WORT Local News

Here's your local news for Monday, December 8, 2025:

• We head to a local food pantry for a conversation about the rising cost of living,
• Find out why senior advocates want to preserve county-owned nursing homes,
• Check in with the director of Madison's Civil Rights Department, after an investigation cleared him of workplace discrimination claims,
• Explain what's next for two lawsuits challenging Wisconsin's congressional map,
• Celebrate...

Here's your local news for Thursday, December 4, 2025:

• We find out which Madison intersections are in the running for new traffic signals,
• Hear why advocates recommend "walk audits" as a first step to reducing your neighborhood's carbon footprint,
• Learn some of the most common ways commercial buildings in Madison waste energy,
• Explain your right to access government records on data center projects,
• Share some ice fishing safety tips...

Here's your local news for Wednesday, December 3, 2025:

• We'll explain how you can weigh in on the development future of downtown Madison,
• Find out why food access is still limited in Wisconsin even after FoodShare benefits resumed,
• Examine the record breaking spending on Wisconsin's judicial elections ahead of the next contest this spring,
• Share some tips on how to stay safe in the event of an ICE encounter,
• Broadcast the most compr...

Here's your local news for Tuesday, December 2, 2025:

• We hear finance leaders' recommendation on how Madison should spend an unexpected budget surplus before the end of this year,
• Find out how donors can support a local literacy nonprofit in the wake of federal funding losses,
• Share a year in review for the American dairy industry,
• Meet the editing manager of Edible Madison,
• Celebrate Giving Tuesday with the Dane County Humane Socie...

Here's your local news for Monday, December 1, 2025:

• We'll meet some local Starbucks workers taking part in the nationwide strike,
• Find out how parents of children with disabilities are preparing for the looming cuts to Medicaid,
• Detail some recent policy updates that could expand Wisconsin renters' access to solar power,
• Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
• Learn the violent history behind the American Anti-Sla...

Here's your local news for Tuesday, November 25, 2025:

• We find out why some of Madison's most experienced educators are still waiting for fair compensation,
• Hear the economic pros and cons of data centers,
• Consider the future of Madison's bus system with Metro Transit's new general manager,
• Explain why A2A2 milk is a win for both dairy farmers and consumers,
• Debut our new feature exploring the city's diverse array of local coffee sh...

Here's your local news for Monday, November 24, 2025:

• We hear what Wisconsin students and mental health specialists have to say about the hazards of the digital age,
• Find out how much taxpayers could stand to lose with the end of the free IRS Direct File program,
• Consider why Speaker Vos continues to block expanded postpartum benefits for Wisconsinites on Medicaid,
• Learn how a public-private foundation is working to support the sta...

Here's your local news for Thursday, November 20, 2025:

• We talk health care tax credits and the Epstein files with Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin,
• Learn how to spot U.S.-made products ahead of the holidays,
• Meet the city of Madison's Parks Superintendent,
• Explain your right to know the final five applicants being considered for public offices,
• Tell you the best spots for some cold-weather fishing,
• Make a wish list for the Flam...

Here's your local news for Wednesday, November 19, 2025:

• We head to a public hearing on the Dane County Regional Airport's latest efforts in F-35 noise mitigation,
• Consider Wisconsin's retention and workforce challenges this Education-Support Professionals Day,
• Hear the research goals driving the Nelson Institute's new partnership with QTS Data Centers,
• Learn how students at UW-Madison fared during the SNAP benefits chaos,
• Broadcast...

Here's your local news for Tuesday, November 18, 2025:

• We hear what party leaders had to say ahead of today's floor session in the state Senate,
• Learn how some entrepreneurs in Madison and Chicago are redefining vending machines,
• Consider the pros and potential pitfalls of a bipartisan bill that would legalize online sports betting in Wisconsin,
• Explain what's behind some recent ag industry happenings,
• Taste what's on the menu at Su...

Here's your local news for Monday, November 17, 2025:

• We get to know the three finalists vying for an interim leadership role in Madison's Office of the Independent Monitor,
• Find out why a proposal mandating teaching hours for UW System faculty could raise constitutional concerns,
• Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
• Learn the story behind Transgender Day of Remembrance,
• Review two new movies,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, November 13, 2025:

• We hear Senator Baldwin's plan to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits, a measure excluded from the budget bill Trump signed into law Wednesday,
• Detail the economic benefits of agrivoltaics,
• Talk election security and accuracy with the new Madison city clerk,
• Share some upcoming events celebrating eastern European culture,
• Hear the story behind a new local music space on ...

Here's your local news for Wednesday, November 12, 2025:

• We'll get the details on a last-minute amendment that dominated budget deliberations yesterday in the Madison Common Council,
• Find out why a pro-democracy advocate is sounding the alarm on a handful of election bills in the state Assembly,
• Share some key takeaways in the Daily Cardinal's new "AI Issue,"
• Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
• Travel ba...

Here's your local news for Tuesday, November 11, 2025:

• We explain why Verona city leaders decided to cut ties with a third-party surveillance contractor,
• Get the details on a bill that would put a cap on Wisconsinites' utility rates,
• Hear what climate advocates have to say about Alliant Energy's new rate case settlement,
• Unscramble the recent chaos around SNAP benefits,
• Indulge in a Tex-Mex feast,
• Describe what it takes to treat eye ...

Here's your local news for Monday, November 10, 2025:

• We'll share the mission behind a 1,500-ribbon display in downtown Madison,
• Hear how a delay in federal funding is impacting the Menominee Indian School District,
• Find out what's at stake if online publication Tone Madison can't reach their winter fundraising goal,
• Explain why air traffic has ground to a halt,
• Share lessons from New York City's 1933 mayoral election,
• Teach you how ...

Here's your local news for Thursday, November 6, 2025:

• We detail the debate ahead of yesterday's budget vote in the Dane County Board of Supervisors,
• Hear what a former drum corps instructor's accusers have to say about his recent return to the public eye,
• Discuss how open government cases can often be solved with a warning rather than a lawsuit,
• Celebrate the Madison Public Library's 150th anniversary - no invitation needed,
• Look a...

Here's your local news for Wednesday, November 5, 2025:

• We hear the pros and cons of data centers, according to stakeholders who joined an informational meeting today in the state Capitol,
• Find out who's paying for Jack Daly's services, just months after the "Scam PAC" fundraiser emerged from federal custody,
• Learn how the Badgers' faltering football team could add red ink to local and state business ledgers,
• Broadcast the most com...

Here's your local news for Tuesday, November 4, 2025:

• We hear Superintendent Jill Underly's pitch to address teacher sexual misconduct and grooming of students,
• Check in on Dane County's 2026 proposed budget ahead of tomorrow's deliberations,
• Discuss the long fight to shut down Ridglan Farms with a local animal rights activist,
• Consider a pressing business dilemma for American dairy farmers,
• Meet a local hot sauce connoisseur,
• Celebr...

Here's your local news for Monday, November 3, 2025:

• We check in with Dane County food pantries amid the federal chaos,
• Hear locals' concerns about a proposal to expand a commercial dairy operation in Door County,
• Find out why environmental advocates are sounding the alarm on Line 5's newly-issued federal permits,
• Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
• Remember an abolitionist who was murdered protecting his print...