WORT Local News

Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, March 22nd, 2021: Meriter nurses secure a new contract, Wisconsin is poised to resume utility cut-offs next month, local parents pressure Madison’s schools to open up about an internal investigation and in the second half we get the week ahead in local government, commemorate the anniversary of the first meeting of Malcolm X and MLK and review two new movies.

Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, March 18th, 2021: A state commission tables the governor’s capital budget, the state assembly considers creating 'microschools,' Madison’s schools withhold information on a hidden camera incident and in the second half we talk public records during Sunshine Week and Radio Chipstone teaches us the true definition of thrifty.

Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, March 18th, 2021: A state commission tables the governor’s capital budget, the state assembly considers creating 'microschools,' Madison’s schools withhold information on a hidden camera incident and in the second half we talk public records during Sunshine Week and Radio Chipstone teaches us the true definition of thrifty.

Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, March 17th, 2021: The state assembly finds bipartisan support on bills, but divides on whether to honor Rush Limbaugh, more about those referendum-questions to appear on Madison ballots, climate change is accelerating oxygen-deprived dead zones in Lake Mendota and in the second half, we get the week in local government news, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and discuss some iconic female trailblazers on Madison in the Sixties.

Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, March 17th, 2021: The state assembly finds bipartisan support on bills, but divides on whether to honor Rush Limbaugh, more about those referendum-questions to appear on Madison ballots, climate change is accelerating oxygen-deprived dead zones in Lake Mendota and in the second half, we get the week in local government news, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and discuss some iconic female trailblazers on Madison in the Sixties.

Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, March 16th, 2021: Meriter nurses push forward with a potential strike, Wisconsin lawmakers debate conversion therapy and PFAS regulations, we examine a growing threat to Wisconsin’s lakes and rivers and in the second half, we learn the latest from the UW campus, save baby owls and explore exoplanets.

Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, March 16th, 2021: Meriter nurses push forward with a potential strike, Wisconsin lawmakers debate conversion therapy and PFAS regulations, we examine a growing threat to Wisconsin’s lakes and rivers and in the second half, we learn the latest from the UW campus, save baby owls and explore exoplanets.

Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, March 15th, 2021: State lawmakers propose wage increases for tipped workers, we take a second look at the case of an arrested Iowa reporter and in the second half, we get the week in local government, examine the legacy of an iconic protest song and review two new movies.

Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, March 15th, 2021: State lawmakers propose wage increases for tipped workers, we take a second look at the case of an arrested Iowa reporter and in the second half, we get the week in local government, examine the legacy of an iconic protest song and review two new movies.

Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, March 11th, 2021: Madison’s students are heading back to classrooms, proposed state legislation would penalize communities that defund their police, a Madison city committee rejects police body cameras and in the second half we’ve got food waste, art and 19th century toys.