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PORTAGE COUNTY - Police want to find a suspect in a shooting in the Town of Plover.
The Portage County Sheriff's Department is looking for 18 year old Alec Varney. Police believe he fired a shotgun at two men injuring them. A third person had a stab wound.
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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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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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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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RHINELANDER - Interim Rhinelander City Administrator Keith Kost turned in his resignation Wednesday to take effect immediately.
Kost took over the position in February 2017 after former administrator Kristina Aschenbrenner was fired in August 2016.
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TOMAHAWK - Lemon Bar and Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler can be more than just bakery desserts.
They're flavors at one Tomahawk ice cream shop.
The Windmill Ice Cream Shoppe will open its doors at 2:00 p.m. this afternoon.
Owner Pat Berg says a couple of people will be already waiting in line for the door to be opened.
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