WORT Local News

WORT Local News

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WORT Local News episodes

  • Ten percent hopeful
    Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, August 24th, 2020: Kenosha police shot a man seven times yesterday, prompting protests in Kenosha and Madison, the family of 11-year old Anisa Scott held a public memorial service on Saturday, most of Dane County’s students will start out the school year online this semester and in the second half, we get the week ahead in local government and take a look at UW-Madison's reopening plan.
    51 min
  • Ten percent hopeful
    Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, August 24th, 2020: Kenosha police shot a man seven times yesterday, prompting protests in Kenosha and Madison, the family of 11-year old Anisa Scott held a public memorial service on Saturday, most of Dane County’s students will start out the school year online this semester and in the second half, we get the week ahead in local government and take a look at UW-Madison's reopening plan.
    51 min
  • "The Wild West of Public Records"
    Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, August 20th, 2020: A Dane County Board Committee meeting took an unexpected turn on Tuesday, we take a look at Madison’s Streatery program, Wisconsin is co-filing a lawsuit against recent changes to the U.S. Postal Service and in the second half, we hear from a community group objecting to two referendums for Madison’s schools.
    50 min
  • "The Wild West of Public Records"
    Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, August 20th, 2020: A Dane County Board Committee meeting took an unexpected turn on Tuesday, we take a look at Madison’s Streatery program, Wisconsin is co-filing a lawsuit against recent changes to the U.S. Postal Service and in the second half, we hear from a community group objecting to two referendums for Madison’s schools.
    50 min
  • As DNC Enters Day Three, Trump Counter-Programming Continues
    Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, August 19th, 2020: It’s day three of the Democratic National Convention, Police reform measures continue to make their way through the city’s government, we take a by-the-numbers look at the arts during COVID-19 and in the second half, Rob McClure gives us the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and we get the week in local government.
    51 min
  • As DNC Enters Day Three, Trump Counter-Programming Continues
    Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, August 19th, 2020: It’s day three of the Democratic National Convention, Police reform measures continue to make their way through the city’s government, we take a by-the-numbers look at the arts during COVID-19 and in the second half, Rob McClure gives us the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and we get the week in local government.
    51 min
  • At The DNC, Centrists And Progressives Present A United Front
    Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, August 18th, 2020: The numbers on last week’s partisan primary are still rolling in, Congressman Mark Pocan speaks out against efforts to undercut the Postal Service, It’s the second day of the Democratic National Convention and in the second half WORT talks snake rehabilitation and affirmative action
    50 min
  • At The DNC, Centrists And Progressives Present A United Front
    Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, August 18th, 2020: The numbers on last week’s partisan primary are still rolling in, Congressman Mark Pocan speaks out against efforts to undercut the Postal Service, It’s the second day of the Democratic National Convention and in the second half WORT talks snake rehabilitation and affirmative action
    50 min
  • "How do you watch a taped speech?”
    Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, August 17th, 2020: The DNC kicked off in Milwaukee today, Wisconsin’s Natural Resources board delayed a vote on PFAS restrictions last week, we take a look at how Wisconsin’s postal service is handling the November election and in the second half we get the week ahead in local government and ask the question: Where’d all the quarters go?
    52 min
  • "How do you watch a taped speech?”
    Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, August 17th, 2020: The DNC kicked off in Milwaukee today, Wisconsin’s Natural Resources board delayed a vote on PFAS restrictions last week, we take a look at how Wisconsin’s postal service is handling the November election and in the second half we get the week ahead in local government and ask the question: Where’d all the quarters go?
    52 min

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