WORT Local News

Here's your local news for Wednesday, July 30, 2025:

• We'll find out why DoorDash and Uber are lobbying in favor of a bill headed to Governor Evers' desk,
• Get the latest news from Madison's CARES program,
• Learn how Madison area colleges support students who are struggling to afford basic necessities,
• Share lessons in solidarity from the Act Up movement,
• Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
• Travel back in time to 1969,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, July 29, 2025:

• We get the details on Madison's mid-year budget outlook,
• Outline some of the city's latest planning decisions,
• Find out how some Wisconsin county sheriffs are participating in federal immigration enforcement,
• Explain how Trump's tariff plan could affect your grocery bill,
• Offer some ideas about how to cook when you're on vacation,
• Share some heartwarming reunion stories from the Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Rehabilitation Center,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, July 28, 2025:

• We share an update on Rep. Shelia Stubbs' fight to establish a statewide task force on missing and murdered Black women,
• Find out why Wisconsin's new budget could lead to a financial gap in 2027,
• Learn more about what went wrong at the Madison Clerk's Office last fall,
• Commemorate the first recorded strike in North America,
• Teach you how to make a popular cocktail,
• Review two movies,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, July 24, 2025:

• We share a big update on the 2026 gubernatorial race,
• Get the details on Marquette Law School's latest national poll,
• Hear state Democrats' plan to prevent partisan spending of taxpayer dollars,
• Uncover the world of Soviet-era samizdat with a UW-Madison alum,
• Outline the pros and cons of solar power,
• Head to the Amish Quilt and Consignment Auction,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, July 23, 2025:

• We hear Senator Baldwin's plan to lower the cost of housing, child care, and household goods,
• Explain how you can weigh in on phase one of the Madison LakeWay project,
• Hear Dr. Donald Wuebbles' climate change predictions for the Great Lakes region,
• Discuss the power of interfaith activism,
• Travel back in time to 1962,
• Get the scoop on the 2025 Lumberjack World Championships,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, July 22, 2025:

• We detail the city's latest "Vision Zero" rollout,
• Learn how Madison is using neighborhood-specific data to identify areas of need,
• Outline the dairy industry's reliance on immigrant labor,
• Meet the minds behind a local, vegan donut business,
• Explore the many forms of bird migration,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, July 21, 2025:

• We find out how state election officials are responding to the "confluence of errors" at the Madison Clerk's Office that left 193 absentee ballots uncounted last November,
• Consider the use of AI in the newsroom after a recent snafu at the Wisconsin State Journal,
• Dig into an unusual, election-related request from the U.S. Department of Justice,
• Commemorate the day that a whistleblower exposed the Tuskegee Syphilis Study,
• Taste-test another shot,
• Review two new documentaries,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, July 17, 2025:

• We learn how much private attorneys are paid in the Legislature's partisan battles with the governor,
• Detail a habitat restoration effort that's improving critical wetlands in Green Bay,
• Meet Madison City Assessor Michelle Drea,
• Tackle some especially tricky questions about Wisconsin's open government laws,
• Share advice on where to cast your fishing line this weekend,
• Celebrate Forward Madison's recent hometown victory,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, July 16, 2025:

• We detail the history behind a controversial proposal that dominated yesterday's city council meeting,
• Get some safety recommendations from local public health officials, following the recent spike in drug overdoses,
• Investigate online rental scams,
• Learn how an independent journalist is covering immigration issues in Baltimore,
• Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
• Travel back in time to 1969,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, July 15, 2025:

• We share an update on the search for the next chief of the Madison Police Department,
• Learn how a local nonprofit is fighting to preserve and improve the Yahara River watershed,
• Explore the complexities of national milk pricing,
• Sit down with Madison Sourdough's bread manager,
• Celebrate a big milestone at the Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Rehabilitation Center,
• And much more.