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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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"[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.
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"[Art] allows people to release stress:" A collaborative mural honoring victims of gun violence is slated to be installed later this month on Madison's far east side
Here's your local news for Tuesday, June 11, 2024:* We check in with residents at the Lux after this weekend's shooting,* Get the details on a collaborative art project honoring victims of gun violence,* Take a closer look at professional cornhole,* Learn how UW-Madison accommodates students with depression,* Examine the state's latest water quality report,* Recap a busy spring at Dane County's Wildlife Rehab Center,* And much more.
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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.