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Online dating over the generations ❤️

Posted February 14, 2022 • 00:47:54

Here's your local news for February 14, 2022—

Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett pushes for a new jail,
The local face mask mandate...

East High Students Train School On Sexual Violence

Posted February 10, 2022 • 00:48:55

This is your WORT Local News for Thursday, February 10, 2022. On todays show, tackling the state’s childcare woes, East High students educate the...

Family Of Quadren Wilson Hold Press Conference Looking For Answers

Posted February 9, 2022 • 00:50:47

This is your WORT Local News for Wednesday, February 9, 2022. On todays show, a bill to give Republican lawmakers more authority over elections, the...

Mayor Satya Predicts Madison-Milwaukee Rail

Posted February 8, 2022 • 00:47:51

This is your WORT Local News for Tuesday, February 8, 2022. On today's show, a passenger rail project could be chugging toward Madison, state legislators...

Family, Protestors Demand Justice For Quadren Wilson

Posted February 7, 2022 • 00:49:31

This is your WORT News for Monday, February 7, 2022. On todays show, the family of a man shot during an incident with police last week want answers,...