally around abortion access ahead of the state primary election,
- Two Democratic Senate candidates voice their concern about being left out of a debate,
- A reproductive health clinic in Rockford gets ready to take on Wisconsin residents,
- And in the second half, a ride on a weed-eating machine, The Beach Boys and hot rods in 1964 Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, July 12.
- State and local officials react to the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling banning absentee ballot boxes…
- Patients struggle to find medications they need because it could be used to perform an abortion…
- Healthcare workers and nonprofit employees have a chance at student loan forgiveness…
- And in the second half, Much Ado About Nothing comes to Madison, the Humane Society's Animal Rehab Center has a busy year, and the first images from the James Webb Telescope are revealed.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, July 11.
- The state Supreme Court issues several big rulings,
- New flex lanes are coming to the beltline to help alleviate congestion during rush hour,
- And in the second half, we get the week in city and county meetings, plus working from home, and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, July 7.
- The state Supreme Court makes an important ruling on the Cardinal-Hickory Creek line,
- A new report links school spending in Wisconsin to the state’s tax burden,
- The Rape Crisis Center opens a new service in the wake of the overturning of Roe,
- And in the second half, a state supreme court decision on open records, a conversation with a local Buddhist leader, and a trip to the thrift store.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, July 6.
- The Supreme Court rules on additional legal protections for sex trafficking victims,
- Local healthcare workers share their stories, and help explain why Dane County has a shortage of healthcare workers,
- City officials hold a press conference to discuss the Highland Park shooter’s intentions when he fled to Madison,
- And in the second half, the highest hill in Rock County, 1960s auditorium drama, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, July 5.
- The Henry Vilas Zoo gets two federal violations for incidents regarding capybaras…
- The city of Madison holds a listening session to discuss the status of Well 15…
- A Madison apartment building isn’t allowing its tenants to use window air conditioners…
- And in the second half, we explore vegan dining options at U-W Madison, keep pests away with killdeer, and bend light across the universe.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, June 30.
- We examine a little-known state law that can detain pregnant women,
- The US Supreme Court threatens environmental standards,
- Tibetan Buddhists hold service just outside of Madison,
- And in the second half, how spending 28 years in prison can teach us to be more understanding, a celebration of Black Art at Madison’s Central Library, and the bane of all craftspeople.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, June 29.
- The state’s high court rules that Fred Prehn does not need to step down from the DNR board,
- We break down why so many crashes seem to happen on Willy Street,
- We talk with the group POWERS on navigating a post-Roe world,
- And in the second half, a round up of all the firework displays this weekend in Dane County, political action on July 4th in the 1960s, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, June 28.
- Top Democrats file a lawsuit to nullify Wisconsin’s abortion ban,
- An OBGYN shares how her job has changed since the overturning of Roe v Wade…
- And in the second half, we explore how L-G-B-T-Q rights have evolved in Wisconsin over 40 years, watch orioles fill the skies, and track quantum particles in space.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, June 27.
- We round up the latest fallout from the Supreme Court’s stripping of constitutional right to privacy and abortion,
- We round up resources for people who may be left in the lurch,
- And we get the latest in local meetings and government, explore the evolution of music marketing, and review two new movies.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, June 23.
- Two Wisconsin energy companies double back on their promise to close their coal power plants for the moment,
- The Madison Water Utilities release their yearly water quality report,
- Madison alders resurrect a ban on the use of tear gas and pepper spray for police officers,
- And in the second half, open records and investigations, a permanent Streatery program, and how to pick a sewing pattern.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, June 22.
- A busy day at the state capitol, as state lawmakers hold a special session to decide the fate of abortion access in Wisconsin,
- Paddlers ride down the Rock River in celebration of a 1,200 year old canoe
- How Illinois is preparing to care for Wisconsinites with the fall of Roe,
- And in the second half, a rock and roll karate match, tragedy at the Henry Vilas Zoo in the 1960s, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, June 21.
- UW students hold a rally to call out anti-Asian hate on campus,
- Musicians gather around Madison to make the city a bit more musical,
- The city introduces a new program for no strings attached guaranteed income
- And in the second half, a new play looks to rewrite history, birds beat the heat, and we get sucked into a beginner’s guide to black holes.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, June 20.
- Madison comes out to celebrate Juneteenth, even as the state trails in formally recognizing the holiday,
- We travel inside the 1950’s-era Dane County Jail,
- And in the second half, we preview local government meetings, look at corporate rainbow washing during Pride month, and get the scoop on two new movies.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, June 16.
- Dane County sues the state over PFAS testing,
- UW-Madison students organize against an alleged assault near campus,
- We learn what the new health advisories from the EPA on PFAS contamination in water mean for both scientists and regular citizens,
- And in the second half, an incarcerated person gives their insights on life, what makes sour beers so sour, and a father’s day celebration.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, June 15.
- A new health advisory for PFAS chemicals sits well below some Madison’s wells,
- A new veterans-focused housing development comes to the east side,
- Wisconsin towns are tightening their budgets,
- And in the second half, a chill history of an outdoor staple, controversy over a school name in the 1960s, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, June 14.
- Yesterday’s storms caused widespread damage across Madison, just in advance of a major heatwave…
- A new film screening at Sun Prairie Public Library shares the stories of unhoused families in Dane County…
- And in the second half, a Wisconsin musician reflects on their triumphant return to live music, two long-time radio hosts celebrate their retirement, and solar eclipses continue to illuminate our understanding of space.
Here's your local news for Monday, June 13, 2022:
- A storm takes out power for much of south-central Wisconsin,
- There's more wild weather in store tomorrow,
- Students rally for gun reform,
- Plus we take a journey across time and space via canoe, review beauty standards, and get the scoop on two new movies.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, June 9.
- The Dane County Board of Supervisors and area students call on congressional leaders to take action on gun violence,
- A Madison yarn shop pushes back on anti-transgender vandalism,
- Madison schools struggle to get enough food for school lunches due to supply chain issues,
- And in the second half, a crash course in food and beer pairing, the Wisconsin Transparency Project wins big, and we learn to get back into sewing.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, June 8.
- The Madison Common Council votes to adopt transit changes in yet another packed meeting,
- Governor Tony Evers calls a special session for action on abortion access,
- A small town in Wisconsin becomes the center of a nation-wide media storm,
- And in the second half, a trip on the Lake Monona Bike Loop, part two of our memorial to those who died in the Vietnam war, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, June 7.
- A local artist roasts a project to paint fire hydrants in Monona…
- It’s Madison Bike Week, and we talk with cyclists around town about why they bike…
- A new city workgroup aims to address racial disparities in Madison…
- And in the second half, U-W Madison goes on summer break, we learn what the Dane County Humane Society is up to, and tune into some deep space radio signals.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, June 6.
- The Dane County Board of Supervisors vote to hold an external investigation into the management of Henry Vilas Zoo,
- The Great Wisconsin Bird-a-thon is just flying by,
- And in the second half, all the meetings happening around the city and county this week, a social media graveyard, and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, June 2.
- Planes are rerouting to fly over downtown Madison until airport construction finishes,
- Madison residents continue to be divided over the Metro Transit Network Redesign,
- And in the second half, we find out the most important ingredient in every beer, our newest feature talking with currently or formerly incarcerated people, and memories from the U-W Campus.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, June 1.
- A Dane County Judge throws his hat in the ring to become Wisconsin’s next Supreme Court Justice,
- One of Madison’s beaches hopes to avoid closure this summer from toxic algae blooms,
- Faculty and staff at Madison’s East High School walk out over teacher’s wages,
- And in the second half, we head to a rock in a house, we continue our report on a local mosque, and we remember those who died in Vietnam from 1960s Madison.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, May 31.
- Madison is considering ways to reduce light pollution..
- The Royal Thai Pavilion at Olbrich Botanical Gardens is getting ready for major repairs…
- Employees at the Dane County Medical Examiner’s Officer say their workplace is toxic…
- And in the second half, we visit Madison's Madinah Mosque, duck from dive-bombing blackbirds and take the measure of marsquakes.
Here's your local evening news for Thursday, May 26:
- Voting rights advocates say a case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court could have serious implications for disabled Wisconsinites,
- Record shops are adapting to changing sales, trends, and locations,
- Ella's Deli may be gone, but the colorful whimsy returns in the form of a new mural,
- And we get the recap on the GOP convention last weekend, explore what makes a malt beer malty, and learn more about open records when it comes to government subcontractors.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, May 25:
- Area educators tell us how they're speaking to students about the shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde,
- The Madison city council moves to streamline historic preservation rules,
- A report shows Wisconsin hospitals cost insurers some of the highest rates in the nation,
- And we travel to Apple River Canyon in northern Illinois.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, May 24:
- Madison teachers push for better pay,
- An anti-circumcision group comes to town,
- And we check in with a local government reporter on the historic unionization of quality assurance testers at Raven Software.
Here's what's on your local evening news:
- Why Madison is practicing "Low Mow May" in an effort to help the pollinators,
- We dive deep into the local risks of ransomware,
- And how a complaint from retired hypnotherapist Jay Stone helped fuel the hunt for election fraud in Wisconsin.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, May 19.
- A new study quantifies the health effects of air pollutants,
- A downtown Madison courtyard is scheduled for a makeover,
- Isthmus on WORT brings an update on an ongoing effort to save the birds,
- and Fermenting WORT talks the state of the brewing industry with a Milwaukee brewing company,
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, May 18.
- A new report details how schools across the state have spent federal pandemic aid,
- Inflation causes the new Dane County Jail to rise in price once again,
- Milk Banks offer families struggling to find baby formula a unique way of feeding their children,
- And in the second half, college students rally over buses in 1967, our newest feature heads to Indian Lake County Park, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, May 17.
- UW Madison introduces its new chancellor, and Republican lawmakers are not happy,
- We examine how baby formula shortages are affecting Madison,
- As COVID cases climb once again, we ask what the summer may bring for the pandemic,
- And in the second half, we revisit an award-winning story about watches, spot bird nests in peculiar places, and gaze into the black hole at the center of our galaxy.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, May 16.
- The city is offering homeowners loans to help build “granny flats” around Madison,
- Indigenous people in Wisconsin fight against the Enbridge pipeline, saying it will disrupt agriculture,
- The sale of part of the Yahara Golf Course could mean bigger things for the city’s other golf courses,
- And in the second half, state lawmakers speak out about abortion access, generational trauma in movies, and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, May 12.
- Madison resident’s get out and enjoy the heatwave hitting the state,
- The Madison Common Council has a summer filled with some major shakeups,
- And in the second half,we learn how bacteria creates alcohol in our beer, we find out who’s really in charge, and we head to a fashion show to learn how clothing can bring out other passions.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, May 11.
- The Madison Common Council discuss trains, golf courses, medians, and more at last night’s meeting,
- A panel of federal judges refuse to allow the Cardinal Hickory Creek Power Line to be routed through federally protected land,
- And in the second half, Wisconsin’s walleye population is on the decline, a bongo party is raided by police in 1960s Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, May 10.
- Madison gets ready to help litigation to curb gun violence…
- Southern Wisconsin is under a tornado watch, and the rest of your evening weather forecast…
- The union representing Madison’s teachers is suing the school district over records requests…
- And in the second half, another spring semester winds down at U-W, an orphan gosling finds a new home, and interstellar rayguns light up the cosmos.
This is you WORT local news for Monday, May 9.
- A pro-abortion rights protest and bombing an anti-abortion group marked some more fallout over the leaked Supreme Court decision,
- A local scientist was integral to the latest global climate change report, and tells us to not lose hope,
- We get an update on the sentencing of Kenyairra Gadson,
- And in the second half, we preview local government meetings, review two new movies, and re-play a feature that won a statewide award this weekend.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, May 5.
- The city plans to convert around 100 planted medians to concrete and turf grass,
- Activists gather at the state capitol for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Awareness Day,
- Our newest feature provides a portrait of one local religious institution,
- And in the second half, the dramatic history of pilsners, intersectionality between race and mental health, and how we process art created by enslaved craftspeople.
This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, May 4.
