WORT Local News

Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, January 14th, 2021: The Wisconsin State Capitol prepares for a potentially tumultuous weekend, Wisconsin health officials ID a new coronavirus strain, WORT examines the Madison Police Department’s use of tear gas over the past thirty years and in the second half, Isthmus solves the case of mysterious billboards, and Radio Chipstone invites us to unwind with some weaving.

Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, January 13th, 2021: the U.S. House votes to impeach President Donald Trump, we unpack Governor Tony Evers’ state of the state address, Madison’s new police oversight board is facing a new legal challenge 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 January 1968.

Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, January 13th, 2021: the U.S. House votes to impeach President Donald Trump, we unpack Governor Tony Evers’ state of the state address, Madison’s new police oversight board is facing a new legal challenge 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 January 1968.

Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, January 12th, 2021: the governor and Senate Republicans reach a compromise on a new pandemic response package, Dane County and Madison leadership unveil a new plan to prevent evictions, Wisconsin’s state and local taxation levels hit a fifty year low and in the second half, WORT warns against DIY wildlife rehabilitation, visits fluffy galaxies and considers impeachment and the 25th Amendment.

Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, January 12th, 2021: the governor and Senate Republicans reach a compromise on a new pandemic response package, Dane County and Madison leadership unveil a new plan to prevent evictions, Wisconsin’s state and local taxation levels hit a fifty year low and in the second half, WORT warns against DIY wildlife rehabilitation, visits fluffy galaxies and considers impeachment and the 25th Amendment.

Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, January 7th, 2021: Tensions rise at the Wisconsin state capitol, as GOP in-fighting stalls a COVID relief bill, we take a closer look at the investigation into the shooting of Jacob Blake, as we enter a new year, W-O-R-T remembers those who lost their lives to COVID in 2020 and in the second half, we check in on how Madison’s arts scene is weathering the pandemic and get a master class in public records.

Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, January 7th, 2021: Tensions rise at the Wisconsin state capitol, as GOP in-fighting stalls a COVID relief bill, we take a closer look at the investigation into the shooting of Jacob Blake, as we enter a new year, W-O-R-T remembers those who lost their lives to COVID in 2020 and in the second half, we check in on how Madison’s arts scene is weathering the pandemic and get a master class in public records.

Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, January 6th, 2021: A pro-Trump mob attempts to seize the U.S. Capitol building --We’ll give you what we know, speak to a reporter on the ground, and hear from a Wisconsin Republican Congressman about his thoughts.

Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, January 6th, 2021: A pro-Trump mob attempts to seize the U.S. Capitol building --We’ll give you what we know, speak to a reporter on the ground, and hear from a Wisconsin Republican Congressman about his thoughts.

Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, January 5th, 2021: The Kenosha police officer who shot Jacob Blake will face no criminal charges, Wisconsin’s Republicans and Democrats back opposing pandemic response bills, we look at how COVID-19 ravaged a state prison in September and in the second half, we look at the Georgia Senate elections, a historic autoworkers strike, gray wolves and what 2021 will mean for space exploration.