WORT Local News

WORT Local News

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.

Episodes

September 21, 2023 46 mins

Here's your local news for Thursday, September 21, 2023:

  • We attended a press conference for the Gun Violence Prevention Day of Action to hear about a package of proposed bills,
  • Learn about the United States Supreme Court ruling that made Madison's panhandling ordinances unconstitutional - ordinances still on the books years later,
  • Hear more insider knowledge on the music industry from DJ Pain One,
  • Get advice from expert carpenters ...
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Here's your local news for Wednesday, September 20, 2023:\

  • We look into the ongoing political fight over child care in Wisconsin,
  • Interview a pro-choice lawmaker on shifting abortion access in the state,
  • Hear about the lawsuit that accuses the Madison Police Department of open records violations,
  • Travel back in time to 1968,
  • And much more.
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Here's your local news for Tuesday, September 19, 2023:

  • We give an update on Madison's CARES program, as it uses new funding to expand its mental health crisis services once again,
  • Hear from a Democratic lawmaker who sided with her Republican colleagues in last week's redistricting bill vote,
  • Discuss diversity, equity, and inclusion programs at UW-Madison,
  • Celebrate the appearance of kites – that is, the type of bird,
  • And much more...
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Here's your local news for Monday, September 18, 2023:

  • We celebrate as a sculpture by a local, Native American artist finds a home at UW-Madison,
  • Follow up on proposed rate hikes from two Madison energy companies, this time from a health and climate change perspective,
  • Hear from a political science expert on what might have motivated state Republicans to kick off their own redistricting efforts,
  • Take to the streets in Madison to he...
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Here's your local news for Thursday, September 14, 2023:

  • We give an update on the state's top elections administrator after Senate Republicans vote against Meagan Wolfe's reappointment,
  • Report on Planned Parenthood Wisconsin's announcement that they will resume abortion services this month,
  • Learn more about the Department of Justice Reform - and why the County has yet to find an interim head,
  • Discuss possible changes to evictions r...
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Here's your local news for Wednesday, September 13, 2023:

  • We take a look at MMSD’s contract with their new bus company after a tumultuous start to the school year,
  • Report from Centro Hispano's Evening of Dreaming last weekend,
  • Discuss the impacts of higher energy rates,
  • Revisit headlines from 1965,
  • And much more.
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Here's your local news for Tuesday, September 12, 2023:

  • We give the rundown as Dane County's 2024 budget negotiations kick off,
  • Interview a Milwaukee school teacher whose video was used without her knowledge - in order to drum up conservative outcry,
  • Discuss the return to the fall semester at UW Madison,
  • Take a look at the nocturnal nightjar,
  • And much more.
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Here's your local news for Monday, September 11, 2023:

  • We dig into a conservative political ad that aired after the Packers game last night,
  • Learn about the latest data on Wisconsin’s property values and tax data from a research group,
  • Hear from adult literacy advocates in the area,
  • Commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the CIA-backed coup in Chile,
  • And much more.
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Here's your local news for Thursday, September 7, 2023:

  • We pay our respects to jazz bassist Richard Davis and revisit his 2016 interview with WORT,
  • Investigate a Republican bill in the state legislature that would legalize a Schedule 1 drug,
  • Hear more from award-winning producer DJ Pain 1,
  • Delve into the nostalgia of Oscar Mayer memorabilia,
  • And much more.
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Here's your local news for Wednesday, September 6, 2023:

  • We share an update on the assault that took place on West Wilson Street last Sunday,
  • Hear Congressman Mark Pocan's priorities for the upcoming session in DC,
  • Discuss ending the tipped minimum wage with Representative Francesca Hong,
  • Revisit an interview with Madison's second youth poet laureate,
  • Travel back in time to 1963,
  • And much more.
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Here's your local news for Tuesday, September 5, 2023:

  • We outline the mayor's 2024 Capital Budget proposal,
  • Learn about counseling for folks post-incarceration,
  • Meet up with a sailboat against nuclear weapons that nears the end of its voyage,
  • Celebrate the unique characteristics and culture of corvids,
  • And much more.
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Here's your local news for Monday, September 4, 2023:

  • We celebrate this year's Labor Day at LaborFest,
  • Investigate a new recycling process,
  • Follow up on the Land Art Exhibit at a local green cemetery,
  • Learn about healthy school lunches,
  • And much more.
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Here's your local news for Thursday, August 31, 2023:

  • We investigate the conflict surrounding a new, online dashboard for school funding,
  • Learn how the eight-week workers' strike at Leinenkugel's came to a close,
  • Dive into the causes and consequences of an aging prison population across Wisconsin,
  • Discuss fishing over this Labor Day weekend,
  • And much more.
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Here's your local news for Wednesday, August 30, 2023:

  • We talk to folks as they prepare for the coming school year,
  • Learn more about a project to update the Wisconsin Historical Museum,
  • Follow up on a Madison woman who was attacked volunteering on the West Bank,
  • Travel back in time to 1968,
  • And much more.
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Here's your local news for Tuesday, August 29, 2023:

  • We learn about a proposed hotline for employers looking to hire formerly incarcerated workers,
  • Then investigate controversial changes to an elementary school's outdoor space,
  • Hear from an experienced, Capitol reporter about the state Supreme Court,
  • Get the latest scoop on the West Nile Virus in Wisconsin
  • And much more.
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Here's your local news for Monday, August 28th:

  • We tour a Madison alternative high school that's getting consolidated under one roof,
  • Then speak with Secretary Missy Hughes of WEDC on the threats and opportunities of AI, the subject of a new task force,
  • Hear from artists exhibiting their work at an unusual venue - their future burial site,
  • And much more.

Plus! A big welcome to WORT's incoming News Producer, Faye Parks. Got a t...

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In this Episode:

  • Madison opens cooling centers in response to the heat wave.
  • UW's University Hospital plans for a new expansion.
  • Epic Systems unveils a new research tool.
  • OuttaDeeBox talks with DJ Pain One about his journey in the music industry.
  • The House Always Wins discusses the proper breath for a house.
  • And Radio Chipstone goes to an Amish Quilt auction.
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In this episode:

  • Democrats circulate a new bill designed to protect media from defamation suits.
  • A local artist talks about how her home and family affect her work.
  • The SEIU stages a rally at the Republican presidential debate.
  • The lieutenant governor visits WORT to talk about her new podcast.
  • Rob McClure gives us this week's weather report.
  • and "Madison in the 60's" goes back to anti-war protests in Madison.
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Here are your local headlines for August 22, 2023:

And in tonight's episode, we unpack...

  • What was driving the resignatio...
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