Entertainment

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – A lawyer for rock star John Mellencamp’s oldest son says her client will receive alcohol treatment and stay out of trouble following an underage drinking arrest. Monroe Circuit Judge Marc Kellams decided not to revoke the $5,000 jail bond for a pending battery charge against 20-year-old Hud Mellencamp after receiving the assurances [...] Read More »

MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee man whose stun gun was used in the theft of a $5 million Stradivarius violin in January has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison. Universal K. Allah pleaded guilty in May to being party to felony robbery. Milwaukee County Judge Dennis Moroney told him Thursday it was “disconcerting” that [...] Read More »

BUFFALO, N.Y. – A Buffalo Bills prospective ownership group that includes rocker Jon Bon Jovi has conducted a feasibility study into buying the NFL franchise and building a stadium in Toronto, said a person close to the situation says The study identified at least three potential stadium sites, two in Toronto, including one on the [...] Read More »

MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee man who pleaded guilty in the theft of a $5 million Stradivarius violin was due to be sentenced Thursday, at the same hearing where the other man charged in the case was expected to reverse his not-guilty plea. Universal K. Allah, 37, pleaded guilty in May to being party to felony [...] Read More »

MEXICO CITY – And the fourth and final judge for “The Voice … Mexico” is: Ricky Martin. The Puerto Rican pop star will join Yuri, Julion Alvarez and Italian songstress Laura Pausini as the judges for the singing contest. Mexico’s Televisa network announced that Martin will be the fourth judge in a statement Thursday, saying [...] Read More »

Al BeeberLethbridge Heraldabeeber@lethbridgeherald.comIn the 1960s, “Don Messer’s Jubilee” was a staple of Canadian television, a musical institution who would draw fans from coast to coast to watch his blend of traditional fiddle music.Messer, along with fellow stars Charlie Chamberlain and Marg Osborne, were stars and while[...] Read More »

Steve Earle and the Dukes are heading to Lethbridge.Earle will be in Lethbridge playing at the Southminster United Church June 30 at 8 p.m., with The Masterson’s opening. His Lethbridge appearance will be part of a brief Canadian tour, which kicks off June 23 in Nanaimo, B.C., and wraps up here in southern Alberta.Earle released [...] Read More »

Al BeeberLETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Every child, theoretically, leaves the proverbial nest at some point to face life as an adult with all the pressures and experiences that entails.I left Alberta five days before my 21st birthday for a 1,600-kilometre drive across the Prairies to northwestern Ontario in 1980 to start my newspaper career, loading up a [...] Read More »

Discovery Canada takes a light-hearted look at gold miningAl BeeberLethbridge Heraldabeeber@lethbridgeherald.comWhen Todd Ryznar bought the Straw Lake Beach Mine in Northwestern Ontario several years ago, he saw the property for its potential recreational and lakefront value.The native of nearby Fort Frances, Ont. and former real estate appraiser wasn’t planning to start his own mining venture. [...] Read More »

A band at the forefront of the grunge revolution in the ’90s will be making a tour stop in Lethbridge this summer. Alice in Chains will play The Enmax Centre Aug. 13 in support of the Grammy-nominated album, The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here, which entered Billboard’s Top 200 chart at No. 2, and debuted at [...] Read More »