WORT Local News

Here's your local news for Tuesday, December 27:

• Nurses at UW Health take their fight for union recognition to the courts,
• Congress has approved a new heavy icebreaker for the Great Lakes,
• And, Miss America juggles her title while studying nuclear engineering at UW-Madison.

This is your WORT local news for Monday, December 26.

To celebrate the holidays, we gave our volunteers the day off, and instead present an hour-long investigation into the Milwaukee Poor Farm Cemetery.

This is your WORT local news for Thursday, December 22.

• Major companies say they’ll phase out toxic forever chemicals, 
• Neighborhoods across Madison celebrate the shortest day of the year, 
• We continue our series of Madison alder exit interviews, 
• And just in time for your last-minute shopping trip- what happens to those shiny new electronics years down the line?

This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, December 21.

• Tomorrow’s winter storm will have major impacts on travel conditions ahead of the holidays,
• UAW workers in Racine caravan across southeastern Wisconsin to strike for better wages,
• We try to stay warm at Hoyt Park,
• And get the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves ahead of the upcoming winter storm.

This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, December 20.

• A local blood center is asking for donations ahead of an expected holiday-induced dip in its supplies 
• We continue our series of alder exit interviews with Grant Foster 
• And in the second half, birds buckle down for a winter blast, and we bid farewell to an old friend on Mars.

This is your WORT local news for Thursday, December 15.

• A new report finds Dane County is aggressively pursuing the so-called birth tax after a promise to stop nearly three years ago, 
• State and city officials officially broke ground on Bus Rapid Transit today, 
• And a planned strike from Red Cross workers was officially called off today after leaders reached a labor agreement. 
• Plus, we go inside the Oakhill Correctional Institute, and explore the dos and don’ts of ice fishing.

This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, December 13.

• Increased housing density could come to Madison’s historic districts…
• Today marks the one year anniversary of Dick Wagner’s passing,
• We meet the organizer of Madison’s newest sister city partnership… 
• And in the second half, the Daily Cardinal reviews the UW's fall semester, robins see no reason to leave in the winter, and Radio Astro tunes out cosmic light.

This is your WORT local news for Monday, December 12.

• Madison’s Plan and Landmarks Commissions untangle the web that is their methods of communication,
• Roller Derby returns to Madison after a years-long hiatus,
• We got our first major snowfall of the season, and Madison’s buses worked to keep
• And in the second half, this week in local meetings, state officials prepare for yet another budget deliberation season, and two new movie reviews.

This is your WORT local news for Thursday, December 8.

• Passenger rail could come to Madison - again; 
• Madison’s alternative public safety response program reviews its one year of existence,
• We continue our round of exit interviews with Madison alders; 
• And in the second half, why can state legislators make anonymous objections during state budget deliberations? Plus, slow times on Madison lakes, and aluminum Christmas trees.