All of the rain that's in the forecast has prompted a water safety message from both of the local conservation authorities, criminals in Chatham-Kent appear to be getting creative with their weapons of choice, and there's another information session in Dresden tonight about the proposed expansion of a landfill just north of town.

It's very wet already and there's a lot more rain on the way, a long-time Chatham-Kent councillor is stepping back from municipal politics, and a bill that declares intimate partner violence an epidemic in Ontario has passed second reading.

Noon News for Wednesday, April 10, 2024

The list of the worst intersections in Chatham-Kent is out, Chatham-Kent has a new mobile stage available for rent at events across the municipality, and the Bank of Canada is set to announce if it will change its key interest rate this morning.

A 16-year-old girl is charged with assault after a fight at a local high school, Chatham-Kent's acting medical officer of health is warning that loneliness is one of the rising public health challenges in the municipality, and if you're unsure about what to do with those solar eclipse glasses, there's an organization that will reuse them.

Chatham-Kent's new Emergency Transitional Cabin Program will be set up at Hyslop Street and Park Street in Chatham, Chatham-Kent also approved a cut last night to building permit fees in the municipality, and the man convicted of running down a Muslim family in London in a terrorism case is appealing.

A total solar eclipse will blanket the region in darkness later today, a pair of teen boys are facing weapons charges after police got a call about someone in a vehicle pointing a gun at a home in Wallaceburg over the weekend, and new builds in Chatham-Kent could be getting a break on their building permit charges.

Police will be implementing a traffic control plan on Monday in anticipation of an influx of tourists. The Jean Collective is holding a Women's Leadership Conference in Wyoming next Saturday.  Ontario intends to help families of first responders who have died by suicide or in the line of duty. The death toll following the massive earthquake in Taiwan has risen to 13. The young killer whale still stranded in a lagoon near Vancouver Island has been given the name "Brave Little Hunter."