The vehicles were traveling westbound on U.S. Highway 2 at the time of the incident. Written By: Maria Lockwood | ×
Douglas County Circuit Court, Superior, Wisconsin. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)
A Superior man who allegedly shot into a truck from a separate vehicle while traveling on U.S. Highway 2 made his initial appearance in Douglas County Circuit Court Wednesday, July 21.
Billy John Kimmes, 47, faces felony charges of attempted first-degree intentional homicide and first-degree recklessly endangering safety, both with the use of a dangerous weapon, and discharging a firearm from a vehicle towards a vehicle.
Cash bond of $100,000 was set for the Superior man. He was ordered to have no contact with either of the two victims, no operation of a motor vehicle and no use or possession of any controlled substances, paraphernalia or weapons.
Superior firefighters cold water rescue training proves timely
The department responded Tuesday to a report of an ATV that broke through the ice on the St. Louis River. Written By: Maria Lockwood | ×
Superior firefighters Cam Kalan, left, and Tony Orlandi, second from left, use a rope to pull Todd Meisner to safety as Dan Sertich, second from right, watches while the crew does ice rescue training off Barker’s Island on Wednesday, March 10. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)
Walking on the ice along Barker s Island proved to be a tricky task Wednesday, March 10. Superior firefighters involved in ice rescue training ended up breaking through every few feet. It gave the four new firefighters Blake Orton, Tony Orlandi, Todd Meisner and Cam Kalan a chance to test drive the department s bright-yellow mustang suits and rapid deployment craft. Orlandi and Meisner joined the department in January; Kalan and Orton have been Superior firefigh