WORT Local News

Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, October 5th, 2020: Demonstrators rally to support a police reform measure, we look at how the pandemic is influencing an autumn tradition and in the second half, we get the week ahead in local government, speak with two local climate activists and hear how absentee voting has changed over time.

Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, October 5th, 2020: Demonstrators rally to support a police reform measure, we look at how the pandemic is influencing an autumn tradition and in the second half, we get the week ahead in local government, speak with two local climate activists and hear how absentee voting has changed over time.

Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, October 1st, 2020: Wisconsin suffered its largest single-day increase in COVID-related deaths yesterday; with 34 days left to election day and absentee voting in full swing, Madison officials are pushing back against Republican challenges to absentee voting; Wisconsin hits another record number of coronavirus cases and in the second half, Radio Chipstone takes a break from this week’s hectic news cycle to examine the peaceful art of ropemaking.

Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, October 1st, 2020: Wisconsin suffered its largest single-day increase in COVID-related deaths yesterday; with 34 days left to election day and absentee voting in full swing, Madison officials are pushing back against Republican challenges to absentee voting; Wisconsin hits another record number of coronavirus cases and in the second half, Radio Chipstone takes a break from this week’s hectic news cycle to examine the peaceful art of ropemaking.

Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, September 30th, 2020: A federal appeals court has upheld a deadline extension for Wisconsin’s absentee ballots, Dane County continues maintenance on local rivers in an attempt to prevent flooding and in the second half, we get the latest in local government, the most comprehensive forecast on the air and the headlines from October, 1960.

Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, September 30th, 2020: A federal appeals court has upheld a deadline extension for Wisconsin’s absentee ballots, Dane County continues maintenance on local rivers in an attempt to prevent flooding and in the second half, we get the latest in local government, the most comprehensive forecast on the air and the headlines from October, 1960.

Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, September 29th, 2020: The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard oral arguments on two cases that could affect the upcoming election, State health officials address the record-breaking COVID-19 numbers, WORT examines the political theater surrounding the 2020 elections and in the second half, we look at COVID-19 among UW’s frats, banned books and more.

Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, September 29th, 2020: The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard oral arguments on two cases that could affect the upcoming election, State health officials address the record-breaking COVID-19 numbers, WORT examines the political theater surrounding the 2020 elections and in the second half, we look at COVID-19 among UW’s frats, banned books and more.

Here's your WORT Local News for Monday September 28th, 2020: Doctor Jill Biden, the wife of democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, visited a Madison cafe today, the legal debate around Wisconsin’s absentee voting process continues, state republicans are attempting to shut down one of Madison’s voter outreach programs and in the second half, What’s the Word takes a look at the Supreme Court confirmation process and we get the week ahead in local government.

Here's your WORT Local News for Monday September 28th, 2020: Doctor Jill Biden, the wife of democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, visited a Madison cafe today, the legal debate around Wisconsin’s absentee voting process continues, state republicans are attempting to shut down one of Madison’s voter outreach programs and in the second half, What’s the Word takes a look at the Supreme Court confirmation process and we get the week ahead in local government.