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.