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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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“This is one of the largest buildings that will be moved in the country in probably this decade:" Spectators gathered on West Dayton today as workers moved a 450-ton building to a new lot
Here's your local news for Thursday, June 20, 2024:* We witness a real spectacle in downtown Madison,* Ask a U.S. congressman how he'll respond to PM Netanyahu's address next month,* Get the details on Tuesday's marathon Common Council meeting,* Take a closer look at open records law,* Air the latest fishing report,* Check in on Madison's Flamingos,* And much more.
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“This will be a place where dreams will flourish:" Today, on Juneteenth, the Center for Black Excellence and Culture officially broke ground
Here's your local news for Wednesday, June 19, 2024:* We attend the groundbreaking ceremony for a new cultural center on the south side,* Tour a Frank Lloyd Wright house,* Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,* Travel back in time to 1969,* And much more.
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"They [fought] for your generation, my generation:" State and community leaders gathered at the Capitol today to raise the Juneteenth flag
Here's your local news for Tuesday, June 18, 2024:* We check in with a local record shop - ahead of next month's change in ownership,* Attend the Juneteenth flag raising at the Capitol,* Revisit the controversial Foxconn deal,* Sit down with Madison's own Mango Man,* Explain how birds of prey try to stay cool in summer,* Examine the psychological effects of incarceration,* And much more.
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"As we continue to grow in this dense way, it’s going to create more pressure:" Large housing complexes in Madison may soon have to rely on private contractors to collect their move-out trash
Here's your local news for Monday, June 17, 2024:* We get the details on a proposed change to the city's trash collection policy,* Attend the Harry Whitehorse International Wood Sculpture Festival,* Get a state lawmaker's take on security at the RNC,* Debut a brand-new feature on Wisconsin's dairy industry,* Mark a big anniversary in labor history,* Take a closer look at Wisconsin's favorite cocktail,* Review two new movies,* And much more.
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"[Vos] can go to court and file a lawsuit that would tie this up for possibly months:" A second recall attempt against Speaker Vos is up in the air
Here's your local news for Thursday, June 13, 2024:* We get the details on the second recall attempt against Speaker Vos,* Find out why tax revenue from utility companies is plummeting in Wisconsin,* Learn more about asylum seeking - following last week's controversial executive order,* Share some deck-building advice,* Discover the power of lists,* And much more.
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“We want them to feel that, 'You are here, and we listen to you':" A new county program is accepting nominations for historical markers spotlighting underrepresented communities
Here's your local news for Wednesday, June 12, 2024:* We get the details on a county program looking to spotlight the histories of underrepresented communities,* Visit a new bookstore on Madison's east side,* Check in on Madison's World Naked Bike Ride ahead of this weekend's event,* Hear about life as a solar panel installer,* Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,* Travel back in time to 1968,* And much more.