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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, August 19, 2026: We find out why state finance leaders are opposed to deregulating crypto staking, Check in with Midwest Environmental Advocates after their latest victory in Dane Co
Here's your local news for Tuesday, August 18, 2026: We hear how the Madison school board is planning for the next district budget, Talk carceral reform ahead of a history-making commutations hearing later this week, Exa
Here's your local news for Monday, August 17, 2026: We share key takeaways from MMSD's back-to-school roundtable, Hear what consumer advocates are monitoring amid Wisconsin's chaotic data center build-out, Learn more abo
Here's your local news for Thursday, August 13, 2026: We detail the latest pitch to redevelop the downtown site that houses Essen Haus, Find out why ACLU is suing the state of Wisconsin, Examine the struggle to obtain ad
Here's your local news for Wednesday, August 12, 2026: We detail the preliminary results in Tuesday's election, Consider why statewide polls missed the mark in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor, Hear what's a
Here's your local news for Tuesday, August 11, 2026: We explain why an error more than fifty years ago has the city rushing to hand over "remnant lands" to the county, Tour the new Bartillon shelter ahead of opening day
Here's your local news for Monday, August 10, 2026: We get an update from Wisconsin's top elections administrator ahead of Tuesday's partisan primary, Hear the community-building mission behind MadWorC's new "Willy Stree
Here's your local news for Thursday, August 6, 2026: We hear a disability advocate's warning about Medicaid cuts and a new opinion from the Justice Department, Explain how a conversation about public artworks at Tuesday'
Here's your local news for Wednesday, August 5, 2026: We detail the past 24 hours of city meetings and protests, two weeks after the police killing of Corey Ruiz, Learn how the U.S. Small Business Administration is helpi
Here's your local news for Tuesday, August 4, 2026: We detail what went down this morning when the city followed through on its threat to clear out the encampment on Willy and Baldwin Streets, Head to a downtown rally de
Here's your local news for Monday, August 3, 2026: We get an updated report from the Corey Ruiz memorial site, Talk police training and "privileged use of force" with a UW law professor, Hear how Wisconsin farmers are pu
Here's your local news for Thursday, July 30, 2026: We hear how Wisconsin health officials are preparing to carry out the new federal work requirement for Medicaid recipients, Examine the city of Madison's push to standa
Here's your local news for Wednesday, July 29, 2026: We share key takeaways from Tuesday's primary debate, Find out how much money Wisconsinites are losing to online scams, Check in with a nurse at St. Mary's Hospital, a
Here's your local news for Tuesday, July 28, 2026: We detail the latest legal dispute over absentee voting in Wisconsin, Find out why Dane County is turning to an AI assistant to handle non-emergency calls, Explain how r
Here's your local news for Monday, July 27, 2026: We outline how the Madison community has responded in the days since police shot and killed Corey Ruiz, Share key takeaways from Salah Sarsour's deportation hearing last
Here's your local news for Thursday, July 23, 2026: We detail what's happened in the 24 hours since Madison police shot and killed Corey Ruiz, Talk the war in Iran with Senator Tammy Baldwin, Hear how students at UW are
Here's your local news for Wednesday, July 22, 2026: We hear what national experts have to say about police oversight efforts in Madison, Learn how the Willy Street Co-op is reducing plastic waste, Consider the ramificat
Here's your local news for Tuesday, July 21, 2026: We hear how the local public health department plans to cope with reduced funding next year, Meet a civilian who's challenging Sheriff Kalvin Barrett in the August prima
Here's your local news for Monday, July 20, 2026: We hear Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway's pitch for another term in office, Check in on efforts to rename three MMSD elementary schools, Learn the potential economic be
Here's your local news for Thursday, July 16, 2026: We head to a rally outside Wisconsin Department of Corrections headquarters, Learn the history behind "No Turn On Red" signs and the different ways municipalities use t
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