WORT Local News

Here's your local news for Wednesday, July 22, 2026:

• We hear what national experts have to say about police oversight efforts in Madison,
• Learn how the Willy Street Co-op is reducing plastic waste,
• Consider the ramifications of a new, controversial USPS rule,
• Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
• Travel back in time to 1962,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, July 21, 2026:

• We hear how the local public health department plans to cope with reduced funding next year,
• Meet a civilian who's challenging Sheriff Kalvin Barrett in the August primary,
• Examine the fluctuating price of nonfat dry milk,
• Visit a restaurant trying new things on Madison's near east side,
• Explain what different species of birds need to reach maturity,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, July 20, 2026:

• We hear Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway's pitch for another term in office,
• Check in on efforts to rename three MMSD elementary schools,
• Learn the potential economic benefits of broader union membership,
• Dig into the campaign finance reports of Wisconsin's gubernatorial candidates,
• Teach you how to mix up a "Miami Vice" cocktail,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, July 16, 2026:

• We head to a rally outside Wisconsin Department of Corrections headquarters,
• Learn the history behind "No Turn On Red" signs and the different ways municipalities use them,
• Explain why a pair of media outlets are suing the state's Department of Administration,
• Check in with the Madison Arcatao Sister City Project ahead of a big anniversary,
• Take stock of Forward Madison FC's standing,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, July 15, 2026:

• We get the details on Edgewood High School's "compromise" stadium plans,
• Find out why the world's richest man could soon face criminal charges in Wisconsin,
• Hear about the long road to justice for a fifty-year-old crime,
• Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
• Travel back in time to 1964,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, July 14, 2026:

• We find out why a hopeful for Wisconsin governor has fired her campaign manager,
• Learn the mission behind a new community garden in Milwaukee,
• Get a consumer advocate's take on Oracle's new lawsuit against state utility regulators,
• Look at what Trump's ICE crackdown means for Wisconsin dairy farms,
• Hear about a local influencer's quest for good food,
• Explain how animals stay cool in extreme heat,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, July 13, 2026:

• We hear how the state plans to respond, after a city clerk sent duplicate absentee ballots to voters in back-to-back elections,
• Learn about the economic and environmental benefits of agroforestry,
• Find out why an environmental law firm is suing the state's Department of Natural Resources,
• Examine the exploitation of undocumented immigrants' labor,
• Celebrate the birthday of a renowned American labor leader,
• Review two new movies,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, July 9, 2026:

• We find out why Madison is pursuing more control over a local highway,
• Detail ICE's traumatic toll on Wisconsin children,
• Check in with Animal Advocacy after they weathered a university investigation,
• Hear about a cultural club at UW,
• Examine a Wisconsin legal case that highlighted the conflict between First Amendment rights and the interest of the state,
• Talk organized chaos with a local artist,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, July 8, 2026:

• We detail the obstacles ahead for Madison's 2027 operating budget,
• Learn more about the Evers administration's new plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Wisconsin,
• Hear the mission behind the "Unlock the Vote" campaign,
• 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 7, 2026:

• We get to know the Democratic candidates running for Dane County sheriff,
• Hear what issues should take priority in the race for Wisconsin governor, according to a grassroots coalition of moms,
• Find out why Wisconsin has joined yet another multistate lawsuit against the Trump regime,
• Recap the U.S. Supreme Court's latest decision on Roundup liability,
• Learn how the termination of 988's LGBTQ+ crisis line has affected Wisconsinites in need,
• Explain how to identify different raptor species,
• And much more.