WORT Local News

Here's your local news for Tuesday, March 17, 2026:

• We find out why concerned parents flooded the public comment session at Monday's Plan Commission meeting,
• Meet an incumbent supervisor who says Dane County should focus on internal hiring to save money,
• Explain what the war in the Middle East means for the average American farmer,
• Consider how wage disparities contribute to the affordability crisis,
• Share some fun facts about the common loon,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, March 16, 2026:

• We hear about some possible improvements coming soon to a west side golf course,
• Meet a county board candidate who says the Sheriff's Department should be first in line for funding,
• Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
• Celebrate the contributions of Irish immigrants ahead of Saint Patrick's Day,
• Review two new movies,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, March 12, 2026:

• We hear how Senator Baldwin is fighting to stop the war in Iran,
• Meet a candidate who says her experience as an education leader would be an asset on the county board,
• Preview the winners, and sole loser, of this year's open government awards,
• Tell you the best spots to cast your fishing line,
• Check in with Forward Madison FC ahead of their season kickoff this weekend,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, March 11, 2026:

• We find out why the Madison Common Council is looking inwards as it prepares for two decades of significant population growth in the city,
• Learn how ICE fears are disrupting Wisconsin's workplaces,
• Meet a county board candidate who says local property taxes have gotten out of hand,
• Celebrate a hundred years of dance at UW-Madison,
• Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
• Travel back in time to 1969,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, March 10, 2026:

• We find out why fewer Wisconsin children are getting vaccinated on schedule,
• Meet a candidate who says she'd prioritize sustainable growth and water quality on the county board,
• Explain the beef over imported Argentinian beef,
• Dig into Madison's culinary scene with a local food and culture editor,
• Celebrate turkey vultures, nature's "garbage disposals,"
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, March 9, 2026:

• We hear how Dane County's new ballot printing vendor is speeding up election prep,
• Explain the debate over a bill that would codify a controversial definition of antisemitism into state law,
• Meet an incumbent supervisor who says Dane County has a spending problem,
• Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
• Mark the anniversary of the 1952 coup in Cuba,
• Teach you how to mix up a Peach Bellini,
• Review two new movies on the small screen,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, March 5, 2026:

• We hear city staff's pitch to alleviate the traffic and pedestrian problems on Regent Street,
• Meet an incumbent supervisor who says the environment can't take a back seat as the county prepares for future growth,
• Get a calendar update from Friends of Ukraine-Madison,
• Celebrate the power of protest songs,
• Discuss the commodification of children's toys,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, March 4, 2026:

• We learn how MMSD is fine-tuning its support for students with IEPs,
• Explain what would change if Wisconsin legislators finally agree to pass Erin's Law,
• Meet a county board candidate who wants to lower child care costs for working families,
• Hear a UW-Madison political scientist's predictions for the 2026 midterms,
• 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, March 3, 2026:

• We hear the governor's pitch to make fair voting maps permanent in Wisconsin,
• Learn how the rush to build hyperscale data centers could set back clean energy efforts,
• Meet a county board candidate who says she'd take a needs-based approach to the budget,
• Simplify the data on cheddar cheese pricing,
• Visit Wildwood Cafe in Stoughton,
• Explain how prey animals fight back against predation and competition in the wild,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, March 2, 2026:

• We get the scoop on a new lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's school funding system,
• Consider the political benefits of backing universal child care,
• Discuss the data center boom with a power plant operator who's running for the county board,
• Find out how a Wisconsin-based regional airline is collaborating with ICE,
• Mark the anniversary of a women-led strike in 1860,
• Review two new movies,
• And much more.