WORT Local News

Here's your local news for Monday, August 31, 2026:

• We check in with Madison's alternative emergency response program ahead of their fifth anniversary,
• Outline some of the hot-button issues that could be decided in the Wisconsin Supreme Court's next term,
• Learn about an initiative that's inviting folks to rethink their relationship with the natural world,
• Get the latest numbers on excessive CEO pay,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, August 27, 2026:

• Hear about how the State Government considers reforming the laws around cemeteries
• Southern Wisconsin braces itself for rising food insecurity
• Learn how some municipalities pool their insurance needs
• We’ll help you plan one last round of summer fishing
• Hear whether Forward Madison continued their lossless streak
• And Much More.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, August 26, 2026:

• Check in on the heating-up Madison Mayor Race
• Learn about a new Dane County Clerk’s Office Election Center on the east side
• See how Wisconsin is holding Meta accountable for the damaging effects of social media on kids
• Examine how the budget cuts to the Affordable Care Act is causing Americans to become uninsured
• We’ll go back in time to State street during the Vietnam war
• And Much More

Here's your local news for Thursday, August 20, 2026:

• We learn how the city of Green Bay is preparing for the midterms, after a headline-grabbing election snafu earlier this year,
• Hear a union leader's pitch to make UW regent positions elected rather than appointed,
• Look forward to Ukraine Fest 2026,
• Build community and reduce waste at the "Fat Clothing Swap,"
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, August 19, 2026:

• We find out why state finance leaders are opposed to deregulating crypto staking,
• Check in with Midwest Environmental Advocates after their latest victory in Dane County court,
• Hear how Wisconsin's ability to retain young educated professionals stacks up against other states,
• 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, August 18, 2026:

• We hear how the Madison school board is planning for the next district budget,
• Talk carceral reform ahead of a history-making commutations hearing later this week,
• Examine a "shocking" decline in beef prices,
• Visit Wildwood Cafe in Stoughton,
• Share some fun facts about bat bugs,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, August 17, 2026:

• We share key takeaways from MMSD's back-to-school roundtable,
• Hear what consumer advocates are monitoring amid Wisconsin's chaotic data center build-out,
• Learn more about the nation's first law banning "nudification technology,"
• Mark the anniversary of a Palestinian cameraman's murder by U.S. soldiers,
• Teach you how to mix up the infamous "BORG" cocktail,
• Review two movies,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, August 13, 2026:

• We detail the latest pitch to redevelop the downtown site that houses Essen Haus,
• Find out why ACLU is suing the state of Wisconsin,
• Examine the struggle to obtain additional records on police disciplinary investigations,
• Learn about a new lawsuit challenging the DNR's approach to data center development,
• Check in with Forward Madison FC after the end of their winning streak,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, August 12, 2026:

• We detail the preliminary results in Tuesday's election,
• Consider why statewide polls missed the mark in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor,
• Hear what's at stake for Wisconsin kids amid the federal deregulation of Head Start,
• Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
• Travel back in time to 1967,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, August 11, 2026:

• We explain why an error more than fifty years ago has the city rushing to hand over "remnant lands" to the county,
• Tour the new Bartillon shelter ahead of opening day next month,
• Learn how a series of economic shifts have turned the dairy world upside down,
• Hear the mission behind the "Dane County Food System Action Plan,"
• Take a closer look at the invasive European starling,
• And much more.