Criminal Defense Lawyers Sue State’s Public Defender Board Over Lack Of Public Defenders

This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, August 24.

• A group of criminal defense lawyers are suing the state of Wisconsin over the state’s lack of public defenders,
• Top state Democrats are calling on Republicans to act on money the state won in a massive opioid settlement,
• UW Madison ranks last in sustainability compared to other universities, and they are working to make the campus more eco-friendly,
• And in the second half, the culture behind waterfalls, a decade of eventful summers in Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.