Three U.K. men charged in Owen Sound restaurant owner’s death: Police

London Free Press
OWEN SOUND – Three men from the United Kingdom are charged in the 2023 death of an Owen Sound restaurant owner who was assaulted outside his business in a dispute over an unpaid bill. The charges were announced at a news conference Wednesday afternoon in Owen Sound by Owen Sound
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After sexual assault allegation, protesters call for Hentschel’s resignation

Interlochen Public Radio
A group of about 30 protesters gathered Wednesday morning at the Governmental Center in downtown Traverse City ahead of the Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners meeting. They were calling for the resignation of Board Chair Rob Hentschel after allegations of sexual assault surfaced.
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Wisconsin DNR confirms investigation into oil spill from Enbridge’s Line 6 pipeline

Great Lakes Commission
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has opened an investigation into a spill of more than 69,000 gallons of crude oil from a pipeline along Enbridge Energy’s Line 6. Read the full […]
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Woman gets six years in prison for kidnapping in grisly slaying

London Free Press
A woman initially charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Windsor man who was  shot, dismembered and burned on Walpole Island in 2021 was sentenced Tuesday to six years behind bars for kidnapping.
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Young boy suffers life-threatening injuries in collision: London police

London Free Press
A young boy is in hospital battling for his life after a collision Monday afternoon in the south end of the city, London police say. Emergency crews responded to a collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian near Longwoods and Murray roads just before 4 p.m., police said. That intersection
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Judgment day for Susan Stevenson for ‘bullying’ city staffer

London Free Press
London’s mayor and deputy mayor are critical of a colleague’s “bullying” of a senior city staffer, but disagree on a watchdog’s recommendation to dock her pay – which would be a first in recent memory. City council will consider Tuesday a report from the city’s integrity commissioner that found Ward
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Hockey coach charged with assault after post-game incident

London Free Press
The head coach of the Stratford Fighting Irish, who also served as a director with the Ontario Super Hockey League, is charged with assault after a post-game incident.
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Police cite fog in crash that caused life-threatening injuries

London Free Press
One person suffered injuries that police described as life-threatening in a three-vehicle crash amid dense fog in rural Oxford County on Monday morning.
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Accused over thumbnails: Inside one family’s digital nightmare

London Free Press
A knock at the door. A police search. A rose gold iPhone. Child pornography allegations. Shocking as the charges were against his son, a Woodstock father says the family ordeal that followed shattered his faith in the justice system. Brian Williams reports. CHAPTER 1: THE SEARCH WARRANT A knock at
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Missing Fanshawe student’s ‘devastated’ mom haunted by possibilities

London Free Press
The mother of a missing Fanshawe College student says she’s haunted by possible reasons why her daughter disappeared more than 10 days ago. Nidhua Muktadir, 19, reported missing Dec. 4, was last seen the day before on Hawk Cliff Road in Central Elgin, about five kilometres northeast of Port Stanley
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Students join fight to keep books containing N-word in Catholic board classes

London Free Press
High-profile criticism of a London District Catholic school board push against assigning books that contain the N-word to avoid causing emotional harm in classrooms is being echoed by a group of two dozen students at one city high school. At Regina Mundi Catholic College – which is at the centre
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Police seize 6,000 pot plants after alert from Health Canada

London Free Press
Police seized thousands of pot plants and more than 300 kilograms of cannabis from a property southwest of St. Thomas.
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