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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.
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Here's your local news for Wednesday, October 16, 2024:We'll hear why Madison's Independent Monitor says the mayor's budget is a death knell for civilian oversight efforts,Hear from opponents of the city tax referendum,Correct our past reporting on the DOC's updated used book donation policies, with help from Tone Madison's Scott Gordon,Bring back our arts and culture segment from summer hiatus,Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,Travel back in time to 1962,And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, October 15, 2024:We'll explore how school funding issues statewide could impact school nurses,Get the details on a new "Chad Vader" election PSA,Investigate proposed cuts to Madison's police oversight agencies,Talk with the data analyst for the Office of the Independent Monitor,Take a look at the United States' declining cattle population,Examine the recent pro-Palestine and pro-Israel protests on the UW-Madison campus,And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, October 14, 2024:We check in on Hovde Properties' demolition site in downtown Madison,Get the details on a letter campaign asking Willy Street Co-op to boycott Sabra,Run down the possible cuts to Madison’s budget,Mark an important anniversary in the fight for reproductive freedom,Take a closer look at a popular cocktail,Review two new movies on the big screen,And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, October 10, 2024:We get the details on an unconventional funding request from a Madison alder,Find out what UW-Madison leaders said behind the scenes about last semester's student encampment,Explain the mission behind the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council,Celebrate fall-weather fishing,Hear the latest news from Madison's Flamingos,And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, October 9, 2024:We head to the World Dairy Expo,Find out why advocacy groups filed federal complaints against 4 Wisconsin school districts,Take a closer look at censorship in Wisconsin prisons,Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,Travel back in time to 1969,And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, October 8, 2024:We find out why so many Wisconsin municipalities are struggling to make ends meet,Interview the Republican candidate running to represent District 48 in the state Assembly,Report the latest figures on dairy product consumption,Visit the newly opened second location of El Sabor de Puebla,Share an update on fall migration,And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, October 7, 2024:We find out why some Wisconsin voters avoid talking politics,Learn how a preventative health care program at UW-Madison plans to spend renewed funding from the CDC,Share a preview of this budget-heavy week in local government,Explore UW-Madison’s updated free speech and protest policies,Take a closer look at a popular, cold-weather cocktail,And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, October 3, 2024:We attend a groundbreaking ceremony for an affordable housing development on Madison's southeast side,Reveal when UW-Madison does and doesn't enforce camping laws,Get some advice on real estate investment,Explain sump pits,Talk passion versus practicality in the world of fashion,And much more.
Here's your local news for October 2, 2024:We get the latest statewide polling on the presidential race,Attend a rally for reproductive freedom,Learn how much money Wisconsin could save with expanded Medicaid,Meet Venezuelan immigrants in our community,Travel back in time to 1968,And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, October 1, 2024:We talk to folks waiting in line outside Trump's rally in Waunakee,Attend the grand re-opening of the St. Vinny's on Willy Street,Consider the impact of avian flu on the World Dairy Expo,Discuss UW-Madison students' right to log off,Learn how to identify different sparrows during seasonal migration,And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, September 30, 2024:We'll find out how much campaign visits cost Wisconsin municipalities,Interview the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood,Check out the week ahead in city and county government,Mark the anniversary of a pivotal moment in French history,Take a closer look at a popular cocktail,Review two new movies on the big screen,And much more.
Here's your local news for Thursday, September 26, 2024:We check in on pre-election wrangling across the state,Learn how a local program keeping Indigenous languages alive,Find out how Wisconsin is handling the latest PFAS standards from the feds,Explain what you can and can’t say at government meetings,Celebrate the start of fall-weather fishing,Get the latest news from Madison’s Flamingos,And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, September 25, 2024:We head to the Bread and Puppet Circus in Mazomanie,Speak with a UW-Madison student facing disciplinary action for supporting Palestine,Learn how a local program is turning guns into garden tools,Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,Travel back in time to the '60s,And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, September 24, 2024:We get the latest on BRT after its official launch Sunday,Find out why a local produce supplier is asking for harvesting help,Check in on "The Victory" coffee shop after a recent fire,Share the details on milk prices in the Midwest,Visit a soul food restaurant on Monroe Street,Learn how wildlife rehabilitators handle avian pox,And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, September 23, 2024:We share an inside look at the Harris rally on Friday,Attend a candidate forum in the race for Dane County executive,Celebrate the birthday of an independent filmmaker and review two of his movies,Take a closer look at a popular cocktail,Learn about the invasive species in Wisconsin's lakes,And much more.
It’s a Monday night in downtown Mount Horeb. Inside Brix Cider, a farm-to-table restaurant with a homestyle feel, people are snacking as they wait for a time-honored political tradition in election season: a candidate forum.At the front of the room are two chairs, but only one candidate is here. Sitting across from Elizabeth Grabe, a Democrat running against five-term incumbent Todd Novak, is an empty chair — save for a beer growler filled with purple flowers and an empty cup. Wisconsin has new voting maps this November. In collaboration with Isthmus newspaper, we examine how those new maps have spurred competition and organizing in advance of November. Credits: Audio by Abigail Leavins with contributions from Liam Beran. Production by Chali Pittman. In collaboration with Isthmus Community Media — read their related story at isthmus.com.This reporting is funded in part by Democracy Day, a nationwide collaborative on September 15 in which news organizations cover how democracy works and the threats it faces. More at usdemocracyday.org.
Here's your local news for Thursday, September 19, 2024:We get the details on a new convenience store coming to Willy Street,Learn why researchers are breeding cows that can thrive in extreme heat,Speak with a friend of Kevin Price, who Fitchburg police shot and killed last month,Talk financial literacy,Explain why you should care about zoning,Retrieve a memorial brick next to Camp Randall,And much more.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, September 18, 2024:We take a closer look at the U.S. SAVE Act,Find out why environmental advocates oppose the expansion of natural gas plants in Wisconsin,Get the details on Dane County's 2025 executive budget proposal,Share a preview of our collaborative project with Isthmus newspaper,Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,Travel back in time to 1969,And much more.
Here's your local news for Tuesday, September 17, 2024:We check out the city's new, electric garbage trucks,Find out why consumer advocates are paying close attention to Congress' funding plans,Get the latest on Joe Gow - and the boom in the adult entertainment industry,Welcome our UW student reporters back for the fall semester,Learn how West Nile Virus impacts corvids,Look forward to the debut of Bus Rapid Transit this weekend,And much more.
Here's your local news for Monday, September 16, 2024:We get the details on an initiative that's battling food insecurity - and climate change - in Wisconsin,Hear some possible fixes to persistent basement flooding,Discuss the impacts of farm consolidation,Mark the anniversary of a political assassination with international ties,Take a closer look at a popular cocktail,Review two movies now available for streaming,And much more.
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