WORT Local News

Here's your local news for Wednesday, April 22, 2026:

• We detail what went down at Tuesday's tense city council meeting,
• Share key takeaways from a new report on Wisconsin's criminal justice system,
• Examine the latest change in leadership at UW-Madison,
• 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, April 21, 2026:

• We attend the "Existence as Resistance" fashion show,
• Find out why more architects are using engineered wood,
• Detail the environmental benefits of passenger rail,
• Explore how immigration raids are impacting the American agricultural industry,
• Talk culinary perspectives with a food writer,
• Describe the diverse dietary needs of birds,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, April 20, 2026:

• We hear from protesters who joined the attempted raid this weekend of a Blue Mounds dog breeding and testing facility,
• Share key takeaways from a new report on climate change in Wisconsin,
• Find out why county leaders withdrew funding for Flock cameras,
• Celebrate the legacy of a trailblazing bluegrass musician,
• Review two documentaries featured in this year's Wisconsin Film Festival,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, April 16, 2026:

• We hear city staff's pitch to reduce speeding on major arterial roads,
• Discuss the power of nonviolence in violent times,
• Review three movies featured in this year's Wisconsin Film Festival,
• Explain why physical media still matters,
• Celebrate every color of the rainbow,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, April 15, 2026:

• We explain why the Department of Public Instruction's infamous Wisconsin Dells trip is once again under scrutiny,
• Explore the benefits of "right to charge" laws,
• Find out how many internal investigations at the Madison Police Department actually lead to discipline,
• Detail UW-Madison's efforts to meet new accessibility requirements,
• 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, April 14, 2026:

• We detail the debate over plans to demolish a brutalist apartment building in downtown Madison,
• Explain why a special session to ban partisan gerrymandering is still open,
• Predict tough times ahead for American dairy farmers amid rising energy costs,
• Celebrate food media and friendship with the "Stomping Grounds" team,
• 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, April 13, 2026:

• We detail the public's top concerns about data centers, according to a new survey from Wisconsin Conservation Voters,
• Find out how a scam victim turned her experience into state legislation,
• Sit down with WisDems Chair Devin Remiker for a postmortem on the spring election,
• Weigh the likelihood of a long-lasting ceasefire in the Middle East,
• Commemorate the founding of a student-led civil rights group,
• Teach you how to mix up an "Old Pal" cocktail,
• Review two new movies,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, April 9, 2026:

• We find out why the UW System's Board of Regents decided to fire President Jay Rothman,
• Detail state level efforts to legalize medical aid in dying,
• Hear Madison's updated plan for a more walkable city,
• Share some tips on how to submit a successful open records request,
• Tell you the best spots to cast your fishing line,
• Sit down with a Forward Madison FC goalkeeper who’s on a hot streak,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, April 8, 2026:

• We hear how Democratic hopefuls for governor plan to fix Wisconsin's health care system,
• Break down the results of Tuesday's nonpartisan election with four local labor leaders,
• Take a closer look at the ouster of UW System President Jay Rothman,
• Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
• Travel back in time to 1962,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, April 7, 2026:

• We share the latest on today's nonpartisan spring election,
• Find out what's next for prison reform advocates after Governor Evers moved to restore Wisconsin's commutations process,
• Predict how the war in Iran could unsettle the global agriculture industry,
• Talk cold brew with a Madison food industry veteran,
• Examine why males in many bird species are so colorful,
• And much more.