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Before Nancy Wettstein-Weaver's first-graders even get into the classroom to begin the day, they are greeted with a smile, a hug or a high five.

It's a century-old tradition that's been rocking La Crosse every Fourth of July, and the group that sets up La Crosse's fireworks isn't slowing down now.

Although today is the final day of Riverfest, there is still plenty of fun to be had with events taking place all day.

The speed was turned up a notch following the Riverfest parade.

One man suffered minor injuries after hitting a deer on his motorcycle Saturday morning.

Loose cattle caused a motorcycle accident in Vernon County Saturday morning.

One man is in custody following an attempted Arson at a local church.

Madison's mayor wants to ban sleeping on public sidewalks in the capital city's downtown area.

Fest goers also had the chance to witness athletes vaulting through the air at Riverfest Saturday.

Down at Riverfest Saturday, kids were able to learn about a bigger cat than they might be used to.

The Fourth of July is almost here, and that means it is Riverfest time.

A giant invasive plant with toxic sap that can burn human skin has turned up in southeastern Wisconsin for the first time, state environmental officials say.

An advocate for a man police shot and killed after he allegedly came at an officer with a pitchfork says he struggled with mental illness for much of his adult life.

A mother and daughter are dead after a roll over in Eau Claire County.

The family of a University of Wisconsin-Madison student says he's gone missing overseas.

State investigators are reviewing a police shooting in southeastern Minnesota that left a man wounded.

One person from Germantown, Wis. is injured was a motorcycle crash on Saturday.

Police stopped a man from leaping off a Green Bay bridge.

It's the start of the Fourth of July holiday weekend and, for many people, it's about celebration. But for one Tomah family, it's also about looking back and trying to pay it forward with a fundraiser in the name of their 17-year-old son who died seven years ago.

The Fourth of July weekend had people out for another race in La Crosse Saturday.