WORT Local News

WORT Local News

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WORT Local News episodes

  • Wisconsin Supreme Court mulls Governor's emergency orders
    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.
    51 min
  • Tree poachers steal rare pine from UW Arboretum
    Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, November 12th, 2020: Madison’s leaders have adopted a 2021 budget, Wisconsin’s election officials continue to combat misinformation, A rare tree has been stolen from the UW Arboretum and in the second half we look at the county’s redistricting efforts, get a masterclass in public records, and learn the art of letting go.
    52 min
  • Tree poachers steal rare pine from UW Arboretum
    Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, November 12th, 2020: Madison’s leaders have adopted a 2021 budget, Wisconsin’s election officials continue to combat misinformation, A rare tree has been stolen from the UW Arboretum and in the second half we look at the county’s redistricting efforts, get a masterclass in public records, and learn the art of letting go.
    52 min
  • 'Tis the season...for city and county budget deliberations
    Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, November 11th, 2020: Madison’s leaders have begun 2021 budget deliberations, Wisconsin Republicans continue to cast aspersions on last Tuesday’s election, A school board meeting in Burlington ends in protests and a divided community and in the second half we get the latest in local government, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and the headlines from November, 1969.
    52 min
  • 'Tis the season...for city and county budget deliberations
    Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, November 11th, 2020: Madison’s leaders have begun 2021 budget deliberations, Wisconsin Republicans continue to cast aspersions on last Tuesday’s election, A school board meeting in Burlington ends in protests and a divided community and in the second half we get the latest in local government, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and the headlines from November, 1969.
    52 min
  • Governor Tony Evers announces new executive order
    Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, November 10th, 2020: We’ll go live to Governor Tony Evers announces a new executive order, we get a reaction to Governor Evers' plans from a local healthcare worker and in the second half of the show, we’ll have headlines and local budget news, take a trip to the U-W campus and more.
    51 min
  • Governor Tony Evers announces new executive order
    Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, November 10th, 2020: We’ll go live to Governor Tony Evers announces a new executive order, we get a reaction to Governor Evers' plans from a local healthcare worker and in the second half of the show, we’ll have headlines and local budget news, take a trip to the U-W campus and more.
    51 min
  • Scenes of a Biden victory
    Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, November 9th, 2020: Sounds of a celebratory Madison on Saturday, Madison city officials eye a new shelter for homeless families, WORT speaks with former White House chief photographer Pete Souza and in the second half, we get the week ahead in local government and What’s the Word looks at the history of Presidential concessions.
    50 min
  • Scenes of a Biden victory
    Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, November 9th, 2020: Sounds of a celebratory Madison on Saturday, Madison city officials eye a new shelter for homeless families, WORT speaks with former White House chief photographer Pete Souza and in the second half, we get the week ahead in local government and What’s the Word looks at the history of Presidential concessions.
    50 min
  • Trump administration repeals protections for Gray Wolves
    Here's your WORT Local News for November 5th, 2020: Wisconsin’s congressional delegation remains largely unchanged after the election, we debunk misinformation surrounding the election in Wisconsin, the University of Wisconsin system is rolling out a statewide rapid COVID-19 testing program and in the second half, Isthmus on WORT recaps election night here in Madison.
    52 min

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