- Protests gather at the state capitol in response to the potential overturning of Roe v Wade,
- Dane County is suing manufacturers of PFAS-laden firefighting foam,
- The city works to cut their food waste in half by 2030 with a new composting program,
- And in the second half: the difficulty of trying to truly silence our computers, drama over Truax Field in 1962, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, May 3.
- State and local lawmakers react to the news that the US Supreme Court intends to overturn Roe v Wade,
- Wisconsin Starbucks workers hold a rally to drum up support for unionization,
- And in the second half, we consider skateboarding on the UW campus and what to do if you hit an animal with your car.
This is your WORT local news for Monday, May 2.
- East High School students stage a walkout in support of immigration reform,
- Wisconsin renters continue to struggle finding housing after two years of the pandemic,
- The new Dane County Board chair supports an investigation into the Henry Vilas Zoo,
- And in the second half, we look at all the meetings happening around Madison and Dane County this week, a “Stop the Steal” rally takes place at the state capitol, and two new movie reviews.
This is your local news for April 28.
- Madison’s teachers union is disappointed with the small wage increase proposed in MMSD’s next budget,
- A group of YIMBYs push for more housing around Madison and fight against urban sprawl,
- And in the second half, how much open government other states have, a trip to the funk factory, and how to deal with problematic art.
This is your local news for April 27.
- A farm in northeastern Wisconsin is suing the state DNR to get out of groundwater testing,
- Olbrich Botanical Gardens has a smelly visitor coming in the next week,
- The newest Marquette Law School Poll breaks down how people are feeling about this November’s election,
- And in the second half, we protect our cranes, a bleak report on Atwood Avenue from 19-67, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
Here's your local news for April 26:
- The City of Madison could drop the "quota" from the Police Oversight Board,
- The family of Quadren Wilson continue to ask for answers,
- The Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness launches a program to lower Black infant mortality rates,
- And in the second half, we share a roundup of U-W student government elections, get to know a tiny visitor to the wildlife rehabilitation center, and celebrate the work of amateur astronomers.
This is your WORT Local News for Monday, April 25. On todays show, the Wisconsin Conservation Congress makes the results of their 2022 Spring Hearing available to all, Governor Tony Evers creates the new Office of Environmental Justice for Earth Day, The Progress Center for Black Women launches a new program to help connect Black entrepreneurs, and in the second half, this week in city meetings, a trip to the drive in, and a Nic Cage celebration with two movie reviews.
This is your WORT Local News for Thursday, April 21. On todays show, a group of sewing experts lend a needle to anybody in need of mending, a Mount Pleasant resident is sued by village officials, our student reporter dives into parking issues on the west side, and in the second half, we take a trip to Door County Brewing Company, and the state G-O-P convention comes to Dane County.
This is your WORT Local News for Wednesday, April 20. On todays show, the Madison Common Council holds a marathon meeting, with the public giving hours of public comment, a bill to legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin gets a public hearing, a county in central Wisconsin votes to dissolve its diversity commission, and in the second half, student rocket scientists, urban renewal in 19-60s Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT Local News for Tuesday, April 19. On todays show, the Wisconsin Attorney General's office provides an update on its ongoing investigation of clergy abuse, a new report details a better way to treat roads during winter, we explore how Wisconsin has used federal pandemic aid compared to other states, and in the second half, the show investigates why there are very few Indigenous students at U-W Madison, rehabilitates an unusual amphibious creature and gaze upon the largest recorded comet as it gets ready to pass Earth.
This is your WORT Local News for Monday, April 18. On todays show, Madison city officials move to begin PFAS treatment at Well 15, Madison’s Police Chief weighs in on body cameras before the city council votes on them tomorrow nights, and in the second half, new County Board members, a trip to the video store, and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT Local News for Thursday, April 14. On todays show, Madison’s Bus Rapid Transit gets more federal funding and inches closer to reality, Wisconsin construction workers aren’t getting paid a livable wage, a court ruling says the DNR cannot enforce cleanups of PFAS contaminations. And in the second half, how much a piece of paper really costs, the newest trend in beer, and bodybuilding artists.
This is your WORT Local News for Wednesday, April 13. On todays show, a new investigation shows numerous wrongful allegations of child abuse both in Wisconsin and across the county, why the city is implementing a new recycling fee, and a new podcast explores the way prosecutors operate across the state of Wisconsin. And in the second half, the state supreme court hears oral arguments on absentee ballot drop-boxes, the Daily Cardinal calls for answers on Vietnam in the 19-60s, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT Local News for Tuesday, April 11. On todays show, federal COVID-19 vaccine funding is running out, so how does distribution work now? The Dane County Jail announced a program to help fight opioid addiction, there's a new spelling bee champion, the state's Conservation Congress is right around the corner, and we have an up-to-date weather forecast.
This is your WORT Local News for Monday, April 11. On todays show, Governor Tony Evers joins local leaders for the groundbreaking ceremony for the Black Business Hub, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos hands over thousands of emails related to the 20-20 presidential election investigation, and public transportation ridership numbers steeply drop after the first years of the pandemic. And in the second half, how we deal with burnout, a local fishing tackle shop gets new owners, and two movie reviews.
This is your WORT Local News for Thursday, April 7. On todays show, a new report outlines strategies to combat the opioid epidemic, the ACLU of Wisconsin opens a records request from the Waukesha School District, and in the second half, furries at Waunakee High School, the best beers for the Easter season, and the hidden meaning behind abandoned houses.
This is your WORT Local News for Wednesday, April 6. On todays show, election day was yesterday, and we’ll take a look through all of the results, two counties in western Wisconsin vote to voice their support for clean water throughout the region, and in the second half, we take a trip to the geology museum; how Madison processed the death of Martin Luther King Jr; and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT Local News for Tuesday, April 5. On todays show, it's Election Day, and there are still a couple of hours left to vote, we hear about Madison's latest weather forecast, and, a proposed city-county Homeless Bill of Rights aims to improve the condition and dignity of people without permanent shelter.
This is your WORT Local News for Monday, April 4th. On todays show, Jefferson County residents voice concern about birds with avian flu, environmental activists are pushing to move away from using ethanol as a fuel source, school board races across the state get bombarded with ultra-conservative candidates, and in the second half, a visit to a local arcade, this week in city government, and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT Local News for Thursday, March 31. On todays show, we go to Waunakee for the final batch of candidates running for a seat on the Dane County Board, the Madison CARES program expands to offer services city-wide, and in the second half, what information we can get from the government about elections, what goats have to do with beer, and what does looming have to do with meditation.
This is your WORT Local News for Wednesday, March 30. On todays show, we break down the newest Marquette Law School poll and learn what people think of Katanji Brown-Jackson, we continue our election coverage with a trip to McFarland to learn more about the candidates running for Dane County Board, a Madison Starbucks becomes the third in the state to try and form a union, and in the second half, how the state profits from the current housing market, Madison officials in the 19-60s fight against counter culture, and your weekly weather forecast.
This is your WORT Local News for Tuesday, March 29th. On todays show, a legal aid group is working to make eviction notices not stay on your record for decades, we go to southeast Dane County to check out another supervisor race in the spring election, a western Wisconsin high school adds a unique sport to its extracurricular offerings, and in the second half, the Daily Cardinal starts its spring semester’s Action Project, owlets are beginning to hatch, and we travel back in time to the beginning of the universe.
This is your WORT Local News for Monday, March 28th. On todays show, we head to the Village of Cross Plains to continue our 20-22 spring election coverage, Wisconsinites submit a petition to Congress to urge for limits on prescription price gouging, and we learn why environmental activists are celebrating a move to limit the growth of a factory farm in Kewaunee County. And in the second half, we talk with the new Artist in Residence with the city’s Sewerage District, we enter a frivolous internet debate, and two movie reviews.
This is your WORT Local News for Thursday, March 24. On todays show, we head to the northeast corner of Dane County to continue our election coverage, Republicans continue to fight the Affordable Care Act 12 years later, the Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center is getting an expansion, and in the second half, we’ll get an update on the Foxconn plant in Mount Pleasant, meet an artist who never gave up embroidery, and unveil our newest feature about beer.
This is your WORT Local News for Wednesday, March 23rd. On todays show, the grandmother of Tony Robinson hopes a little known state law will help her family find justice, two juvenile prison facilities take their final steps before closing for good, and why the U-S Supreme court tossed out Governor Tony Evers redistricting maps, and in the second half, we get the rundown on the newest federal supreme court candidate, 19-60s Madison joins the civil rights movement, and your weekly weather report.
This is your WORT Local News for Tuesday, March 22. On today's show, we continue our spring election coverage with a Board of Supervisors showdown in the southwest corner of Dane County, concerned citizens are speaking out to protect wetlands habitat in Madison, we hear about the role of federal funds in a new, permanent men’s homeless shelter for the city, and in the second half, student employees share their thoughts on the lifting of U-W Madison’s mask mandate, rabbits start hopping into spring, and jellyfish galaxies sprawl across the cosmos.
This is your WORT Local News for Monday, March 21, 2022. On todays show, we head to Oregon to continue our coverage of candidates for the Dane County Board, we hear about a way to help grain farmers become more environmentally and economically sustainable, and we talk to a reporter with an explosive new report about faculty bullying at U-W Madison. And in the second half, a play showcases the Latino-American experience for children, we uncover how celebrities use social media to aid in stalking, and two brand new movie reviews.
This is your WORT Local News for Thursday, March 17, 2022. On todays show, we continue our election coverage with a trip to Cottage Grove, what the city of Madison absorbing the town of Madison means for the people who live there, and what a Latvian American sees in the invasion of Ukraine. And in the second half, we attend an award ceremony for transparent governments, what is daylight savings, and how we find comfort in the items of lost loved ones.
This is your WORT Local News for Wednesday, March 16, 2022. On todays show, we meet the candidates in the race for district 24’s Dane County Board of Supervisors, a look at how to vote absentee in the 20-22 spring election, and in the second half, a report details if more money can lead to smarter babies, a jazz performance in 19-60s Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT Local News for Monday, March 14. On todays show, a preliminary hearing for Quadren Wilson, concerns over the Enbridge Pipeline, and in the second half, this week in local meetings, plant parents, and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT Local News for Wednesday, March 9. On todays show, the city announces a location for a new men’s homeless shelter amid drama, the 2021/2022 legislative session comes to a close, and in the second half, banned films and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT News for Tuesday, March 8, 2022. On todays show, the Wisconsin Supreme Court hears arguments that could affect future mask mandates, Centro Hispano is getting a new building, and in the second half, we consider the latest COVID guidelines at the U-W, the return of the bird flu, and magnetic black holes.
This is your WORT Local News for Monday, March 7. On todays show, racial disparities in Madison homeownership grow, state Republicans take redistricting to the U-S Supreme Court, and in the second half, the firebombing of Tokyo, the return of early 2000s fashion, and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT Local News for Thursday, March 3, 2022. On todays show, yet another proposal to consolidate the Dane County Jail…, Madison engineering changes over the years, and in the second half, we look at the role of open records in the Gableman investigation, a review of the musical Hairspray, and how to define cultural appropriation.
This is your WORT Local News for Wednesday, March 2, 2022. On todays show, a open records case makes it to the state Supreme Court, a new library is proposed on Madison’s far east side, and in the second half, an update on the Gableman investigation, protests continue in 19-60s Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT News for Monday, February 28, 2022. On todays show, a bill that would punish college administrators for violating expressive rights, why the sanctions on Russia by leaders across the globe are so significant, and in the second half, this week in city government, baby boomers on tik tok, and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT Local News for Thursday, February 24, 2022. On todays show, state officials rule against PFAS guidelines, the Dane County Sheriff defends an ongoing investigation, and in the second half, Madison schools pause plans to end certain honors classes, we get a local explainer on Ukraine, and we’ll hear about the folks behind an upcoming pop-up art market.
This is your WORT Local News for Wednesday, February 23, 2022. On todays show, a lawsuit to restore confederate monuments, a multi-state power line hits a snag when it can’t cross the Mississippi River, and in the second half, a rally for trans youth, the state of the tribes address, and Vietnam protests in the 19-60s.
