WORT Local News

Here's your local news for Tuesday, March 26, 2024:

• We get the details on the "uninstructed delegation" campaign in Wisconsin,
• Forecast next week's free, severe weather-spotting classes,
• Interview two candidates vying to represent Madison's south side on the Dane County Board,
• Learn about a new arrival at the Humane Society's Wildlife Center,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, March 25, 2024:

• We interview two candidates running to represent the villages of Windsor and DeForest on the Dane County board,
• Discuss the government's calendar for this week,
• Mark the anniversary of the nuclear power plant accident at Three Mile Island,
• Take a closer look at two popular cocktails,
• Review two movies available on the small screen,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, March 21, 2024:

• We have an update - and the results of an open records request - on Madison's F-35 listening sessions,
• Learn how federal funding could bring high-speed internet to Wisconsin's underserved communities,
• Interview a Dane County board candidate,
• Hear more from leadership at Boys and Girls Club of Dane County,
• Take a deep dive into Renaissance textiles,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, March 20, 2024:

• We get the latest data on the state's housing market,
• Look ahead to an upcoming exhibit at the Wisconsin Historical Society,
• Interview an incumbent candidate in the Dane County board race,
• Sit down with a local middle school teacher,
• Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
• Travel back in time to 1967,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, March 19, 2024:

• We get more details on the draft West Area Plan,
• Investigate the two constitutional amendments on the spring ballot,
• Hear from two Dane County board candidates vying for a Waunakee-area seat,
• Catch up on the latest construction projects on UW-Madison's campus,
• Learn how to feed wildlife - safely,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, March 18, 2024:

• We interview both candidates running for the District 34 seat on the Dane County board,
• Hear from West High's award-winning Mock Trial Team,
• Take a closer look at safe drinking water,
• Get the details on a popular cocktail,
• Review two movies streaming on the small screen,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, March 14, 2024:

• We attend a chaotic public meeting on the draft West Area Plan,
• Interview an incumbent candidate in the Dane County board race,
• Talk government transparency,
• Broadcast the most up to date fishing report,
• Check in on Madison's Flamingos,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, March 13, 2024:

• We attend the chaotic groundbreaking ceremony for the Dane County jail consolidation project,
• Check in on the city's search for the new Library Director,
• Interview a candidate in the Dane County board race,
• Discuss the arts - and archives,
• Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
• Travel back in time to 1961,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, March 12, 2024:

• We hear from state Democrats - after Trump implied yesterday he would consider making cuts to earned benefit programs,
• Check in on the workforce challenges facing Wisconsin's healthcare industry,
• Interview a Dane County Board candidate,
• Get the details on an online tool that evaluates climate policy,
• Discuss a controversial Milwaukee Republican with ties to UW-Madison,
• Pour a mean Moscow Mule,
• Learn how this year's early spring could affect bird migration,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, March 11, 2024:

• We investigate a pending change to city rules that could end the annual 'Memorial Mile,'
• Attend Tyrol Basin's 2024 pond skim,
• Hear a Dane County board candidate's priorities,
• Sit down with Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein,
• Mark the anniversary of a momentous speech from President Truman,
• Review a new sci-fi movie,
• And much more.