WORT Local News

Here's your WORT Local News, October 20th, 2020: Mark Pocan once again faces a challenger this November, Madison and Dane County partner to address homelesness ahead of winter, we speak with a nurse who’s been working on the front lines throughout the pandemic and in the second half, we learn the latest in U-W happenings, why birds keep running into windows, and more.

Here's your WORT Local News, October 20th, 2020: Mark Pocan once again faces a challenger this November, Madison and Dane County partner to address homelesness ahead of winter, we speak with a nurse who’s been working on the front lines throughout the pandemic and in the second half, we learn the latest in U-W happenings, why birds keep running into windows, and more.

Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, October 19th, 2020: The first of this week’s previews of Congressional races at play in November, the Dane County Board made strides in criminal justice reform last Thursday, we get the details on a bombshell investigative report about FoxConn, and more tiny homes, the electoral college and much more in the second half of the show.

Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, October 19th, 2020: The first of this week’s previews of Congressional races at play in November, the Dane County Board made strides in criminal justice reform last Thursday, we get the details on a bombshell investigative report about FoxConn, and more tiny homes, the electoral college and much more in the second half of the show.

Here's your WORT podcast bonus episode for October 18th, 2020:

Thursday was the final day of Senate Judiciary Committee hearings for Amy Coney Barrett. The Committee has set a panel vote on Barrett’s appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court for October 22nd, after which she’ll be sent to the Senate floor for a final confirmation.

Now, some Democrats are considering adding supreme court justices to the high court -- a process known as “court packing” --  in an effort to dilute the conservative justices.

For more on Barrett’s nomination, and why court packing isn’t as unprecedented as some make it out to be, WORT Producer Jonah Chester spoke with Elie Mystal, Justice Correspondent for The Nation magazine.

A shortened version of this conversation originally ran on the WORT 6 O'Clock News on October 15th, 2020.

Here's your WORT podcast bonus episode for October 18th, 2020:

Thursday was the final day of Senate Judiciary Committee hearings for Amy Coney Barrett. The Committee has set a panel vote on Barrett’s appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court for October 22nd, after which she’ll be sent to the Senate floor for a final confirmation.

Now, some Democrats are considering adding supreme court justices to the high court -- a process known as “court packing” --  in an effort to dilute the conservative justices.

For more on Barrett’s nomination, and why court packing isn’t as unprecedented as some make it out to be, WORT Producer Jonah Chester spoke with Elie Mystal, Justice Correspondent for The Nation magazine.

A shortened version of this conversation originally ran on the WORT 6 O'Clock News on October 15th, 2020.

Here's your WORT Local News for October 15th, 2020: The US Census wraps up earlier than intended, US Supreme Court Justice nominee confirmation hearings draw to a close and in the second half, WORT explores third-party presidential candidates, open records and glass blowing.

Here's your WORT Local News for October 15th, 2020: The US Census wraps up earlier than intended, US Supreme Court Justice nominee confirmation hearings draw to a close and in the second half, WORT explores third-party presidential candidates, open records and glass blowing.

Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, October 14th, 2020: Madison’s new police oversight board is one of the strongest in the nation, residents are split on leash requirements for dogs in two eastside parks, rural healthcare providers are struggling under the recent surge in COVID-19 cases and in the second half, we get the week in local news, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and the headlines from October 1967.

Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, October 14th, 2020: Madison’s new police oversight board is one of the strongest in the nation, residents are split on leash requirements for dogs in two eastside parks, rural healthcare providers are struggling under the recent surge in COVID-19 cases and in the second half, we get the week in local news, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and the headlines from October 1967.