Here's your local news for Thursday, January 30, 2025:

• We get the details on the latest CARES expansion,
• Find out how researchers in Wisconsin are using microbes to reduce waste,
• Discuss police accountability with a city council candidate,
• Explore the ins and outs of email distribution lists,
• Hear how the recent wacky weather has affected fishing conditions,
• Celebrate the Mingos' return to Breese Stevens Field,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, January 29, 2025:

• We hear from a former police officer who was stationed inside the U.S. Capitol on January 6,
• Interview a violence intervention professional running for city council,
• Learn what food insecurity looks like at UW-Madison,
• Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
• Travel back in time to 1969,
• And much more.

Continuing our spring election coverage, we turn to Common Council District 12 on Madison’s north side.

Incumbent alder Amani Latimer Burris has represented the area since 2023 and is running for re-election this spring. She faces a familiar challenger in Julia Matthews, who she defeated by just over 700 votes two years ago.

A third candidate, Hussein Amach, sends the race to a primary on February 18th. Amach filed all the necessary paperwork with the city clerk before the January 7th deadline but has since withdrawn from the race. His name will still appear on the primary ballot.

We sat down with alder Amani Latimer Burris and Julia Matthews to discuss their top issues, their vision for the city of Madison, and how they plan to communicate with their constituents.

Here's your local news for Tuesday, January 28, 2025:

• We attend a community listening session held just over a month after the shooting at Abundant Life Christian School,
• Learn about some clean energy options,
• Sit down with a northside alder running for re-election this spring,
• Consider what the Trump administration might have in store for food stamps,
• Visit a comfort food hotspot in downtown Madison,
• Share live animal trapping advice,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Monday, January 27, 2025:

• We take a closer look at a resolution that headed this evening to Madison's Sustainability Committee,
• Talk affordable housing with a candidate running for city council,
• Share the local government's calendar for the week ahead,
• Celebrate a trailblazing attorney,
• Teach you how to make a popular cocktail,
• Review two new features on the small screen,
• And much more.

Continuing our spring election coverage, we turn to Common Council District 9 on Madison's far-west side.

Alder Nikki Conklin has represented the area for the last four years. She faces two challengers in next month's primary: former nurse and educator Dr. Joann Pritchett and Rick Cruz, a financial consultant for the state's Department of Public Instruction.

The race heads to a primary on February 18th - and we sat down with alder Conklin and Dr. Pritchett to discuss their top issues, their vision for the city of Madison, and how they plan to communicate with their constituents.

All broadcasters – including WORT – are subject to equal time rules, so we reach out to all candidates in contested races. Rick Cruz declined our request to schedule an interview before next month’s primary.

Here's your local news for Thursday, January 23, 2025:

• We sit down with Police Chief Barnes one last time before his departure,
• Hear Governor Evers' goals for 2025,
• Interview an incumbent alder headed to a primary next month,
• Discuss life in solitary confinement,
• Share a rundown on heat pumps,
• Explore the demonic nature of Furbys,
• And much more.

Here's your local news for Wednesday, January 22, 2025:

• We get the details on a beloved thrift store's worker safety citations,
• Find out how many Wisconsin children depend on BadgerCare,
• Hear from both sides as DeForest considers defluoridation,
• Talk lake ice with a local expert,
• Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,
• Travel back in time to 1968,
• And much more.