WORT Local News

Here's your 6pm Local News for Wednesday, August 9:

• A new development proposal would build housing — but demolish the Essen Haus and Come Back In;

• We speak with Ruth Schmidt, Director of Wisconsin Early Childhood Association, on the crisis facing childcare,

• And, UW-Madison researchers unveil the first neutrino map of the Milky Way, Rob McClure gives us the weather in detail, and Stu Levitan takes us back to 1967 and racial tensions.

• The First Republican candidate running against Tammy Baldwin announces her campaign.
• Wisconsin redesigns its absentee ballots.
• Statisticians file a lawsuit against gerrymandering.
• Wisconsin gets a new area code.
• Ahan restaurant is moving.
• Governor Evers calls a special session.
• Madison Gas and Electric continues to negotiate with its unions.
• We hear from Hope Karnopp on her recent piece on revenue sharing.
• Trail Tuesday has its last episode at Gibbs Lake.
• We hear about a rescued musk turtle on Wildlife Weekly.
• And we hear from Dr. Becky Shields about how to learn Irish in Madison

Here's your 6pm Local News for Monday, August 6:

• The state Supreme Court settles into its new ideological majority in a rather dramatic fashion, 

• Dane County looks at building a third manure digester, 

• And we get the weekend ahead in local government, from appeals boards to street use. 

This is your WORT local news for Thursday, August 3.

• The owner of a northwoods brewpub says he’s being shut down over his political views,
• The day after the state Supreme Court gets a liberal majority, they vote to fire their chief administrator,
• Undocumented workers on Wisconsin dairy farms struggle to even leave their workplace due to not having a driver’s license,
• And in the second half, what the new Supreme Court means for open government, you’re urged to check water temperatures before you fish, and the latest from Forward Madison FC.

This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, August 2.

• The county’s Youth Justice Program gets a new facility, merging the full program under one roof,
• A liberal law firm looks to throw out Wisconsin’s gerrymandered maps one day after Justice Janet Protasiewicz is sworn into office,
• The Madison Common Council approves a pilot program to equip police with body-worn cameras,
• And in the second half, a citizen uprising threatens urban renewal in 1960s Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the air waves.

This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, August 1.

• The Madison Common Council is set to vote tonight on implementing a police body-camera pilot program…
• The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources releases an updated wolf management plan…
• New Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz is sworn into office, creating a liberal majority on the state's high court for the first time in 15 years…
• And in the second half, journalism combats misinformation, we play kickball at Festge Park and a unique water bird gets a tuneup.

This is your WORT local news for Monday, July 31.

• We talk with Black restaurant owners ahead of Black Restaurant Week here in Madison,
• State Attorney General Josh Kaul has joined 22 other attorneys generals to reject a proposed deal from a company accused of widespread PFAS pollution,
• And in the second half, this week in city and county meetings, what protections workers have during major heat waves, and two new movie reviews.

This is your WORT local news for Thursday, July 27.

• Bars and restaurants in downtown Madison are invited to go through a now-free violence prevention program,
• Former mayoral candidate Gloria Reyes launches a new grassroots political organization,
• Workers at TruStage are preparing for a strike this weekend over what they say are unfair labor practices,
• And in the second half, a former gang member finds a better life in dog breeding, how to tell the difference between sealant and caulk, and a trip back in time with tintype photography.

This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, July 26.

• City officials release a report outlining the current extent of Madison’s housing crisis,
• People with disabilities are invited to join the city tomorrow night for the very first disability summit,
• We remember the life of a touchstone disability rights activist on the anniversary of the signing of the ADA
• And in the second half, the conclusion of our series on community farmers across the state, UW Regents crack down on protesters in 1960s Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.

This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, July 25.

• Temperatures are expected to climb throughout the week, bringing a heat wave to Madison after weeks of poor air quality…
• UW Madison is set to celebrate its 175th birthday…
• The Annie C Stewart Fountain in Madison's Vilas neighborhood could be getting a facelift…
• And in the second half, a new bill looks to prioritize the public over lobbyists, we explore a historic chapel in one of the region's largest parks, and hold a mid-year check-up with the Dane County Humane Society’s animal rehab center.