WORT Local News

Here's your local news for Thursday, January 22, 2026:

• We share an update on a new housing development in the city's Owl Creek neighborhood,
• Outline what's been predictable and surprising about the Trump regime's immigration crackdown,
• Celebrate Bob Weir's life and legacy with a local Grateful Dead tribute band,
• Learn how a local woodworker used his art to tackle a complicated subject,
• Look forward to the Russian Folk Orchestra's first rehearsal of the semester,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, January 21, 2026:

• We find out how a city initiative is defining Madison's "regional music brand,"
• Hear a Midwest professor's warning about the Trump regime's escalating authoritarian tactics,
• Check in with Dane4Dogs after their latest legal victory over Ridglan Farms,
• Examine UW-Madison's evolving anti-hazing policies,
• Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
• Travel back in time to 1965,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, January 20, 2026:

• We get Congressman Mark Pocan's take on escalating ICE activity, the impending government shutdown, and efforts to redraw Wisconsin's congressional maps,
• Outline the partisan debate over rising energy costs,
• Share an excerpt from the keynote speech at Dane County and Madison's 41st Annual MLK Day Observance,
• Explain why most of the American ag industry is running in the red,
• Celebrate the legacy of Mother Fool's Coffeehouse,
• Offer a novel idea to support the Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Rehabilitation Center,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, January 15, 2026:

• We explain why city-county tensions boiled over at a public hearing on Wednesday,
• Get the details on MMSD's budget outlook for 2026-2027,
• Describe the transparency concerns that emerged after WisconsinEye went dark,
• Tell you the best spots to cast your fishing line,
• Meet the Flamingos' newest midfielder,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, January 14, 2026:

• We head to the state Capitol for a student walkout protesting the ICE shooting last week in Minneapolis,
• Hear what city alders had to say ahead of yesterday's unanimous vote approving a one-year moratorium on new data center construction,
• Sit down with Senator Melissa Ratcliff to dissect the GOP's latest spate of anti-trans proposals,
• Predict what could be on the agenda if Democrats retake the state Legislature in November,
• Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
• Travel back in time to 1968,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, January 13, 2026:

• We get the details on a proposal that would temporarily ban new data center construction in Madison,
• Hear the mission behind a city council newsletter that's slated to launch this week,
• Explain why the feds set legal definitions for dairy products,
• Talk gut health with a local dietician,
• Check on a pair of red-tailed hawks receiving treatment at the Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Rehabilitation Center,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, January 12, 2026:

• We hear messages of mourning and resistance at a Madison vigil for Renee Nicole Good,
• Outline the latest charges in a child sexual abuse investigation at Sun Prairie West High School,
• Find out why a much-debated state law is taking center stage in the missing ballot lawsuit against the city of Madison and its former clerk,
• Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
• Mark the anniversary of a deadly earthquake in Haiti,
• Teach you how to mix up a "Dark N' Stormy" cocktail,
• Review two movies,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, January 8, 2026:

• We detail the mixed reactions at a city meeting yesterday reviewing WisDOT's plan to expand the beltline,
• Find out how much Wisconsin's ballooning school voucher program is costing taxpayers,
• Spotlight some upcoming events celebrating eastern European culture,
• Meet a Madisonian who's using social media to highlight the local music scene,
• Consider the balance between function and beauty with a local woodworker,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, January 7, 2026:

• We find out why the DeForest village board decided not to take action Tuesday on a petition that would give voters the final say on a proposed data center,
• Learn how data centers could change Wisconsin's utility landscape,
• Answer some winter gardening FAQs,
• Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
• Travel back in time to 1962,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, January 6, 2026:

• We find out how a new federal grant could help MMSD expand mental health services for students in need,
• Get the details on a local project that uses art to help older Black women fight Alzheimer's disease,
• Consider the potential pitfalls if private interests win out in the county's renovation of the Coliseum,
• Forecast another difficult year in the dairy business,
• Stop by JBC Coffee Roasters,
• Describe how winter ice can be dangerous for animals, too,
• And much more.