WORT Local News

Here's your local news for Wednesday, May 21, 2025:

• We get the details on Madison's new property tax base report, as city leaders gear up for the next budget process,
• Meet a candidate running for the vacant seat on the county board,
• Reflect on the importance of DEI with a national leader in education,
• Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
• Travel back in time to 1966,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, May 20, 2025:

• We head to the Capitol for a press conference demanding action on gun violence,
• Share the details on a bill that seeks to incentivize film production in Wisconsin,
• Get the latest updates on sustainability efforts in Dane County,
• Investigate the "cheese" in Kraft Mac-N-Cheese,
• Explore how food tours can give local businesses a boost,
• Share some advice on how to protect bird nests from predators,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, May 19, 2025:

• We find out how Madison Public Library is celebrating a big anniversary,
• Hear what rural leaders had to say at a summit this month in Iowa,
• Get an inside look into the Republican Party of Wisconsin's annual convention this weekend,
• Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
• Mark the anniversary of a teachers strike in Mexico,
• Teach you how to make a Prohibition-era cocktail,
• Review two new features,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, May 15, 2025:

• We share an update on a bid to lower the voting age in local school district elections,
• Learn the long history behind a bill that got bipartisan support this week in the state Legislature,
• Outline the pros and cons of vinyl siding,
• Celebrate Madison's newest mural,
• Get nostalgic with outgoing News Director Chali Pittman,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, May 14, 2025:

• We outline the flurry of labor activity in the local healthcare industry,
• Explore the patchwork of cell phone policies in K-12 schools across the state,
• Get a live report from a rally at the state Capitol,
• Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
• Travel back in time to 1966,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, May 13, 2025:

• We head downtown to speak with the child care advocates rallying outside the state Capitol,
• Find out why a local group wants Madison to eliminate parking mandates,
• Take a look at how federal funding cuts to WIC, SNAP, and other essential programs affect vulnerable people,
• Debut a new feature that explores how to stand up for democracy,
• Explain why birds get more aggressive and territorial in the springtime,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, May 12, 2025:

• We get the details on three criminal justice bills making their way through the state Legislature,
• Check in with a pair of immigration attorneys three months after President Trump's return to the Oval Office,
• Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
• Celebrate Stevie Wonder's birthday,
• Teach you how to make a popular cocktail,
• Review a new movie,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, May 8, 2025:

• We share an inside look into this afternoon's state budget meeting,
• Outline what happened at yesterday's chaotic public hearing in the Assembly Committee on Judiciary,
• Hear how a state Democrat is renewing the push for a task force combating violence against Black women,
• Discuss the ongoing struggle to acquire investigation records from the police,
• Tell you the best spots to cast your fishing line,
• Check in on Madison's Flamingos,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, May 7, 2025:

• We hear how UW-Madison student activists are faring, one year after the Gaza solidarity encampment occupied Library Mall,
• Learn how the state's budget process works...and get some predictions for the most contentious items this go-around,
• Discuss an exhibition celebrating Hmong history and resilience,
• 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, May 6, 2025:

• We visit a Willy Street business just days after a vehicle collided with their storefront,
• Learn how a statewide program helps landowners save money and protect the environment,
• Ask a retired municipal judge for his take on Judge Hannah Dugan's arrest,
• Share a slew of updates in dairy industry news,
• Talk meal-planning,
• Explain how to protect mallard ducks during nesting season,
• And much more.