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.