WORT Local News

Here's your local news for Wednesday, June 5, 2024:

• We share an update on the troubled maximum-security prison in Waupun,
• Find out how Wisconsin's restaurant and bar industry is doing in the wake of the pandemic,
• Revisit past arts and culture interviews,
• Travel back in time to 1969,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, June 4, 2024:

• We find out why Attorney General Josh Kaul has filed felony charges against three Trump allies,
• Attend Madison's Juneteenth flag-raising,
• Hear about life running a North Woods resort,
• Learn how to protect bird nests,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, June 3, 2024:

• We attend the Pride Month kick-off at the state Capitol,
• Visit the new mosque on Madison's far west side,
• Get the details on the new emissions rules from the feds,
• Mark the anniversary of a Civil War raid,
• Take a closer look at a popular category of cocktail,
• Review two new features,
• And much more.

Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, May 30, 2024

• The hike in Madison parking ramp prices angers citizens and alders alike,
• Wisconsinites experience MORE hotter days due to climate change,
• Interim County Executive Jaime Kuhn shares her priorities for the next few months,
• The House Always Wins picks out the perfect finish, and 
• Radio Chipstone revisits letting go - and electric organs in the rain.

Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, May 29, 2024

• Dane County has the second highest home prices in the state,
• Some legislators consider regulating Delta-8 products,
• And an antitrust expert weighs in on the lawsuit against Live Nation,
• Riley Cutright talks with a local 911 dispatcher,
• Get the scoop on this week’s weather report, and 
• Stu Levitan pays homage to the Madison men who died fighting in Vietnam

Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, May 28, 2024.

• Collective bargaining is back in the courts,
• Ultimate frisbee comes back to Madison for championships,
• Parking garage prices to go up in Madison,
• Near & Far features one of Madison's sister cities,
• Wildlife Weekly tells us how to protect nesting Mallard ducks,
• All these - and more - on tonight’s news.

Here's your local news for Thursday, May 23, 2024:

• We find out why a UW-Madison student organization is on interim suspension,
• Look ahead to this weekend's Ultimate Frisbee championships,
• Speak to a local journalist on Live Nation's impact on the Madison music scene - as Wisconsin signs onto a federal antitrust lawsuit against it,
• Air some reasonable requests for Wisconsin's public records custodians,
• Check in on Madison's Flamingos,
• Find out how archaeologists uncover submerged dugout canoes,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, May 22, 2024:

• We get the details on last night's storm - and Madison's road to recovery,
• Find out why some workers were doing overtime on their statewide Appreciation Day,
• Check in on Wisconsin's child care industry,
• Learn how an artist is fostering collaboration between the Midwest and the coasts,
• Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
• Travel back in time to 1968,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, May 21, 2024:

• We attend an open house on the revised draft West Area Plan,
• Share a special forecast ahead of tonight's severe weather,
• Learn how volunteers contribute to plant distribution research,
• Find out how food tours can give local businesses a boost,
• Show birds some love,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, May 20, 2024:

• We find out why experts are calling for more avian flu testing,
• Get the scoop on Metro Transit's new bus-tracking technology,
• Learn how Wisconsin prosecutors have an uneven system for tracking police caught lying,
• Celebrate singer-songwriter Utah Philips
• Take a closer look at a popular cocktail,
• Review two new movies,
• And much more.