This is your WORT Local News for Tuesday, February 22, 2022. On todays show, a bevy of Republican election bills get fast-tracked in the statehouse, a local theater union has supported backstage workers through the pandemic, a major new development on State Street raises hackles, and in the second half, we learn the latest from the U-W campus, investigate how extreme weather affects wildlife and explore what light can reveal about stars.
This is your WORT Local News for Monday, February 21, 2022. On todays show, state lawmakers introduce new bills to address Wisconsin's teacher shortage, the Dane County Executive calls for more transparency in the shooting of Quadren Wilson, and in the second half, this week in city meetings, olympic scandals, and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT Local News for Thursday, February 17, 2022. On todays show, the family of Quadren Wilson holds a press conference, access to food aid is being tightened, and demonstrators protest an anti-transgender bill. In the second half of the show… a history of e-recycling, the latest in a Supreme Court case, and fashion from the 18-hundreds.
This is your WORT Local News for Wednesday, February 16, 2022. On todays show, Governor Evers gives his State of the State address, how one person changes every lightbulb in the state capitol building, and a conversation with the owner of Sugar Shack Records. And in the second half, a new art gallery in McFarland, a 1960s crack down on the Daily Cardinal, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT Local News for Tuesday, February 15, 2022. On todays show, student stage a walkout at La Follette High, Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway discusses ballot dropboxes, Republicans rally at the Capitol to overturn the 20-20 presidential election results, and in the second half, U-W pivots for the next stage of the pandemic, flock with a horde of passerines, and traverse a spider’s web of galaxies.
Here's your local news for February 14, 2022—
- Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett pushes for a new jail,
- The local face mask mandate is set to expire at the end of the month,
- A local rental assistance program gets an influx of cash,
- Wisconsin's wolf hunt is officially canceled,
- And we look at sensitive crimes, online dating and Valentine's Day, two new movie reviews, and... better know a bureaucrat?
This is your WORT Local News for Thursday, February 10, 2022. On todays show, tackling the state’s childcare woes, East High students educate the school on sexual assault, Senator Ron Johnson in hot water over Wisconsin jobs, and in the second half, body camera meetings paid for by body camera companies, and the intersection between printmaking and music.
This is your WORT Local News for Wednesday, February 9, 2022. On todays show, a bill to give Republican lawmakers more authority over elections, the family of Quadren Wilson are still looking for answers, and a restrictive abortion bill in the legislature gets a hearing. In the second half, housing in Wisconsin, young lovers fight before Valentines days in the 19-60s, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT Local News for Tuesday, February 8, 2022. On today's show, a passenger rail project could be chugging toward Madison, state legislators propose to legalize medical marijuana, again, public policy researchers propose another option for Wisconsin’s budget surplus, and in the second half, we learn about prescribed burns, meet a common winter bird, and find new wonders in space with a technicolor telescope.
This is your WORT News for Monday, February 7, 2022. On todays show, the family of a man shot during an incident with police last week want answers, an over 50 year old time capsule is discovered at a local V-F-W, and in the second half, the hippie riots of the 19-60s, micro-celebrities, and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT Local News for Thursday, February 3, 2022. On todays show, a marathon of public comments on the Enbridge oil pipeline, new legislation looking to curb gun violence, a host of issues in the Madison Metro School District, and in the second half, Transparency Talk looks into our court system, and Radio Chipstone gets an ice boat ride.
This is your WORT Local News for Wednesday, February 2, 2022. On todays show, new bills would put parkland across the state in jeopardy, Black History Month at the Madison Public Library, and in the second half, how we process death during COVID, we travel 19-62 to see what’s happening in Madison, and your most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT Local News for Tuesday, February 1, 2022. On todays show, Madison is moving forward with a needed redesign of its bus system, the standards for the city’s historic districts are changing, and in the second half, U-W digs deep on the legacy of M-L-K, sick foxes get needed treatment, and an intermittent anomaly intrigues astronomers.
This is your WORT Local News for Monday, January 31, 2022. On todays show, the path to medical marijuana is Wisconsin, the opening of the tree labyrinth at Olbrich Park, and Madison’s watershed reports are looking for public input. And in the second half, this weeks meetings around Madison, the newest word-based game gripping social media, and two new movie reviews.
This is your WORT Local News for Thursday, January 27, 2022. On todays show, a bill that aims to block gender-affirming medical care to youth, Wisconsin’s lack of childcare is affecting the workforce, two health care conglomerates in Wisconsin were in court this week, and Radio Chipstone talks printmaking and textiles.
This is your WORT Local News for Wednesday, January 26, 2022. On todays show, Dane County officials continue to deliberate over a ballooning jail consolidation project, a new Marquette Law School Poll reveals attitudes about abortion access, the US Supreme Court, and much more, we get the scoop on a piece of legislation that could end lifetime prison sentences for youth committed of crimes, and what’s up with the cold?? We’ll have the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves and travel back to Madison in 1967.
This is your WORT Local News for Tuesday, January 25, 2022. On todays show, a country star partners with a local nonprofit, it’s been a busy day for state legislators, efforts are building to replace more lead pipes in Milwaukee, and in the second half, we examine the U-W’s latest pandemic policies, diagnose reptile diseases and gaze upon cows in space.
This is your WORT Local News for Monday, January 24, 2022. On todays show, absentee ballot drop boxes remain for the spring primary, a new hope for voting rights laws, and the newest report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum. And in the second half, we take a look at this week in city government, remakes and reboots, and two new movie reviews.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, January 19, 2022:
- It was a day chock-full of political news, including a marathon oral argument hearing over redistricting
- A new reporting project looks at how the pandemic has shaped and shifted our new reality,
- We hear how local businesses are coping with the Omicron variant,
- :And we’ll get the most up to date weather report on the airwaves and travel back to the sixties for a Dr. King visit to UW.
This is your WORT Local News for Tuesday, January 18, 2022. On todays show, a Swiss winter tradition comes to Wisconsin, whistleblowers call for movement on investigating sexual abuse by clergy, a Waukesha County Court ruling made ballot boxes illegal… for now, and in the second half, we’ll wrap up a primer on U-W student government, detect head injuries in wild animals, and visit a slow dancing exo-planet.
This is your WORT Local News for Thursday, January 13, 2022. On today's show, COVID cases in Wisconsin bring in the National Guard, Madison’s loss of an iconic artist, and an update on U-W Health’s nurses attempt to form a union. And in the second half, alcohol deaths in Wisconsin are on the rise, what the heck are NFT’s, and a view into the world of bodybuilding.
This is your WORT Local News for Wednesday, January 12, 2022. On today's show, National Guard officials explain the process of cleaning up PFAS chemicals, Senator Tammy Baldwin speaks with us on a push for voting rights, and in the second half, mushrooms, student sit-ins, and the best weather forecast on the airwaves.
This is your WORT Local News for Tuesday, January 11, 2022. On todays show, Madison teachers are getting more sick leave, a new poll shows how Wisconsites feel about a variety of policy issues, and in the second half, we dive into student government at U-W, endure winter with local wildlife, and hold a funeral for a star.
This is your WORT Local News for Thursday, January 6, 2022. On todays show, COVID numbers are hitting record highs and impacting hospital and educational capacities, We look at the first year of the Madison civilian oversight board, and in the second half, a look back at the January 6th insurrection, a new years resolution for a more open government, and a historic look at textiles.
This is your WORT Local News for Wednesday, January 5, 2021. On todays show, the South Madison Plan is officially adopted, Lake Michigan is getting saltier, and a workshop to help you repay federal student loans. And in the second half, Wisconsin taxes are down across the board, we take a look at some U-W Madison news from 19-62, and the best weather forecast on the airwaves.
This is your WORT Local News for Tuesday, January 4, 2022. On todays show, a pair of bills looking to take voted rights from people convicted of felonies, National Radon Action Month begins, and in the second half, student government, owl pellets, and baby planets.
This is your WORT Local News for Monday, January 3, 2022. On today's show, Madison families await information following a delay in back-to-school instruction, meanwhile, one community leader is lessening the burden on parents. And in the second half, we get the week ahead in local government, review two new movies, and count down some of our favorite moments of 20-21.
This is your WORT Local News for Thursday, December 30, 2021, the final special year-in-review edition. On today's show, we look at transportation issues that effected Madison in 2021, from car crashes to Bus Rapid Transit to bikes. We will return to our normal newscast next week.
This is your WORT Local News for Tuesday, December 28, 2021, special year-in-review edition. On today's show, we take a look at the changing landscape of homelessness in the midst of a pandemic. We’ll talk tiny homes, Reindahl Park, and city council meetings.
This is your special "Year-In-Review" edition of WORT Local News for Monday, December 27, 2021. Our volunteers are taking the week off as we look back what has effected Madison in 2021. Today, we look at water issues in Madison, from PFAS to blue-green algea.
This is your WORT Local News for Thursday, December 23, 2021. On todays show, the COVID test supply is strained by the holidays, new research measures the salinization of Lake Michigan, and we request police records, look at Wisconsin roads, and learn about the dazzling glow of ever-gleams.
This is your WORT Local News for Wednesday, December 22, 2021. On todays show, a local lightbulb recycler is ordered to pay fines for violating hazardous waste regulations, a local Christmas tree farmer tells us about the industry, we get the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves, and Madison in the Sixties travels back to December 1967.
This is your WORT Local News for Tuesday, December 21, 2021. On todays show, nurses at U-W Health continue their fight to unionize, we take a look at Dane County's Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan, and in the second half, the Daily Cardinal reviews the U-W’s year, we visit critters currently at the Dane County Humane Society, and venture into orbit with a brand new satellite.
This is your WORT Local News for Monday, December 20, 2021. On todays show, the spring wolf hunt hits a snag, a state bill would create a youth conservation corps, we get an update on a former friary being converted to a lakeside park, and a Gen-Z conspiracy theory turns out to be satire, we get the week ahead in local government, and we review two new movies.
This is your WORT Local News for Wednesday, December 15, 2021. On today's show, Paisans Restaurant is forced to close once again, Native American voters look to minimize challenges to their ballots, and a look at the hazardous waste industry. And in the second half of the show, how we clean up waste after natural disasters, journey back 1960s women's liberation, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT Local News for Tuesday, December 14, 2021. On todays show, school staff in Madison are getting additional pandemic support, the U-S Supreme Court declines to hear a challenge to the governor’s media practices, Madison mourns the passing of L-G-B-T-Q civil rights pioneer Dick Wagner…,and in the second half of the show, W-O-R-T visits a popular social media destination for UW students, goes bird-watching with solar panels, and roams the surface of Mars.
This is your WORT Local News for Monday, December 13, 2021. On todays show, families get vaxxed at the Madison Children’s Museum, a local proposal aims to reduce opioid deaths, we get an update on efforts to combat housing insecurity at Dairy Drive, and we review two new movies, look at gap years over the generations, and take a look back at labor history.
This is your WORT Local News for Thursday, December 9, 2021. On today's show, a look at some new traffic crash numbers, new technology to help police communicate with the community, and in the second half, Lee Enterprises resists a takeover, open records requests with redistricting, and a trip to the Chazen art museum.
On the WORT Local News for Wednesday, December 8, 2021:
- We speak with longtime state Senator Jon Erpenbach, who announced he will not be running for re-election next year;
- A bill unveiled today would standardize phone call rates for people incarcerated in Wisconsin jails and prisons;
- Artful Encounters speaks with sound artist Nick Hwang;
- Rob gives us the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves;
- and Madison in the Sixties recaps the tragic death of Otis Redding in Madison.
All that, and more, in tonight's news. Please excuse any anomalies in today's podcast as we reckon with our prone-to-fail archive system.
This is your WORT Local News for Tuesday, December 7, 2021. On today's show, a former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice calls for the jailing of Madison’s mayor, local food pantries are reminding the community that extra help is needed this time of year, the city prepares for the Reindahl Park eviction process, and in the second half of the show, we consider the Badgers football season, spend winter with Wisconsin’s state bird, and visit a galactic neighbor.
