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Morinville RCMP says that a missing teenage girl has been found. 

15-year-old Melissa Harper was reported missing on Sunday (Mar. 26) after last being seen in Sturgeon County a few nights prior. 

RCMP confirmed on Monday afternoon that Harper had been located safely. 

A portion of Highway 16 eastbound at the junction of Highway 824 is now open after being closed earlier.

The road was closed Monday (Mar. 27) afternoon due to a police chase.

Police say that the incident has been resolved and the road is open to traffic again.

More details to come...

Sturgeon County levelled up their partnership with STARS Air Ambulance on Thursday (Mar. 23). 

The County announced that it had become the first municipality in central Alberta to contribute more than $500,000 to STARS. 

Accomplishing this milestone means that the Sturgeon County logo will now be featured on STARS helicopters. 

People at the Sturgeon Community Hospital in St. Albert got quite a scare on Sunday (Mar. 26) night. 

At about 8 p.m. a black truck reportedly smashed through the hospital's main entrance. 

The truck took out a cement pillar before tearing apart the doors to the building. 

According to a witness, the driver of the truck exited the vehicle after the collision and went to the emergency room to receive care. 

The vehicle was removed from the building about an hour later. 

Police have not revealed any information on the incident. 

Grain from the prairies has been moving east in anticipation of the Port of Thunder Bay re-opening.

Assistant Vice President of Grain for CN Rail David Przednowek says they would expect to see shipments beginning any day now, there's not a lot of ice on the lakes.

"The demand started picking up for shipments in Thunder Bay a couple of weeks ago, to start to help charge the pipeline."

He says it should be rolling soon as they've been moving grain to the port to fill up the space in the terminal.

Albertans will be getting some extra spending money, thanks to the federal government.

The federal Climate Action Incentive (CAI) will see a boost in the amount the rebate offers for those living in the province.

On April 15, Albertans will receive:

• $193 for an individual, up from the previous $134.75
• $96.50 for a spouse or common-law partner, up from the previous $67.50
• $48.25 per child under 18, up from the previous $33.75

Other rebates for the CAI will occur in July, October, as well as January of next year.

The Fort Saskatchewan RCMP will be in attendance for the funeral of the two fallen EPS officers at Rogers Place on Monday (Mar. 27) afternoon. 

The detachment will send 10 of their own to pay respects to constables Brett Ryan and Travis Jordan, who lost their lives in the line of duty while responding to a domestic call in Edmonton earlier this month. 

KidSport Fort Saskatchewan has raised its funding limit for athletes entering its program.

KidSport is a program that allows children in need to play sports that would otherwise be too expensive through the costs of sports registration fees and equipment.

Roger Ethier, president of the Fort Saskatchewan branch, says they've raised their threshold from $400 to $500.

"We hadn't done an increase in a while, so we felt it was time," said Ethier. "With the increasing costs of everything with inflation and everything, we felt the time was right."

Morinville RCMP has safely located a missing teenage girl. 

Melissa Harper was reported missing on Sunday (Mar. 26) after having last been seen in Sturgeon County at around 9 p.m. on Friday (Mar 24).

On Monday (Mar. 27) RCMP confirmed that they had located Harper safe and sound.

Twice But Nice held its annual meeting at the Dow Centennial Centre earlier this week.

The meeting included sharing their achievements in 2022, their goals for 2023, and hearing from their grantees.

"Last year we granted over $23,000 to 11 organizations for 13 projects within our community," said president Judy Rehill. "This is an increase of over 53 per cent over the previous year's grants."

Money made from the downtown second store goes to the groups and projects.