Townsville news headlines

Benn Schinkel was given a short prison sentence after a dangerous driving incident in which he sustained ongoing injuries.

The budget supermarket chain said it would open its doors in Townsville at 8.30am on Wednesday, November 22.

Anthony "Tony" Jones was last seen in Hughenden, a small town west of Townsville, on November 12 in 1982.

The unlicensed piloting offences concerned 96 flights including 61 that were completed on behalf of federal MP Bob Katter.

Darwin, Townsville and Brisbane will see an influx of new military personnel.

The 83-year-old will face charges for 16 counts of indecent treatment of a boy under 14.

A Queensland man has been arrested for allegedly driving a ride-on mower down a street while four times over the alcohol limit.

The yacht was seized by Border Force and federal police officers when it arrived in Townsville from Vanuatu in April and was later revealed to contain the drugs with a street value of more than $61 million.

A 32-year-old woman has been charged with murder over the fatal stabbing of an Aurukun man in Railway Estate on July 12.

"There has been some sort of altercation between them (the residents) and the victim."

A quarter of a million Queenslanders could be missing out on a $1072 electricity bonus, the state government has said.

The 26-year-old was riding the scooter on Horseshoe Bay Road on Magnetic Island eight kilometres off Townsville's coast when she hit the street sign about 3pm.

The suspected murder of Indigenous teenager Linden Malayta is one step closer to being solved as police received 'reliable' information about his disappearance.

A cannabis crop with an estimated value of $122,000 have been found by Queensland Police in a remote area off the state's coast.

A spokesperson for Jetstar confirmed to 9news.com.au engineers are now examining the aircraft.

Officers were called to Ross River Road in Townsville after a man was running around with a long filleting knife just after 11am.

The mother of a toddler who died after being left in a hot car in 2020 in north Queensland has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

Steven Angus' family called police to his Townsville home yesterday with concerns for the 52-year-old's welfare.

The 15-month-old boy was struck around 4.45pm yesterday by a car being driven by a woman, police said.

Here's everything you need to know about the digital licence rollout, including who in Townsville can try it, and when it will be introduced across the state.

A young couple with a baby on the way have died in a light plane crash in North Queensland.

Malayta was just 15-years-old when he was last seen in his hometown of Ayr, south of Townsville, in 2019.

A group of people left major environmental damage at the Queensland reserve.

A man has been found dead after a tense 10-hour stand-off with police at a home in Queensland's north, which led to police warning residents to stay inside.

Queensland Police say they have uncovered no evidence that the 15 children hospitalised yesterday were exposed to a toxic substance.

Queensland Police are investigating what could have led to the children suddenly falling ill.

An officer has been taken to hospital after young criminals turned on police, ramming two patrol cars with stolen vehicles.

A banned drinker's register is being suggested by three Queensland Mayors, who say their towns are being plagued by alcohol-fuelled violence.

The first flight from new airline Bonza has taken off, marking a new chapter in Australian aviation history.

Just as sugarcane farmers in north Queensland are looking to bring in their best harvest in years, they are finding their crops disappearing in days.

While the prize has now been claimed the lucky punter's identity will remain a mystery to the public.

Police are using mobile phone data as the search continues for a missing teenager in remote far north Queensland

A North Queensland man accused of murdering his partner has been charged, days after the woman's body was found in bushland.

A North Queensland man wanted for questioning over the death of his partner has been discovered and arrested after allegedly shooting into a moving vehicle.

A group of teenagers discovered the 44-year-old's body near Jaloonda Road in Bluewater, about 27 kilometres from Townsville on Saturday afternoon.

A 46-year-old Queensland man has died after a fire broke out at an industrial complex in Townsville.

Police are increasing their search efforts to find a 22-year-old man missing on Magnetic Island, North Queensland.

A search is continuing for a missing Queensland man last seen six days ago on Magnetic Island, off the coast of Townsville.

A woman from Townsville, North Queensland has been arrested and charged with grievous bodily harm.

Two of three men who escaped from a Townsville prison farm this week have been located by police, with one more still on the run.

Three men are on the run after escaping from the farm of a Townsville correctional facility last night.

Nationals MP and former Veterans' Affairs Minister Andrew Gee said he fought against millions of dollars in proposed funding cuts under the Morrison government.

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has heard from Townsville's most senior serving defence member.

Several emergency warnings have been issued throughout south-east Queensland as the region faces another flooding disaster, which set to continue over the coming days.

Wet weather system causes chaos in Queensland, claiming the life of a woman trapped in floodwaters.

Parts of Queensland are bracing for severe weather next week, with the state's far north and western outback regions on high alert for record-breaking rain and potential floods.

A capsized boat has been located in the search for missing Queensland fisherman, Colin Palmer, who disappeared off the coast of Townsville on the evening of April 29.

A man has died and a woman remains critically injured after a motorbike and car collided on a Queensland highway this morning.

Police are searching for a man caught driving dangerously in a stolen vehicle, filmed narrowly avoiding incoming traffic in North Queensland.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has pledged $5.4 billion in federal funding for the construction of North Queensland's Hells Gates Dam, set to irrigate 60,000 acres of farm land.