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Two people charged after police seize firearm, knives from vehicle

Two people charged after police seize firearm, knives from vehicle

On Jan. 11 at approximately 11:30 p.m., while on regular patrol in the area of 15th Street West and 1st Avenue West, officers observed a vehicle driving in an unsafe manner and quickly conducted a traffic stop.
Ordinary people doing extraordinary jobs earns King Charles Medal for Sask. woman

Ordinary people doing extraordinary jobs earns King Charles Medal for Sask. woman

More than 25 years of dedication to career in healthcare earns Denise Houk-Blain King Charless III Coronation Medal.
Garden Chat: Bleeding heart a long-lived perennial

Garden Chat: Bleeding heart a long-lived perennial

An attractive old-fashioned favourite in Prairie gardens.
Travel not recommended on icy roads in the Battlefords area

Travel not recommended on icy roads in the Battlefords area

Ice and blowing snow make driving dangerous, despite sunny skies.
Update: Meadow Lake man declared deceased in rollover near Flying Dust

Update: Meadow Lake man declared deceased in rollover near Flying Dust

On Jan. 9 at approximately 6:15 a.m., Meadow Lake RCMP received a report of a single-vehicle rollover on Highway 55, just east of Flying Dust First Nation.
Saskatoon man declared deceased in crash near Biggar

Saskatoon man declared deceased in crash near Biggar

Investigation determined a car and a semi collided.
VIDEO: Man tasered in police arrest in parking lot in North Battleford

VIDEO: Man tasered in police arrest in parking lot in North Battleford

Officers searched the vehicle the suspect was driving and seized a conducted energy device, a small amount of meth and other evidence of drug trafficking, forged documents and unstamped tobacco.
Police ask for public's help after firearm discharged in Prince Albert

Police ask for public's help after firearm discharged in Prince Albert

At around 7 a.m. on Jan. 9, police were called to the 500 block of 27th Street East for multiple weapons complaints.
Police respond to serious collision near Biggar

Police respond to serious collision near Biggar

Detours are in place but motorists should expect delays in the area.
Cocaine, cash seized in Prince Albert raid

Cocaine, cash seized in Prince Albert raid

On Jan. 8 at approximately 9:30 p.m., members of the Prince Albert Crime Reduction Team conducted enforcement action at a business in the hospitality industry in the 3500 block of 2nd Avenue West.
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