I spent Tuesday working on a story so convoluted, I drew a diagram to help myself keep all the details straight.

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Rogers, Minn.-based Veit & Co. Inc. is deconstructing one of Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co.’s downtown Milwaukee office buildings to make way for a 32-story tower.

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Milwaukee contractor Homer Key faces four felony charges in a trial that began Tuesday and is expected to last through May 14.

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Before Milwaukee City Hall’s failing foundation added another wrinkle to the exile of the Office of the City Attorney, some aldermen were pushing for the former law library to include a public meeting space.

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Mike Ruzika, president of Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors, said his members are keeping a close eye on rising student loan debt. That debt is one of the main barriers young people now face when buying a house and, likewise, one of the main barriers the housing industry is grappling with.

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The average Wisconsin Realtor is getting older, but some say now is the time for young professionals to enter the industry.

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A giant inflatable rat is no laughing matter.

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If my laptop is on, Twitter is open.

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Milwaukee is in good company with other municipalities struggling with strip clubs.

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Angie Cummings, the woman I met last fall who suffers from multiple-chemical sensitivity, moved into her “healthy house” in Sussex on Feb. 8.

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