WORT Local News

Here's your local news for April 26: * The City of Madison could drop the "quota" from the Police Oversight Board,* The family of Quadren Wilson continue to ask for answers,* The Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness launches a program to lower Black infant mortality rates,* And in the second half, we share a roundup of U-W student government elections, get to know a tiny visitor to the wildlife rehabilitation center, and celebrate the work of amateur astronomers.

This is your WORT Local News for Monday, April 25. On todays show, the Wisconsin Conservation Congress makes the results of their 2022 Spring Hearing available to all, Governor Tony Evers creates the new Office of Environmental Justice for Earth Day, The Progress Center for Black Women launches a new program to help connect Black entrepreneurs, and in the second half, this week in city meetings, a trip to the drive in, and a Nic Cage celebration with two movie reviews.

This is your WORT Local News for Thursday, April 21. On todays show, a group of sewing experts lend a needle to anybody in need of mending, a Mount Pleasant resident is sued by village officials, our student reporter dives into parking issues on the west side, and in the second half, we take a trip to Door County Brewing Company, and the state G-O-P convention comes to Dane County.

This is your WORT Local News for Wednesday, April 20. On todays show, the Madison Common Council holds a marathon meeting, with the public giving hours of public comment, a bill to legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin gets a public hearing, a county in central Wisconsin votes to dissolve its diversity commission, and in the second half, student rocket scientists, urban renewal in 19-60s Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.

This is your WORT Local News for Tuesday, April 19. On todays show, the Wisconsin Attorney General's office provides an update on its ongoing investigation of clergy abuse, a new report details a better way to treat roads during winter, we explore how Wisconsin has used federal pandemic aid compared to other states, and in the second half, the show investigates why there are very few Indigenous students at U-W Madison, rehabilitates an unusual amphibious creature and gaze upon the largest recorded comet as it gets ready to pass Earth.

This is your WORT Local News for Monday, April 18. On todays show, Madison city officials move to begin PFAS treatment at Well 15, Madison’s Police Chief weighs in on body cameras before the city council votes on them tomorrow nights, and in the second half, new County Board members, a trip to the video store, and two new movie reviews.

This is your WORT Local News for Thursday, April 14. On todays show, Madison’s Bus Rapid Transit gets more federal funding and inches closer to reality, Wisconsin construction workers aren’t getting paid a livable wage, a court ruling says the DNR cannot enforce cleanups of PFAS contaminations. And in the second half, how much a piece of paper really costs, the newest trend in beer, and bodybuilding artists.

This is your WORT Local News for Wednesday, April 13. On todays show, a new investigation shows numerous wrongful allegations of child abuse both in Wisconsin and across the county, why the city is implementing a new recycling fee, and a new podcast explores the way prosecutors operate across the state of Wisconsin. And in the second half, the state supreme court hears oral arguments on absentee ballot drop-boxes, the Daily Cardinal calls for answers on Vietnam in the 19-60s, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.

This is your WORT Local News for Tuesday, April 11. On todays show, federal COVID-19 vaccine funding is running out, so how does distribution work now? The Dane County Jail announced a program to help fight opioid addiction, there's a new spelling bee champion, the state's Conservation Congress is right around the corner, and we have an up-to-date weather forecast.

This is your WORT Local News for Monday, April 11. On todays show, Governor Tony Evers joins local leaders for the groundbreaking ceremony for the Black Business Hub, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos hands over thousands of emails related to the 20-20 presidential election investigation, and public transportation ridership numbers steeply drop after the first years of the pandemic. And in the second half, how we deal with burnout, a local fishing tackle shop gets new owners, and two movie reviews.