WORT Local News
WORT Local News
WORT News and Public Affairs
Breaking news and feature stories straight from the WORT News team’s underground lair in Madison, Wisconsin. New episodes every Monday through Thursday at 7:30 PM. Also available live on 89.9 FM from 6:00-7:00 PM and online anytime at WORTFM.org.
"It was a very traumatic and terrifying experience:" A proposed amendment to city ordinance is looking to prevent repeat dog attacks
Here's your local news for Monday, April 1, 2024:* We get the details on an ordinance change that would give the Board of Health more options after a dog attack,* Learn how a new federal program will help feed school kids in need during the summer months,* Get an expert's perspective on this year's ongoing FAFSA delays,* Share the government's calendar for the week ahead,* Mark the anniversary of a "boss-napping,"* Take a closer look at a popular cocktail,* Review two new movies,* And much more.
Apr 2, 2024
47 min
"They’ve had more than ample time to correct the situation:" Waupun Correctional Institution has been on lockdown for a year - and advocates are calling for the governor to take action
Here's your local news for Thursday, March 28, 2024:* We get an update on the lockdown at Waupun - and share our findings from an open records request,* Analyze campaign spending in the spring election, * Interview a candidate running to represent Madison's northeast side on the Dane County board,* Talk government transparency,* Broadcast the most up-to-date fishing report,* Check in on Madison's Flamingos,* And much more.
Mar 29, 2024
50 min
"You know, there's a perfect storm:" Wisconsin's unhoused population is on the rise, according to a new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum
Here's your local news for Wednesday, March 27, 2024:* We learn how Wisconsin's unhoused population has shifted over the last decade - and how Dane County is faring,* Hear why prevention groups are cautioning against online sports betting,* Interview a candidate running to represent Madison's northeast side on the Dane County board,* Talk with an art professor at UW-Madison,* Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,* Travel back in time to 1969,* And much more.
Mar 28, 2024
50 min
"We’re going to use the democratic process to protest and make our voices heard:" A coalition of elected officials are encouraging Wisconsinites to vote 'uninstructed' in the Democratic presidential primary
Here's your local news for Tuesday, March 26, 2024:* We get the details on the "uninstructed delegation" campaign in Wisconsin,* Forecast next week's free, severe weather-spotting classes,* Interview two candidates vying to represent Madison's south side on the Dane County Board,* Learn about a new arrival at the Humane Society's Wildlife Center,* And much more.
Mar 27, 2024
45 min
"This is my family that they played with. [...] Question everything the government tells you:" This Thursday is the 45th anniversary of the Three Mile Island accident
Here's your local news for Monday, March 25, 2024:* We interview two candidates running to represent the villages of Windsor and DeForest on the Dane County board,* Discuss the government's calendar for this week,* Mark the anniversary of the nuclear power plant accident at Three Mile Island,* Take a closer look at two popular cocktails,* Review two movies available on the small screen,* And much more.
Mar 26, 2024
50 min
"We’re using the opportunity to do more background research:" The United States Department of Defense is funding more listening sessions - where Madisonians can voice their concerns about F-35 noise
Here's your local news for Thursday, March 21, 2024:* We have an update - and the results of an open records request - on Madison's F-35 listening sessions,* Learn how federal funding could bring high-speed internet to Wisconsin's underserved communities,* Interview a Dane County board candidate,* Hear more from leadership at Boys and Girls Club of Dane County,* Take a deep dive into Renaissance textiles,* And much more.
Mar 22, 2024
49 min
"Dane County is one of the places in Wisconsin [...] where housing is least affordable:" A new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum paints a bleak picture of housing in Dane County
Here's your local news for Wednesday, March 20, 2024:* We get the latest data on the state's housing market,* Look ahead to an upcoming exhibit at the Wisconsin Historical Society,* Interview an incumbent candidate in the Dane County board race,* Sit down with a local middle school teacher,* Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,* Travel back in time to 1967,* And much more.
Mar 21, 2024
49 min
"We want to make sure that we hear from as many people as possible:" Yesterday, city planners held another public information meeting on the draft West Area Plan
Here's your local news for Tuesday, March 19, 2024:* We get more details on the draft West Area Plan,* Investigate the two constitutional amendments on the spring ballot,* Hear from two Dane County board candidates vying for a Waunakee-area seat,* Catch up on the latest construction projects on UW-Madison's campus,* Learn how to feed wildlife - safely,* And much more.
Mar 20, 2024
45 min
"We have different priorities:" A Dane County board race is getting extra attention - after 13 current supervisors accused one candidate of running a 'smear campaign'
Here's your local news for Monday, March 18, 2024:* We interview both candidates running for the District 34 seat on the Dane County board,* Hear from West High's award-winning Mock Trial Team,* Take a closer look at safe drinking water,* Get the details on a popular cocktail,* Review two movies streaming on the small screen,* And much more.
Mar 19, 2024
49 min
"I don't think they've planned how to make a livable community:" West-side residents raised havoc at a city planning meeting on Tuesday
Here's your local news for Thursday, March 14, 2024:* We attend a chaotic public meeting on the draft West Area Plan,* Interview an incumbent candidate in the Dane County board race,* Talk government transparency,* Broadcast the most up to date fishing report,* Check in on Madison's Flamingos,* And much more.
Mar 15, 2024
48 min
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