WORT Local News

Here's your local news for Thursday, December 11, 2025:* We hear state Democrats' pitch to support Wisconsin farmers and protect agricultural lands from development,* Outline some of the most pressing challenges in the state's rural school districts,* Get an update on MMSD's Behavior Education Plan,* Check in with the Russian Folk Orchestra ahead of their busy concert season,* Discuss the imminent passage of the National Defense Authorization Act,* Share some advice on how to find a bona fide "space tree,"* And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, December 10, 2025:* We share the details on a pair of housing-focused ordinances approved at Tuesday's city council meeting,* Find out why Midwest Environmental Advocates has filed an open records lawsuit against the state's utility regulator,* Learn how a local newsroom uses hands-on learning to improve children's literacy skills,* Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,* Travel back in time to 1967,* And much more.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, December 9, 2025:* We get the details on a bill that would guarantee Wisconsin workers up to 14 weeks of paid family and medical leave,* Outline key findings in UWPD records obtained by Tone Madison, nearly two years after a multi-jurisdiction raid of the student protest encampment on Library Mall,* Share a news roundup on Roundup,* Consider the intersection between kitchen skills and early childhood education,* Learn how to help local wildlife this holiday season,* And much more.

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 Noam Chomsky's birthday,* Teach you how to make a bright cocktail with ties to World War II,* Review Ken Burns' new docuseries on the American Revolution,* And much more.

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,* Attend Forward Madison's postseason town hall,* And much more.