WORT Local News

Here's your local news for Thursday, September 25, 2025: We find out how Dairy Drive residents and members of the community are preparing for the campground's imminent closure, Meet a performer in Madison's burlesque scene, Talk open records fees, Break down where the fish are biting, Check in on the Flamingos' playoff push, And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, September 24, 2025: We check in on the race for Wisconsin governor...and the ever-expanding field of candidates, Find out why a UW-Madison professor is urging Congress to support fusion energy research, Consider the declining health of American children, Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves, Travel back in time to 1968, And much more...

Here's your local news for Tuesday, September 23, 2025: We hear Wisconsin Republicans' pitch to make homeownership more affordable, Consider the cost of nitrate contamination in drinking water, Take on the shocking topic of stray voltage and how it affects the health of dairy cattle, Meet the manager of FEED Kitchens, Untangle a "squirrel king" at the Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Rehabili...

Here's your local news for Monday, September 22, 2025: We hear Mayor Rhodes-Conway's early pitch to expand Madison's investment in homeless services, Consider the next steps for a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's new vape law after a federal judge denied the plaintiffs' request to delay enforcement, Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead, Mark the anniversary of the Chicago garmen...

Here's your local news for Thursday, September 18, 2025: We head to Rep. Francesca Hong's campaign launch party to find out what inspired her to run for governor, Consider the truth behind the old adage "it takes a village," Get the details on the Room Tax Commission's looming structural deficit, Share a crash course on the U.S. Supreme Court's so-called "shadow docket," Debut our new feature cele...

Here's your local news for Wednesday, September 17, 2025: We head to Jefferson County for this year's Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival, Dissect the unsuccessful campaign to ban physical mail at the Dane County jail, Learn how a group of underclassmen brought a humorous internet trend to UW-Madison's Library Mall, Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves, Travel back in time...

Here's your local news for Tuesday, September 16, 2025: We detail last night's debate over a proposal that would raise health care costs for Dane County employees, Hear what Wisconsin scholars and industry leaders have to say about Trump's tariff plan, Find out why the legal dispute over Wisconsin's administrative rulemaking process is far from over, Explain how the dairy industry is adapting to r...

Here's your local news for Monday, September 15, 2025: We find out how the county is preparing for a projected $31 million budget deficit, Learn how advocates and state lawmakers are working to spread awareness about cryptocurrency ATM scams, Meet Matt Wachter, Madison's Director of Planning, Community, and Economic Development, Consider the environmental impacts of data centers, Look back on the...

Here's your local news for Thursday, September 11, 2025: We'll outline Wisconsin Democrats' education agenda, Untangle Line 5's complicated legal history and find out what's next in the fight to stop Enbridge's proposed reroute of the pipeline, Delve into some of the Wisconsin Transparency Project's most recent cases, Break down where the fish are biting, Reflect on Forward Madison's frustrating (...

Here's your local news for Wednesday, September 10, 2025: We detail Madison leaders' latest proposal to promote more housing in the city, Learn how white nationalist groups are using so-called 'Active Clubs' to covertly spread their ideology, Outline the research that has a range of experts sounding the alarm on a ubiquitous insecticide, Welcome "Cardinal Call" back from summer break, Find out why...

Here's your local news for Tuesday, September 9, 2025: We find out why a contingent of high school athletes showed up at yesterday's Board of Education meeting, Outline Wisconsin Republicans' education priorities, Hear the mission behind Wisconsin Public Education Network's transparency project, Explain the bovine breeding and nutrition practices behind a recent boom in cream production, Sit down...

Here's your local news for Monday, September 8, 2025: We head to a protest outside the Odana Road Social Security office, Consider the consequences of an increasingly corporatized and tech-focused higher education system, Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead, Celebrate the birthday of "a lion in literature's forest," Discuss some of the best snacks to eat with your evening cock...

Here's your local news for Thursday, September 4, 2025: We get the details on a package of bills that seeks to strengthen protections for the state’s workforce, Find out who qualifies for backpay, after a discriminatory law blocked disabled Wisconsinites from collecting unemployment for over a decade, Learn more about Madison’s Russian Folk Orchestra, Walk you through replacing a light fixture, Di...

