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"County government ensures that the most vulnerable people in the community know that they matter:" State Senate Minority Leader Melissa Agard joins the race for Dane County Executive

Posted November 30, 202300:50:22

Here's your local news for Thursday, November 30, 2023:

  • We hear from some of the candidates in the race for Dane County Executive,
  • Learn...

"[Warren Spahn] is the winningest left-handed pitcher in history:" Governor Tony Evers is fielding criticism after the revelation that he has a secret email address - under a deceased ballplayer's name

Posted November 29, 202300:50:56

Here's your local news for Wednesday, November 29, 2023:

  • We share an update on the Dane County Jail project, which is facing more budgetary...

"These smaller states that contributed least to the problem will be affected the most:" A professor at UW-Madison is headed to Dubai for the United Nations Climate Change Conference

Posted November 28, 202300:48:44

Here's your local news for Tuesday, November 28, 2023:

  • We get the details on a new study that finds coal-fired power plants cause more premature...

"At some point, I thought, 'It's not gonna come true':" Construction on the Madison Public Market officially started this morning

Posted November 27, 202300:48:07

Here's your local news for Monday, November 27, 2023:

  • We share an update on the Madison Public Market, after this morning's official ground-breaking,
  • Discuss...

"We thank you for listening:" WORT News celebrates Thanksgiving 2023

Posted November 23, 202300:56:58

On this special Thanksgiving episode, we're spotlighting some of this year's stories on food. Here's your local news for Thursday, November 23, 2023:

  • We...