WORT Local News

This is your WORT local news for Monday, July 24.

• City officials are debating turning parts of State Street into a pedestrian mall,
• A special election in eastern Wisconsin puts Republicans just two seats away from a supermajority in the State Assembly,
• A pig on the near-west side draws the entire city’s attention after he was evicted from his home last week,
• And in the second half, this week in city and county meetings, we continue to experience what is known as a “flash drought,” and two new movie reviews.

This is your WORT local news for Thursday, July 20.

• ATVs could soon be allowed on more county highways throughout Dane County;
• Governor Evers signed a bill yesterday overhauling how kids learn to read;
• Multiple Wisconsin election officials were interviewed by federal investigators as part of their probe into actions by Donald Trump;
• And in the second half, we wait for public officials to get back to us about requested records; where the fish are biting this week around Dane County; and the latest news from Forward Madison FC.

This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, July 19.

• The city of Madison is hosting a contest to help raise awareness of the city’s stormwater system,
• A local bus company is selling off assets after another company was chosen to bus kids to Madison schools this fall,
• A group of Ukrainian refugees have opened up a restaurant on the far east side,
• And in the second half, we hear from two community farmers in Watertown, Henry Kissenger comes to 1960s Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.

This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, July 18.

• State lawmakers introduce a constitutional amendment to block local governments from closing places of worship during emergencies…
• Local cinemas enjoy a post-pandemic boost with a slew of summer blockbusters,
• An environmental group calls on lawmakers to not block the Wisconsin DNR's PFAS remediation efforts…
• And in the second half, we test out the new Twitter competitor named Threads, the newest competitor to Twitter, hike at the Adam Burning Conservancy in Whitewater, and get to know the common house wren.

This is your WORT local news for Monday, July 17.

• Some minor changes are coming to the city’s bus system one month after the network’s major redesign went into effect,
• Despite some rain in Dane County last week, we’re still in a drought and area farmers are paying the price,
• And in the second half, a trip back to 1969 for an important conference from the Black Panther movement, two Democratic state lawmakers have created a caucus to defend transgender children, and two new movie reviews.

This is your WORT local news for Thursday, July 13.

• The city of Madison is set to begin allowing dogs on leashes in most  parks around the city,
• Democratic lawmakers look to bar a legal defense that could be used to lessen sentences in violent crimes against LGBTQ people,
• And in the second half, we talk with the owner of a clothing empire, we walk you through replacing a light fixture, and how a traumatic car accident led to shoemaking.

This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, July 12.

• The city council allows a proposed downtown housing development to move forward after rejecting it last month,
• A Madison entomologist is finding new ways to deal with rats across the city,
• A new state report shows that schools are continuing to seclude and restrain children in class,

This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, July 11.

• We look at what was left out of the state budget signed by Governor Evers last week…
• A small community in northwest Wisconsin takes on large lobbying groups in a fight over a nearby CAFO…
• And, we honor the life of Anne Perkins, hike at Anderson Farm County Park, and care for a rare merlin chick.

This is your WORT local news for Monday, July 10.

• A Dane County Judge rules that the lawsuit looking to overturn Wisconsin’s abortion ban may continue,
• City of Madison officials want YOUR help to squish invasive bugs over the summer,
• Governor Evers raises eyebrows with a 400-year veto, though the move has over two decades of precedent,
• And in the second half, the anniversary of the arrest of two “No More Deaths” students, what the US Supreme Court’s student loan decision means for you, and two new movie reviews.

This is your WORT local news for Thursday, July 6.

• A Wisconsin environmental group threatens to sue the government over their beaver management plan, 
• A UW-Madison astronomer explains why a discovery about gravitational waves has astrophysicists excited, 
• And in the second half, we find out what kinds of school surveillance tapes we are entitled to, the dog days of summer bring fishing opportunities to Dane County, and the latest news from Forward Madison.