Here's your local news for Wednesday, September 3, 2025: We get the details on a proposal that seeks to delay demolition of Madison's first city-sanctioned homeless encampment, Hear about Isthmus newspaper's open records request that, months later, is still waiting for a response from the city's independent police monitor, Learn how to approach solidarity work with self-care, Broadcast the most co...

Here's your local news for Tuesday, September 2, 2025: We hear the mayor's capital spending priorities for next year, Outline what's on the Wisconsin Supreme Court's docket this week, Get the details on a bill that seeks to uncover the hidden cost of tariffs, Examine the science behind a recent drop in butter prices, Visit a homestyle Mexican restaurant on Madison's north side, Consider the ethics...

Here's your local news for Thursday, August 28, 2025: We share an update on Bus Rapid Transit, nearly a year after the city launched its first route, Outline the long-term health consequences of tooth decay, Hear how the Wisconsin Transparency Project got started and where it's headed, Tell you the best fishing spots this Labor Day weekend, Learn how Forward Madison FC is fostering young talent, A...

Here's your local news for Wednesday, August 27, 2025: We'll outline the next steps for a proposal that seeks to strengthen Madison's tree protections, Find out why Madison finance leaders expect the city's operating expenses to go up nearly $24 million next year, Meet Michael Haas, Madison's City Attorney and interim City Clerk, Discuss how labor unions can push back on Trump’s authoritarian powe...

Here's your local news for Tuesday, August 26, 2025: We get the details on MMSD's performance objectives for the next academic year, Find out how a new bill would preserve funding for Wisconsin's decades-old conservation program, Consider the potential consequences of USDA's new "reorganization plan," Examine a recent drop in cheddar prices, Sit down with the owner of Kia's Kitchen, Learn how wild...

Here's your local news for Monday, August 25, 2025: We find out why prison reform advocates say there's still time for Governor Evers to follow through on his campaign promises, Get the details on a new lawsuit that's fighting to secure Wisconsin youth's "right to a stable climate," Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead, Remember one of the youngest peace ambassadors in American...

Here's your local news for Thursday, August 21, 2025: We find out why the Trump regime's order extending the life of a Michigan coal plant could have financial and environmental costs here in Wisconsin, Meet the city of Madison's Sustainability and Resilience Manager, Share sounds and stories from last Sunday's Ukrainian Fest, Hear the mission behind tomorrow's tech recycling event at Warner Park,...

Here's your local news for Wednesday, August 20, 2025: We get the details on a bill that state Democrats say would help families with back-to-school costs, Hear a research institute's plan to make a small town in Rock County self-sufficient by the end of this century, Find out how Kevin Price's loved ones are continuing their fight for justice, one year after he was shot by a Fitchburg police offi...

Here's your local news for Tuesday, August 19, 2025: We learn how Senator Tammy Baldwin is fighting back against the Trump regime's bid to dismantle the Department of Education, Outline a Wisconsin-based manufacturing company's role in the genocide of Palestinians, Consider the environmental impacts of the data centers cropping up all over the countryside, Visit a comfort-food hotspot in downtown...

Here's your local news for Monday, August 18, 2025: We'll find out how the Madison Clerk's Office has to change its election processes following an order from state officials, Meet the three finalists in the running to serve as Madison's next chief of police, Look forward to a new women's soccer team coming to Breese Stevens Field, Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead, Mark the...

Here's your local news for Thursday, August 14, 2025: We find out why reducing Willy Street to two lanes could improve traffic safety on the troubled thoroughfare, Meet Yang Tao, director of Madison's Traffic Engineering Division, Consider how Fred Prehn's recent loss in appeals court could impact future open records cases, Tell you where the fish are biting, Check in on Madison's Flamingos, And m...

Here's your local news for Wednesday, August 13, 2025: We head to the Triangle in downtown Madison for a groundbreaking ceremony, Find out why voting rights advocates are calling the governor's veto on Friday a win for democracy, Share pro-democracy lessons from the climate movement, Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves, Travel back in time to 1967, And much more.