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WORT Local News presents alternative viewpoints in its news – both in the sources it uses and the stories it covers. Newscasts include local and state news, weather, and regular features. It aims to give underrepresented people a voice.

Legislative committee pushes back on emergency order

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An order last week from the Evers administration limits indoor public gatherings to a quarter of their capacity. The order was created to curb recent spikes of COVID-19 in Wisconsin, which is, by population, currently a national hotspot for the coronavirus.  But yesterday, a committee of the legislature pushed back on the order, requiring the […]

Wisconsin Judge Sides With Governor On Mask Mandate

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Today, St. Croix County Judge R. Michael Waterman upheld Governor Evers’ statewide mask mandate after a challenge by a conservative law firm. The Republican-backed lawsuit was heavily criticized by state Democrats, who say Republican lawmakers aren’t taking responsibility during the ongoing pandemic.  In his ruling upholding the mask mandate today, St. Croix County Judge R. […]

What’s the Word: NIVA

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The newly founded National Independent Venue Association is hosting a virtual music festival this weekend to help save what’s often an overlooked aspect of the music industry: independent concert venues. This week on “What’s the Word,” Adam Schuster looks into NIVA’s founding, the dire conditions that live music and its venues continue to struggle through, […]

Amy Coney Barrett faces first day of senate confirmation hearings

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Today marked day one of Amy Coney Barrett’s official confirmation process to the U.S. Supreme Court. Barrett will spend most of the rest of this week sitting before the Senate’s Judiciary Committee, before being passed off to the Senate for a confirmation vote likely to take place later this month. For more on the confirmation […]

Thousands of mink dead after COVID-19 outbreak at Wisconsin mink farm

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A recent outbreak of COVID-19 at a mink farm in Taylor County has left over 2,000 minks dead according to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. The outbreak was first detected by a local veterinarian who noticed an increase in the number of mink deaths at the farm. The first mink to […]

What is Your Hidden Talent? Local Artists Reveal All

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People are talented in more than one thing, artists included, and these talents are too interesting not to share. Hear answers to the question, What is your hidden talent? Featuring: Candie Waterloo and Jamie Prey from the Chazen Museum of Art Kirk Stantis from the Bartell Community Theater Foundation Gary Nauman and Nathan Peterson, creators […]

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