This is your WORT Local News for Monday, December 6, 2021. On today's show, we travel to Reindahl Park to get an update, as the window for campers to move out draws to a close, the race for a Madison school board seat lights up online, and we take a look at Wisconsin’s abortion laws, look at the generational shift from mixtapes to playlists, and review two new movies.
This is your WORT Local News for Thursday, December 2, 2021. On today's show, a bill in the state legislature could remove parental protections for those who are incarcerated, Isthmus on WORT talks a local murder-for-hire scheme, New Domains talks feline photography, and look at an iconic historic Christmas tree.
This is your WORT Local News for Wednesday, December 1, 2021. On today's show, new regulations for PFAS in water inch forward, we unravel some of the state’s redistricting news we look at the difficulties of remediating other environmental chemicals - including in Madison, and, we head back to Madison in the Sixties and get the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.
This is your WORT Local News for Tuesday, November 30, 2021, On today's show, legislators introduce a pile of gun safety proposals in the statehouse Madison Public Library is hosting a scavenger hunt in city parks, and in the second half of the show, we consider a crowded U-W campus, take flight with Northern Goshawks and visit binary star systems.
This is your WORT Local News for Monday, November 29, 2021. On today's show, we remember a famed UW-Madison alum, we get the story on a controversy at Devil’s Lake State Park, we learn about an effort to mitigate contaminated soil using, of all things, mushrooms, and in the second half, Forward Lookout brings us the week ahead in local government, Bridging the Gap looks at the struggle of music rights through generations, and we review two new movies.
This is your WORT Local News for Wednesday, November 24, 2021. On todays episode, immigration activists hold an action outside Senator Tammy Baldwin’s office, state lawmakers propose more protections for renters, more legislation seeks to reduce medication mishaps and mix-ups, and we get more on energy news, travel back to the 1960’s, and get the latest weather report.
Here is your WORT local news for Tuesday, November 23, 2021. On today's show, a proposal could add flexibility to building small-dwelling units in Madison, new roadway projects are getting funded thanks to a little something called the MPO, And in the second half of the show, we learn about student housing issues at the U-W, a growing deer population and an astronomical survey.
This is your WORT Local News for Monday, November 22, 2021. On today's show, the psychological impact of the Rittenhouse verdict, Trans Day of Remembrance at the Wisconsin Capital, and an interview with Professor Ron Sullivan on the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. And in the second half of the show, Forward Lookout looks at this week’s local government meetings, Harry Richardson takes us to the 1919 “Red Summer”, Teresa Yen teaches us about TikTok, plus your weekly movie reviews.
This is your WORT local news for Thursday, November 18, 2021. On todays show, Tony Evers vetoes G-O-P redistricting maps, regulating nitrates in groundwater gets stalled, new legislation would remove felony charges for possession of marijuana, and in the second half of the show, Isthmus on WORT talks the wolf hunt, New Domains looks at gun sales on the internet, and Radio Chipstone returns to Indigenous textiles.
This is you WORT Local News for Wednesday, November 17, 2021. On today's show, a breakdown of the 20-22 Dane County Budget, and deer contracting COVID before the 20-22 hunting season. And in the second half of the show, Gabrielle Javier-Cerulli discusses the Artful Women art show, Stu Levitan takes a trip to the 19-60’s and your weather forecast.
This is you WORT Local news for Tuesday, November 16, 2021. On today's show, high school students launch a community food pantry, the jury in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial is deliberating, and in the second half of the show, we learn about U-W Madison’s vaccine requirements for employees, what to do when a wild animal bites, and voyage to a jellyfish-type galaxy.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, November 15th, 2021! On today's show, a final breakdown of last week’s budget deliberations, we take a look at a new bill expanding broadband internet access, and a look at the C-O-P 26 conference in Glasgow. And in the second half, we look at the Women’s Pentagon Action of 19-80, learn all about finstas, and hear about the latest movies to hit theaters.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, November 11...
- We recap the second night of Madison budget deliberations—including a narrow failed amendment surrounding Bus Rapid Transit,
- We take a look at plans for a new landfill,
- And we dive into open records laws, crack open the latest edition of Isthmus newspaper, and explore Indigenous Textiles of the Americas during Native November.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, November 10, 2021:
- We get an update on the City of Madison's budget during ongoing deliberations,
- Demonstrators hold a protest at the office of Senator Ron Johnson,
- We speak to a local education reporter about ongoing turbulence at East High School,
- And we get a weather forecast and jump back in time to November of 1966.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday November 9th, 2021.Two Madison alders condemn UW Health’s stance toward a unionization campaign, COVID-19 vaccines are now available for most school-aged children, and in the second half, we examine voter turnout among U-W students, learn about reptile regulations and feel the gravitational pull of black holes.All these stories - and more - on tonight’s news.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, November 8th:
- Bus rapid transit funding could hit a potential snag during budget week;
- A new report finds that local governments, faced with few other revenue options, maintained a trend of raising wheel taxes by just over 12 percent last year;
- UW-Madison raised the flag of the Ho-Chunk Nation on Friday;
- Plus, we dive into Madison lakes (metaphorically), recall the success of the Hormel sitdown strike of 1933, and review two new movies.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, November 4th, 2021: Immigrants’ Rights activists demand action from federal Democrats, a team of divers extracts a 1,200-year-old canoe from Lake Mendota and in the second half we’ve got even more sunken ships and Radio Chipstone considers the artistry of lace.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, November 2nd, 2021: The People’s Maps Commission releases its final redistricting recommendations, Menominee tribal members call for a new state investigation into Native residential schools, state lawmakers propose a plan to increase use of home solar panel and in the second half, we explore affordable housing for college students, consider condor genetics and learn how to make our very own moon.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, November 1st, 2021: The state’s top election official pushes back on calls for her resignation, a statue of Vel Phillips on the capitol grounds gets final approval and in the second half, we get the week ahead in local government and examine long-term solutions to PFAS contamination.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, October 28th, 2021: State lawmakers weigh public input on Wisconsin’s redistricting process, Madison East High School’s Principal gets transferred, rural fire departments are facing staffing shortages and in the second half, we discuss online misinformation, open government issues and the deeper meaning of pants.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, October 26th, 2021: Protesters push for immigration reform, the Kyle Rittenhouse trial is set to begin next week and in the second half, we learn the latest from the U-W campus, wild critters prepare for winter and go on an inter-galactic hunt for exoplanets.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, October 25th, 2021: Despite setbacks, a south Madison development pushes forward, state lawmakers vote to expand work hours for teens, Senate Republicans launch their own investigation into the November 2020 election and in the second half, we get the week ahead in local government, revisit Madison’s 2022 budget and remember the life of the actress Ruby Dee.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, December 20th, 2021: State lawmakers pass several Republican-backed abortion bills, we preview the Wisconsin Science Festival, and in the second half, we get the week in local government news, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and remember the Battle of Dow.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, October 19th, 2021: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is being sued to release election probe records, we check in with Madison's new crisis response team and in the second half, we learn the latest from the U-W, recognize the work of local wildlife veterinary technicians and visit distant triple star systems.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, October 18th, 2021: A coalition of multi-faith organizations sound off on climate change, Dane County adopts a tentative redistricting plan, we take a deep dive into a mysterious organization influencing Wisconsin’s fall wolf hunt and in the second half, we look back on twenty years of Madison’s social justice center and we speak with the winners of this year’s Forward Art Prize.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, October 13th, 2021: East High School students stage a walk-out over an alleged sexual assault, Ted Nugent pays a visit to the state capitol, a new podcast tackles the past and present of redistricting in Wisconsin and in the second half, we get the week in local government news, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and the headlines from October 1966.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, October 12th, 2021: State lawmakers float legislation to address catalytic converter thefts and a package of bills to address racial inequities among pregnant women and newborns, the Madison Public Library welcomes a new storyteller-in-residence and in the second half, we learn the latest from the U-W, take flight with kestrels and check out fluffy galaxies.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, October 11th, 2021: After swift community pushback, St. Mary’s midwifery program will continue, Governor Tony Evers backs federal investigations into tribal boarding schools, A Milwaukee-based advocacy group organizes a Day Without Immigrants protest and in the second half we remember the life and work of civil rights activist and comedian Dick Gregory and review two new movies.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, October 6th, 2021: Madison’s leaders approve a new temporary homeless shelter, SSM Health backtracks on plans to eliminate its midwife program, Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway gets subpoenaed and in the second half, we get the week in local government news, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and the headlines from October 1961.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, October 5th, 2021: Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway releases her 2022 operating budget, improperly recycled batteries are causing city vehicles to catch fire, the Wisconsin DNR takes an unprecedented move ahead of this fall’s wolf hunt and in the second half, we learn the latest from the UW, recycle old jack-o-lanterns, and ponder the vastness of the universe.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, October 4th, 2021: We recap the latest redistricting news, environmental groups are raising concerns about a proposed natural-gas plant we talk about what it takes to cover the obituary beat and in the second half, we get the week ahead in local government and review two new movies.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, September 30th, 2021: Madison’s Bus Rapid Transit project rolls forward, Wisconsinites are struggling with the cost of prescription drugs, A Dane County supervisor floats a resolution asking the federal government to end qualified immunity and in the second half, we take a closer look at redistricting, get an open government masterclass and explore personal histories through quilting.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, September 29th, 2021: Fitchburg has a new top cop, Legislative Republicans approve new abortion laws, while legislative Democrats float a proposal to fund Wisconsin’s higher education organizations and in the second half, we get the week in local government news, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air, and the headlines from September 1968.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, September 28th, 2021: The World Dairy Expo returns to the Alliant Energy Center, Madison’s school board approves a staff vaccine mandate The state Senate confirms dozens of the governor’s political appointees and in the second half, we learn the latest from the U-W campus, follow migratory birds and visit distant reaches of the Milky Way.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, September 27th, 2021: Dane County moves forward on new mental health projects, We check in on Wisconsin’s redistricting battles, Examine how over-policing in schools is impacting Wisconsin’s Black students and in the second half, we get the week ahead in local government, remember the Los Angeles Times Bombing of 1910 and review two new films
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, September 23rd, 2021: We recap State Superintendent Jill Underly’s State of Education address, unpack how Dane County is approaching affordable housing in a pandemic economy and in the second half, Radio Chipstone remembers the life and work of a local Blacksmith
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021: A city leader raises concerns over redistricting efforts, Madison’s common council approves pay raises for some city staff, we examine a proposal to ban cat declawing in Madison and in the second half, we visit a local landfill and remember and revisit the time Muhammad Ali came to town on Madison in the Sixties
