Medicine Hat native Chase Leland's charges being dropped was the CHAT News top story for the week of Jan. 18 to Jan. 24.

By Alex McCuaig

Top Five Stories

Top local CHAT News stories of the week

Jan 25, 2020 | 8:00 AM

Medicine Hat, AB – Guns, crime and closure of a local chain restaurant were some of the most popular stories of the past week.

The following are the top five stories people viewed at CHAT News Today between Jan. 18 to 24:

1) The top story of the week was second-degree murder charges being dropped in a 2019 Bassano homicide. https://chatnewstoday.ca/2020/01/19/murder-charges-in-bassano-homicide-dropped-following-preliminary-hearing/

2) The search for and eventual arrest of Adam Dawe by city police throughout the week had Hatters tracking the situation through three sperate stories by CHAT. https://chatnewstoday.ca/2020/01/23/police-arrest-man-wanted-following-high-risk-incident-tuesday/

3) News of the closure of State & Main at the end of the month had Hatters lamenting the loss of another city restaurant. https://chatnewstoday.ca/2020/01/21/state-and-main-restaurant-to-close-in-northpoint-crossing/

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4) Taber police’s arrest of a city teen and adult man following a call for assistance by MHPS to locate the missing 15 year old drew the attention of CHAT viewers. https://chatnewstoday.ca/2020/01/18/missing-teen-found-arrested-along-with-local-man/

5) The petition by Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner MP Glen Motz asking the federal government not to ban “military-style assault rifles” rounded out the top five stories for the week. https://chatnewstoday.ca/2020/01/20/hat-mps-petition-to-stop-feds-from-banning-military-assault-style-rifles-gaining-steam/