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Gov. Scott Walker ordered flags to be flown at half-staff for an emergency medical technician who died while trying to save his mother from a northwestern Wisconsin fire.

Minnesota's legislative session is moving into its final, frantic week with the full outline of a new state budget still a blur but some potential elements of an agreement coming into focus.

It's practically an official holiday in Minnesota. Around 500,000 anglers are expected to hit the water as the walleye season opens in the Land of 10,000 lakes this weekend.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison's police officers are expected to be wearing body cameras this fall, but the police chief first wants to get public input on how officers should use them.

A group of mothers is marching in Washington to protest police brutality, saying "Stop Killing Our Children."

A five-month-old kangaroo and four baby goats have been taken from an Outagamie County zoo.

Outagamie County authorities have identified a man pulled from the Fox River.

States with projected budget shortfalls based on information compiled by Associated Press reporters across the country, and the size of the estimated deficit:

A new study has found Wisconsin residents are less likely to splurge on fancy cars, homes and five-star meals than their counterparts on the East and West coasts.

Minnesota's legislative session is heading into its final week with no clear picture of how a budget will come together.

The Washburn Neighborhood Association has been selling rain barrels to help people collect and conserve water for the past five years.

As part of Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposal he wants to end taxpayer funding for state parks and campgrounds and force them to become self-sufficient.

Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, The Fray and Easton Corbin will be the headlining acts for this year's "Ashley for the Arts."

La Crosse Floral has been busy putting together arrangements for Mother's Day and a variety of other events this weekend.

It's prom and graduation season, and authorities want to make sure parents know the rules when it comes to providing alcohol at parties.

The 15th Freedom Honor Flight was held last weekend, and organizers are already looking forward to the next trip in the fall.

The Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office said alcohol was a factor in a rollover crash about one mile north of Waumandee on County Road U Thursday night.

State authorities have taken over management of nursing homes in Faribault (FAIR'-boh) and Owatonna after their owners ran into financial troubles.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation says congestion is getting worse on Twin Cities freeways.

A St. Joseph man has been charged in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 5-year-old boy last month.