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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
- WORT Local News
Investigation authorized for Green Bay duplicate ballots
Here's your local news for Monday, July 13, 2026: We hear how the state plans to respond, after a city clerk sent duplicate absentee ballots to voters in…
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UW investigation finds no major infractions for animal rights group
Here's your local news for Thursday, July 9, 2026: We find out why Madison is pursuing more control over a local highway, Detail ICE's traumatic toll on…
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Madison's next budget will be a balancing act
Here's your local news for Wednesday, July 8, 2026: We detail the obstacles ahead for Madison's 2027 operating budget, Learn more about the Evers…
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Incumbent Dane County sheriff faces activist opponent in upcoming primary
Here's your local news for Tuesday, July 7, 2026: We get to know the Democratic candidates running for Dane County sheriff, Hear what issues should take…
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Hilton Madison workers still waiting for a union contract
Here's your local news for Thursday, July 2, 2026: We head to a picket line outside a downtown Madison hotel, Check in with Students for Justice in Palestine…
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Wisconsin's marquee conservation program expires
Here's your local news for Wednesday, July 1, 2026: We hear Democratic legislators' plan to resurrect the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program, Find out how new…
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Dane County supervisors gear up for 2027 budget season
Here's your local news for Tuesday, June 30, 2026: We hear what Dane County's next budget is looking like so far, Learn more about a movement calling for a…
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Public health officials urge caution amid heat wave
Here's your local news for Monday, June 29, 2026: We hear the long history of flax textiles in Wisconsin, Find out how hidden algorithms are driving up…
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Wisconsin fire departments adapt to decline in volunteers
Here's your local news for Thursday, June 25, 2026: We get a progress update from the lobbyist tasked with advancing the city of Madison's interests in the…
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Madison school board adopts cell phone policy
Here's your local news for Wednesday, June 24, 2026: We detail MMSD's new cell phone policy, Learn how women-led conservation groups in Wisconsin are rising…
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Staff unionize at ABC for Health
Here's your local news for Tuesday, June 23, 2026: We head to Pewaukee for the latest gubernatorial candidate forum, Hear what's behind the unionization effort…
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Democratic candidates make their pitch for 76th Assembly District
Here's your local news for Monday, June 22, 2026: We recap the highlights from Wednesday's 76th Assembly District candidate forum, Head to Penn Park for…
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Consumer advocacy group defends data center credit standards
Here's your local news for Thursday, June 18, 2026: We find out why advocates are sounding the alarm about Wisconsin's healthcare system, Learn how projected…
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For the fourth year, advocates mark the toll of gun violence
Here's your local news for Wednesday, June 17, 2026: We hear the mission behind a temporary photo display in the Capitol rotunda, Take a closer look at a new…
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Wisconsin lawmakers host Juneteenth celebration
Here's your local news for Tuesday, June 16, 2026: We head to the Capitol rotunda for an early Juneteenth celebration, Find out how Wisconsin counties are…
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Independent monitor recommends re-examining death in Madison police custody
Here's your local news for Monday, June 15, 2026: We recap the highlights from the Wisconsin Democratic Party's 2026 state convention, Find out why Madison's…
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City pushes Regent redesign forward, leaving bike lanes for other streets
Here's your local news for Thursday, June 11, 2026: We find out why Madison alders approved a new layout for Regent Street despite public pushback, Hear the…
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Wisconsin Democrats renew push for birth control protections
Here's your local news for Wednesday, June 10, 2026: We hear Democrats' pitch to protect access to contraception amid federal uncertainty, Honor Michael…
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Family calls for Salah Sarsour’s release, citing brutal detention conditions
Here's your local news for Tuesday, June 9, 2026: We explain why a brutalist apartment building that's slated for demolition could still become a city…
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Nearly half of Wisconsin paroles end with re-incarceration
Here's your local news for Monday, June 8, 2026: We find out why a popular youth diving club is shutting down, Examine the flaws in Wisconsin's community…
