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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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,* The House Always Wins picks out the perfect finish, and * Radio Chipstone revisits letting go - and electric organs in the rain.

Here's your WORT Local News for Wednesday, May 29, 2024* Dane County has the second highest home prices in the state,* Some legislators consider regulating Delta-8 products,* And an antitrust expert weighs in on the lawsuit against Live Nation,* Riley Cutright talks with a local 911 dispatcher,* Get the scoop on this week’s weather report, and * Stu Levitan pays homage to the Madison men who died fighting in Vietnam

Here's your WORT Local News for Tuesday, May 28, 2024.* Collective bargaining is back in the courts,* Ultimate frisbee comes back to Madison for championships,* Parking garage prices to go up in Madison,* Near & Far features one of Madison's sister cities,* Wildlife Weekly tells us how to protect nesting Mallard ducks,* All these - and more - on tonight’s news.

Here's your local news for Thursday, May 23, 2024:* We find out why a UW-Madison student organization is on interim suspension,* Look ahead to this weekend's Ultimate Frisbee championships,* Speak to a local journalist on Live Nation's impact on the Madison music scene - as Wisconsin signs onto a federal antitrust lawsuit against it,* Air some reasonable requests for Wisconsin's public records custodians,* Check in on Madison's Flamingos,* Find out how archaeologists uncover submerged dugout...

Here's your local news for Wednesday, May 22, 2024:* We get the details on last night's storm - and Madison's road to recovery,* Find out why some workers were doing overtime on their statewide Appreciation Day,* Check in on Wisconsin's child care industry,* Learn how an artist is fostering collaboration between the Midwest and the coasts,* Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,* Travel back in time to 1968,* And much more.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, May 21, 2024:* We attend an open house on the revised draft West Area Plan,* Share a special forecast ahead of tonight's severe weather,* Learn how volunteers contribute to plant distribution research,* Find out how food tours can give local businesses a boost,* Show birds some love,* And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, May 20, 2024:* We find out why experts are calling for more avian flu testing,* Get the scoop on Metro Transit's new bus-tracking technology,* Learn how Wisconsin prosecutors have an uneven system for tracking police caught lying,* Celebrate singer-songwriter Utah Philips* Take a closer look at a popular cocktail,* Review two new movies,* And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, May 16, 2024:* We share an update on the fatal, New Year's Day police pursuit in Monona,* Attend a call to action at the Capitol,* Take a closer look at wood-burning stoves,* Visit the Artist in Residence at the Madison Public Library,* And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, May 15th, 2024:* We find out why Monona officials have adopted a temporary moratorium on new vape shops,* Get an environmental advocate's take on a GOP-authored PFAS bill,* Learn how controlled burns can reduce wildfire damage,* Hear about life as a 9-1-1 dispatcher,* 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, May 14, 2024:* We find out how city leaders hope to improve Breese Stevens Field,* Get the details on a new mural at UW-Madison's School of Nursing,* Discuss the absentee ballot drop box lawsuit before the state Supreme Court,* Examine different diseases that afflict snakes and turtles,* And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, May 13, 2024:* We share a big update in one of Madison's most infamous cold cases,* Hear the details on the agreement between student demonstrators and UW-Madison leadership,* Get ACLU Wisconsin's take on student protest and a possible TikTok ban,* Mark the anniversary of the Coldbath Fields "riot,"* Take a closer look at a popular cocktail,* Review two movies,* And much more.

Here's your local news for Thursday, May 9, 2024:* We find out why Meriter workers picketed outside their workplace this afternoon,* Hear an acclaimed journalist's advice for the next generation,* Take a closer look at open records law,* Broadcast the latest fishing report,* Check in with Madison's Flamingos,* And much more.