WORT Local News

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 HospitalDemocratic legislators lay out their budget prioritiesWe 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.