Chatham-Kent's municipal budget talks won't really get underway until November but a local councillor is hoping to get ahead of that with some proposed cuts, one of the best home builders in the province is in Chatham-Kent, and the Chatham Sports Hall of Fame is welcoming a handful of new members tonight.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has survived his first confidence vote. Chatham-Kent police can cross more than a dozen names off of their wanted list after they cracked down on fulfilling several arrest warrants. A 62-year-old Lakeshore woman faces charges after the OPP searched a home in Leamington and found methamphetamine. Tensions continue to rise along the Israel-Lebanon border. A Chatham man has a million reasons to celebrate after he won big on a recent Lotto Max draw.

One of the three people who were charged with murder after a body was found in Chatham has had that charge against him dropped in court, a drill rig is set to start digging into downtown Wheatley this weekend, and Ontario's Minister of Economic Development is pushing for a ban on software in Canadian-made cars.

A man is facing a pair of arson charges after a home in Chatham caught fire.  A Walpole Island First Nation resident is facing gun and drug charges following a traffic stop. Provincial police in southwestern Ontario are hammering down on unsafe drivers, especially those with illegally modified vehicles. It's the end of an era for Habitat for Humanity Chatham-Kent's ReStore on Riverview Drive. Almost 300 former CRA employees  were found to have taken Canada Emergency Response Benefit payments when they weren't eligible. There is a special weather statement in effect for Chatham-Kent lasting into tomorrow morning.

We're looking at some heavy rain this afternoon and tonight, a 45-year-old man is facing a pair of arson charges after he allegedly started a fire at a home on Taylor Avenue in Chatham, and a 57-year-old Walpole Island resident is facing numerous charges after OPP pulled over a vehicle on the First Nation late last week.

Morning News for Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Investigators in downtown Wheatley have found what appears to be a petroleum well. CK police are investigating a break-in into a Chatham business. A 53-year-old from Oshweken seems to have confused the 401 with the local racetrack. Three major projects have been highlighted in the local Catholic school board's new long-term capital plan. Just weeks after they started selling alcohol some grocers say they may have to stop.

Noon News for Monday, September 23, 2024

A 41-year-old Chatham man who was already behind bars for skipping a scheduled court appearance is in more trouble with the law after he allegedly spit on a police officer over the weekend, Walpole Island First Nation has elected a new chief, and Fall is officially here - but it won't feel like it just yet.