WORT Local News

Here's your local news for Tuesday, October 6, 2026:

• We find out why a city agency could soon get a new name,
• Sit down with the Democratic candidate running for Wisconsin's 76th Assembly District,
• Hear how Wisconsin's dairy farmers are faring amid the trade war with Canada,
• Share ideas for good cooking while camping,
• Explore the unique challenges of treating birds with spinal trauma,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, October 5, 2026:

• We get a progress update on a strategic plan that aims to help downtown Madison reach its full potential,
• Hear how the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra is deepening their community engagement efforts,
• Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
• Mark the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street,
• Review two new movies,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, October 1, 2026:

• We hear from Salah Sarsour's legal team, after this week's ruling that he can be deported on national security grounds,
• Find out why an independent running for Congress wants to abolish the Federal Reserve,
• Examine the first in a pair of active lawsuits challenging Wisconsin's congressional map,
• Talk world-building with a local playwright,
• Uncover the world of Soviet-era samizdat,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, September 30, 2026:

• We hear city staff's plan to prevent the development of hyperscale data centers in Madison,
• Consider how Wisconsin's election policy could change if either party wins unified control of the state government in November,
• Take a closer look at last week's alleged hazing incident at UW-Madison,
• 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, September 29, 2026:

• We get the scoop on the latest union election at SSM Health,
• Meet an independent candidate who's running for Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district,
• Look forward to this year's World Dairy Expo,
• Explore the many sides of food writing,
• Learn how wildlife rehabilitators are helping a baby bobcat recover from ringworm,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, September 28, 2026:

• We hear what's on the agenda for Madison's new policing policy workgroup,
• Find out what issues matter most to older Wisconsin voters,
• Take a closer look at the three constitutional amendments on the November ballot,
• Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
• Mark the day in 1935 that fascist Italy invaded Ethiopia,
• Teach you how to mix up an "Alabama Slammer,"
• Review two documentaries,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, September 24, 2026:

• We find out why Madison's citywide deployment of body-worn cameras could come earlier than expected,
• Hear the mission behind a new city council workgroup on policing policies,
• Assess the government transparency plans Wisconsin's gubernatorial candidates have presented on the campaign trail,
• Tell you the best spots to cast your fishing line,
• Check in with Forward Madison FC after their latest home-field victory,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, September 23, 2026:

• We detail a resolution on police oversight and accountability that earned the city council's unanimous support Tuesday,
• Hear incumbent Wisconsin AG Josh Kaul's pitch to voters ahead of the November election,
• Talk ethical journalism with a pair of Daily Cardinal editors,
• 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, September 22, 2026:

• We hear David Crowley and Tom Tiffany's dueling visions for state-county coordination,
• Get the city attorney's take on possible rules violations in the Office of the Independent Police Monitor,
• Detail the mysterious case of a disappearing FDA warning letter,
• Tour an urban farm that grows microgreens,
• Learn about local efforts to prevent the spread of avian influenza,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, September 21, 2026:

• We hear what local leaders in police oversight had to say at a public forum last week,
• Attend a union action supporting prospective workers at a new hotel in downtown Madison,
• Learn what's at stake if Middleton area voters reject a school budget referendum on the November ballot,
• Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
• Celebrate the Art Lit Lab's tenth anniversary,
• And much more.