WORT Local News

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WORT Local News episodes

  • CDC Endorses Pfizer Vaccine For Teens And Tweens
    Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, May 12th, 2021: The Pfizer shot will soon be available to Wisconsin's tweens, we recap yesterday’s annual State of the Tribes address, a Madison musical institution faces dissolution and in the second half we get the week in local government news and the headlines from May 1966.
    49 min
  • CDC Endorses Pfizer Vaccine For Teens And Tweens
    Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, May 12th, 2021: The Pfizer shot will soon be available to Wisconsin's tweens, we recap yesterday’s annual State of the Tribes address, a Madison musical institution faces dissolution and in the second half we get the week in local government news and the headlines from May 1966.
    49 min
  • Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett discusses new role, future of Sheriff's Office
    Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, May 11th, 2021: Madison teachers protest provisions in their annual contracts, the state Senate considers police reform measures during a busy day, we get to know Dane County’s new sheriff, Kalvin Barrett and in the second half, we watch a youth football league, migrate north with birds and seek shelter from asteroids.
    49 min
  • Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett discusses new role, future of Sheriff's Office
    Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, May 11th, 2021: Madison teachers protest provisions in their annual contracts, the state Senate considers police reform measures during a busy day, we get to know Dane County’s new sheriff, Kalvin Barrett and in the second half, we watch a youth football league, migrate north with birds and seek shelter from asteroids.
    49 min
  • "Save The Farm" pushes ahead with effort to purchase historic Voit Farm
    Here's your WORT Local News for Monday May 10th, 2021: A local non-profit works to preserve a historic farm, UW Health nurses rallied at the capitol this weekend, A federal moratorium on evictions may be overturned -- we break down what you need to know and in the second half, we visit a local pet cemetery and remember the life of Helen Keller.
    50 min
  • "Save The Farm" pushes ahead with effort to purchase historic Voit Farm
    Here's your WORT Local News for Monday May 10th, 2021: A local non-profit works to preserve a historic farm, UW Health nurses rallied at the capitol this weekend, A federal moratorium on evictions may be overturned -- we break down what you need to know and in the second half, we visit a local pet cemetery and remember the life of Helen Keller.
    50 min
  • Budgets, Wienermobiles and memes for milk-chugging teens
    Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, May 6th, 2021: A state committee shreds the Governor’s budget, residents continue to rally around a community fridge, community members raise concerns about repaving Gorham Street and in the second half we’ve got memes for milk-chugging teens and a multitude of Weiner Mobiles.
    50 min
  • Budgets, Wienermobiles and memes for milk-chugging teens
    Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, May 6th, 2021: A state committee shreds the Governor’s budget, residents continue to rally around a community fridge, community members raise concerns about repaving Gorham Street and in the second half we’ve got memes for milk-chugging teens and a multitude of Weiner Mobiles.
    50 min
  • Madison Council Narrowly Shoots Down Homeless Shelter
    Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, May 5th, 2021: Madison’s leaders shoot down a new homeless shelter, meanwhile, changes are coming to Occupy Madison’s tiny houses, State Republicans reject legalizing marijuana and in the second half, we get the week in local government news, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and the news from May, 1969.
    50 min

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