WORT Local News

This is your WORT News for Monday, February 28, 2022. On todays show, a bill that would punish college administrators for violating expressive rights, why the sanctions on Russia by leaders across the globe are so significant, and in the second half, this week in city government, baby boomers on tik tok, and two new movie reviews.

This is your WORT Local News for Thursday, February 24, 2022. On todays show, state officials rule against PFAS guidelines, the Dane County Sheriff defends an ongoing investigation, and in the second half, Madison schools pause plans to end certain honors classes, we get a local explainer on Ukraine, and we’ll hear about the folks behind an upcoming pop-up art market.

This is your WORT Local News for Wednesday, February 23, 2022. On todays show, a lawsuit to restore confederate monuments, a multi-state power line hits a snag when it can’t cross the Mississippi River, and in the second half, a rally for trans youth, the state of the tribes address, and Vietnam protests in the 19-60s.

This is your WORT Local News for Tuesday, February 22, 2022. On todays show, a bevy of Republican election bills get fast-tracked in the statehouse, a local theater union has supported backstage workers through the pandemic, a major new development on State Street raises hackles, and in the second half, we learn the latest from the U-W campus, investigate how extreme weather affects wildlife and explore what light can reveal about stars.

This is your WORT Local News for Monday, February 21, 2022. On todays show, state lawmakers introduce new bills to address Wisconsin's teacher shortage, the Dane County Executive calls for more transparency in the shooting of Quadren Wilson, and in the second half, this week in city meetings, olympic scandals, and two new movie reviews.

This is your WORT Local News for Thursday, February 17, 2022. On todays show, the family of Quadren Wilson holds a press conference, access to food aid is being tightened, and demonstrators protest an anti-transgender bill. In the second half of the show… a history of e-recycling, the latest in a Supreme Court case, and fashion from the 18-hundreds.

This is your WORT Local News for Wednesday, February 16, 2022. On todays show, Governor Evers gives his State of the State address, how one person changes every lightbulb in the state capitol building, and a conversation with the owner of Sugar Shack Records. And in the second half, a new art gallery in McFarland, a 1960s crack down on the Daily Cardinal, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.

This is your WORT Local News for Tuesday, February 15, 2022. On todays show, student stage a walkout at La Follette High, Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway discusses ballot dropboxes, Republicans rally at the Capitol to overturn the 20-20 presidential election results, and in the second half, U-W pivots for the next stage of the pandemic, flock with a horde of passerines, and traverse a spider’s web of galaxies.

Here's your local news for February 14, 2022—* Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett pushes for a new jail, * The local face mask mandate is set to expire at the end of the month, * A local rental assistance program gets an influx of cash, * Wisconsin's wolf hunt is officially canceled, * And we look at sensitive crimes, online dating and Valentine's Day, two new movie reviews, and... better know a bureaucrat?

This is your WORT Local News for Thursday, February 10, 2022. On todays show, tackling the state’s childcare woes, East High students educate the school on sexual assault, Senator Ron Johnson in hot water over Wisconsin jobs, and in the second half, body camera meetings paid for by body camera companies, and the intersection between printmaking and music.