Youth Arrested in Shooting Incident.

Police have made an arrest in connection with a shooting incident earlier this week at Whitefish Bay First Nation near Sioux Narrows.

A 16-year-old, whose name can not be released, is facing a charge of second degree murder.

Treaty Three Police found the body of 61-year-old Charles Minshall Sunday morning after responding to reports of shots coming from the area his store.

Police aren't saying, for now, how he died.

Drug Trafficking Ring Busted

Police say they have dismantled a prescription drug and cocaine trafficking ring allegedly run by an inmate in jail.


Investigators believe the group has been operating for two years and funnelled large amounts of cocaine and the painkiller Oxycodone from southern Ontario cities to communities in the northwest.

Eleven people, including a jail employee, are facing nearly 100 charges after the six-month joint investigation between the provincial police, RCMP and various local police forces.

Don't Pick Up Hitchhikers

Police are advising motorists not to pick up hitchhikers on Highway 17 in the Schreiber area, east of Thunder Bay.

They're searching for a man wanted in connection with a break-in near the city.

Two others were arrested, one later released, after OPP, trailing a suspect vehicle, had to deploy a spike belt to slow it down.

The occupants then fled on foot.

Bass Tournament Kicks Off

Midge McTaggart photo

First day of fishing in the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship goes today.

95 angling teams began leaving from the Sorting Gap Marina at 7 a.m.

Event chair Gord Watson says a change in prize structure introduced last year is helping to generate excitement with a few more local teams taking part.

Weigh-ins at the Memorial Sports Centre begin at about 3:30 p.m.

Be sure to stay with 93.1 The Border as we provide live updates.

Quest For The Best Tonight

Twenty of the area best singers compete at Quest for the Best tonight.

They'll be divided into two groups with the winners of each section taking part in a sing-off for the one-thousand dollar first place money.

The show at the Memorial Sports Centre begins at 7:30 p.m.with 93.1 The Border's own Dave Bishop hosting.

Torys Dispute Teachers Contract

The Progressive Conservatives say Liberal claims they negotiated a two-year wage freeze with the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association are false.

P-C Leader Tim Hudak says teachers will still be allowed to advance on a salary grid, which means automatic raises for many of them.

Rain Helps Forest Fires Situation

Rain is helping to lower the forest fire hazard in the Rainy River district.

The Ministry of Natural Resources says four fires, allowed to burn within Quetico Provincial Park, received heavy amounts of rainfall and were showing minimal signs of life yesterday.

Those storms also brought plenty of lightning strikes which the MNR says could mean the potential of more new starts in the near future.