This week on Wildlife Weekly, host Jackie Edmunds of the Dane County Humane Society, talks to us about the effects the recent storms have had on the local wildlife. The storms have caused many animals that are injured, drowned, or sick to come into the rehabilitation center. Some of the animals include a Red-tailed hawk that […]
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WORT Welcomes Nina Kravinsky as Assistant News Director
WORT is pleased to announce the hire of Nina Kravinsky as Assistant News Director. Nina was formerly the Managing Editor of the Badger Herald, where she supervised the production of both the print and digital editions. She previously interned at WisPolitics.com, Here and Now on Wisconsin Public Television, and at WORT, where she reported on state […]
Support Wisconsin Workers
A lot of what is made and sold is designed to be discarded after a single use. Is the same thing happening to workers? Are people disposable? As automation rises, jobs seem to be surrendered to machines. In this commentary, Mike McCabe of BlueJean Nation discusses the need for government support in the age of […]
Dane County Expands Program to Fight Opioid Addiction
The recovery coach project focuses on patients who come into the emergency room at St. Mary’s because of an overdose. Hospital staff call a peer coach, another person who has experience opioid addiction, to meet with the addict after they’ve been revived. Dane County Executive Joe Parisi says the effort is critical as opioid addiction […]
A sampling of Madison’s finest beatmakers
Beats sold over Soundcloud may have a huge influence on hip-hop in this day and age (if it be Chano’s will, at least), but the appeal of in-person, local, on-the-ground collaboration is tenacious. It certainly shows in Madison’s hip-hop output, where producers ranging from young upstart Engelwood to platinum-certified DJ Pain 1 keep a hand […]
Kate and Tyler Rowe: Burr Oak Gardens, an (Extended) Family Farm
Kate and Tyler Rowe are farming on the same farm that Tyler grew up on. They call it Burr Oak Gardens after the heritage burr oak tree behind their house. They’re certified organic, growing for a CSA, u-pick strawberries, an on-farm market stand, and a retail greenhouse on farm. They also sell at the Rio […]