Local News

Mark Wiskemann became a pilot in 1979 and always promised himself he’d own his own business one day.

After cleaning up cigarette butts at a beach, a peer leader with the local health unit said she wanted to do something to keep children areas smoke-free.

Thunder Bay OPP charged a young man with possession of stolen property following a collision near the town of Raith over the weekend. Police responded to the single vehicle crash at about 9:30 a.m. Saturday.

A post mortem has concluded that the victim of the city’s first murder investigation of this year died as a result of multiple stab wounds.

Strong winds and poor weather conditions were factors that led to a small plane running off a Kenora airport runway, police say.

Flying a kite is a form of expression but mostly just a good time, says a New York flier. The outdoor kite festival celebrated its 30th anniversary at Chippewa Park on Sunday. From noon until about 4 p.m.

Police discovered several drugs, firearms and a couple thousand dollars at a Neebing Township residence on Friday. The Combined Forces Organized Crime Unit executed a search warrant of the residence on Friday.

And the wait continues.

Both bicyclists and motorists agree that courtesy and consideration are the keys to a happy relationship on city roads.

For the more than 2,000 Lakehead University graduates walking across the Auditorium stage this weekend to receive a diploma, it will be their final steps as LU students.