WORT Local News

Here's your local news for Monday, August 10, 2026:

• We get an update from Wisconsin's top elections administrator ahead of Tuesday's partisan primary,
• Hear the community-building mission behind MadWorC's new "Willy Street Impacted Workers Fund,"
• Sit down with a storm damage surveyor at the National Weather Service,
• Analyze the latest campaign finance filings in the race for Wisconsin governor,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, August 6, 2026:

• We hear a disability advocate's warning about Medicaid cuts and a new opinion from the Justice Department,
• Explain how a conversation about public artworks at Tuesday's city council meeting devolved into accusations of "nativism,"
• Find out what Wisconsin DNR is doing to control an invasive species of fish,
• Look forward to this year's Ukraine Fest,
• Detail an ongoing lawsuit that could reshape Wisconsin's absentee voting process,
• Meet the co-founders of the "Fat Clothing Swap,"
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, August 5, 2026:

• We detail the past 24 hours of city meetings and protests, two weeks after the police killing of Corey Ruiz,
• Learn how the U.S. Small Business Administration is helping Wisconsin recover from this spring's severe storms,
• Hear strategies to counter the concentrated power of billionaires,
• Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
• Travel back in time to 1963,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, August 4, 2026:

• We detail what went down this morning when the city followed through on its threat to clear out the encampment on Willy and Baldwin Streets,
• Head to a downtown rally demanding accountability in the police killing of Corey Ruiz,
• Meet Douglas Alexander, a self-described independent who's challenging Congressman Mark Pocan in the Democratic primary,
• Find out how federal policies are weakening the agricultural economy,
• Stop by JBC Coffee Roasters,
• Learn how some of our region's tiniest mammals survive in the wild,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, August 3, 2026:

• We get an updated report from the Corey Ruiz memorial site,
• Talk police training and "privileged use of force" with a UW law professor,
• Hear how Wisconsin farmers are pushing rural priorities ahead of the primary election,
• Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
• Mark the anniversary of a strike at Hoover Dam,
• Review two movies,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, July 30, 2026:

• We hear how Wisconsin health officials are preparing to carry out the new federal work requirement for Medicaid recipients,
• Examine the city of Madison's push to standardize zoning,
• Usher in a new era of "Transparency Talk,"
• Tell you the best spots to cast your fishing line,
• Check in with Forward Madison FC as their winning streak continues,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, July 29, 2026:

• We share key takeaways from Tuesday's primary debate,
• Find out how much money Wisconsinites are losing to online scams,
• Check in with a nurse at St. Mary's Hospital, after the NLRB certified their union election,
• Hear about a new forever chemical designed to cool data centers,
• 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 28, 2026:

• We detail the latest legal dispute over absentee voting in Wisconsin,
• Find out why Dane County is turning to an AI assistant to handle non-emergency calls,
• Explain how recent drought conditions are impacting American agriculture,
• Check out the eats at a local farmers market,
• Share some fun facts about brown-headed cowbirds,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, July 27, 2026:

• We outline how the Madison community has responded in the days since police shot and killed Corey Ruiz,
• Share key takeaways from Salah Sarsour's deportation hearing last week,
• Hear incumbent Sheriff Kalvin Barrett's pitch to voters ahead of the August primary,
• Get a political reporter's take on the chaotic race for Wisconsin governor,
• Commemorate the anniversary of a massacre during the Korean War,
• Teach you how to mix up a "Zombie" cocktail,
• Review two comedies,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, July 23, 2026:

• We detail what's happened in the 24 hours since Madison police shot and killed Corey Ruiz,
• Talk the war in Iran with Senator Tammy Baldwin,
• Hear how students at UW are celebrating Balkan culture,
• Share the story behind Wisconsin's "battle between governors" in 1856,
• Head to the Amish Quilt and Consignment Auction,
• And much more.