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Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021: State lawmakers float legislation to bar trans athletes in school sports, Madison considers a new way to dispose of food waste, Dane County DA Ishmael Ozanne faces pressure from protesters and in the second half, we learn the latest from the U-W campus, provide homes to wild critters and explore a black hole cluster.

Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, March 1st, 2021: Madison’s ice fishers enjoy the last few days of winter weather, A local artist carves an ice fish to draw attention to mental health, State lawmakers approve pay raises for Wisconsin’s public defenders and in the second half, we examine the pandemic’s impacts on Wisconsin’s state parks and the legacy of the Freedman’s Bureau

Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, February 25th, 2021: Wisconsin’s beavers and muskrats may be facing a new challenge, Governor Tony Evers signs off on unemployment overhauls, a state task force on racial disparities faces a public reckoning and in the second half of the show, we’ve got Isthmus on WORT Snow Snaking and a brief history of Madison punk rock.

Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, February 24th, 2021: Plans to place a statue of Vel Phillips on the capitol ground push ahead, an east side convenience store has its alcohol license rejected...again, a new bipartisan bill seeks to overhaul Wisconsin’s elections and in the second half we get the latest in local government news, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and the headlines from February 1960.

Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021: A Wisconsin Republican is floating changes to state voter laws, partisan divisions bog down a state broadband proposal, State lawmakers overwhelmingly approve changes to Wisconsin’s unemployment system and in the second half of the show, we learn the latest news from the U-W, investigate an influx of possums and blast off into black holes.

Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, February 22nd, 2021: The Wisconsin Historical Society pushes ahead with a new museum, A new initiative is placing easy-access overdose kits across Wisconsin, we take a closer look at last week’s power outages in Texas and in the second half, WORT talks local government, wolves and the iconic singer-songwriter Nina Simone.

Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, February 18th 2021: A rental assistance program has launched for Dane County residents, Nearly six years since the police killing of Tony Robinson a new petition looks to reopen the case, lawmakers continue bickering over the state’s unemployment system and in the second half, WORT talks spring primaries, open government and flat track racing.

Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, February 17th, 2021: We recap yesterday’s spring primary results, Joe Biden stopped in Milwaukee last night for a national address, Governor Tony Evers has released his full biennial budget and in the second half, we get the latest in local government news, the most comprehensive weather forecast on the air and the headlines from 1969.

Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, February 16th, 2021: State Republicans move to block COVID vaccines for prisoners, ore details on the MMSD plan to return students to in-person classes, We preview the governor’s budget address and in the second half, we learn the latest from the U-W campus, get to know muskrats, and touch down on Mars.

Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, February 15th, 2021: The DNR pushes ahead with wolf hunting, we take a look at Wisconsin’s superintendent race, a new report reveals stark racial disparities in court sentences and in the second half, we get the week ahead in local government and look back at the Act 10 protests.

Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, September 15th, 2020: Local elections officials are once again mailing absentee ballots after a hold-up at the state Supreme Court, Organizations around Madison are celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, Governor Tony Evers issued nine pardons today and WORT explores bat behavior, life on Venus, and the Allegheny cotton mill strike of 1845.

Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, September 14th, 2020: We get an update on UW-Madison campus coronavirus outbreaks, the Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects an appeal from the Green Party, sounds and scenes from yesterday’s youth-led march for Black Livesa and in the second half of the show, we learn about environmental racism, wildfires, the week ahead in local meetings, and review two movies.

Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, September 10th, 2020: Two UW-Madison dorms are on quarantine after COVID-19 outbreaks, Nearly three quarters of Wisconsin’s firefighting departments are using PFAS-based firefighting foam, a new statewide wastewater testing effort seeks to detect COVID-19 outbreaks and in the second half, Radio Chipstone remembers the life and work of Historic Preservationist James Babcock.

Here's your WORT Local News for September 8th, 2020: A state task force on policing and systemic racism takes shape, UW-Madison announces new restrictions as COVID-19 cases spike, we speak with an organizer of the Hands Up Act, a nationwide police reform plan and in the second half, WORT takes flight with the American Redstart, take a look at the night sky and hear more on a new community review committee for the police.

Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, September 3rd, 2020: A Madison alder is under fire for allegedly using a misogynistic slur, State health officials warn of a new strain on COVID-19 testing: Flu season, we discuss the ethics of the news coverage surrounding Kenosha and in the second half of the show, more on open records and history of Wisconsin’s Effigy Mounds.

Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020: The Madison city council approved two oversight measures for the Madison Police Department,UW-Madison returned to in-person classes today, A new federal moratorium on evictions starts this Friday and in the second half, we take a look at the latest news in local government, get the most comprehensive weather broadcast on the air and hear the headlines from September, 1965.

Here's your WORT Local News for Monday, August 31st, 2020: We recap the weekend’s protests, the legislature took no action on police reform bills today, we hear how racial gaps in Wisconsin influence protests and in the second half and in the second half, we get the week ahead in local government and take a closer look at the Milwaukee Bucks strike.

Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, August 27th, 2020: We’ve got the latest about what we know about civil unrest in Kenosha, local officials are looking at alternatives to using police for emergency response, A conservative-led group is challenging Wisconsin’s mask mandate and the Milwaukee Bucks strike for racial justice.