WORT Local News

Here's your local news for Thursday, February 26, 2026:

• We find out why construction on the jail consolidation project is running behind schedule,
• Meet an incumbent county supervisor who says NIMBYism should have consequences,
• Run through some transparency bills that are stuck in legislative limbo,
• Tell you the best spots to cast your fishing line,
• Get an update on Forward Madison FC's roster rebuild,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, February 25, 2026:

• We detail Attorney General Kaul's clash this morning with the GOP legislators leading an investigation of his department,
• Meet a county board candidate who's touting his firsthand knowledge of rural and urban issues,
• Check in on UW-Madison's search for a new provost,
• 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, February 24, 2026:

• We'll learn how to tell the difference between Madison police officers and ICE,
• Detail a new course at UW Law School that's blending legal theory with lived experience in the criminal justice system,
• Meet a county board candidate who wants to provide housing and workforce services at a "veterans village,"
• Talk butter price gouging,
• Sit down with the editor-in-chief of TASTE – a WORT alum,
• Get ready for baby season at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, February 23, 2026:

• We join the Fire & Wonder Winter Gathering at San Damiano Park,
• Meet an incumbent supervisor who says the growing county needs more housing and better transit,
• Find out why rural Wisconsin is struggling to hire municipal clerks,
• Mark the anniversary of the 2018 West Virginia teachers strike,
• Teach you how to mix up a 'Singapore Sling' cocktail,
• Review two new movies,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, February 19, 2026:

• We outline the Dane County Regional Airport's economic benefits and environmental drawbacks,
• Look forward to a software glow-up coming soon to the library system,
• Commemorate the fourth anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine,
• Explore the complex politics of so-called "rare earth" elements,
• Meet a pair of artists that are using their craft to memorialize their friendship,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, February 18, 2026:

• We share the key takeaways from Governor Evers' final State of the State address,
• Find out why a Wisconsin environmental group is suing the EPA,
• Detail student organizers' demands to limit ICE activity on the UW-Madison campus,
• 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, February 17, 2026:

• We detail GOP leaders' latest pitch to spend down the surplus, after weeks of negotiations with Governor Evers,
• Share some tips for private well owners who want to protect their water from contaminants,
• Outline some potential changes to Madison's border with McFarland,
• Explain what dairy products could win out in the recent protein craze,
• Visit a decades-old staple in the Madison coffee scene,
• Get ready for spring at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center,
• And much more.

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

• We head to Señor Machetes for a fundraiser supporting co-owner Noel Quintana, who was detained by ICE late last month,
• Find out why a grassroots group wants to combine child care and senior housing in Walworth County,
• Learn how the local public health department is working to stop the spread of measles,
• Check in with Madison's new city clerk ahead of tomorrow's spring primary,
• Commemorate the opening of King Tut's tomb in 1923,
• Teach you how to mix up a blackberry-based cocktail,
• Review two new onscreen offerings,
• And much more.

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

• We head to the state Capitol for a rally demanding a statewide moratorium on data center development,
• Sit down with a West Allis nurse who was fired this week after leading a unionization effort at her workplace,
• Offer some open government story ideas to celebrate this year's Sunshine Week,
• Hear the mission behind the DNR's new "Be Well Informed" tool,
• Check in on Forward Madison's roster rebuild,
• And much more.

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

• We detail today's legal back and forth over a grant program that helps students of color attend college,
• Learn how some employers are filling the gaps in the health insurance marketplace,
• Meet an incumbent supervisor who says rural voters deserve an experienced representative on the county board,
• Reflect on the legacy of outgoing UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin,
• Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
• Travel back in time to 1969,
• And much more.