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Filing deadline culls Wisconsin candidate pool
Here's your local news for Thursday, June 4, 2026: We hear what Madison can do to regulate data center development in the city long term, Find out which…
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Gubernatorial hopefuls woo union members at labor-focused forum
Here's your local news for Wednesday, June 3, 2026: We attend the Wisconsin Workers' Forum for Governor, Learn why some legal groups are urging caution, as the…
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UW-Madison student org defends anti-Ridglan flyers
Here's your local news for Tuesday, June 2, 2026: We detail the latest debate over MMSD's cell phone policy, Find out why a student-led animal advocacy group…
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St. Mary’s nurses, supporters host pro-union rally
Here's your local news for Monday, June 1, 2026: We head to St. Mary's hospital in Madison for a rally supporting the nurses union, Find out how the public can…
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Fitchburg votes to end Flock Safety contract
Here's your local news for Thursday, May 28, 2026: We find out why Fitchburg alders decided on Tuesday to cut ties with a controversial surveillance tech…
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Dane County weighs 18-month data center moratorium
Here's your local news for Wednesday, May 27, 2026: We explain how you can weigh in on Madison's draft Safe Routes to School plan, Examine a proposed data…
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Dane Co. Executive Melissa Agard looks to the future in first-ever ‘State of the County’ address
Here's your local news for Tuesday, May 26, 2026: We share key takeaways from Thursday's 'State of the County' address, Explore the benefits of cover cropping…
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Wisconsin child care funding to expire this summer
Here's your local news for Thursday, May 21, 2026: We find out why Madison's police oversight leaders are asking for a bigger budget, Learn how Wisconsin…
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Olbrich Gardens unveils finalized expansion plan
Here's your local news for Wednesday, May 20, 2026: We join a crowded public meeting at Olbrich Gardens, Detail a major land conservation project that earned…
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Spring election results include late-arriving Madison ballots
Here's your local news for Tuesday, May 19, 2026: We explain how you can weigh in on the development future of downtown Madison, Hear the benefits of…
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Internal differences set aside at this weekend’s state GOP convention
Here's your local news for Monday, May 18, 2026: We hear local advocates' pitch to strengthen police oversight efforts in the city of Madison, Share key…
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$1.8B surplus deal dies in the Senate
Here's your local news for Thursday, May 14, 2026: We break down last night's contentious vote in the state Legislature, Find out how private donors and the…
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St. Mary’s nurses hold strong, despite union busting
Here's your local news for Wednesday, May 13, 2026: We get a progress update on MMSD's long-term sustainability plan, Outline the benefits of strong energy…
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Bartillon men's shelter could open later this summer
Here's your local news for Tuesday, May 12, 2026: We get a progress update on Madison's highly-anticipated men's shelter, Learn how recent federal health care…
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Cap Times management recognizes newsroom union
Here's your local news for Monday, May 11, 2026: We share a major update in the campaign for a unionized newsroom at the Cap Times, Examine the urban-rural gap…
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Center for Black Excellence and Culture hosts triumphant grand opening
Here's your local news for Thursday, May 7, 2026: We check out a new community space on Madison's south side, Learn more about the campaign for a unionized…
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Madison school board grapples with phone restriction policy
Here's your local news for Wednesday, May 6, 2026: We detail a proposed cell phone policy that garnered mixed responses at Monday's MMSD school board meeting…
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Abortion pill restrictions on pause, for now
Here's your local news for Tuesday, May 5, 2026: We hear what's next for the Odana Hills Golf Course redesign, Find out why sustainable farmers want the U.S…
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Madison's Day Without Immigrants rally draws thousands
Here's your local news for Monday, May 4, 2026: We find out why the Madison Police Department credits community partners for the city's declining crime rates…
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Ridglan Farms sells 1,500 beagles to animal rescue groups
Here's your local news for Thursday, April 30, 2026: We learn what's next, after an embattled testing facility agreed this week to sell most of its dogs to…
