WORT Local News

Here's your local news for Monday, March 31, 2025:

• We hear advocates' wish list for the next biennial budget,
• Share our investigative report into the contaminated drinking water at Waupun prison,
• Outline the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
• Explore big spending and political polarization in the state Supreme Court,
• Taste-test some more shots,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, March 27, 2025:

• We learn how Madison's new lobbyist plans to advance the city's interests in the state Capitol,
• Meet an incumbent alder who says students need a voice in city politics,
• Share some recommendations to make Wisconsin's open records law stronger,
• Tell you the best spots to cast your fishing line,
• Sit down with a 'Mingos midfielder,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, March 26, 2025:

• We look forward to Trans Day of Visibility,
• Sit down with an incumbent alder who wants to advance violence prevention efforts in the city,
• Dissect a conservative commentator’s remarks at a recent UW-Madison event,
• Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
• Travel back in time to 1963,
• And much more.

Continuing our spring election coverage, we turn to Common Council District 20 on Madison’s southwest side.

Alder Harrington-McKinney first joined the city council in 2015 and faces a familiar opponent this spring in Sammy Khilji.

Southwest side voters will select their next alder on April 1st.

We sat down with alder Barbara Harrington-McKinney and Sammy Khilji to discuss their top issues, their vision for the city of Madison, and how they plan to communicate with their constituents.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, March 25, 2025:

• We check in on the race for Dane County Executive ahead of Election Day,
• Share an update on the long fight for a passenger rail connection between Madison and Milwaukee,
• Meet an alder candidate who wants to fix traffic on Madison's southwest side,
• Describe a mysterious cream crisis,
• Talk food waste and "ugly" produce,
• Celebrate some interesting adaptations in the local wildlife,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, March 24, 2025:

• We look ahead to the April 1st election, which will set up a new schedule for the length of alder terms,
• Follow up on reports that ICE officials were in Madison late last week,
• Meet an incumbent alder who says Madison needs to preserve equitable access to city services,
• Outline the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
• Share the story of "Typhoid Mary,"
• Taste-test some more shots,
• Review two new movies,
• And much more.

Continuing our spring election coverage, we turn to Common Council District 17 on Madison’s north side.

Incumbent alder Sabrina Madison has held the seat since 2022 and faces one challenger in Sean Burke.

North side voters will select their next alder on April 1st.

We sat down with alder Sabrina Madison and Sean Burke to discuss their top issues, their vision for the city of Madison, and how they plan to communicate with their constituents.

Here's your local news for Thursday, March 20, 2025:

• We find out what the dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services means for Madison,
• Explore Wisconsin's recent surge in international migration,
• Meet an alder candidate who wants to consolidate city and county housing services,
• Share a story of redemption,
• Outline some house-hunting red flags,
• Get nostalgic with "Radio Chipstone,"
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, March 19, 2025:

• We find out why clean energy sources could be the best way to meet rising demand for electricity,
• Meet an incumbent alder who takes a data-oriented approach to leadership,
• Get more details on last week's protest on Library Mall,
• Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
• Travel back in time to 1969,
• And much more.

Continuing our spring election coverage, we turn to Common Council District 19 on Madison’s west side.

Incumbent alder John Guequierre has held the seat since 2024, unanimously elected by his peers after the previous alder Kristen Slack resigned from office.

He faces one challenger this spring in former council member Anthony Nino Amato.

West side voters will select their next alder on April 1st.

We sat down with alder John Guequierre and Anthony Nino Amato to discuss their top issues, their vision for the city of Madison, and how they plan to communicate with their constituents.