CK News Today

Water levels along the Thames River are beginning to drop. CK Public Health is reporting another measles exposure site in Tilbury. Frontline Chatham-Kent police officers are going to start wearing cameras. A Wallaceburg woman is facing charges after she allegedly hit a child she didn't know with a stick. A single-vehicle crash in Middlesex County has led to impaired driving charges for a Wallaceburg woman. A popular and colourful fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Chatham Sunrise is back.

We should have reached the peak of the water levels we'll see on the Thames River this week, frontline Chatham-Kent police officers are going to start wearing cameras, and the deadline to file nomination papers for the federal election is today.

We haven't seen the peak of the flooding along the Thames River yet, there are hundreds of thousands of dollars up for approval again this year through Chatham-Kent's Together CK Grant Program, and the stock market is setting up for another day of big losses.

Local conservation authorities are warning of more flooding in Chatham-Kent. Chatham-Kent's Chief Financial Officer is asking council to lobby the upper levels of government for more infrastructure funding. The Crown has dropped one charge against an OPP officer charged in a fatal shooting near Ridgetown. A 24-year-old from Windsor is facing a carless driving charge following a crash in Chatham-Kent. LKDSB has announced that Eryn Smit will step into the role of superintendent in charge of Indigenous education/equity, diversity, inclusion, and justice on April 14.  For the 10th time, Ridgetown's New to You store is holding a "Mom to Mom" sale.

Chatham-Kent Fire and Rescue Services are patrolling flood-prone areas with flood watches and warnings in place across the region, a Chatham-Kent Ontario Provincial Police officer charged in a fatal shooting in Ridgetown is now only facing one charge, and Chatham-Kent needs some serious funding help to pay for affordable housing, key infrastructure projects, and emergency services.

You could see some noticeable flooding along the Thames River this weekend if the current forecast holds up, Entegrus Powerlines is pushing to improve the reliability of electricity in Blenheim, and an OPP campaign targeting distracted drivers wraps up today.

Canada will be responding to the U.S. tariffs in the auto sector with matching counter-tariffs. Stellantis is responding to President Donald Trump's auto tariff with temporary layoffs. A 48-year-old Chatham-Kent man has been charged after he allegedly called police to a break-in that he was later arrested for. An early morning traffic stop in Chatham led to a pair of arrests and a drug charge. Play It 4Ward CK is donating more than $2,400 to multiple charities and initiatives in Chatham-Kent.

Noon News for Thursday, April 3, 2025