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Milwaukee Bucks coach Jason Kidd looked ahead to what he sees as a bright future, rather than dwell on the disheartening final 48 minutes of this season.

Chief photographer Chuck Oedsma takes a look at how a barge operator navigates the river.

More than 300 students from about 30 different schools spent the day taking different courses and experiencing different aspects of college life. 

One of Western Wisconsin's best-known bike trails is now open for the season.

It's officially farmers market season in La Crosse.

A group of Holmen students got to learn about the environment Friday.

Wisconsin's tourism industry continues to grow.

Tapping into the rainy day fund is one of the ideas on the table for the University of Wisconsin system as it prepares for a potential $300 million cut in state funding.

A police officer filed a lawsuit against the city of Mendota Heights claiming harassment and workplace retaliation several months before he was killed last year by a suspect during a traffic stop.

The birth mother of a slain 10-year-old boy whose body was found in the Mississippi River nearly a month after he disappeared thanked Minnesotans on Thursday for their concern about her son's case.

Wisconsin first lady Tonette Walker has launched a website for Fostering Futures, a collaborative effort aimed at providing trauma care for children.

Green Bay police have arrested two teenagers in connection with an apartment complex fire that displaced more than 60 tenants earlier this week.

A new Community Relations Vehicle has been donated to the Eau Claire Police Department to help connect the public with the officers that serve to protect the community.

No one was injured after a semi unit caught fire early Friday morning on I-94 in the Town of Millston in Jackson County.

A former pipeline inspector must pay nearly $19.3 million in restitution for his role in a jet fuel leak at General Mitchell International Airport three years ago.

An appetite for turkey is sweeping lawmakers at Minnesota's state Capitol.

Federal authorities say seven Beloit men have been arrested on drugs and weapons charges.

Authorities say two people are dead after a street fight erupted overnight in a north side Milwaukee neighborhood.

The ferry connecting Wisconsin and Michigan is off and running for its 12th season.

For the first time in four years every county in Wisconsin reported an increase in visitor spending in 2014, the state's Department of Tourism announced Friday.