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Report: CO2 Removal Needs Six-Fold Increase To Meet 2050 Goals

Posted January 19, 202300:48:00

This is your WORT Local News for Thursday, January 19.

  • A UW Madison professor helps on an international report on removing CO2 from the atmosphere,
  • We...

Sheriff Kalvin Barrett Calls On County Board To Put Jail Funding On Ballot

Posted January 17, 202300:47:06

This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, January 17.

  • The Dane County Sheriff is calling on the county board to put the question of funding...

Federal Court Of Appeals Dismisses Challenge To Madison’s Long-Standing Billboard Ordinances

Posted January 12, 202300:50:00

This is your WORT local news for Thursday, January 12.

  • The state’s joint rules committee allows conversion therapy to continue in Wisconsin,
  • The...

City To Debate New Grant To Support Accessible Taxi Cabs

Posted January 11, 202300:47:38

This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, January 11.

  • City officials are looking for ways to make accessible cabs available to everyone...

Evan McSorley Running In Primary Election For District 2 Alder

Posted January 10, 202300:48:00

This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, January 10.

  • Madison residents fight to name the onetime home of the American credit union movement...