Morning News for Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Chatham-Kent council is ringing in the new year with a packed agenda for its first meeting, the extreme cold warning is over for Chatham-Kent but that doesn't mean it's warming up just yet, and a reminder from OPP that even though it's cold, don't leave your vehicle running with the keys in the ignition.

You'll want to dress in layers and protect any exposed skin if you're spending time outside today, off-road vehicles might be allowed to share the road after dark soon, and a driver who blew through a stop light in Wallaceburg early Sunday morning ended up blowing over the legal limit, too.

There is a wind warning in effect for Chatham-Kent. CK Council will discuss extending the hours of operation for off-road vehicles at their meeting on Monday. The Weeknd is setting records on Spotify with his song Blinding Lights.

Mother Nature plans to punish Ontario this weekend. Chatham-Kent's acting medical officer of health is warning about a rise in sexually transmitted infections among seniors. A new Health Canada survey shows that more people are buying weed from legal sources.

The Coroner's office is taking the lead on an investigation into some human remains that were found just west of Chatham, a developer from Chatham-Kent will be looking to get plans for a new subdivision in Blenheim approved by Council next week, and if you were hoping to take the tunnel bus into Detroit for the Lions' playoff game on Sunday, you'll have to make a new plan to cross the border.

Chatham-Kent Council will be kicking off the new year with a big decision, five people are facing charges after a joint police investigation across southwestern Ontario that turned up weapons and almost $200,000 worth of illegal drugs, and you can expect a wet and windy couple of days along Lake Erie.

Chatham-Kent police have made an arrest after someone stole a Chatham woman's debit card while she was in the hospital, law enforcement agencies across Ontario are receiving funding from the province to help keep the worst offenders in jail, and a mother-son duo who both race at a BMX track in Chatham have both qualified to represent Canada in the upcoming World Championships.

If you haven't salted your sidewalks yet here's your reminder, a Chatham doctor who refuses to get the COVID-19 vaccine is appealing his suspension from the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, and someone who filed a fake report of a kangaroo on the loose in Lambton county could face mischief charges.