WORT Local News

Here's your local news for Tuesday, October 3, 2023:

• We attend the Mayor's press conference releasing her 2024 operating budget proposal,
• Remind listeners to keep their phones on ahead of tomorrow's federal emergency alarm test,
• Hear from UW-Madison student journalists discussing racial equity efforts on campus,
• Shine the spotlight on the most-hated animal in history - the rat,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, October 2, 2023:

• We learn about a nuclear war prevention resolution scheduled for vote in tomorrow's City Council meeting,
• Get the scoop on yesterday's bike safety rally,
• Join some independence day celebrations during Hispanic Heritage Month,
• Look back on the Battle of Burbank, which sees its anniversary this coming Thursday,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, September 28, 2023:

• We witness the protest and counter-protest outside a Madison clinic that resumed abortion services earlier this month,
• Ask Madison City Council members to define affordable housing,
• Get the latest information on fishing,
• Check in with Madison's soccer team as they near the end of their regular season,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, September 27, 2023:

• We attended a press conference on Madison's alternative emergency response team - which may soon serve other communities in Dane County,
• Look forward to this weekend's Art of Cheese Festival,
• Give the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
• Remember President John F. Kennedy's chaotic trip to Madison,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, September 26, 2023:

• We learn more about a reintroduced bill that could loosen statewide skateboarding regulations - this time, with more bipartisan support,
• Get the scoop on flamingos and how a flock of them ended up on the shores of Lake Michigan this week,
• Hear from a UW-Madison reporter who investigated accessible transportation on campus,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, September 25, 2023:

• We get the details on an unenforceable panhandling ordinance that may soon be repealed in Madison,
• Dive into water usage data in Wisconsin, as a new report finds that usage has trended down by a third in the last quarter-century,
• Investigate the actual cost of child care,
• Get an abbreviated look ahead at local government,
• Mark the upcoming 104th anniversary of a racially-motivated massacre in Arkansas,
• Meet the Donut King,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, September 21, 2023:

• We attended a press conference for the Gun Violence Prevention Day of Action to hear about a package of proposed bills,
• Learn about the United States Supreme Court ruling that made Madison's panhandling ordinances unconstitutional - ordinances still on the books years later,
• Hear more insider knowledge on the music industry from DJ Pain One,
• Get advice from expert carpenters on how to prep our houses for the winter,
• Dive into the world of Object Lessons,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, September 20, 2023:\

• We look into the ongoing political fight over child care in Wisconsin,
• Interview a pro-choice lawmaker on shifting abortion access in the state,
• Hear about the lawsuit that accuses the Madison Police Department of open records violations,
• Travel back in time to 1968,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, September 19, 2023:

• We give an update on Madison's CARES program, as it uses new funding to expand its mental health crisis services once again,
• Hear from a Democratic lawmaker who sided with her Republican colleagues in last week's redistricting bill vote,
• Discuss diversity, equity, and inclusion programs at UW-Madison,
• Celebrate the appearance of kites – that is, the type of bird,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, September 18, 2023:

• We celebrate as a sculpture by a local, Native American artist finds a home at UW-Madison,
• Follow up on proposed rate hikes from two Madison energy companies, this time from a health and climate change perspective,
• Hear from a political science expert on what might have motivated state Republicans to kick off their own redistricting efforts,
• Take to the streets in Madison to hear what “affordable housing” actually means to the city’s average resident,
• And much more.