WORT Local News

This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, June 1.* A Dane County Judge throws his hat in the ring to become Wisconsin’s next Supreme Court Justice,* One of Madison’s beaches hopes to avoid closure this summer from toxic algae blooms,* Faculty and staff at Madison’s East High School walk out over teacher’s wages,* And in the second half, we head to a rock in a house, we continue our report on a local mosque, and we remember those who died in Vietnam from 1960s Madison.

This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, May 31.* Madison is considering ways to reduce light pollution..* The Royal Thai Pavilion at Olbrich Botanical Gardens is getting ready for major repairs…* Employees at the Dane County Medical Examiner’s Officer say their workplace is toxic…* And in the second half, we visit Madison's Madinah Mosque, duck from dive-bombing blackbirds and take the measure of marsquakes.

Here's your local evening news for Thursday, May 26: * Voting rights advocates say a case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court could have serious implications for disabled Wisconsinites, * Record shops are adapting to changing sales, trends, and locations, * Ella's Deli may be gone, but the colorful whimsy returns in the form of a new mural, * And we get the recap on the GOP convention last weekend, explore what makes a malt beer malty, and learn more about open records when it comes to government subcontractors.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, May 25: * Area educators tell us how they're speaking to students about the shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, * The Madison city council moves to streamline historic preservation rules, * A report shows Wisconsin hospitals cost insurers some of the highest rates in the nation, * And we travel to Apple River Canyon in northern Illinois.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, May 24: * Madison teachers push for better pay, * An anti-circumcision group comes to town, * And we check in with a local government reporter on the historic unionization (https://captimes.com/news/business/updated-union-victory-at-raven-software-makes-video-game-history/article_a87731ec-c461-52cc-aad5-94dfcd3ae8aa.html) of quality assurance testers at Raven Software.

Here's what's on your local evening news: * Why Madison is practicing "Low Mow May" in an effort to help the pollinators, * We dive deep into the local risks of ransomware, * And how a complaint from retired hypnotherapist Jay Stone helped fuel (https://www.propublica.org/article/election-fraud-wisconsin-zuckerbucks-jay-stone) the hunt for election fraud in Wisconsin.

This is your WORT local news for Thursday, May 19.* A new study quantifies the health effects of air pollutants, * A downtown Madison courtyard is scheduled for a makeover, * Isthmus on WORT brings an update on an ongoing effort to save the birds, * and Fermenting WORT talks the state of the brewing industry with a Milwaukee brewing company,

This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, May 18.* A new report details how schools across the state have spent federal pandemic aid,* Inflation causes the new Dane County Jail to rise in price once again,* Milk Banks offer families struggling to find baby formula a unique way of feeding their children,* And in the second half, college students rally over buses in 1967, our newest feature heads to Indian Lake County Park, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.

This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, May 17.* UW Madison introduces its new chancellor, and Republican lawmakers are not happy,* We examine how baby formula shortages are affecting Madison,* As COVID cases climb once again, we ask what the summer may bring for the pandemic,* And in the second half, we revisit an award-winning story about watches, spot bird nests in peculiar places, and gaze into the black hole at the center of our galaxy.

This is your WORT local news for Monday, May 16.* The city is offering homeowners loans to help build “granny flats” around Madison,* Indigenous people in Wisconsin fight against the Enbridge pipeline, saying it will disrupt agriculture,* The sale of part of the Yahara Golf Course could mean bigger things for the city’s other golf courses,* And in the second half, state lawmakers speak out about abortion access, generational trauma in movies, and two new movie reviews.