The special weather statement has ended for Chatham-Kent but a rainfall warning is now in effect, a 57-year-old cyclist is fighting for his life in a London hospital after a serious crash near Highgate yesterday afternoon, if you noticed a heavy police presence on Murray Street in Wallaceburg this morning, police say it's nothing to worry about.

It could be a bit of a mess on the roads today as we get a mix of snow and rain, home sales dropped off a bit last month compared to the same time in 2022, and federal officials will meet with representatives from Honda this week to talk about possibly locating an electric vehicle factory in Canada.

A good ending to a missing persons report from the weekend, Chatham-Kent police say there was no harm and no foul after a Chatham resident found some bones under their porch Sunday afternoon, there's optimism the housing market will rebound in the year to come.

Running a red light ended up being a red flag for a 19-year-old who was driving through Chatham over the weekend, Blenheim's Abby Stonehouse and the Canadian under-18 women's hockey team are off to a good start at the women's hockey championship in Switzerland, and Japanese automaker Honda could be looking at building a new electric vehicle plant in Canada.

Young people were the stars of day two of Nathaniel Veltman's sentencing hearing. The CAA is urging drivers to slow down as the number of speed-related collisions has risen. There's concern about a potential drug shortage in Canada following a shift in U.S. policy. A brand new Chatham restaurant is already giving back.

The youngest and only surviving member of the Afzaal family got the final word in court on Friday. The CAA is calling on drivers to slow down, especially with winter weather on the way. One person has died and nearly a dozen were injured following the crash of a Montreal bus in New York state. A holiday scratch ticket has paid off big for a Wallaceburg man.

The Chatham-Kent Children's Treatment Centre is starting the new year with a massive donation from a local family, Chatham-Kent police have caught up with a 67-year-old Chatham man who was wanted in connection with an assault investigation going back to November of last year, and an occasional teacher in St. Thomas is facing charges after a student in their care suffered a medical episode in the classroom.

Morning News for Friday, January 5, 2024