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, September 21st, 2021: Madison’s school board considers new student surveillance policies, Hans Christian Heg returns to the Capitol Square, Local election officials are caught in a tug-of-war between legislative Republicans and in the second half of the show, we learn the latest from the U-W campus, avoid bird-vehicle collisions and get a brief history of astronomy.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, September 20th, 2021: Local leaders face a tight timeline for redistricting, two cities prepare to absorb the Town of Madison, a lawsuit threatens the DNR’s authority to control pollution and in the second half, we get the week ahead in local government, remember the life of Upton Sinclair and review two new movies.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, September 16th, 2021: Legislative Republicans float a bill to limit gender identity lessons in schools, Isthmus on WORT delves into the depths of Wisconsin’s material history and in the second half, Transparency Talk teaches us how to get records from the police and Radio Chipstone goes to Object Study Heaven.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, September 15th, 2021: Lawmakers debate transparency in public school spending, we take a close look at Dane County’s upcoming budget negotiations, District Attorney seats across Wisconsin go uncontested and in the second half, we get the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and the headlines from September 1961
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, September 13th, 2021: Madison city staff are asking residents with disabilities to offer input on new projects, Republican-led investigations into the November election push forward, a building in downtown Madison is evacuated amid structural concerns and in the second half, we remember the life and tragic murder of union organizer and singer/songwriter Ella May Wiggins.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, September 9th, 2021: As Madison’s students return to class, some face a difficult semester, Isthmus on WORT tackles the parking “ramps” versus parking “garages” debate and in the second half, we discuss land art, the true value of knick-knacks and learn about a local non-profit organization.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, September 8th, 2021: Local library hours are - mostly - back to normal, alcohol taxes surged during the pandemic, suggesting that consumption also increased, Use of an HIV prevention drug in Wisconsin lags behind the nation And Downtown Abbey explains local redistricting and union efforts, we get the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves, and Madison in the Sixties reflects on somewhat disturbing historical panty raids.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, Spetember 7th, 2021: The selection process for Madison’s independent police monitor narrows, A new report details how the pandemic affected Wisconsin workers, Cheaper electricity bills may be on the horizon for some Madisonians and in the second half, we learn the latest from UW-Madison, bone up on wildlife rehabilitation and visit the heart of an exploding star.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, September 2nd, 2021: Madison’s students head back to class, UW-Health nurses work to reestablish their union, Transparency Talk gives us an open government master class and in the second half Radio Chipstone looks at the history of fake medicine and New Domains goes to Shrekfest.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, September 1st, 2021: Madison’s Common Council greenlights a new home for Capital High, environmental groups sue to stop the state’s wolf hunt, Wisconsin receives an “F” for its handling of COVID-19 in prisons and in the second half, we get the week in local government news, the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves and revisit the labor strikes of yesteryear on Madison in the Sixties.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, August 31st, 2021: Madison’s school board endorses a vaccine mandate for district staff, we talk with Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway about the city’s 2022 budget and in the second half, we recognize international overdose awareness day, learn about animal diets and study cosmic dust.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, August 30th, 2021: A grassroots study measures air pollution on Madison’s east side, we get the latest on a disputed contract to build new vehicles for the US postal services and the performing arts community scrambles to adjust to new mask orders,
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, August 25th, 2021: Colectivo workers are in the final steps of unionizing, a new bill aims to protect breastfeeding parents, UW-Madison dips its toes into some psychedelic research and in the second half, we get the latest in local government news, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and head back to school on Madison in the Sixties.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, August 24th, 2021: Madisonians protest Enbridge’s line three pipeline, much ado about amplified noise, we examine the impact of a program aimed at fighting the opioid epidemic and in the second half, we’ve got updates from the UW-Madison campus, blue jays, and a slight malfunction in the Milky Way galaxy.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, August 23rd, 2021: Elementary and middle schoolers gear up for back to school - by sewing their own masks, we get more on an initiative to mitigate regional flooding and look ahead at the week in local government and we remember the one-year anniversary of the Kenosha police shooting of Jacob Blake.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, August 19th, 2021: Dane County’s new mask mandate faces a legal challenge, new details emerge in the investigation of a former Madison teacher charged with secretly videotaping students and in the second half, we look at local refugee resettlement efforts, get a master class in open government and go antique shopping.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, August 18th, 2021: A developer floats a new project in Madison’s SASY neighborhood, one of Madison affordable housing communities breaks ground on a new redevelopment, we take a closer look at police funding trends in Wisconsin and in the second half, we get the headlines from August 1969.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, August 17th, 2021: Madison’s plan to transition to a cashless bus fare system hits a speed bump, Wisconsin nursing homes weigh requiring COVID vaccines for employees, Public Health Madison Dane County issues a new mask mandate and in the second half, we head outdoors with Madison’s Lussier Center, explain what it takes to rehab wildlife and surf some cosmic waves.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, August 12th, 2021: The Delta variant continues to surge in Wisconsin, census returns ‘ring’ the starting bell for redistricting in Wisconsin, a new report details Ron Johnson’s plan to kick back millions in tax benefits to his major donors and in the second half, we talk Bus Rapid Transit and dirty laundry.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, August 11th, 2021: State lawmakers debate critical race theory, Legislative Democrats renew their push to legalize weed, we take a look at the contenders to be Fitchburg’s next top cop and in the second half, we get the week in local government news, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air, and the headlines from August 1967.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, August 10th, 2021: A new building material could dramatically alter Madison’s skyline, Governor Evers vetoes a slew of voting restriction bills, The Dane County Humane Society has an extra-large surplus of cats and in the second half, we share the latest from UW-Madison, survey bird digestion and introduce a cosmic survey project two decades in the making.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, August 9th, 2021: Speed limits have been lowered in two Madison neighborhoods, we examine a new law aimed at supporting wetland restoration projects, the National Weather Service rolls out a new emergency alert system and in the second half, we get the week ahead in local government and learn about the art of repairing timepieces.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, August 5th, 2021: We check in on PFAS clean-up efforts at the Dane County airport, a Madison music institution says goodbye, activists push back against two natural gas storage facilities in south-east Wisconsin and in the second half, New Domains hits the streets to catch Pokémon, Transparency Talk tackles open government issues and Radio Chipstone examines the intersection of masks and culture.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, August 4th, 2021: A federal eviction moratorium is back in place for Dane County, a new report details racial income inequalities among Madison’s music community and in the second half, we get the week in local government news, the weather forecast for the days ahead and the headlines from August 1969.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, August 4th, 2021: Vaccines will be mandatory for all county and city employees, State lawmakers move to increase campaign finance transparency, a new prison policy could adversely impact Wisconsin’s incarcerated folks and in the second half, we talk about what to feed your local birds and unorthodox stars.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, August 2nd, 2021: Madison’s schools are facing a bus driver shortage, protesters rally to demand safer streets, we revisit a proposed bill that seeks to bar pelvic exams on unconsenting patients and in the second half, we talk city planning and gentrification, the Past Isn’t Past remembers an iconic labor leader, and we check out two new movies.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, July 29th, 2021: State lawmakers weigh a bill banning pelvic exams on unconsenting, unconscious patients, we examine the environmental impact of the August moving season and in the second half, we discuss Wisconsin’s natural carbon sinks and the cultural value of masks
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, July 27th, 2021: A historic south Madison bar avoids demolition, Wisconsin’s political stalemate holds in yet another extraordinary and special legislative session, WORT analyzes impacts of enhanced federal unemployment benefits and in the second half, we’ll have the latest from the U-W campus, check out molting cardinals and take another visit to the Hubble telescope.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, July 26th, 2021: City leaders weigh a change to permitted building heights, Wisconsin’s farmers of color find themselves locked out of federal aid, a new well on Madison’s east side may help prevent drinking water contamination and in the second half, we get the week in local government news, profile an iconic tribal rights activist and review two new movies.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, July 22nd, 2021: Madison’s birds face a legal challenge, Transparency Talk examines state lawmakers’ attempts to conceal public records, New Domains talks podcast preservation and Radio Chipstone goes ice sailing on Lake Mendota.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, July 21st, 2021: City leaders consider preserving the view from a historic home, state officials weigh the future of hemp farming in Wisconsin, we examine how wildfires out west are impacting the midwest and in the second half we get the week in local government news, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and the headlines from July 1964.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, July 20th, 2021: the Wisconsin DOJ continues its investigation into clergy abuse, community members rally to save Madison’s Wonder Bar and in the second half, we stop by a Janesville candy shop, spot swallows and go on a search for extraterrestrial life.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, July 19th, 2021: Madisonians protest Enbridge’s oil pipelines, the state assembly moves to conceal lawmakers’ public records, Wisconsinites struggle to access federal funeral aid and in the second half, we examine the political ideology of Henry David Thoreau, a challenge to the federal DACA program and review two new movies.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, July 15th, 2021: City leaders unveil further details about a new food cart program, the fight over PFAS in Wisconsin’s waterways continues, federal Child Tax Credits start hitting Wisconsinites’ bank accounts today and in the back half, we get a public records masterclass and Radio Chipstone goes Pokemon hunting.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, July 14th, 2021: A proposal for a new statue on the state capitol grounds moves forward, Governor Evers addresses the worker shortage, a public health expert explains what we need to know about the Delta coronavirus variant and in the second half, we get the week in local government news, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and the headlines from July 1961.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, July 13th, 2021: Madison ends its food waste recycling program, advocates push for new arrest and charging standards for 17-year-olds, Republican lawmakers target big tech companies and in the second half, we learn the latest from the UW campus, diagnose a mysterious bird disease and investigate a telescope malfunction.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, July 12th, 2021: Madison’s Bus Rapid Transit program moves forward, we take a look at the Madison Public Library’s Bubbler program and tour a museum on wheels.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, July 8th, 2021: Governor Evers approves Wisconsin’s biennial budget, local leaders again take up police body cameras, Wisconsin’s supreme court restores regulatory powers to the DNR and in the second half, we talk about traditional Japanese printmaking and get a master class in open government.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, July 7th, 2021: The Madison Common Council temporarily rebuffs an effort to shut down a campsite at Reindahl Park, Dane County seeks your input on redistricting, we examine the efforts by Wauwatosa police to track protesters and we get the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves and examine local government and civil rights in the second half of the show.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, July 6th, 2021: Cottage Grove embarks in search of a new library, The governor defends signing opioid settlement legislation, Wort checks out a friendly auto shop on Madison’s north side and in the second half of the show, we follow Enbridge pipeline protests, keep track of house wrens and tune into cosmic static.
