WORT Local News

Here's your local news for Tuesday, November 7, 2023:

• We give the rundown on the approved Dane County budgets for 2024,
• Learn about a Madison grant program to promote food security,
• Hear from members of the new BioHealth Regional Tech Hub as they consider their next steps,
• Discuss resources for survivors of sexual assault at UW-Madison,
• Attend the rally criticizing Senator Baldwin's support of Israel,
• Get some expert information on venomous snakes,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, November 6, 2023:

• We attend the press conference to announce the Healthy Meals for All Act - legislation that state Democrats have been pushing for over a year,
• Get the update on Madison's Bus Rapid Transit project, which has entered the development stage of the North-South line,
• Hear from a conservation activist who says Governor Evers' lawsuit against state Republicans could revitalize the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program,
• Discuss the government's calendar for the coming days,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, November 2, 2023:

• We give the rundown on a "conditions of confinement" bill package that Democratic lawmakers say would improve Wisconsin inmates' living conditions,
• Hear from the volunteer sewists who are offering their services at two local libraries,
• Get a community organizer's perspective on the justice system and what needs to change,
• Share a peer support specialist's advice for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated folks,
• Learn when and how to re-roof a house,
• Explore a textile arts exhibition at UW-Madison,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, November 1, 2023:

• We give a behind-the-scenes look at our station's operations,
• Hear from a community organizer calling for systemic change as several Waupun inmates file a lawsuit alleging "cruel and unusual" living conditions during the lockdown,
• Discuss the high-pressure, rewarding career of NICU nursing,
• Travel back in time to 1969,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, October 31, 2023:

• We investigate the DNR-approved exploratory drilling plan near Birch Lake, which is within the watershed of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area,
• Interview our Thursday reporter on her recent opinion piece in Isthmus newspaper,
• Hear how climate change could effect trick-or-treating in the years ahead,
• Discuss how UW-Madison and its students are responding to the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict,
• Learn about the common shrew - a wonderfully weird mammal,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, October 30, 2023:

• We investigate a bill that would prevent failed primary candidates from moving forward as write-ins,
• Hear Madisonians' plans the night before Halloween,
• Interview a County Supervisor who wants to make sure that Henry Vilas Zoo can raise enough money before they break ground on a new project,
• Get a wildlife biologist's reaction to the DNR's new wolf plan,
• Mark the anniversary of the Greensboro Massacre,
• Review two crime dramas on the big screen - one new and one old,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, October 26, 2023:

• We dig into the effects of BRT construction - as up to three dozen trees along Mineral Point Road may be removed to make room for the project,
• Interview a Menominee tribal legislator as four bills from the Special Committee on State-Tribal Relations get a public hearing,
• Talk open records law with an expert,
• Check in on fall-weather fishing conditions,
• Take a look at the Flamingos' playoffs performance,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, October 25, 2023:

• We hear from a Dane County safety coalition that is looking for solutions after their most recent data analysis shows continued racial disparities in traffic injuries and deaths,
• Talk next steps with a member of Wisconsin Watch's newly-formed union,
• Learn about the possible climate impacts of federally-funded "hydrogen hubs,"
• Interview a local farmers union leader as they prioritize resilience in the face of climate change,
• Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
• Travel back in time to October, 1960,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, October 24, 2023:

• We attend a rally denouncing the bill that would give redistricting power to the Republican-held state legislature,
• Hear from volunteers who are keeping veterans warm in the winter months - and from the veterans they're helping,
• Talk to the City Council member that represents Harmony at Grandview Commons - where a teenage girl was murdered earlier this month,
• Discuss free speech on Wisconsin college campuses,
• Celebrate the appearance of a rare bird in Dane County,
• Learn about the lineworkers educating lawmakers on city-owned utilities,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, October 23, 2023:

• We investigate Wisconsin's designation as a 'Regional Tech Hub' and the nationwide competition for millions of dollars in federal funding,
• Hear about the citizens in Pierce County who are fighting to preserve their rural way of life,
• Interview a nonpartisan researcher who recently released a brief on the city of Madison's financial status,
• Mark the anniversary of a "War on Drugs"-era Act,
• Air some comments from this weekend's Women's Convention in Milwaukee,
• Review some new content available on the small screen,
• And much more.