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SUPERIOR - An explosion with multiple injuries was reported at the Calumet Oil Refinery in Superior Thursday morning, according to the Superior Fire Department.
Smoke was seen billowing from the refinery just after 10 a.m.
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MERRILL - It appears a Merrill man accused of killing his father might not go to trial.
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EAGLE RIVER - An Eagle River man pleaded not guilty to multiple drug related charges.
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PORTAGE COUNTY - UPDATE 3:05PM: Police arrested a shooting suspect in Plover this afternoon.
The Portage County Sheriff's Office sent out an alert for Alec Varny, 18, early this morning. Police says Varney shot two people and stabbed a third.
Varney was found driving in Plover. He was taken into custody with incident after he was pulled over.
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RHINELANDER - DNA evidence from a pair of sweatpants could link a Northwoods man to a violent sexual assault. Prosecutors offered up some of that evidence against Richard Loppnow in Oneida County court on Wednesday morning.
The victim accuses Loppnow, 38, of forcing her into several sexual activities twice on his property south of Eagle River back on October 28 and 29th of 2017.
The criminal complaint shows the first assault happened in a building on Loppnow's property. Testimony revealed claims that Loppnow held a gun to the victim's head.
"[Loppnow was] advising that she could either be humiliated or shot in the head," Oneida County Detective Sergeant Ryan Rossing testified. "She chose to be humiliated due to not wanting to be harmed."
After later moving to a mobile home trailer on the property, the victim claims Loppnow pointed a sawed-off shotgun or handgun to her head and gave her several options.
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MERRILL - People keep asking Northwoods veterans officers the same question.
When will the new national cemetery near Rhinelander open?
At an information session in Merrill on Wednesday, the VA said design plans are about 35 percent done. But a John Knapp, a VA representative, couldn't give a timeline on when construction might start or finish.
He said it depends on the contractor, the weather, and approval from the VA.
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WASHINGTON D.C. - Some veterans wait years to board the Never Forgotten Honor Flight to visit memorials in their honor. For some, that day never comes in time.
"He's here looking down at us," said Jerome Lang. "There's no doubt about it."
Jack Lang was the oldest of four boys. He died at the age of 78 just five weeks before what would have been his first trip to Washington D.C. on the 31st Never Forgotten Honor Flight.
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