WORT Local News

Here are your local news headlines for Tuesday, October 11: * A project to steer development of the former San Damiano friary in Monona is beginning to take shape... with your input (https://www.mymonona.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1498), * Artists protested on Sunday, as the the Ain't I A Woman Triennial exhibit came to a formal end at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, * Cardinal Call shared the backstory on the firing of former Badgers head coach Paul Chryst, Wildlife Weekly shares wild animals who have been rehabilitated recently, and Radio Astro taps into the power of a black hole.

This is your WORT local news for Monday, October 10.* The city of Madison names their first Independent Police Monitor,* It’s Indigenous People’s Day, and a teepee was erected on the lawn of the state Capitol,* And in the second half, the Allen Centennial Garden holds their Harvest Folk Festival, this week in city and county meetings, and two new movie reviews.

This is your WORT local news for Thursday, October 6.* A Wisconsin judge rules ballot spoiling illegal, * The race for Wisconsin’s governor heats up, and becomes one of the priciest in the nation,* And in the second half, a conversation with HeyMiss Progress, trout season comes to an end, and mysterious faces in pottery.

This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, October 5.* Madison’s now shuttered absentee ballot drop-boxes get a new life as public art,* Wisconsin farmers get together to discuss the role agriculture plays in saving the environment,* Local governments navigate red tape in order to make urban highways safer,* And in the second half, the battle of local apple cider donuts, equal housing rights in 1960s Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.

This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, October 4.* The Wisconsin Legisature's special session to allow ballot initiatives in the state lasts all of 15 seconds…* Preliminary data from a PFAS removal study at the Dane County airport shows promising results…* And in the second half, a popular source of income for U-W students closes its doors, a refresher on protecting yourself and wildlife during hunting seasons, and a mysterious star dims in deep space.

This is your WORT local news for Monday, October 3.* County Executive Joe Parisi focus on food funding and community court in his 2023 budget,* The US Supreme Court hears arguments that may shape the future of wetlands protections,* And in the second half, this week in city and county meetings, local artists get into the Halloween spirit, and two new movie reviews.

This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, September 28.* The union representing Madison teachers is calling for a more robust noise study ahead of the F-35 touchdown,* A new report shows that Madison businesses are failing to promote Black workers,* And in the second half, a trip to Rock County, and the debate about parole in 1960s Madison.

This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, September 27.* Dane County Executive Joe Parisi proposes to stink up his 2023 budget with a manure processing plant,* More and more college grads are leaving Wisconsin to find jobs in bigger cities…* And in the second half, bats are beginning their winter hibernation, and NASA practices protecting us from Earth-killers.

This is your WORT local news for Monday, September 26.* Dane County moves to ban contracts between the county and any agency that enforces Wisconsin’s abortion ban,* Protesters gather in Madison to show support for a woman killed by Iranian police,*  We look back at the 1922 railroad strike ahead of the potential railroad strike hitting the US once again,*  And two new movie reviews.

This is your WORT local news for Thursday, September 22. *  One of the officers who shot Quadren Wilson has been charged with a felony,* A 3,000 year-old canoe has been found in Lake Mendota,* And in the second half, the benefits of poetry both in and out of prison, fall weather fishing, and some light Halloween-themed crimes.