Swan Ride

From left, Ya-fen Szczesny and her daughters Lin-li, 11, and Gail, 6, all of Horicon, Wis., paddle a swan-shaped pedal boat into a dock at Wingra Park in Madison, Wis., Friday, May 30, 2014. M.P. KING -- State Journal

VetsRoll carries heroes to war memorials, home to loving arms

Family, friends and community members look down Riverside Drive, anticipating the return of about 200 veterans to the Eclipse Center in Beloit, Wis., Wednesday, May 21, 2014. The veterans were returning from a four-day trip with VetsRoll to visit war memorials in Washington, D.C.  M.P. KING -- State Journal

 Handheld American flags rest on a lawn chair as loved ones wait for the return of about 200 veterans to Beloit.

 A motorcycle escort precedes motor-coaches as the veterans approach the Eclipse Center in Beloit.

Fireworks explode in the sky as veterans disembark a motor-coach at the Eclipse Center in Beloit.

Homes lost

Displaced residents huddle at the scene of an apartment building fire at 9 Loomis Circle in Madison, Wis., as firefighters (below) work to control the blaze Wednesday, May 14, 2014. M.P. KING -- State Journal

Young Entrepreneurs

Senior Cedric Kovacs-Johnson, left, and junior Taylor Fahey observe a calibration procedure on a 3D-printer as they exhibit their service at the G. Steven Burrill Business Plan Competition at UW-Madison's Grainger Hall in Madison, Wis., Friday, May 2, 2014. Kovacs-Johnson and Fahey's business plan involves a system that brings full-color 3D printing to every fused deposition modeling 3D printer at a fraction of the current cost.  M.P. KING -- State Journal