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“This is one of the largest buildings that will be moved in the country in probably this decade:" Spectators gathered on West Dayton today as workers moved a 450-ton building to a new lot

Posted June 20, 2024 • 00:45:31

Here's your local news for Thursday, June 20, 2024:

We witness a real spectacle in downtown Madison,
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“This will be a place where dreams will flourish:" Today, on Juneteenth, the Center for Black Excellence and Culture officially broke ground

Posted June 19, 2024 • 00:52:48

Here's your local news for Wednesday, June 19, 2024:

We attend the groundbreaking ceremony for a new cultural center on the south side,
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"They [fought] for your generation, my generation:" State and community leaders gathered at the Capitol today to raise the Juneteenth flag

Posted June 18, 2024 • 00:47:55

Here's your local news for Tuesday, June 18, 2024:

We check in with a local record shop - ahead of next month's change in ownership,
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"As we continue to grow in this dense way, it’s going to create more pressure:" Large housing complexes in Madison may soon have to rely on private contractors to collect their move-out trash

Posted June 17, 2024 • 00:46:32

Here's your local news for Monday, June 17, 2024:

We get the details on a proposed change to the city's trash collection policy,
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"[Vos] can go to court and file a lawsuit that would tie this up for possibly months:" A second recall attempt against Speaker Vos is up in the air

Posted June 13, 2024 • 00:48:13

Here's your local news for Thursday, June 13, 2024:

We get the details on the second recall attempt against Speaker Vos,
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