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(ABC) -- An attorney for a woman accused in a string of armed jewelry store robberies across the South says some of the charges against her should be dismissed because they don't qualify as a "crime of violence."

(ABC) -- A woman is recovering after being bitten by a 2-foot-long nurse shark in Florida over the weekend. 

(ABC) -- Are you prepared if a home invasion happens to you? A family in Williamsburg, Virginia, allowed “Good Morning America” to conduct a test on their home to see how secure it really is. 

Vintners at Wollersheim Winery in southwestern Wisconsin say a devastating May frost has resulted in the worst crop loss in about three decades.

The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office says a 9-year-old girl struck earlier this month by a bullet fired from outside her home has died.

 A high-flying promotional stunt for a Vancouver Island-based brewing company is ruffling some feathers at the B.C. Legislature.

The fighters that ISIS fears the most wear lipstick, according to these troops. Some even let their long, braided hair fall out behind their hats. 

The U.S. Navy will soon take charge of the first in its newest, most advanced line of warships: the angular, tech-savvy — and expensive — USS Zumwalt. 

Questions, concerns and disappointment filled a meeting at University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Monday night.

Monday, May 16th Sports Report

LAREDO, Texas (AP) -- National Transportation Safety Board investigators plan to analyze an electronic device aboard a charter bus to determine if it contains data that can provide details on a deadly crash. 

MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) -- Bail has been set at $500,000 for an alleged gang member from Minnesota who's charged in the fatal shooting of a man in Manitowoc. 

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office says a 9-year-old girl struck earlier this month by a bullet fired from outside her home has died. 

Seventeen year-old Levi Cunningham made his first court appearance on Monday after he was accused of threatening to harm Mosinee High School last Friday. 

It's become so common for some female TV weather reporters to dress like they are on the way to a cocktail party that their dresses should have long ago ceased to raise any eyebrows among viewers.

BOSTON (AP) -- Two Boston brothers who claimed to be inspired in part by Donald Trump's views on immigrants have pleaded guilty to beating a homeless Mexican man. 

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- Iowa Department of Natural Resources officials are trying to track down what killed over 300 fish in a Cedar Rapids stream. 

MADISON (WAOW) - U.S. Attorney John Vaudreuil says a federal grand jury has indicted three people from Wausau, accusing them of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. 

MILACA, Minn. (AP) -- A Brooklyn Park man has been charged with manslaughter and assault in a confrontation at a resort on Mille Lacs Lake. 

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Gov. Pete Ricketts is encouraging Nebraska school boards to ignore an Obama administration directive urging schools to let transgender students use the bathroom which matches their gender identity.