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Man still missing his stolen dog, truck
By Mo Cranker on August 25th, 2017
Medicine Hat News A Kelowna man who had his pickup truck and dog stolen while they were sitting at the Medicine Hat Mall is still without his possessions. The Medicine Hat Police Service said there is no update on the whereabouts of the truck or the nine-month-old border collie named Belle. The man’s vehicle is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!S. Boundary section will close for upgrade
By Collin Gallant on August 25th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Road work to repair and slightly widen a portion of South Boundary Road will begin Monday with a busy portion of the route set to close until mid-October. That will require the total closure of the two-lane road from about 250 metres west of Southridge Drive up to the intersection of Range ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Preliminary trial for man accused of murder still waiting on autopsy report
By Peggy Revell on August 25th, 2017
Medicine Hat News With defence counsel still waiting for an autopsy report, a preliminary trial date for a man accused of second-degree murder has yet to be set. At a brief court appearance Thursday, defence counsel for Noah Harrison Bentley set his next court date for Sept. 7, in hopes of setting a preliminary hearing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!59-year-old man chooses trial by judge for drug trafficking
By Peggy Revell on August 25th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A 59-year-old Medicine Hat man facing drug trafficking charges elected Thursday to be tried by Queen’s Court judge with a preliminary inquiry. Defence counsel for John Stewart Mueller entered the election, setting the next court appearance for Sept. 21, to set the date for the preliminary inquiry date. Mueller and four others were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local cop doing another two-night Twitter ride-along
By Mo Cranker on August 25th, 2017
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker It’s not too often people get a first-hand look into what local police officers do on a minute-to-minute basis. MHPS S-Sgt. Jason Graham is hoping a virtual ride-along he will be putting on Friday and Saturday night will give people a lot more insight into what an overnight shift looks like for local ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local doc says pot not the be all, end all
By Gillian Slade on August 25th, 2017
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Cannabis will not be the panacea everyone with an ailment is thinking it will be, says a local physician, and it is going to challenge law enforcement when it comes to impaired driving. “If there ever has been an issue in medicine as clouded by opinion and ignorance, it is medical cannabis,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Teen pleads guilty to dangerous driving after hitting pedestrian last winter
By Peggy Revell on August 25th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A 19-year-old man entered a guilty plea Thursday to dangerous driving causing bodily harm after an incident where he hit a pedestrian with his car on Dunmore Road last December. Sentencing was adjourned to Nov. 8, so the young man can have a pre-sentencing report put together to be considered. According to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SEASAR looking for a few more of the right people
By Mo Cranker on August 25th, 2017
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker One of Medicine Hat’s most relied upon volunteer groups is holding a recruitment event Sept. 17 from 2-5 p.m. at the airport’s maintenance area in hopes of getting a few more people signed up. South East Alberta Search and Rescue is entirely operated by volunteers and is hoping to entice some locals to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat man killed in accident involving cattle trailer near Elkwater
By medicinehatnews on August 24th, 2017
A Medicine Hat man has died after failing to negotiate a curve south of Elkwater on Thursday morning. Redcliff RCMP say the 46-year-old man was about five kilometres south on Highway 41 when the single-vehicle accident occured at about 6:30 a.m. Sources tell the news the man was driving a Ford F350 truck and pulling ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man gets 10 months for hammer and hatchet-wielding incident
By Peggy Revell on August 24th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A Medicine Hat man received a 10-month sentence for a string of violent acts — including trying to get people to fight with him while he held a hammer and hatchet, and yelled racial slurs. Chase Peters Gehring, 22, entered guilty pleas Wednesday to charges of possessing a weapon dangerous to the public, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Whooping cough continues to spike
By Gillian Slade on August 24th, 2017
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade The number of people affected by an outbreak of whooping cough continues to increase in southern Alberta, including Medicine Hat, says Alberta Health Services. A total of 305 cases of whooping cough (pertussis) have been diagnosed in the south zone, said Dr. Lena Derie-Gillespie, medical officer of health in the AHS south ... Read More »
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