Dryden

David Milgaard was actively helping people who claim they have been wrongfully convicted right up until his sudden death, including two Indigenous sisters who have been incarcerated for nearly 30 years.

The victim of one of Canada's most notorious miscarriages of justice, he spent 23 years in prison for a 1969 rape and murder he didn't commit.

Milgaard died over the weekend after a short illness at the age of 69.

While we haven’t broken the $2 per litre mark in the Kenora area yet, we’re closer than ever.

Gas prices have went up again from 195.9 per litre to 199.9 at some fuel stations in Kenora, and the increased prices are expected to hit remaining fuel stations at any time now.

The new price of 199.9 has once again broken the Kenora area’s all-time highest price record, which was sitting at 195.9 since May 8. Before that, the record was set on May 2 with prices at 189.9 per litre, which also broke the prior record of 182.9 per litre set earlier in the year.

Segise Road, east of Grassy Narrows First Nation, washed out due to high water levels.

Video Credit: JB Fobister/Facebook

A boathouse came loose on Lake of the Woods over the weekend and began to float around. High water levels in the Lake of the Woods watershed have resulted in flooding and damage to homes, cottages, and local infrastructure.

As of publishing, it's unknown what happened to the boathouse.

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As of 9:00 am Monday, May 16:

East Melick Road closed at Essex Road.

East Melick Road is closed 600m north of the Portier bridge. 

Highway 658, North of Basket Lake Bridge, is fully closed due to water over the road.

Gordon Lake Road, west of McIntosh Road closed due to the increased flow of water through the Forest Lake dam.

Highway 105, from Highway 17 to Highway 609, is fully closed due to water over the road.

The Toronto Blue Jays, with only three wins in their past 10 games, get a chance to right the ship against the struggling Seattle Mariners at Rogers Centre. Toronto is expected to send Yusei Kikuchi to the mound, while the Mariners are expected to respond with Chris Flexen.

With Kim Leduc away on holidays this week, I thought it would be a great idea to have listeners join me as co-host of the Q Morning Show.  

Everyday this week between 8:00am and 9:00am, listen for a different co-host.  They'll answer 10 Questions, do weather, introduce themselves and some of the Best Music!

"This was the highlight of my week.  How can it get better than this. Thank you for having me here," said today's co-host Jennifer.

Tomorrow's guest co-host is Janine Seymour.  Listen between 8:00am and 9:00pm.

-Ken

Officers with the Sioux Lookout OPP are investigating the circumstances behind a vehicle striking a church in the area.

Police say on May 12 at roughly 3 p.m., officers responded to a serious traffic incident where a vehicle collided with a church, but the OPP says the event was not hate-motivated. While the vehicle and building received significant damage, no one was injured.

The OPP say their investigation is continuing, but no charges have been laid to date.

It has been a spring for the ages, from the over 300 cm of snow the area got this winter, to the heavy rainfall already received this spring, which has caused severe flooding conditions in the region.

In the last week, several roadways and highways have closed due to flooding or a washout, cutting off residents to various communities.

Staff at Dryden’s Domtar mill say water levels in the area are the highest they’ve been in over 40 years.

“We had a long winter, a lot of snow, a quick melt and large amounts of rain. All of that has caused very high water levels in the region, including levels on Wabigoon Lake,” says Regional Public Affairs Manager with Domtar, Bonny Skene.