Filmmaker Celia Ramsey discusses her upcoming Wisconsin-shot feature film The Mysterious Affair at Stone Fences and the challenges of independent filmmaking.

Ever wondered where your water comes from – or whether it’s truly safe to drink? Madison Water Utility answers these questions and more in their latest annual report.

Fitchburg is the latest Wisconsin municipality to sever ties with Flock Safety – a surveillance tech company that’s come under fire due to data privacy concerns.

Fitchburg alders decided to end the city's current contract with the company in a unanimous vote Tuesday.

Image courtesy: Flock Safety.

Tribal nations sidelined by Trump admin; await Truth and Healing by WORT 89.9FM Madison

On today’s show, host Bert Zipperer is in conversation with Elie Mystal, The Nation’s justice correspondent and columnist, about the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Louisiana v. Callais that undermines the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Mystal says the “most important legislation in US history” that ended 100 years of apartheid is now “effectively dead.”

Featured image of the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 via Wikimedia Commons.

UW-Madison and Tribal Nations partner to support indigenous food sovereignty by WORT 89.9FM Madison

"Refuge and Resistance" art exhibition opens at Imaginary Factory by WORT 89.9FM Madison

Forecast from Wednesday, 5-27-26 by WORT 89.9FM Madison

After months of delays, a highly-anticipated men’s shelter on Madison’s east side could open later this summer. City staff still haven’t named an exact date, though a meeting of the city’s Finance Committee on Monday marked a small step forward.

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The city of Madison is partnering with Madison schools to develop a new plan that aims to make walking and biking to school safer for students, as part of a citywide effort to reduce deaths and serious injuries on roadways to zero. Community members joined a public information meeting Thursday to weigh in on the draft plan.

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