WORT Local News

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

• Wisconsin Republicans follow national trends and introduce a book ban,
• We continue our coverage of the spring primary election with a trip to District 14 on the south side of Madison,
• And in the second half, the Lee Jeans Factory sit-in of 1981, the Sheboygan Police Department faces widespread sexual assault allegations, and two new movie reviews.

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

• Madison residents get a chance to see the proposed designs for John Nolen’s revamped waterfront,
• City officials look to allow more unrelated renters to live together under one roof,
• We continue our coverage of the primary election for District 12 alder,
• And in the second half, the pros and cons of virtual meetings, this week’s fishing report, and a new and improved Radio Chipstone.

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

• UW Madison is peppered with criticism over their use of salt after last weekend’s snow storm,
• Grassroots advocates look for ways to make Wisconsin elections more productive,
• We continue our coverage of the primary race for District 12 alder,
• And in the second half, a preview of the state’s 2023 budget deliberations, an attack on the Daily Cardinal goes awry in 1960s Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.

This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, January 31.

• The three Madison mayoral candidates on the ballot for this spring’s primary election meet in a debate…
• A health council searches for ways to improve health equity in Wisconsin…
• We continue our coverage of the primary for Madison's District 12 alder…
• And in the second half, the UW looks for new ways to acknowledge indigenous lands, owls strive to stay out of sight, and Dane County wants your opinion on regional housing options.

This is your WORT local news for Monday, January 30.

• Fighting Bob La Follette gets a plaque in the state capitol,
• LGBTQ farmers work to reframe the image of the family farm,
• We head to the northeast side to talk with one of the candidates running for District 12 alder,
• And in the second half, this week in city and county meetings, a new course at UW Madison looks at land-grant universities, and one new movie review.

Here's your local news for Thursday, January 26, 2023:

• What's the future of the Lake Monona Waterfront?

This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, January 25.

• Governor Evers gives a glimpse of his proposed 2023 budget at his annual State of the State address,
• We continue our preview of aldermanic races, talking with the District 10 incumbent-alder about their upcoming primary election,
• And in the second half, how to remove radium from the water supply, politicians go after the Daily Cardinal in 1965 Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.

This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, January 24.

• We tour the UW Zoological Museum to learn how it gets animal specimens for research…
• WORT continues its coverage of the 2023 spring primary and heads to District 10 in southwest Madison…
• And in the second half, Cardinal Call returns for UW's spring semester, wildlife rehabilitators help an eagle with a spinal fracture, and we hear more voices of participants at the Women's March last Sunday.

This is your WORT local news for Monday, January 23.

• Thousands took to the streets yesterday to celebrate and mourn the 50th anniversary of Roe v Wade,
• The city of Madison accepts a grant to help run elections, while the legislature debates banning private funds for elections.
• We continue our coverage of the 2023 spring primary election in District nine,
• And in the second half, Black auto workers strike in 1969, this week in local government, and two new movie reviews.

This is your WORT Local News for Thursday, January 19.

• A UW Madison professor helps on an international report on removing CO2 from the atmosphere,
• We kick off our coverage of the District nine alder primary,
• And in the second half, records requests go unfilled in the Madison School District; the ice holds up after Monday’s rain; and loom weaving on the go.