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Law Forward appeals anti-competitive gerrymander decision
Here's your local news for Wednesday, April 29, 2026: We detail a Regent Street development project that earned the Plan Commission's stamp of approval Monday…
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Madison teachers rally for equal pay
Here's your local news for Tuesday, April 28, 2026: We share an update on the fight to end salary compression at MMSD, Examine the widening funding gaps…
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PSC ruling aims to shield ratepayers from data center energy costs
Here's your local news for Monday, April 27, 2026: We dig into the Public Service Commission's landmark ruling last week on data centers, Discuss the latest…
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Enrollment data lays the groundwork for MMSD redistricting
Here's your local news for Thursday, April 23, 2026: We find out why Madison schools are projected to see declining kindergarten enrollment, Detail an upcoming…
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Accusations swirl, as Madison alders consider reforming police oversight bodies
Here's your local news for Wednesday, April 22, 2026: We detail what went down at Tuesday's tense city council meeting, Share key takeaways from a new report…
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Multicultural fashion show embraces radical self-expression
Here's your local news for Tuesday, April 21, 2026: We attend the "Existence as Resistance" fashion show, Find out why more architects are using engineered…
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Law enforcement blocks Ridglan Farms operation, leading to injuries and arrests
Here's your local news for Monday, April 20, 2026: We hear from protesters who joined the attempted raid this weekend of a Blue Mounds dog breeding and testing…
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Madison weighs short term safety changes on Park Street
Here's your local news for Thursday, April 16, 2026: We hear city staff's pitch to reduce speeding on major arterial roads, Discuss the power of nonviolence in…
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Grilling of Wisconsin DPI continues in Assembly hearing
Here's your local news for Wednesday, April 15, 2026: We explain why the Department of Public Instruction's infamous Wisconsin Dells trip is once again under…
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“A victim of its own design,” demolition plan moves ahead for Master Hall
Here's your local news for Tuesday, April 14, 2026: We detail the debate over plans to demolish a brutalist apartment building in downtown Madison, Explain why…
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Wisconsin voters hungry for data center regulation, poll finds
Here's your local news for Monday, April 13, 2026: We detail the public's top concerns about data centers, according to a new survey from Wisconsin…
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UW regents break silence on Rothman's ouster
Here's your local news for Thursday, April 9, 2026: We find out why the UW System's Board of Regents decided to fire President Jay Rothman, Detail state level…
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Democratic gubernatorial candidates focus on building a healthier state
Here's your local news for Wednesday, April 8, 2026: We hear how Democratic hopefuls for governor plan to fix Wisconsin's health care system, Break down the…
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Wisconsin heads to the polls in a quieter nonpartisan election
Here's your local news for Tuesday, April 7, 2026: We share the latest on today's nonpartisan spring election, Find out what's next for prison reform advocates…
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Efficiency Navigator program accepting new applicants
Here's your local news for Monday, April 6, 2026: We learn how a multi-city initiative is helping reduce climate emissions and renters' energy bills in one go…
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UW System puts money over morals, student activists say
Here's your local news for Wednesday, April 1, 2026: We get a progress update on Madison's housing development goals, Detail a new landmark verdict that holds…
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Abortion rights are on the ballot this spring, advocates say
Here's your local news for Tuesday, March 31, 2026: We find out what's at stake in next week's Wisconsin Supreme Court election, Detail a grassroots effort to…
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Thousands join "No Kings" protest in Madison
Here's your local news for Monday, March 30, 2026: We head to downtown Madison for this weekend's rally against the Trump regime, Talk judicial philosophy with…
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County board in the dark on talks with Coliseum investor
Here's your local news for Thursday, March 26, 2026: We detail county supervisors' misgivings amid contract negotiations with FPC Live, Find out why rural…
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Protesters demand removal of UW-Madison Flock cameras
Here's your local news for Wednesday, March 25, 2026: We head to Bascom Hill for a rally sounding the alarm on UWPD's new surveillance tech, Learn how many…