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WAUSAU (WAOW) - Evelyn Baumann of Wausau has volunteered thousands of hours in knitting prayer shawls for the dying and sick.

A host of figures have emerged as key players in the investigation of how he died and in the ultimate division of his estate, which is worth millions

St. Louis' prosecutor says she won't be charging two officers in the fatal shooting of a black 18-year-old last year, concluding that no evidence disproves police claims of self-defense.

Newly released records show a Marine veteran contacted U.S. Rep. Ron Kind before he died at the U.S. Veterans Affairs facility in Tomah.

Gov. Scott Walker is indicating he may increase funding for the University of Wisconsin System and technical colleges, possibly tied to performance measures.

Hillary Clinton says electing Donald Trump president would be a "historic mistake" for the United States.

House Speaker Paul Ryan says he's going to vote for Donald Trump.

As of May 29, Texas had been hit with more than 35 trillion gallons of rain, that is enough to cover the entire state in almost 8 inches, according to the National Weather Service.

 Newly released records show a Marine veteran contacted U.S. Rep. Ron Kind before he died at the U.S. Veterans Affairs facility in Tomah.

ANTIGO (WAOW) - The future of a small elementary school in the Antigo School District looks a little brighter Thursday. 

A law-enforcement official tells The Associated Press that tests show the music superstar died of an opioid overdose.

Severe erosion along some of Wisconsin's Lake Michigan communities is threatening homes and causing bluffs to collapse.

Wisconsin's transportation chief says he won't ask for any major tax or fee increases in his upcoming budget request.

A teenage driver accused in a lawsuit of causing a collision in Georgia while using the Snapchat app's "speed filter" is now facing criminal charges. 

A dirty license plate has led to a $1,590 fine for a Georgia motorist. 

Investigators say at least one of three people who died in a house fire and explosion in Racine County had been fatally shot.

(ABC) -- Twenty-two people, including elementary school children, were rescued from a sinking charter boat in distress by a work boat in the Chesapeake Bay Wednesday, according to police.

(ABC) -- A gunman suspected of shooting and wounding two Northern California police was holed up in a house early Thursday and in an armed standoff with law officers, authorities said.

(ABC) -- Six miles from the scenic beaches of south Maui sits a small, deserted island with a rich history and a big problem.

Authorities say no decision has been made yet on whether to bring charges against of the parents of a 3-year-old boy who fell into a gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo, causing an animal response team to fatally shoot the primate.