WORT Local News

This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, March 14.

• Madison's mayoral candidates exchange sharp words over housing and public transit…
• We head to the far east side of Madison to continue our coverage of the spring elections for alder…
• And in the second half, an Indigenous leader calls for the Wisconsin Legislature to take action on public health, and baby critters start to make their spring debuts.

This is your WORT local news for Monday, March 13.

• Madison wants to hear your opinion on what should be done with one of the city’s oldest public art pieces,
• We officially begin our coverage on the spring general election with one of the candidates running to represent Madison’s 8th alder district
• And in the second half, this week in city and county meetings, spring breakers tell us what spring means to them, and two new movie reviews.

This is your WORT local news for Thursday, March 9.

•  County officials have announced the home of the new facility for those facing mental health emergencies,
• Dane County scientists give an update on their experiment to try and to remove PFAS from the Dane County Airport
• One Madison filmmaker talks about how they got their big break,
• And how to keep your basement from flooding this spring

This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, March 8.

• GOP lawmakers are looking to force schools that frequently call the police to hire school resource officers,
• An expedition in the Cave of the Mounds reveals thousands of years of climate change,
• With less than one month until the election for Madison mayor, we look back at the 1963 mayoral race
• And the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves

This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, March 7.

• Family and friends of Tony Robinson remember his life eight years after he was shot and killed by a Madison police officer…
• Number crunchers analyze the governor's budget proposal…
• And in the second half, a new film highlights Madison's women firefighters, UW classrooms grapple with the rise of AI, and wildlife make their spring return in the era of climate change.

This is your WORT local news for Monday, March 6.

• The city of Madison debates entering a nationwide lawsuit against Kia and Hyundai,
•  Wisconsin family’s struggle as federal SNAP benefits come to and end,
•  And in the second half, this week in city and county meetings, the story of the 1932 Ford Hunger March Massacre, and two new movie reviews.

This is your WORT local news for Thursday, March 2.

• Employees at a Madison bakery file with the National Labor Relations Board for a union election,
• Kia and Hyundai owners get a free security upgrade, while cities across the state mull over legal action against the manufacturers.
• And in the second half, the difference between elected and appointed officials, ice fishing winds down in Dane County, and how to begin a new project.

This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, March 1.

• The Common Council approves a change to city zoning code to allow more unrelated renters to live together,
• Pollution in the great lakes threatens treaty rights for indigenous fishers,
• We look back at the 1961 race for Madison mayor just weeks ahead of 2023’s mayoral election,
• And the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.

This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, February 28.

• A new city of Madison program looks to help low-income residents pay part of their utility bills…
• The two candidates for Madison mayor debate head-to-head for the first time since the primary election… 
• And in the second half, UW Madison students remember Rebecca Blank, legislators signal that a flat tax is unlikely in Wisconsin’s budget, and a rare bird makes its way to an animal rehab center.

This is your WORT local news for Monday, February 27.

• State lawmakers celebrate Black History Month and look at how climate change furthers inequity across the globe
•  Madisonians speak out about how the caregiver crisis is affecting them
•  And in the second half, this week in city and county meetings, spring is just around the corner, and two new movie reviews