WORT Local News

Here's your local news for Tuesday, February 20, 2024:

• We hear from some local Starbucks baristas joining the nationwide surge of labor action,
• Get the latest snapshot of climate-friendly farming practices - namely, how often they're implemented,
• Discuss Eric Hovde's run for the U.S. Senate after today's official announcement,
• Learn more about the conservative push for "viewpoint diversity" on college campuses,
• Sit down with Madison's chief of police,
• Share the story of an expectant mother at the Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Center,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, February 19, 2024:

• We get a democracy advocate's perspective on Wisconsin's new voting maps - signed into law today,
• Investigate how the maps will affect the Madison area,
• Share the government's calendar for this week,
• Mark the anniversary of the National Lawyers Guild's founding,
• Unveil a new mixology feature,
• Review two new movies,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, February 15, 2024:

• We get the details on Tuesday's Common Council meeting - and Madison's looming budgetary shortfall,
• Hear what Wisconsin organizers have to say about the redistricting process,
• Interview a Dane County Board candidate before next week's primary,
• Talk open records,
• Share the latest fishing report,
• Check in on Madison's Flamingos,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, February 14, 2024:

• We correct yesterday's reporting on MMSD's Superintendent search,
• Investigate if bus delays in Madison are improving,
• Learn how treated wastewater could help warm houses in the area,
• Interview a Dane County Board candidate in next week's primary,
• Have an international conversation about the arts,
• 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, February 13, 2024:

• We learn why Madison's school board has delayed their decision on the next superintendent,
• Check in on election infrastructure in Wisconsin,
• Visit a local cafe that's serving a traditional Polish dessert for Mardi Gras,
• Hear why a fundraiser at UW-Madison has been canceled,
• Interview a local organizer who says, "Yes In My Backyard,"
• Discuss some learning opportunities in the wildlife rehabilitation field,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, February 12, 2024:

• We attend a Madison rally against hate,
• Celebrate the city's first-ever Korean American Day,
• Learn why the number of licensed school bus drivers is on the decline in Wisconsin,
• Check in on the government's calendar for the coming week,
• Commemorate one of the longest sit-down strikes in U.S. history,
• Review two new movies on the small screen,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, February 8, 2024:

• We attend a public information meeting on a proposed police facility in Fitchburg,
• Interview District 13's incumbent candidate in the Dane County Board race,
• Learn about the challenges of life post-incarceration,
• Discuss the perils of shopping for power tools,
• Take a closer look at college students' crafts,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, February 7, 2024:

• We share an update on the race for Dane County Executive - which now has four candidates in the running,
• Learn about a bill that would revive the expanded federal Child Tax Credit,
• Interview a candidate running for the Dane County board,
• Outline some of the obstacles new farmers face,
• Hear what life is like as a Madison plow driver,
• 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, February 6, 2024:

• We attend a community forum on Wisconsin’s prison lockdowns,
• Interview a candidate running for the Dane County board,
• Check in on UW student journalists after their winter break,
• Discuss Wisconsin's redistricting process,
• Shine the spotlight on the common loon,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, February 5, 2024:

• We attend a community listening session on F-35 noise pollution,
• Hear the very last "last call" at Madison's oldest bar,
• Get the details on Metro Transit's new fare collection system,
• Celebrate Transit Equity Day,
• Give the rundown on the government's calendar,
• Look back on Bob Marley's music and activism,
• Discuss the cultural significance of hair and braiding,
• Review a classic movie and a new television series,
• And much more.