Radio amateur talent nights return to the tune of almost $30,000 in Eriksdale
After four years, CFRY’s Radio Talent Nights returned in a big way over the weekend.
The first of four events was Saturday night in Eriksdale, as the community and surrounding areas came together to raise money to upgrade the curling rink’s ice surface and lounge.
The Eriksdale Rec Centre was full as 13 performers participated in the event which ended up being a significant shot in the arm for the project, which could cost roughly $200,000.
Dauphin RCMP looking for missing teen
On October 27, 2023, at 2:50 p.m., Dauphin RCMP received a report of a missing 16-year-old female from a residence on Main Street in Dauphin.
Keshia-Ann Brandon was last seen two hours prior when she stated she would go find a phone and make a call. She did not return home afterward.
She is described as 5’5”, 135 lbs. with brown shoulder-length hair and hazel eyes. She was last seen wearing grey sweatpants, a grey sweater and white Nike runners.
IIU terminates Investigation into serious injury during arrest of Portage teen
A serious injury took place in Portage la Prairie when a 17-year-old male was arrested. It was reported on May 4, 2022, to the Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba (IIU) by the RCMP.
It was on May 3rd, 2022 just before 10 p.m. that a call was made to the RCMP in Portage that four people were bear sprayed outside of a residence in the community. RCMP Members arrived and patrolled the area where two of the involved males were located and fled the area on foot in separate directions.
Police dog helps with arrest over two stolen vehicles
St-Pierre-Jolys RCMP responded to the report of an abandoned vehicle on Road 30N at Road 28E, in the RM of Hanover. It happened on April 14, 2023, at about 12:00 p.m.
RCMP attended and located the abandoned vehicle and a second vehicle beside it. A man was seen beside the second vehicle and when he saw police, he got into the vehicle and fled.
A road chase ensued and a traffic stop was followed by a chase on foot.
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Missing woman from Ile des Chênes and wanted man located
After searching for close to ten days, 28-year-old Breanna Hudson was located at a residence in Winnipeg Saturday afternoon.
The Winnipeg Police Service reported that 29-year-old Shaquille Macfarlane was also found at the same residence. MacFarlane was wanted on a Canada-wide Warrant for breaching his bail conditions and was arrested without incident at the time and taken into custody. The man had warrants out for his arrest on charges including assault, extortion, obstructing justice and uttering threats,
Carman Dufferin Fire Department respond to house fire northwest of Carman
No one was home at the time of a house fire Tuesday morning northwest of Carman in the R.M. of Dufferin.
Carman Dufferin Fire Department responded to the call around 11:15 a.m., and when crews arrived, found the home to be fully engulfed.
The blaze is not not considered suspicious.
Additional tankers from Roland and Elm Creek Fire Departments were called in to shuttle water. A total of 24,000 gallons of water and an excavator were used to extinguish the fire.