The trial of five former NHL players had barely started when the judge declared a mistrial this morning, patients in hospice care in Chatham-Kent will be able to breathe more comfortably thanks to some new respiratory equipment, and over 180 people in Chatham-Kent will be running through Mud Creek Trail in Chatham tonight for a first-ever fundraiser.

Morning News for Friday, April 25, 2025

A Tilbury woman charged with first-degree murder will be going to trial after all. A 29-year-old Chatham man is facing 8 years behind bars after pleading guilty to attempted murder. Police are looking for witnesses to a two-vehicle crash on Riverview Drive last Thursday. The Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society & Black Mecca Museum will put Black health front and centre this weekend. The Chatham Maroons are back on home ice for Game 4 of the GOJHL Western Conference Championship.

Chatham-Kent police would still like to hear from you if you saw a two-vehicle crash on Riverview Drive just outside of Chatham last week Thursday, Chatham-Kent is set to celebrate a couple dozen community members who give back through volunteerism, and the Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society & Black Mecca Museum will put Black health front and centre this weekend.

Morning News for Thursday, April 24, 2025

CK Public Health is reporting a measles exposure site in Blenheim. The man found guilty of causing a fatal crash during the Retrofest classic car cruise in 2022 will spend a little over a month in jail. CK police have arrested the person suspected of stealing a senior's $2,000 bracelet. Time is running out to sign up for the "Light up the Night for Noelle" 5K run. Community Living Chatham-Kent is bringing back its popular box lunch fundraiser.

The man found guilty of causing a crash that killed two people during a Retrofest car cruise three years ago will serve some time behind bars, almost one quarter of all eligible voters in the riding of Chatham-Kent-Leamington took advantage of the advance polls over the long weekend, and over 180 people in Chatham-Kent have registered to take part in a fundraising 5km run coming up later this week.

An increase in substance use and behavioural issues is prompting the Chatham-Kent library to make some changes, a Wallaceburg man is facing an assault charge after he allegedly hit someone else in the head with a golf club on Good Friday, and voter turnout is noticeably up in the federal election compared to the last time Canadians went to the polls.

The Chatham-Kent Public Health Unit is warning the public about three more measles exposure sites. The damage is estimated at $200K after a house fire on Patteson Avenue in Chatham last night. A drug bust at a Chatham motel turned up suspected fentanyl and more than half a kilo of cocaine. The largest annual pop culture celebration returns to Chatham-Ken on the weekend with another two-day event. The Boston Marathon was no match for two Chatham-Kent runners.

The damage is estimated at $200,000 and the cause is going down as "undetermined" after a house fire on Patteson Avenue in Chatham, Chatham-Kent's largest annual pop culture celebration returns on the weekend with another two-day event, and Pope Francis will be laid to rest on Saturday.