WORT Local News

Here's your local news for Tuesday, December 12, 2023:

• We share an update on a new nightclub that could be coming to downtown Madison this summer,
• Learn how the Midwest's aging population is feeling the effects of climate change,
• Interview a reporter who's been covering a controversial deal between the UW System's regents and Republican lawmakers,
• Look back on the fall semester at UW-Madison,
• Get to know Madison's Nepali community,
• Celebrate the gray fox,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, December 11, 2023:

• We get reactions to a Republican proposal that would establish campgrounds for unhoused Wisconsinites - and criminalize folks who choose to settle down elsewhere,
• Hear about some controversial proposals looking to overhaul the state's election process,
• Interview a research analyst about the Reagan-era Low-Income Housing Tax Credit,
• Take a closer look at the government's calendar,
• Commemorate the creation of UNICEF - 77 years ago today,
• Celebrate Madison's "TubaChristmas,"
• Review two war movies,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, December 7, 2023:

• We get the details on a new law that's looking to improve Wisconsin youth's financial literacy,
• Hear how Dane County supervisors are working to protect the county - and the environment - as they negotiate an airport lease with the Air National Guard,
• Take a closer look at open records law,
• Report on mid-December fishing conditions,
• Learn how the Flamingos are preparing for next season,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, December 6, 2023:

• We report on Governor Evers' busy day - vetoing six bills and signing dozens more into law,
• Hear from a local advocacy group that says the governor isn't doing enough to protect Wisconsin inmates,
• Get reactions to the final ruling that the state's 1849 infanticide law does not apply to abortion care,
• Learn how a Wisconsin woman is building connections between the arts communities in Milwaukee and Los Angeles,
• 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, November 5, 2023:

• We speak to two of the Madison alders sponsoring a resolution that would call for a ceasefire in Gaza,
• Share an update on the State Street pedestrian mall - which could come as soon as next summer,
• Get Doug La Follette's perspective on a Republican proposal that would put elections administration duties under the Secretary of State's purview,
• Hear about life at UW-Madison's French House,
• Learn why a warm-weather bird has made its way to Wisconsin,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, December 4, 2023:

• We get a tour of a local men's shelter and hear how the bus system's redesign has affected their residents,
• Learn how a new lawsuit to overturn Act 10 could close hiring gaps for educators,
• Take a look at local government meetings scheduled for the week ahead,
• Commemorate the anniversary of a historic union merger,
• Review two films exploring racism in the U.S.,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, November 30, 2023:

• We hear from some of the candidates in the race for Dane County Executive,
• Learn how settlement money could bring Well 15 back into commission,
• Get the details on electric vehicle infrastructure in Wisconsin - and why current practices are blocking federal funds,
• Interview the local organizer who's trying to change the narrative around incarceration,
• Discuss home improvement projects that can reduce your carbon footprint,
• Explore the art of crochet,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, November 29, 2023:

• We share an update on the Dane County Jail project, which is facing more budgetary issues,
• Investigate why government officials use secret email addresses - and the potential consequences,
• Learn why so many communities across the state still use lead pipes,
• Continue our conversation with a professional hairstylist,
• Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
• Travel back in time to December 1969,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, November 28, 2023:

• We get the details on a new study that finds coal-fired power plants cause more premature deaths than previously estimated,
• Interview a UW-Madison Law School professor before she heads to this year's UN Climate Change Conference,
• Hear how the UW-Madison campus reacted to a recent neo-Nazi march,
• Put the spotlight on the innovative gray tree frog,
• Learn why farmers are struggling to get funding for conservation projects,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, November 27, 2023:

• We share an update on the Madison Public Market, after this morning's official ground-breaking,
• Discuss a bill from state Republicans that would require librarians to notify parents every time their kids check out new material,
• Speak to folks at last Wednesday's pro-Palestine demonstration,
• Give the rundown on the government's calendar,
• Look back on an internal memo that exposed a fossil fuel company almost forty years ago,
• Review a controversial film on President Kennedy's assassination,
• And much more.