"It’s a very dangerous industry:" Construction workers

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"It’s a very dangerous industry:" Construction workers honored their fallen colleagues in a downtown procession this afternoon

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Here's your local news for Thursday, April 25, 2024:* We attend the 8th Annual Construction Workers' Memorial procession,* Find out if the city is prepared for the Mifflin Street Block Party,* Flock to State Street - with 600 volunteer painters,* Learn how the EPA's new pollution safeguards could improve public health,* Take a closer look at open records law,* Broadcast the latest fishing report,* Share an update from Madison's Flamingos,* And much more.

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