WORT Local News

Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021: A Wisconsin Republican is floating changes to state voter laws, partisan divisions bog down a state broadband proposal, State lawmakers overwhelmingly approve changes to Wisconsin’s unemployment system and in the second half of the show, we learn the latest news from the U-W, investigate an influx of possums and blast off into black holes.

Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, February 22nd, 2021: The Wisconsin Historical Society pushes ahead with a new museum, A new initiative is placing easy-access overdose kits across Wisconsin, we take a closer look at last week’s power outages in Texas and in the second half, WORT talks local government, wolves and the iconic singer-songwriter Nina Simone.

Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, February 22nd, 2021: The Wisconsin Historical Society pushes ahead with a new museum, A new initiative is placing easy-access overdose kits across Wisconsin, we take a closer look at last week’s power outages in Texas and in the second half, WORT talks local government, wolves and the iconic singer-songwriter Nina Simone.

Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, February 18th 2021: A rental assistance program has launched for Dane County residents, Nearly six years since the police killing of Tony Robinson a new petition looks to reopen the case, lawmakers continue bickering over the state’s unemployment system and in the second half, WORT talks spring primaries, open government and flat track racing.

Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, February 18th 2021: A rental assistance program has launched for Dane County residents, Nearly six years since the police killing of Tony Robinson a new petition looks to reopen the case, lawmakers continue bickering over the state’s unemployment system and in the second half, WORT talks spring primaries, open government and flat track racing.

Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, February 17th, 2021: We recap yesterday’s spring primary results, Joe Biden stopped in Milwaukee last night for a national address, Governor Tony Evers has released his full biennial budget and in the second half, we get the latest in local government news, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and the headlines from 1969.

Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, February 17th, 2021: We recap yesterday’s spring primary results, Joe Biden stopped in Milwaukee last night for a national address, Governor Tony Evers has released his full biennial budget and in the second half, we get the latest in local government news, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and the headlines from 1969.

Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, February 16th, 2021: State Republicans move to block COVID vaccines for prisoners, ore details on the MMSD plan to return students to in-person classes, We preview the governor’s budget address and in the second half, we learn the latest from the U-W campus, get to know muskrats, and touch down on Mars.

Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, February 16th, 2021: State Republicans move to block COVID vaccines for prisoners, ore details on the MMSD plan to return students to in-person classes, We preview the governor’s budget address and in the second half, we learn the latest from the U-W campus, get to know muskrats, and touch down on Mars.

Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, February 15th, 2021: The DNR pushes ahead with wolf hunting, we take a look at Wisconsin’s superintendent race, a new report reveals stark racial disparities in court sentences and in the second half, we get the week ahead in local government and look back at the Act 10 protests.