Here's your WORT local news for Monday, July 5: The Madison city council is poised to again consider homeless encampments at Reindahl Park; residents and officials search for solutions amid a spate of traffic deaths on East Washington Avenue; we preview a busy week ahead in local politics with Forward; and our Monday Movie review features werewolves and soul music — all you need to start your week off right.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, July 1: We break down the state budget that has landed on Governor Evers’ desk, and how it got there. What to know about this month’s Dane County Board special election. How clothing can be an armor and a tool for Black gay men and others entering unfamiliar space. Take a walk through an Edgerton-area antique store a generation in the making
Here's your WORT local news for Wednesday, June 30th. It was a flurry of activity at the state Capitol, as the budget wraps up in the state legislature. Plus, many more bills are passed, and a Milwaukee social justice group says recent police reform proposals aren't enough.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, June 29th, 2021: Madison resumes controversial geese management strategies, state officials issue water safety warnings for the July 4th weekend, debate continues over Wisconsin’s federal pandemic aid and in the second half, we learn what’s happening at UW-Madison, raise baby sandhill cranes and discover supernovas.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, June 28th, 2021: Protesters march for citizenship and drivers’ licenses, The city of Madison releases its annual water quality report, internal and external political forces engulf a GOP state convention and in the second half, we get the week ahead in local government, remember the railroad strike of 1922 and check out two new movies.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, June 24th, 2021: Devil’s Lake State Park gets a bit bigger, lawmakers look to protect the state’s bees, a new report details barriers to voting for incarcerated folks and in the second half, we revisit the conundrum of broadband expansion, get a master class in open government and tour the Madison of yesteryear.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021: The city of Stoughton works to replace lead pipelines, the Wisconsin Senate passes new beaver management policies, we “shore up” our Lake Michigan history, and in the second half, we get the week in local government news, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and the headlines from June 1966.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021: Madison weighs federal relief aid priorities, A tornado siren mistakenly sounds off, the road to post-pandemic financial recovery for Wisconsin’s families is just getting started and in the second half, we profile a local non-profit, talk about bird feed and investigate a cosmic mystery.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, June 21st, 2021: We take a look back at Saturday’s Juneteenth festivities, celebrate local Madison musicians, tour the city’s new fleet services facility, and in the second, we get the week ahead in local government and look back on the history of Title Nine.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, June 17th, 2021: State Democrats make another play to increase the minimum wage, the state’s LGBT Caucus floats new priorities and proposals, lawmakers propose new gun control measures and in the second half, we talk about Isthmus' return to print, the meaning of fatherhood and metallurgy.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, June 17th, 2021: The Wisconsin state assembly approves controversial student athletics legislation, Madison’s leaders take steps on a new police monitor, we speak with an organizer behind an effort to get period products into school bathrooms and in the second half, we get the latest in local government, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and the headlines from the 1960s
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, June 15th, 2021: A summer skateboarding program offers a space for self-expression, Madison is set to establish more bike paths, a special election in the Assembly draws a crowded field of candidates and in the second half, we get the latest news from UW-Madison, listen to chipping sparrows and tune into celestial radio.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, June 14th, 2021: Wisconsin’s supreme court weighs in on local public health measures, a new player enters the legal battle over PFAS contamination, Madison’s Crisis Response Team moves forward and in the second half, we get the week ahead in local government, take another look at gerrymandering and remember the peasant’s revolt of 1381.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, June 10th, 2021: The Dane County airport pushes ahead with a multi-million dollar expansion, state lawmakers consider new gun legislation, southern Wisconsin’s drought continues and in the second half, we talk Twitch streamers, open government, and guitar-making.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, June 9th, 2021: It was a packed day in the legislature as lawmakers considered new voting laws, a four and a half billion dollar infusion for the state’s coffers, and a new bill to help disabled Wisconsinites afford medical costs. And stay tuned for the second half when we talk local government news, get the week’s weather forecast and look at the news from June, 1969.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, June 8th, 2021: Wisconsin gets an unexpected financial windfall, a Republican lawmaker targets a Stevens Point non-profit, Wisconsin’s prisons are poised to resume in-person visitation and in the second half, WORT dives into Madison’s housing crisis, contrasts ravens and crows and visits super-dense stars.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, June 7th, 2021: We check in with Madison’s restaurant scene, Governor Tony Evers announces his re-election bid, state lawmakers debate local redistricting and in the second half, we get the week ahead in local government, remember the life of Suffragette Jeannette Rankin and Desire Lines tells us a story of seven mothers.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, June 3rd, 2021: Critical race theory enters the Wisconsin legislature, some local residents plan to be annexed, workers at Meriter Hospital advocate for better working conditions and in the second half, a UW-Madison group preserves Indigenous languages and Radio Chipstone visits a big cat sanctuary.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, June 1st, 2021: Governor Evers announces new LGBTQ policies, Dane County moves to extend remote work for its employees, Madison considers changes to zoning policy and in the second half, we look at district attorney elections, fly-catching bird species and space lasers.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, May 27th, 2021: Wisconsin’s lawmakers consider police reform legislation, Madison’s students rally to support LGBT youth, Transparency Talk gives us an open records master class and in the second half, New Domains examines the cross-section between the internet, speculative investing and pokemon cards.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, May 26th, 2021: Lawmakers weigh legislation to bar trans girls from school sports, Madison continues to plan for a potentially dry summer season, the state’s budget committee is poised to consider school funding priorities and in the second half, we get the latest in local government news, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and recount Bob Dylan’s 1961 visit to Madison.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, May 25th, 2021: Republican state legislators shut down yet another special session, protesters demand the release of a man injured in the Dane County jail, a local non-profit helps people clear past court records to reduce digital stigma and in the second half of the show, we take a look at bills to limit participation by trans athletes in school sports, rescue baby
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, May 24th, 2021: Madison’s libraries are open for browsing, City officials plan for a dry summer, we examine a recent debate over equity in Marathon County and in the second half, Desire Lines talks about historical archives, Forward Lookout gives us the week ahead in local government and The Past Isn’t Past examines the Disney animators strike of 1941.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, May 20th, 2021: Funding for housing and homelessness solutions gets held up by the legislature, City leaders green light more amplified sound downtown this summer, Kindergarteners adorn a neighborhood with positive messages and we get an update on a Hammond organ, explore open records, and look at how internment during World War Two impacted Japanese cooking in America.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, May 19th, 2021: We travel to Reindahl and Starkweather Park - and get an update on temporary encampments for unhoused individuals, we learn about more moves taken in city government and we dust up our historical knowledge of Wisconsin - and celebrate Wisconsin Historic Preservation and Archaeology Month
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, May 18th, 2021: Dane County is ending its mask mandate, Madison weighs a measure to allow unhoused residents to stay in Reindahl Park, Out-of-state companies are putting pressure on Wisconsin’s mobile home communities and in the second half, we talk trash pandas and cosmic movement on a microscopic scale.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, May 17th, 2021: State lawmakers gear up for a redistricting battle, The U.S. Supreme Court is taking up a challenge to Roe v. Wade, and in the second half, we get the week ahead in local government and check out some new movies from the Wisconsin Film Festival.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, May 13th, 2021: Republicans continue paring back the Governor’s budget, Two Madison neighborhoods will see lower speed limits and we talk open records, TikTok and Hammond organs.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, May 12th, 2021: The Pfizer shot will soon be available to Wisconsin's tweens, we recap yesterday’s annual State of the Tribes address, a Madison musical institution faces dissolution and in the second half we get the week in local government news and the headlines from May 1966.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, May 11th, 2021: Madison teachers protest provisions in their annual contracts, the state Senate considers police reform measures during a busy day, we get to know Dane County’s new sheriff, Kalvin Barrett and in the second half, we watch a youth football league, migrate north with birds and seek shelter from asteroids.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday May 10th, 2021: A local non-profit works to preserve a historic farm, UW Health nurses rallied at the capitol this weekend, A federal moratorium on evictions may be overturned -- we break down what you need to know and in the second half, we visit a local pet cemetery and remember the life of Helen Keller.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, May 6th, 2021: A state committee shreds the Governor’s budget, residents continue to rally around a community fridge, community members raise concerns about repaving Gorham Street and in the second half we’ve got memes for milk-chugging teens and a multitude of Weiner Mobiles.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, May 5th, 2021: Madison’s leaders shoot down a new homeless shelter, meanwhile, changes are coming to Occupy Madison’s tiny houses, State Republicans reject legalizing marijuana and in the second half, we get the week in local government news, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and the news from May, 1969.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, May 4th, 2021: Madison is set to evict unhoused residents from Reindahl Park, we dive into Madison’s new plastic bag recycling policies, restoration of an historic downtown synagogue is underway and in the second half, we preview a new investigative reporting series, celebrate bird feet and visit some nearby non-planets.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, May 3rd, 2021: Madison’s Guaranteed Income Pilot gets a funding boost, we revisit recent climate policy proposals from a new angle and in the second half, we get the week ahead in local government and go mushroom hunting.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, April 29th, 2021: Local public health officials issue new guidance, Democratic lawmakers try a new way to increase confidence in election integrity, we unpack President Biden’s American Families Plan and in the second half we get a master class in open government and explore pandemic fashion.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, April 28th, 2021: Wisconsinites weigh in on the state’s biennial budget, State and local governments issue new COVID-19 guidance and rare wood in Madison helps rebuild the US Capitol.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, April 27th, 2021: A Madison high school is criticized for its use of affinity spaces, Governor Evers signs a bipartisan bill to help first responders, Wisconsin will hang on to its 10 electoral votes and in the second half, we have the latest from the U-W, talk baby turtles and peer into a black hole.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, April 26th, 2021: A new federal bill could overturn some Scott Walker-era Labor policies, we take a closer look at Wisconsin’s police use of force policies and in the second half, we get the week ahead in local government, review two new movies and take a look back at an Earth Day celebration last weekend.
Here's your WORT Local News for April 22nd, 2021: It's an Earth Day special! So we analyze Madison’s 2021 Recyclopedia, profile a statewide effort to track endangered butterflies, unpack Governor Evers’ initiative to plant 75 million trees and in the second half, we discuss indigneous conservationists and get a brief history of kites.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, April 21st, 2021: A state task force floats overhauls to police use of force policies, Madison’s leaders announce a new climate initiative, local property values rose last year and in the second half we get the latest in local government news, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and the news from April 1960.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, April 20th, 2021: A jury convicted Derek Chauvin of murder, we examine the psychological impact of police violence, Madison’s new city council members get sworn in and in the second half, we learn the latest from the U-W, tackle a rabbit epidemic and fly a drone on Mars.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, April 19th, 2021: Madison may slow your roll by reducing speed limits this summer, a Frank Lloyd Wright cultural center gets a boost, as the trial of Derek Chauvin enters its final stretch, we get the latest from Minneapolis and we look at the week in local government and consider the value of “opposite day” in the second half.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, April 15th, 2021: Wisconsin’s senate passes a batch of election legislation, Tax Day gets delayed, we check in on a new state effort to track sexual assault kits and in the second half, we’ve got twitter beefs, open records and art in a constant state of change.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, April 14th, 2021: County leaders weigh banning no-knock warrants, Madison’s mayor announces a sweeping housing plan, Wisconsin preserves seventy million dollars in federal food aid and in the second half, we get the latest in local government news, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and Madison in the Sixties discusses racial discrimination in the city’s housing market.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, April 13th, 2021: State lawmakers debate federal pandemic aid money, the UW asks legislators for funds to fix maintenance issues, public health agencies halt administration of the Johnson and Johnson COVID vaccine and in the second half, we’ve got the latest from the U-W campus, relocate birds nests, and explore the cosmos with artificial intelligence.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, April 12th, 2021: Wisconsin’s Supreme Court weighs new groundwater contamination policies, Madisonians rally in solidarity to support Amazon workers, Minnesote police shot and killed another man yesterday, prompting further protest in Minneapolis and in the second half we get the week ahead in local government, a brief history of farmworkers’ attempts to unionize and experience the seven seasons of spring.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, April 8th, 2021: As Wisconsin continues its vaccine rollout, we give you the latest updates, the city of Madison is pushing to shut down a community fridge, new building developments continue to change the face of downtown Madison and in the second half our new feature series New Domains examines Madison’s digital culture and Radio Chipstone explores the seven food groups of World War II.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wendesday, April 7th, 2021: We recap the results of yesterday’s election, State lawmakers push to make Colby Wisconsin’s official cheese and in the second half, we get the week in local government news, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and learn about Madison’s 1969 mayoral race.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, April 6th, 2021: WORT speaks with voters at the polls, Madison stops recycling plastic bags, Republican state lawmakers continue investigating the November presidential election, and in the second half, we get the latest from the UW-Madison Campus, talk baby birds and explore our solar system’s ‘mini-moons.’
