A northern Wisconsin college spent down its endowment before it closed. Some donors think it broke the law.

While attending Northland College in Ashland, Bjorn Norgaard volunteered for a local nonprofit group, shoveling snow and mowing lawns for seniors.

In 2011, a teenage driver killed the 23-year-old in a hit-and-run crash while he was skiing at night across a Lake Superior bay.

Bjorn’s father, Brett Norgaard, later heard from the family of an elderly couple his son had spent time with.

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