Noon News for Wednesday, June 25, 2025

A Chatham-Kent OPP officer charged in the shooting death of a 24-year-old man nearly four years ago is walking free, a Chatham teen who has been battling cancer for two years will soon get to sleep in his own bed again, and three Chatham-Kent residents are headed to Thailand for the 2025 Jiu-Jitsu World Championships.

A Chatham-Kent OPP officer has been found not guilty of manslaughter. The search for a missing swimmer in the Thames River has ended in tragedy. Provincial police have recovered the body of the swimmer who went missing in Lake Erie on Sunday afternoon. The damage is estimated at $200K after a fire at a multi-unit home in Chatham.  A workplace injury has led to a large fine for a Wallaceburg company.

The search for a missing swimmer in the Thames River in Chatham had a tragic ending, the damage is estimated at $200,000 and the cause is still under investigation after a fire at a multi-unit home in Chatham, and inflation didn't change last month.

Morning News for Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Chatham-Kent municipal offices and libraries are available as cooling centres while an extended heat warning is in place. First responders including aerial and marine units are looking along the Thames River in Chatham for a missing person. A Lake Erie beach remained closed on Monday as first responders searched for a missing swimmer. Bus fares in Chatham-Kent will be going up slightly on July 1st, but only for people who use a smart card. Ontario's government has proposed weakening some impending rules for recycling in the province. Voting is open for the Intercounty Baseball League's All-Star Game.

Chatham-Kent police are putting out a notice to the public that you may see some officers along the Thames River in Chatham throughout the day, a heat warning is still in place, and you will likely run into some traffic delays and detours if your drive takes you along Highway 402 between London and Sarnia.

Another day with an extreme heat warning, the Municipality of Chatham-Kent is going to need some major help to pay for road and bridge work across the area, and the realignment of Talbot Trail should be done by next summer.