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, April 5th, 2021: With the spring election tomorrow, we give you a rundown of what to know before you go, The trial of Derek Chauvin enters week two, we examine threats to Madison’s bird population and in the second half we talk local government, disability rights and the lasting impact of poetry.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, April 1st, 2021: Governor Evers floats proposals to reduce gun violence, The Boys and Girls Club of Dane County gets a new home, President Joe Biden is proposing a new two trillion dollar infrastructure plan, and in the second half we talk funding in local politics, transparency in Wisconsin’s schools, and the artistry of children’s clothes.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, March 31st, 2021: Wisconsin’s supreme court overturns the statewide mask mandate, Madison’s leaders punt on a vote for a new homeless shelter, we check in with a downtown business forced out by redevelopment and in the second half of the show we get the latest in local government news and the historic headlines from April, 1961
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, March 30th, 2021: All Wisconsinites ages 16 and older will be eligible for a COVID vaccine come Monday, Governor Evers and Republican lawmakers tangle over federal pandemic aid, Dane County moves to renew a program helping the hungry and in the second half, we talk about a coffeehouse union drive, spring babies and cosmic magnets.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, March 29th, 2021: Gov Evers signs fourteen new bills into law, we check in on the trial of Derek Chauvin , the Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd, as Wisconsin's rental aid distribution leaves undocumented residents in the lurch and in the second half, we examine the funny side of Wisconsin politics.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, March 25th, 2021: We navigate you through the red tape of vaccine distribution, Wisconsin’s libraries are recovering from the pandemic, we examine a new report on sexual assault in the National Guard and Radio Chipstone teaches us the art of metalworking.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, March 24th, 2021: A Madison committee greenlights a new crisis response program, Wisconsin’s top Republican dismisses requests to address gun violence, local comedians recover after a year of quarantine and in the second half we get the week in local government news, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and the headlines from March 1960.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, March 22nd, 2021: Meriter nurses secure a new contract, Wisconsin is poised to resume utility cut-offs next month, local parents pressure Madison’s schools to open up about an internal investigation and in the second half we get the week ahead in local government, commemorate the anniversary of the first meeting of Malcolm X and MLK and review two new movies.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, March 18th, 2021: A state commission tables the governor’s capital budget, the state assembly considers creating 'microschools,' Madison’s schools withhold information on a hidden camera incident and in the second half we talk public records during Sunshine Week and Radio Chipstone teaches us the true definition of thrifty.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, March 17th, 2021: The state assembly finds bipartisan support on bills, but divides on whether to honor Rush Limbaugh, more about those referendum-questions to appear on Madison ballots, climate change is accelerating oxygen-deprived dead zones in Lake Mendota and in the second half, we get the week in local government news, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and discuss some iconic female trailblazers on Madison in the Sixties.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, March 16th, 2021: Meriter nurses push forward with a potential strike, Wisconsin lawmakers debate conversion therapy and PFAS regulations, we examine a growing threat to Wisconsin’s lakes and rivers and in the second half, we learn the latest from the UW campus, save baby owls and explore exoplanets.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, March 15th, 2021: State lawmakers propose wage increases for tipped workers, we take a second look at the case of an arrested Iowa reporter and in the second half, we get the week in local government, examine the legacy of an iconic protest song and review two new movies.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, March 11th, 2021: Madison’s students are heading back to classrooms, proposed state legislation would penalize communities that defund their police, a Madison city committee rejects police body cameras and in the second half we’ve got food waste, art and 19th century toys.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, March 10th, 2021: Local leaders announce new plans to reduce violence, Dane County moves to keep the World Dairy Expo in Madison, we examine a recent surge in arrests of American reporters covering protests and in the second half, we get the week in local government news, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and celebrate the life and work of Ruth Bachuber Doyle
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, March 9th, 2021: Madison Kindergarteners returned to class today, Meriter Hospital nurses are weighing a ten-day strike and in the second half, we hear from a Supreme Court protest, learn the latest from the UW, care for endangered species and celebrate women in astronomy.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, March 8th, 2021: Dane County approves more than $4.3 million dollars for affordable housing projects, The trial of the officer cahrged with killing George Floyd is underway, on the sixth anniversary of the death of Tony Robinson, protesters gathered downtown and in the second half, we get the week ahead in local government, discuss the legacy of an “Attorney for the Damned” and review two new films.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, March 4th, 2021: Local teachers protest plans to return to classrooms, a new legal challenge may spell disaster for Madison’s birds, as state lawmakers ponder new voting restrictions, we take a broader look at the issue and in the second half, we get a master class in open government, examine ‘ghost arrests’ in Wauwatosa and go on an inter-continental motorcycle trip.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021: Madison’s teachers prepare to head back to classrooms, the Madison city council shelves a report on tear gas, state lawmakers float new guidelines for handling sexual assault cases and in the second half, we get the week in local government news, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and the headlines from March 1961.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021: State lawmakers float legislation to bar trans athletes in school sports, Madison considers a new way to dispose of food waste, Dane County DA Ishmael Ozanne faces pressure from protesters and in the second half, we learn the latest from the U-W campus, provide homes to wild critters and explore a black hole cluster.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, March 1st, 2021: Madison’s ice fishers enjoy the last few days of winter weather, A local artist carves an ice fish to draw attention to mental health, State lawmakers approve pay raises for Wisconsin’s public defenders and in the second half, we examine the pandemic’s impacts on Wisconsin’s state parks and the legacy of the Freedman’s Bureau
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, February 25th, 2021: Wisconsin’s beavers and muskrats may be facing a new challenge, Governor Tony Evers signs off on unemployment overhauls, a state task force on racial disparities faces a public reckoning and in the second half of the show, we’ve got Isthmus on WORT Snow Snaking and a brief history of Madison punk rock.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, February 24th, 2021: Plans to place a statue of Vel Phillips on the capitol ground push ahead, an east side convenience store has its alcohol license rejected...again, a new bipartisan bill seeks to overhaul Wisconsin’s elections and in the second half we get the latest in local government news, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and the headlines from February 1960.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021: A Wisconsin Republican is floating changes to state voter laws, partisan divisions bog down a state broadband proposal, State lawmakers overwhelmingly approve changes to Wisconsin’s unemployment system and in the second half of the show, we learn the latest news from the U-W, investigate an influx of possums and blast off into black holes.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, February 22nd, 2021: The Wisconsin Historical Society pushes ahead with a new museum, A new initiative is placing easy-access overdose kits across Wisconsin, we take a closer look at last week’s power outages in Texas and in the second half, WORT talks local government, wolves and the iconic singer-songwriter Nina Simone.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, February 18th 2021: A rental assistance program has launched for Dane County residents, Nearly six years since the police killing of Tony Robinson a new petition looks to reopen the case, lawmakers continue bickering over the state’s unemployment system and in the second half, WORT talks spring primaries, open government and flat track racing.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, February 17th, 2021: We recap yesterday’s spring primary results, Joe Biden stopped in Milwaukee last night for a national address, Governor Tony Evers has released his full biennial budget and in the second half, we get the latest in local government news, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and the headlines from 1969.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, February 16th, 2021: State Republicans move to block COVID vaccines for prisoners, ore details on the MMSD plan to return students to in-person classes, We preview the governor’s budget address and in the second half, we learn the latest from the U-W campus, get to know muskrats, and touch down on Mars.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, February 15th, 2021: The DNR pushes ahead with wolf hunting, we take a look at Wisconsin’s superintendent race, a new report reveals stark racial disparities in court sentences and in the second half, we get the week ahead in local government and look back at the Act 10 protests.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, February 11th, 2021: Wisconsin’s tribal casino revenues dove sharply last year, A state task force pushes ahead with its goals - despite recent controversies, downtown redevelopment is pushing out local businesses and in the second half, WORT talks wolves, creativity and Valentine’s Day.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednseday, February 10th, 2021: MMSD announces plans to return to in-person education, love is in the air this Valentine’s Day...but so is the coronavirus, we take a closer look at Wisconsin’s vaccine distribution and in the second half, we get the latest in local government news, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and the headlines from 1969.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, February 9th, 2021: Governor Tony Evers announces new relief efforts for Wisconsin’s farmers, Wisconsin vaccine rates are currently among the highest in the nation, U.S. lawmakers introduce legislation to address racial disparities among mothers and infants and in the second half we learn the latest from the UW-Madison campus, take to the skies with crossbills and travel back in time to the Cretaceous Period.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, February 8th, 2021: City homeless shelters adapt amidst a dangerous cold front, Governor Tony Evers makes a second bid to legalize weed, the Biden administration renews efforts to get Harriet Tubman on the twenty dollar bill and in the second half we get the week ahead in local government with Forward Lookout’s Brenda Konkel.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, February 4th, 2021: The Wisconsin state assembly ended the governor’s mask mandate...which was then promptly replaced by a NEW mask mandate, Dane County braces for a protracted cold front, chicken wings are in short supply across the country and in the second half, Isthmus on WORT discusses Madison’s new chief of police and Radio Chipstone explores the history of Madison’s Lady Liberty.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021: WORT takes a deeper look at State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ task force on racial disparities, Madison city leaders pass new requirements for housing co-ops, Governor Tony Evers announces plans to reduce prescription drug prices and in the second half we get the latest in local government news, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and the headlines from 1969.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, January 2nd, 2021: The village of Brooklyn votes to disband its police department, in-person absentee voting for the spring primary election starts today, Alliant Energy announces plans to close its last coal plant in Wisconsin and in the second half, we learn the latest news from the UW-Madison campus, talk amphibian and reptile rehab, and examine the cosmic mystery of invisibility.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, February 1st, 2021: Madison’s new top cop was sworn in today, protesters push to reopen the investigation into the Madison police officer who shot and killed Tony Robinson, Wisconsin’s Republican lawmakers continue their efforts to overturn the governor’s mask mandate and in the second half we get the week ahead in local government, The Past Isn’t Past examines the case of the Wilmington Ten and feature contributor Harry Richardson reviews two new features.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, January 28th, 2021: The Wisconsin State Assembly halts their vote to terminate Governor Evers’ mask mandate, two local convenience stores receive bomb threats, local leadership announce a new site for a men’s homeless shelter and in the second half, Isthmus on WORT talks local music picks, Staying Artful investigates the state of the state street murals and Radio Chipstone explores the deeper meaning of masks.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, January 27th, 2021: Madison and Deforest area schools approve an attendance area swap, a Wisconsin environmental stewardship programs is set to expire unless lawmakers act, Wisconsin’s mink farmers are one of the next groups in line to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and in the second half we get the latest in local government news, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and the headlines from January 1963.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, January 26th, 2021: The state Legislature takes a step toward overturning Wisconsin’s COVID mask mandate, a west side elementary school is renamed in honor of a pioneering Black Madisonian, we examine underlying factors in Wisconsin’s partisan divide and in the second half, we learn the latest news from the UW-Madison campus, diagnose wildlife lead poisoning and examine something called gravitational lensing
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, January 25th, 2021: Protesters gathered on Olin Lake to protest far-right fascism, Wisconsin lawmakers consider a bipartisan police reform package and in the second half, we get the week ahead in local government, limit our salt usage, and review two new movies.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, January 21st, 2021: New data from the state unveils Madison’s schools use of forced restraint on students, the Wisconsin DNR has discovered elevated levels of PFAS in every Madison area lake and in the second half we get a masterclass in public records and discuss the plights of Wisconsin’s working women in the 19th century.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, January 19th, 2021: Dane County Sheriff Dave Mahoney announces his retirement, older Wisconsinites will soon be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, WORT speaks with the Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus chair about her goals in this statehouse session and in the second half, we share the latest from the U-W campus, talk salmonella poisoning and check in on an expedition to Jupiter.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, January 14th, 2021: The Wisconsin State Capitol prepares for a potentially tumultuous weekend, Wisconsin health officials ID a new coronavirus strain, WORT examines the Madison Police Department’s use of tear gas over the past thirty years and in the second half, Isthmus solves the case of mysterious billboards, and Radio Chipstone invites us to unwind with some weaving.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, January 13th, 2021: the U.S. House votes to impeach President Donald Trump, we unpack Governor Tony Evers’ state of the state address, Madison’s new police oversight board is facing a new legal challenge and in the second half we get the latest in local government news, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and the headlines from January 1968.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, January 12th, 2021: the governor and Senate Republicans reach a compromise on a new pandemic response package, Dane County and Madison leadership unveil a new plan to prevent evictions, Wisconsin’s state and local taxation levels hit a fifty year low and in the second half, WORT warns against DIY wildlife rehabilitation, visits fluffy galaxies and considers impeachment and the 25th Amendment.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, January 7th, 2021: Tensions rise at the Wisconsin state capitol, as GOP in-fighting stalls a COVID relief bill, we take a closer look at the investigation into the shooting of Jacob Blake, as we enter a new year, W-O-R-T remembers those who lost their lives to COVID in 2020 and in the second half, we check in on how Madison’s arts scene is weathering the pandemic and get a master class in public records.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, January 6th, 2021: A pro-Trump mob attempts to seize the U.S. Capitol building --We’ll give you what we know, speak to a reporter on the ground, and hear from a Wisconsin Republican Congressman about his thoughts.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, January 5th, 2021: The Kenosha police officer who shot Jacob Blake will face no criminal charges, Wisconsin’s Republicans and Democrats back opposing pandemic response bills, we look at how COVID-19 ravaged a state prison in September and in the second half, we look at the Georgia Senate elections, a historic autoworkers strike, gray wolves and what 2021 will mean for space exploration.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020: Dane County considers a new ordinance barring workplace discrimination based on natural hairstyle, Wisconsin’s Republican congressmen vote to torpedo a federal COVID relief package, State health officials roll out a new app to help contact tracing efforts and in the second half, we get the week in local government news and the headlines from December, 1963.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020: The Middleton-Cross Plains school board approves partial in-person instruction, Governor Evers continues to tangle with Republicans over a COVID-19 response plan, WORT remembers the life and legacy of the late Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson and in the second half, we learn the latest on the U-W campus, diagnose Wisconsin River Eagle Syndrome and practice making maps using the night sky.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, December 21st, 2020: Wisconsin’s vaccine supply gets shorted by the federal government, State Republicans shoot down stricter PFAS regulations, Madison’s gets a new Chief of Police and in the second half, we get the week ahead in local government, remember the Christmas truce of World War One and look ahead to new challenges in the new year.
