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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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"It should not be easier to buy a gun than to cast a ballot:" After three separate shootings in a single weekend, Madison leaders are calling for gun safety and reform
Here's your local news for Monday, June 10, 2024:* We share the latest on this weekend's trifecta of shootings,* Recap the state Dems' convention in Milwaukee,* Commemorate the Battle for Century City,* Take a closer look at Hemingway's favorite cocktail,* Review a new World War II documentary,* Learn about a lesser-known kind of "storm-chaser,"* And much more.
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"What is the point of protesting if we can’t be seen by the people that we’re demonstrating against?:" The ACLU of Wisconsin has filed a lawsuit against the city of Milwaukee, claiming free speech violations in their RNC protest rules
Here's your local news for Thursday, June 6, 2024:* We get the details on a lawsuit against the city of Milwaukee that claims free speech violations,* Find out how a local baseball association is introducing the next generation to America's favorite pastime,* Take a closer look at open records law,* Broadcast the latest fishing report,* Mark the anniversary of the Forward Art prize,* Check in with Madison's Flamingos,* And much more.
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"All of this happening on Warden Hepp’s watch – reflects back on him as his responsibility:" The former warden and eight other officials at Waupun prison have been arrest following an investigation
Here's your local news for Wednesday, June 5, 2024:* We share an update on the troubled maximum-security prison in Waupun,* Find out how Wisconsin's restaurant and bar industry is doing in the wake of the pandemic,* Revisit past arts and culture interviews,* Travel back in time to 1969,* And much more.
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“We will continue to move forward based on the facts:" Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has filed felony charges in the 2020 'fake electors' plot
Here's your local news for Tuesday, June 4, 2024:* We find out why Attorney General Josh Kaul has filed felony charges against three Trump allies,* Attend Madison's Juneteenth flag-raising,* Hear about life running a North Woods resort,* Learn how to protect bird nests,* And much more.
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"You can bet I’m jazzed as hell to be here with all of you:" On Friday, Governor Tony Evers raised the Pride flag at the state Capitol for the sixth year in a row
Here's your local news for Monday, June 3, 2024:* We attend the Pride Month kick-off at the state Capitol,* Visit the new mosque on Madison's far west side,* Get the details on the new emissions rules from the feds,* Mark the anniversary of a Civil War raid,* Take a closer look at a popular category of cocktail,* Review two new features,* And much more.
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New Parking Ramp Rates Approved At Transportation Commission Meeting
Here's your WORT Local News for Thursday, May 30, 2024* The hike in Madison parking ramp prices angers citizens and alders alike,* Wisconsinites experience MORE hotter days due to climate change,* Interim County Executive Jaime Kuhn shares her priorities for the next few months,* OuttaDeeBox continues to debunk myths about Black fatherhood,* The House Always Wins picks out the perfect finish, and * Radio Chipstone revisits letting go - and electric organs in the rain.