WORT Local News

This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, September 21.* Governor Tony Evers calls for a special session to allow voters to repeal laws at the ballot box,* Libraries across the state weigh in on book banning during national Banned Book Week,* And in the second half, a return trip to Indian Lake County Park, contentious school board meetings in 1969, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.

This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, September 20.* A Madison alder resigns after his name was found on the membership rolls of a far-right hate group…* Employees at a local Noodles and Company walk out over low wages…* And in the second half, we share everything you need to know about student debt relief, learn how to differentiate between two types of softshell turtles, and break out our intergalactic calculators.

This is your WORT local news for Monday, September 19.* Republicans call for the city council to abandon their efforts to ban tear gas in Madison,*  Pro-choice activists gathered over the weekend in protest of moves to ban abortions at a federal level,*  And in the second half, Tammy Baldwin on the “Respect for Marriage Act,” the anniversary of the Salinas lettuce strike, and two new movie reviews.

This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, September 14.* Neighbors of the Sauk Creek Greenway are concerned that restoration of the area will cause more harm than good,* Art professionals are protesting the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art’s treatment of Black artists,* Lunches in Madison schools are coming up short in the first weeks of the school year,* And in the second half, the history of Mazo Beach, long hair students cause trouble in 1960s Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.

This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, September 13.* The UW System’s free speech survey will be going ahead this semester…* A new report from a UW Madison think tank shows support for unions is on the rise in Wisconsin…* And in the second half, we assess the current state of State Street, search for palm warblers, and bend the way we look at space.

This is your WORT local news for Monday, September 12.* A new exhibit at the Chazen looks to reckon with UW Madison’s past of discrimination and racism,* Nurses at UW Health come to an agreement with hospital administrators the day before they planned to strike,* And in the second half, a look back at the Attica Prison Rebellion of 1971, life expectancies in the US fall for the second year in a row, and two new movie reviews.

This is your WORT local news for Thursday, September 8.* Dane County leaders announce a new initiative to help combat the opioid epidemic in Dane County,* Moths flock to sugar as we learn more about Land Trusts in south-central Wisconsin,* And in the second half, the role baking has after incarceration, we hit area streams in search of fish, and hear about the joys of learning about ceramics.

This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, September 7.* Raemisch Farm is set to be redeveloped after over a year of back-and-forth from the Common Council,* How new ideas behind grazing are allowing cows to take part in saving the environment,* A case before the state Supreme Court looks to change how ballot questions are presented to voters,* And in the second half, a trip to Stewart Lake in Mount Horeb, the start of the 1966 school year, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.

This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, September 6.* The mayor of Madison releases her 2023 capital budget proposal…* On Labor Day, we talked to folks about their work lives…* We travel to southeastern Wisconsin for a community conversation about Foxconn… * And in the second half, Cardinal Call returns with student news from UW-Madison, we watch turtles hatch in backyards, and learn what it's like to get stuck in an intergalactic traffic jam.

This is your WORT local news for Thursday, September 1.* Inflation hits the Madison Public Market, putting the future of the project at risk,* Potentially sketchy Lieutenant Governor campaigns, the race for Madison’s mayor, and de-escalation training all appear in this months Isthmus,* And in the second half, we look for records from the past, we get ready for fall fishing, and a meeting between old friends.