WORT Local News

Here's your local news for Thursday, October 19, 2023:

• We learn more about gun buybacks - as Senator Agard and Representative Joers propose implementing a statewide program,
• Interview an author of a study that found CEOs actually make even more money than generally understood,
• Get the details on the new Dane County Election Center, which may get $19m of funding in the 2024 budget,
• Hear about a man's journey from prison to peer support specialist,
• Think about the vestiges of childhood during the Halloween season,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, October 18, 2023:

• We give an update on the Madison Public Market - after yesterday's Common Council vote to borrow an additional $1.6 million in support of the project,
• Unveil our latest feature highlighting the working lives of people in Madison,
• Conduct an exit interview with 'Romeo,'
• Mark the anniversary of the 1967 student protest against napalm,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, October 17, 2023:

• We investigate County Executive Parisi's $900 million 2024 budget proposal, just one day before its last public hearing,
• Check in with a Madison-area hiker - after she trekked the Pacific Crest Trail and raised money for the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault along the way,
• Learn more about a survey that UW-Madison shared with some of its students - one that some are calling "transphobic,"
• Put the spotlight on the North Saw-Whet Owl,
• Hear about some unique programs coming out of the Wisconsin Historical Society,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, October 16, 2023:

• We detail the latest findings from Kids Forward, ten years after their bombshell study on Dane County's racial disparities,
• Hear from the primary author of that "Race to Equity" report,
• Dig into the proposal to build a new funeral home on Madison's southwest side, which the City Council is scheduled to vote on tomorrow,
• Interview the Executive Director of a national organization that holds public information dialogues on the democratic process,
• Tell you what government action is scheduled for the coming weeks,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, October 12, 2023:

• We follow today's state Assembly floor session as three bills targeting transgender people pass along party lines,
• Investigate a proposed rule change from Wisconsin's DNR that would prohibit nudity on all department-managed lands,
• Interview Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski, who is promoting government transparency,
• Learn more about Open Records law with help from an expert,
• Broadcast some fall-weather fishing advice,
• Look forward to this weekend's Flamingos game - the only thing standing between them and the playoffs,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, October 11, 2023:

• We get the rundown on a legislative task force that's looking to prevent human trafficking and better support survivors in Wisconsin,
• Attend the MPD press conference on last night's fatal shooting,
• Investigate the UW System's nearly half-million dollar rebranding,
• Hear from an organizer of Madison's Naked Bike Ride - part of an internationally coordinated protest - after conservative outcry reaches the national stage,
• Give the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
• Travel back in time to 1969,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, October 10, 2023:

• We attend today's Call to Action for prison reform outside the Capitol,
• Learn more about the months-long lockdown at Waupun Correctional Institution,
• Celebrate a long-time Hoofers member as the sailing season comes to an end,
• Look at the record-breaking enrollment at the UW-Madison campus,
• Consider the conundrum of invasive birds,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, October 9, 2023:

• We attend a public telling that seeks more transparency from Republican state lawmakers who proposed a new redistricting plan,
• Commemorate the 1987 "Great March" in Washington, D.C. to fight for lesbian and gay rights,
• Review some new content streaming on the small screen,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, October 5, 2023:

• We dig into the state Capitol building's open-door policy after an armed man was arrested twice in one day - demanding that Governor Evers speak with him,
• Investigate what will happen when County Executive Parisi prematurely retires in the spring,
• Speak with music producer Godzilla,
• Learn when to ask for help in home improvement projects,
• Officially kick off Spooky Season,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, October 4, 2023:

• We join the crowd outside today's hearing on a bill that would prohibit gender affirming care for minors,
• Get the scoop on Madison's newly-amended trespassing ordinances,
• Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with ex-professional soccer player Carlos Salcido,
• Give the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,
• Travel back in time to 1962,
• And much more.