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One man is dead after a collision between semis yesterday (Mon) on Highway #1.  Indian Head RCMP rushed to a collision on Highway #1 near Wolseley. A semi-truck struck a parked semi on the shoulder. The parked vehicle was unoccupied. The passenger in the moving semi, a 35-year-old Calgary man, was declared dead at the […]

Starting in the 2024-25 school year, a new policy will ban cell phone use during class time across all K-12 schools in Saskatchewan. Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill remarks: “Technology has its place, but too often, cell phones are taking students’ attention away from what they should be learning. This new policy will allow students to […]

Russell RCMP have arrested an ex-priest in connection to a historical sexual assault. On June 13, 2024, Mounties apprehended 81-year-old Constantin Turcoane of Regina for crimes dating back to the early 1970s when he served as a priest in Lennard, Manitoba.  Back in March 2022, a woman in her 60s bravely reported being sexually assaulted […]

Three men are facing charges in connection with a drug trafficking investigation by Yorkton’s Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Team, with two also charged with adult kidnapping. Saskatchewan RCMP executed a search warrant at a Yorkton business, arresting 23-year-old Parteek Sandhu. In a related search at a farm south of Yorkton in the R.M of Wallace, 46-year-old […]

Due to hot, dry conditions, high fire activity and a high fire risk that covers most of Saskatchewan, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) has issued a provincial fire ban for Crown lands and provincial parks, provincial recreation sites and the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District effective at noon on July 11, 2024. The ban, which […]

Thunderstorm activity in the Yorkton area late Saturday afternoon brought heavy rain in a hurry. Reports indicate as much as three-quarters of an inch of rain fell in a very short amount of time in some areas. Within Yorkton, some roadways have seen flooding. Along Broadway Street East toward Dracup Avenue, there was a bit […]

Canora RCMP are investigating the discovery of human remains. Just before 3:00 PM on Wednesday, Mounties received a report of human remains located on Railway Avenue in the town of Canora. RCMP is currently investigating and are working to determine the identity of the deceased but they don’t believe the death is suspicious.  Investigators have […]

There will be a new look and sound to Saskatchewan Roughrider broadcasts on 620 CKRM, and the Roughriders Radio Network. At a news conference at Mosaic Stadium, Harvard Media, the broadcast partner of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, announced its new look line up for the 2024 season. Veteran broadcaster Dave Thomas will be the play by […]

RCMP say they are investigating the deaths of four people at a rural home near Neudorf Melville RCMP were conducting a wellness check Sunday night just after 6:05PM at the house near the village and upon arrival found four adults deceased inside. Police say the deaths are considered suspicious, and an initial investigation indicates there […]

Yorkton City Council have announced they’ve voted to part ways with City Manager Lonnie Kaal.  The decision was made during a special meeting of council held last night (Thurs), and the press release states that council felt that a change in leadership at this level is required at this time and is confident that Council can […]