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Madison School Board Considers More Sick Leave for Staff with COVID

Posted December 15, 202100:49:02

This is your WORT Local News for Tuesday, December 14, 2021. On todays show, school staff in Madison are getting additional pandemic support, the U-S...

Madison Children’s Museum Hosts Vaccination Clinic

Posted December 14, 202100:48:22

This is your WORT Local News for Monday, December 13, 2021. On todays show, families get vaxxed at the Madison Children’s Museum, a local proposal...

New Traffic Crash Report Show Total Crashes Down, but Fatal Crashes Up in 2020

Posted December 10, 202100:49:34

This is your WORT Local News for Thursday, December 9, 2021. On today's show, a look at some new traffic crash numbers, new technology to help police...

Bill could standardize rates for prison & jail phone calls

Posted December 9, 202100:47:00

On the WORT Local News for Wednesday, December 8, 2021:


  • We speak with longtime state Senator Jon Erpenbach, who announced he...

Gableman calls for arrest of Madison mayor

Posted December 8, 202100:48:00

This is your WORT Local News for Tuesday, December 7, 2021. On today's show, a former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice calls for the jailing of Madison’s...