Here's your WORT Local News for December 16th, 2020: A new men’s homeless shelter opens on Madison’s east side, Wisconsin unveils new plans to eliminate PFAS contamination, Wisconsin’s incarcerated population is left out of a long-term plan for COVID immunizations and in the second half, we get the latest in local government news, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and the headlines from December 1969.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, December 15th, 2020: Local public health officials loosen restrictions as new COVID-19 cases drop, a new literacy task force is tackling educational disparities in Madison, UW Health employees were among the first Wisconsinites to be vaccinated against the coronavirus and in the second half of the show, we get the latest from the UW campus, learn the evolutionary story of bird feathers and search the skies.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, December 14th, 2020: The Wisconsin Supreme Court issues a defeat to the Trump campaign as the state’s Republicans temporarily block funds to pay for the partial recount, Madison’s schools and UW-Madison collaborate on a new literacy project and in the second half, we get the week ahead in local government and learn about the life and work of Ella Baker.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, December 10th, 2020: Wisconsin’s top health officials unveil a new tool to track COVID-19, Madison community members weigh in on the search for a new police chief, the Wisconsin DNR pushes ahead with a 2021 wolf hunting season and in the second half, Transparency Talk discusses public health information in the age of COVID-19, and Radio Chipstone examines the art of hair wreaths.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, December 9th, 2020: Wisconsin’s climate task force unveils new recommendations, Madison gets some seed money from an unexpected source, we look to the past to understand Madison’s hunt for a new chief of policea and in the second half, we get the latest in local government news, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and the headlines from December, 1967
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, December 8th, 2020: The Wisconsin Supreme Court considers Dane County’s pandemic order to halt in-person school, Madison officials debate eliminating bicycle registrations, we take a deeper look at how police obtain and use phone data and in the second half of the show, WORT shares the latest U-W campus news and laments the destruction of Puerto Rico’s Arecibo observatory.
Here' your WORT Local News for Monday, December 7th, 2020: More developments on the first wave of a COVID-19 vaccine distribution, a local fountain sparks community feedback, the search for the next Madison police chief speeds up and in the second half, Wisconsin Getting Hotters looks at trees, Forward Lookout has a busy week ahead in local government, What’s the Word looks at presidential pardons and Harry Richardson reviews two new movies.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, December 3rd, 2020: The Dane County Humane Society pushes back on a rehabilitation moratorium, restaurants struggling from the pandemic get some relief, we examine the political fight over Wisconsin’s unemployment insurance backlog and in the second half, Staying Artful asks what kind of art appeals to artists and Radio Chipstone examines the design of bras
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020: Wisconsin’s republicans introduce COVID-response legislation, the University of Wisconsin continues its community testing efforts, Madison’s common council passes restrictions on facial surveillance software and in the second half we get the latest in local government news, the most comprehensive forecast on the air and the headlines from 1968.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, December 1st, 2020: The Trump campaign seeks to throw out hundreds of thousands of Dane and Milwaukee County ballots, Local businesses take stock as the pandemic enters month nine, COVID-19 continues to strain Wisconsin’s legal system and in the second half of the show, we get the latest from the U-W campus and get close to comets.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, November 30th, 2020: Wisconsin’s partial vote recount comes to a close, Madison’s leadership is poised to consider a ban on facial recognition technology, the legal battle over a Dane County public health order continues and in the second half, we take a closer look at the Trump campaign’s legal crusades and What’s the Word celebrates Cyber Monday.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, November 24th, 2020: Protesters gather at the Governor’s Mansion for action on COVID-19 in prisons, Wisconsin’s lame-duck laws are again facing a legal challenge, WORT examines the Trump campaign’s challenges to Dane County ballots and in the second half of the show, we learn the latest from the U-W campus, find out what it takes to heal injured wildlife and mourn the loss of the Arecibo observatory.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, November 23rd, 2020: Vote recount efforts in Dane and Milwaukee Counties enter day four, aconservative legal firm challenges Dane County’s ban on indoor gatherings, we look at viral misinformation during the pandemic and in the second half, we get the week ahead in local government and look at the culinary history of the turkey.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, November 19th, 2020: Vote recount efforts are officially underway in Dane County, a new state grant program is providing financial support to movie theaters, Wisconsin’s prison system passed 7,000 positive COVID-19 cases this week and in the second half, W-O-R-T speaks with a nurse on the front line of the pandemic and examines the history of political souvenirs.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, November 18th, 2020: The Trump campaign requests a partial ballot recount in Milwaukee and Dane Counties, Madison leaders loosen cannabis restrictions and approve a new redevelopment project on Capitol Square, we take a deep dive into upcoming redistricting and in the second half we get the latest in local government, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and look back at the headlines from November, 1965.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, November 17th, 2020: Dane County bans indoor gatherings ahead of Thanksgiving, the governor introduces a pandemic plan -- prompting a reply from Republican legislators, WORT takes a closer look at recent school referendums and in the second half, we get the latest from UW-Madison and investigate the wildlife havoc wreaked by cats.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, November 16th, 2020: The state Supreme Court considers another challenge to the Governor, a community initiative is providing books for students stuck at home, Wisconsin’s healthcare providers are reporting a shortage of plasma and in the second half W-O-R-T examines affordable housing in Dane County and the literary impact of presidential memoirs.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, November 12th, 2020: Madison’s leaders have adopted a 2021 budget, Wisconsin’s election officials continue to combat misinformation, A rare tree has been stolen from the UW Arboretum and in the second half we look at the county’s redistricting efforts, get a masterclass in public records, and learn the art of letting go.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, November 11th, 2020: Madison’s leaders have begun 2021 budget deliberations, Wisconsin Republicans continue to cast aspersions on last Tuesday’s election, A school board meeting in Burlington ends in protests and a divided community and in the second half we get the latest in local government, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and the headlines from November, 1969.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, November 10th, 2020: We’ll go live to Governor Tony Evers announces a new executive order, we get a reaction to Governor Evers' plans from a local healthcare worker and in the second half of the show, we’ll have headlines and local budget news, take a trip to the U-W campus and more.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, November 9th, 2020: Sounds of a celebratory Madison on Saturday, Madison city officials eye a new shelter for homeless families, WORT speaks with former White House chief photographer Pete Souza and in the second half, we get the week ahead in local government and What’s the Word looks at the history of Presidential concessions.
Here's your WORT Local News for November 5th, 2020: Wisconsin’s congressional delegation remains largely unchanged after the election, we debunk misinformation surrounding the election in Wisconsin, the University of Wisconsin system is rolling out a statewide rapid COVID-19 testing program and in the second half, Isthmus on WORT recaps election night here in Madison.
Here's your WORT Local News for November 4th: Wisconsin has gone to Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden, we unpack races in the WORT listening area, the political divide between rural and urban Wisconsin continues to grow and in the second half, we get the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and check out the headlines from November 1965.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020: It’s Election Day! WORT speaks with voters at the polls, we get a lesson in staying calm during a tense evening, we look back at the past few months of the presidential campaigns and in the second half of the show, we look at UW student voter turnout, consider the dangers of rat poison, and take a trip to the moon.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, November 2nd, 2020: On Dia De Los Muertos, protesters called for the abolition of ICE, Milwaukee’s election officials warn that results may take some time, Funding for domestic violence shelters in Wisconsin may be at risk and in the second half, The Past Isn’t Past remembers the life of a Mississippi voting rights activist and Wisconsin Getting Hotter examines the impact of rising ocean levels on coastal communities.
Wisconsin’s DNR has approved new PFAS monitoring standards, Madison preps for a different Halloween, the city of madison has launched a new financial resources hotline and in the second half, Isthmus on WORT hits the road, Transparency Talk discusses open meetings and contributor Gianofer Fields takes us on a tour through a haunted house.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, October 28th, 2020: The UW Badgers cancel this Saturday’s game due to COVID infections, two months after its creation, a state task force on racial justice met for the first time today, a new report finds Wisconsin’s air quality continues to improve and in the second half, we get the week in local government, the most comprehensive weather broadcast on the air and the headlines from 1960.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, October 27th, 2020: The US Supreme Court says no deadline extension for receiving absentee ballots, The Madison school board has prepared two potential 2020-2021 budgets, WORT revisits court packing and in the second half, we get the latest in UW-Madison news, follow a day in the life of a wildlife rehabilitator, and dance with an asteroid.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, October 26th, 2020: The German Candy Company Haribo is coming to Wisconsin, a new law firm is looking to counter conservative-led lawsuits, we get an update on the 2020 election, one week out from the November third general and in the second half, we get the week in local government, the story of feminist icon Luisa Capatillo (LOU-ee-za Cap-AH-tea-OH), and unpack the myths surrounding the nation’s swing states.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, October 22nd, 2020: We talk with voters at the polls, Dane County is switching to a Crisis Model of Contact Tracing, COVID-19 cases are spiking amongst Wisconsin’s native and indigenous peoples and in the second half, we look at the President’s rally in Janesville last Saturday and Staying Artful heads to the farm.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, October 21st, 2020: Tailgating is discouraged at Badger football games this season, one of Wisconsin’s top Republicans is looking to move to the national arena, we get a detailed analysis on the city’s proposed 2021 budget and in the second half, we get the latest in local government, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and the headlines from 1966.
Here's your WORT Local News, October 20th, 2020: Mark Pocan once again faces a challenger this November, Madison and Dane County partner to address homelesness ahead of winter, we speak with a nurse who’s been working on the front lines throughout the pandemic and in the second half, we learn the latest in U-W happenings, why birds keep running into windows, and more.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, October 19th, 2020: The first of this week’s previews of Congressional races at play in November, the Dane County Board made strides in criminal justice reform last Thursday, we get the details on a bombshell investigative report about FoxConn, and more tiny homes, the electoral college and much more in the second half of the show.
Here's your WORT podcast bonus episode for October 18th, 2020:
Thursday was the final day of Senate Judiciary Committee hearings for Amy Coney Barrett. The Committee has set a panel vote on Barrett’s appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court for October 22nd, after which she’ll be sent to the Senate floor for a final confirmation.
Now, some Democrats are considering adding supreme court justices to the high court -- a process known as “court packing” -- in an effort to dilute the conservative justices.
For more on Barrett’s nomination, and why court packing isn’t as unprecedented as some make it out to be, WORT Producer Jonah Chester spoke with Elie Mystal, Justice Correspondent for The Nation magazine.
A shortened version of this conversation originally ran on the WORT 6 O'Clock News on October 15th, 2020.
Here's your WORT Local News for October 15th, 2020: The US Census wraps up earlier than intended, US Supreme Court Justice nominee confirmation hearings draw to a close and in the second half, WORT explores third-party presidential candidates, open records and glass blowing.
Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, October 14th, 2020: Madison’s new police oversight board is one of the strongest in the nation, residents are split on leash requirements for dogs in two eastside parks, rural healthcare providers are struggling under the recent surge in COVID-19 cases and in the second half, we get the week in local news, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and the headlines from October 1967.
Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, October 13th, 2020: A committee in the Wisconsin Legislature takes steps to counter a state public health order, we get the Wisconsin breakdown on a recent Congressional vote condemning QANON, WORT examines how a small Wisconsin town was involved in the plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and in the second half of the show, WORT learns the latest at UW, takes note of prescribed burns, and considers the cosmic trend of spaghettification.
Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, October 12th, 2020: Governor Tony Evers’ statewide mask mandate temporarily defeated a legal challenge today, the coronavirus is rapidly spreading through Wisconsin’s Mink population, Amy Coney Barrett went before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee today, the first step in her formal confirmation process and in the second half, we get the week ahead in local government and look at the live music industry in the time of COVID-19.
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, October 8th, 2020: A federal appeals court ruled that absentee ballots must be in by election day, the Alliant Energy Center reported a record demand for COVID-19 tests this week, we recap last night’s Vice Presidential debate and in the second half Isthmus on WORT examines Madison’s surplus of poll workers, Staying Artful asks what your special talent is and Radio Chipstone looks at the intersection of tourism and art.