WORT Local News

Here's your local news for Tuesday, August 29, 2023:

• We learn about a proposed hotline for employers looking to hire formerly incarcerated workers,
• Then investigate controversial changes to an elementary school's outdoor space,
• Hear from an experienced, Capitol reporter about the state Supreme Court,
• Get the latest scoop on the West Nile Virus in Wisconsin
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, August 28th:

• We tour a Madison alternative high school that's getting consolidated under one roof,
• Then speak with Secretary Missy Hughes of WEDC on the threats and opportunities of AI, the subject of a new task force,
• Hear from artists exhibiting their work at an unusual venue - their future burial site,
• And much more.

Plus! A big welcome to WORT's incoming News Producer, Faye Parks. Got a tip? Email her at [email protected].

In this Episode:

• Madison opens cooling centers in response to the heat wave.
• UW's University Hospital plans for a new expansion.
• Epic Systems unveils a new research tool.
• OuttaDeeBox talks with DJ Pain One about his journey in the music industry.
• The House Always Wins discusses the proper breath for a house.
• And Radio Chipstone goes to an Amish Quilt auction.

In this episode:

• Democrats circulate a new bill designed to protect media from defamation suits.
• A local artist talks about how her home and family affect her work.
• The SEIU stages a rally at the Republican presidential debate.
• The lieutenant governor visits WORT to talk about her new podcast.
• Rob McClure gives us this week's weather report.
• and "Madison in the 60's" goes back to anti-war protests in Madison.

Here are your local headlines for August 22, 2023:

• The RNC confirms the participants in the first Republican presidential debate.
• Waupun Correctional Facility has a four-month-long lockdown.
• UW schools consider layoffs in the face of budget deficits.
• Residential property values continue to increase rapidly.
• Cooling centers open across Southern Wisconsin.

And in tonight's episode, we unpack...

• What was driving the resignation of three Dane County Board Supervisors last week,

• Why a legal firm is asking the state Supreme Court to reduce the length that eviction records are public,

• Why puppy mills appear to be on the rise, and

• Why the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, a conservative legal firm, is suing Wisconsin's Secretary of State over open records.

In this episode:

• Representative Clancy defends his controversial statement about police.
• Lawmakers move to bring disability savings accounts to Wisconsin.
• Reedsburg wins a loan to bring highspeed internet to the area.
• Three Dane County Supervisors resign.
• Madison braces for a heat wave.
• A new report investigates the problem of water leaks.
• A contractor heads to prison for tax fraud.
• John McCracken joins us to talk about the relationship between Wisconsin's largest energy company and the regulators who are supposed to oversee it.
• Young protestors march to shut down Line 5.
• Contributor Brenda Konkel goes over the happenings in local government.
• "The Past Isn't Past" looks at the contributions of historian Howard Zinn.
• And Contributor Harry Richardson reviews the feel-good comedy "Moving On."

In this Episode:

• The Former Director of State Courts files a complaint against the liberal justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
• UW-Madison students pay big bucks in a tight housing market.
• Madison's Landmark Commission approves a home near Old Spring Tavern.
• We honor the passing of Menominee activist Ada Deer.
• A new type of end-of-life care home opens on Madison's East Side.
• We air clips from Ada Deer's interview during her historic congressional race in 1992.
• Contributor Rob McClure talks weather to us.
• and "Madison in the Sixties" takes us back to 1969, when Madison was experiencing protests and a wobbly bus system.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, August 15:

• President Biden visits Milwaukee, touting his record on the economy and clean energy jobs,

• Teacher turnover statewide reached a record high in the last school year, says a new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum,

• Nearly half of teen girls in Wisconsin report feeling sad and hopeless almost every day, says a new fact sheet from the Wisconsin Office of Children's Mental Health,

• A Republican state senator sues the Wisconsin Pilot and Review for reporting his alleged anti-gay slur,

• And, window collisions cause millions of bird deaths a year. The Madison Audobon Society Tells us how to prevent the unfortunate early demise of our feathered friends.

In this episode:

• Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says Justice Protasiewicz must recuse herself from gerrymandering case or face impeachment.
• former Milwaukee sheriff David Clarke blasts the Republican party for failing to find a strong challenger against Senator Tammy Baldwin.
• Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes was not selected as Chicago's Chief of Police.
• Madison tweaks its bus routes after overhaul.
• Madison Metropolitan School District opens its search for a new superintendent to community feedback.
• More details emerge about an attack on a deputy at the county jail.
• Dr. Ajay Sethi talks about the future of Covid and the state of the vaccine.
• "The Past Isn't Past" looks back on the acquittal of Jo Ann Little in 1975.
• Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 344 Bill Carroll talks about the new hard-won contract with UPS.
• and Harry Richardson reviews a new Japanese zombie movie on Netflix.

Here's your local news for Thursday, August 10:

• Madison's August move-out days bring out the thrifters,
• We talk through plastic by the numbers,
• OuttaDeeBox covers Sun Prairie's Cornfest,
• The House Always Wins gives tips and tricks on energy use in your home,
• And Radio Chipstone explores the magical tintype photograph.