WORT Local News

This is your WORT local news for Thursday, February 23.

• A Madison alder is sounding the alarm about the ongoing caregiver crisis,
• A growing number of Wisconsin workers are working from home, but those opportunities aren’t available to everyone equally
• A new report shows traffic crashes fell in Dane County last year, yet traffic fatalities are on the rise,
• And in the second half, how one Madison filmmaker got his start, the myth of the government stealing your gas stove, and how a language barrier led to one man being blamed for the death of his son.

On your local news for Wednesday, February 22, we recap the results of last night's primary election which saw "unprecedented" turnout in Dane County.

Plus, Centro Hispano is getting a new building, and we get the details on the sleet storm rolling in.

This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, February 21. Happy Election Day!

• Madison voters turned out today to make their voice heard in today’s primary election…
• The Wisconsin Supreme Court rules that big box stores can no longer take advantage of a tax loophole…
• And in the second half, Turkish students at UW Madison fundraise for earthquake disaster aid, we get in the dental chair to examine opossum teeth, and the Chazen Museum of Art examines the legacy of racism.

This is your WORT local news for Monday, February 20.

• Tomorrow is primary election day, and the race for state Supreme Court could influence the future of Wisconsin politics,
• We squeeze in one last candidate interview before the election with the final candidate in the race for District 20 alder,
• And in the second half, this week in city and county meetings, another winter storm is headed our way, and one new docu-series review.

This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, February 15.

• Eviction filings in Dane County begin to rise as funding for rental assistance runs dry,
• Activists took to the capitol today to call on lawmakers to make driver’s licenses available to all,
• And in the second half, Madison College wants you to dig into archeology, students strike over Black Studies in 1960s Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report ahead of tomorrow’s storm

Here's your local news for Tuesday, February 14

• A Madison family is calling for more action to find their missing relative,
• Animal rights groups call for an end to a so-called chicken toss, and
• Traffic deaths and serious injuries continue to fall in Madison.

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

• Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes says violent crime is trending down in Madison,
• That’s as a long-standing public safety committee could be on the chopping block, 
• We continue our coverage of next week’s primary election in the 20th alder district,
• And in the second half, the Winter Carnival returns to Lake Mendota, Madisonians share their favorite winter activities, and two new movie reviews.

This is your WORT local news for Thursday, February9.

• Madison’s Superintendent Carlton Jenkins has announced he will retire later this summer,
• We head to our final district in our coverage of the spring primary election for alder,
• And in the second half, the UW Odyssey Project with Brian Benford, a look at why ice might be building up inside your home, and a new housing co-op comes to the south side.

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

• President Biden visits the Madison area to highlight economic growth across the country following the State of the Union Address, 
• The Madison Common Council nixes a plan to name the former home of the credit union movement a historic landmark,
• And in the second half, we conclude our coverage of the primary election for District 14 alder, students strike for Black Studies at UW Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.

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

• The Madison city council has some extra cash — and alders have different ideas about how to use it… 
• South Madison could be getting a major investment from the city, and we explore a financing tool that could make it possible…
• We continue our coverage of the District 14 alder primary…
• And in the second half, students look to beautify Bascom Hill, the trouble with feeding starving birds, and psychedelics find medicinal favor for treating substance abuse.