WORT Local News

Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, November 24th, 2020: Protesters gather at the Governor’s Mansion for action on COVID-19 in prisons, Wisconsin’s lame-duck laws are again facing a legal challenge, WORT examines the Trump campaign’s challenges to Dane County ballots and in the second half of the show, we learn the latest from the U-W campus, find out what it takes to heal injured wildlife and mourn the loss of the Arecibo observatory.

Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, November 23rd, 2020: Vote recount efforts in Dane and Milwaukee Counties enter day four, aconservative legal firm challenges Dane County’s ban on indoor gatherings, we look at viral misinformation during the pandemic and in the second half, we get the week ahead in local government and look at the culinary history of the turkey.

Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, November 23rd, 2020: Vote recount efforts in Dane and Milwaukee Counties enter day four, aconservative legal firm challenges Dane County’s ban on indoor gatherings, we look at viral misinformation during the pandemic and in the second half, we get the week ahead in local government and look at the culinary history of the turkey.

Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, November 19th, 2020: Vote recount efforts are officially underway in Dane County, a new state grant program is providing financial support to movie theaters, Wisconsin’s prison system passed 7,000 positive COVID-19 cases this week and in the second half, W-O-R-T speaks with a nurse on the front line of the pandemic and examines the history of political souvenirs.

Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, November 19th, 2020: Vote recount efforts are officially underway in Dane County, a new state grant program is providing financial support to movie theaters, Wisconsin’s prison system passed 7,000 positive COVID-19 cases this week and in the second half, W-O-R-T speaks with a nurse on the front line of the pandemic and examines the history of political souvenirs.

Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, November 18th, 2020: The Trump campaign requests a partial ballot recount in Milwaukee and Dane Counties, Madison leaders loosen cannabis restrictions and approve a new redevelopment project on Capitol Square, we take a deep dive into upcoming redistricting and in the second half we get the latest in local government, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and look back at the headlines from November, 1965.

Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, November 18th, 2020: The Trump campaign requests a partial ballot recount in Milwaukee and Dane Counties, Madison leaders loosen cannabis restrictions and approve a new redevelopment project on Capitol Square, we take a deep dive into upcoming redistricting and in the second half we get the latest in local government, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and look back at the headlines from November, 1965.

Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, November 17th, 2020: Dane County bans indoor gatherings ahead of Thanksgiving, the governor introduces a pandemic plan -- prompting a reply from Republican legislators, WORT takes a closer look at recent school referendums and in the second half, we get the latest from UW-Madison and investigate the wildlife havoc wreaked by cats.

Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, November 17th, 2020: Dane County bans indoor gatherings ahead of Thanksgiving, the governor introduces a pandemic plan -- prompting a reply from Republican legislators, WORT takes a closer look at recent school referendums and in the second half, we get the latest from UW-Madison and investigate the wildlife havoc wreaked by cats.

Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, November 16th, 2020: The state Supreme Court considers another challenge to the Governor, a community initiative is providing books for students stuck at home, Wisconsin’s healthcare providers are reporting a shortage of plasma and in the second half W-O-R-T examines affordable housing in Dane County and the literary impact of presidential memoirs.