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ASHLAND, Wis. (AP) -- A volunteer survey of loons in Wisconsin shows the population is strong. 

So you’ve decided to turn your basement into livable space and think you can save some cash by managing the project on your own. Don’t! Ventilation problems, safety issues and work not done to code are just a few of the reasons homeowners often regret that decision.

A fake Kohl’s coupon is once again making the rounds on social media.

Schools in Green Bay, Appleton and Oshkosh received threatening phone calls Monday — and the Appleton Area School District says schools received them nationwide.

The 2016 Billboard Music Awards was all about The Weeknd, who grabbed eight trophies, including Top Hot 100 Artist, Top R&B Artist, Top R&B Song for "The Hills," and Top R&B Album for Beauty Behind the Madness.

(CNN) -- If you're on the job hunt, IBM has a few openings.  

 CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) -- An upcoming exhibit at the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson Hole will show how Yellowstone National Park has changed over more than 140 years.  

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker still owes nearly $900,000 on his failed presidential campaign, which ended abruptly last fall.

(CNN)--Concerns over possible listeria contamination have prompted a voluntary recall of products with sunflower seeds. 

A dust devil interrupted a little league game in Shawano, Sunday.

A Texas woman who spontaneously donned a Chewbacca mask she bought for a Facebook video says she "feels like she deserves a gold medal" after the post garnered more than 135 million views.

Authorities say a golfer used one of his clubs to fatally beat a Canada goose at a course in northern New Jersey. 

A 12-year-old Sacramento student who already has three college degrees and has been accepted to two University of California campuses says he plans on studying biomedical engineering and becoming a doctor and medical researcher by the time he turns 18. 

A Las Vegas-area couple is crediting their cat to alerting them to a fire in their home.

A Maryland man has been sentenced to a decade behind bars for bludgeoning his uncle to death during an argument in a watermelon patch last summer. 

Brown County sheriff's deputies are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in a farm field over the weekend.

The U.S. and Vietnam are celebrating the next stage of an improving relationship.

A trial is scheduled to begin today for the father of a 21-month-old Ohio girl whose decomposed body was found in a crib.

Hillary Clinton says she’s looking beyond just politicians as she begins her search for a potential running mate. 

Prince, who was found unresponsive in an elevator inside his Paisley Park estate in Minnesota in April, may have been dead for hours before his body was discovered, a source confirmed to ABC News.