WORT Local News

Here's your local news for Thursday, May 16, 2024:

• We share an update on the fatal, New Year's Day police pursuit in Monona,
• Attend a call to action at the Capitol,
• Take a closer look at wood-burning stoves,
• Visit the Artist in Residence at the Madison Public Library,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, May 15th, 2024:

• We find out why Monona officials have adopted a temporary moratorium on new vape shops,
• Get an environmental advocate's take on a GOP-authored PFAS bill,
• Learn how controlled burns can reduce wildfire damage,
• Hear about life as a 9-1-1 dispatcher,
• 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, May 14, 2024:

• We find out how city leaders hope to improve Breese Stevens Field,
• Get the details on a new mural at UW-Madison's School of Nursing,
• Discuss the absentee ballot drop box lawsuit before the state Supreme Court,
• Examine different diseases that afflict snakes and turtles,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, May 13, 2024:

• We share a big update in one of Madison's most infamous cold cases,
• Hear the details on the agreement between student demonstrators and UW-Madison leadership,
• Get ACLU Wisconsin's take on student protest and a possible TikTok ban,
• Mark the anniversary of the Coldbath Fields "riot,"
• Take a closer look at a popular cocktail,
• Review two movies,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, May 9, 2024:

• We find out why Meriter workers picketed outside their workplace this afternoon,
• Hear an acclaimed journalist's advice for the next generation,
• Take a closer look at open records law,
• Broadcast the latest fishing report,
• Check in with Madison's Flamingos,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, May 8, 2024:

• We take a closer look at the ethics of protest coverage,
• Check in with the Mount Horeb Area School District - one week after a tragic shooting incident,
• Learn how art venues can build community,
• Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
• Travel back in time to 1969,
• And much more

Here's your local news for Tuesday, May 7, 2024:

• We attend a community meeting on Madison's budget woes,
• Hear from an organizer at today's "Wrap the Capitol in Red" event,
• Visit the Mediterranean Joint,
• Explain how "nuisance animals" are handled,
• Take a closer look at the city's money troubles,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, May 6,2024:

• We hear from the faculty and staff supporting the student encampment on Library Mall,
• Learn why consumer advocates are objecting to grocery prices,
• Find out how city planners have amended their blueprint for Madison's west side,
• Get the details on a net zero home in Wisconsin,
• Learn how lawmakers are working to enshrine contraception rights on the state level,
• Mark the anniversary of the National Student Strike in 1970,
• Take a closer look at a popular cocktail,
• Review two movies,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, May 2, 2024:

• We share an update on the "liberated zone" at UW-Madison,
• Hear from some high schoolers who participated in today's May Day protest,
• Check in with the UW faculty members speaking out in support of student demonstrators,
• Discover the power of storytelling and solidarity,
• Peruse the wide world of countertops,
• Investigate the science of bowling,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, May 1, 2024:

• We check in on the Gaza solidarity encampment at UW-Madison - after today's violent clash with law enforcement,
• Hear from a professor who was on the front lines and detained by police,
• Get the latest on today's active shooter threat in Mt. Horeb,
• Share more insight into life as a music therapist,
• Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
• Tell the true story of the first Mifflin Street Block Party,
• And much more.