Murray Wood: Drought or deluge, it's Saskatchewan weather
Murray Wood notes that while we have seen years with "perfect" weather in the province, they aren't that commo...
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Sask. gets 1st football practice robot to cut down on contact
The Mobile Virtual Player (MVP) does everything a real football player can do: it's fast, can run routes, but one feature that has people talking is it can take a tackle without getting hurt. The remo...
Aug 19, 2017 Saskatoon Hilltop players tackle a Mobile Virtual Player (MVP) Friday afternoon, it's a remote control tackling dummy which simulates tackling without tackling a real human (JT Marshall/ 650 CKOM).
Jeremy Harrison announces bid for Sask. Party leadership
Saskatchewan Party members now have two options to chose from when it comes to who will be named the next premier. Meadow Lake MLA Jeremy Harrison announced Saturday morning that he has joined the Sas...
Aug 19, 2017 Meadow Lake MLA Jeremy Harrison enters the SaskParty leadership race Aug. 19, 2017. (Kathy Gallant/Meadow Lake Now)
'We don't feel safe here anymore': sexual assault victim
A scary wake-up call for a 20-year-old student from Latin America Friday morning when a man with a hammer came into her bedroom. Police were called around 5:30 a.m. to a home in the 3200 block of McGi...
Aug 19, 2017 Police were called around 5:30 a.m. Friday to a home on the 3200 block of McGill Street, in the city’s College Park neighbourhood (JT Marshall/650 CKOM)
Men arrested after chase with Saskatoon police
Saskatoon police have two men in custody after what looked like a drug deal late Friday night turned into a car chase. According to police, the men noticed a marked patrol car during what officers bel...
Aug 19, 2017 (650 CKOM file photo)
Long list of events for busy weekend in Saskatoon
The weekend in Saskatoon is jam packed with activities ranging from Classic Cars to Rock concerts. Rock 102's annual Show and Shine started Friday at the Delta Bessborough Gardens with Rock The River....
Aug 18, 2017
Man charged with drunk driving after late-night pileup
A 55-year-old Saskatoon man is charged with impaired driving following a four vehicle pile-up on Thursday night. Around 11:30 p.m. police and fire crews were called to the scene at 11th Street West an...
Aug 18, 2017 Saskatoon fire crews attend to people involved in a four vehicle pile-up on 11th Street West on Aug. 17, 2017. (Saskatoon Fire and Rescue)
Saskatoon police say sexual assault suspect hit with hammer
Saskatoon police are looking for a suspect in an early morning sexual assault. Police were called around 5:30 a.m. Friday to a home on the 3200 block of McGill Street, in the city's College Park neigh...
Aug 18, 2017
Draisaitl ready for big money pressure: Raiders commentator
Former Prince Albert Raider Leon Draisaitl is making headlines after inking an eight year, $68 million deal with the Edmonton Oilers. People in Raiders nation are proud of the "Deutschland Dangler" fo...
Aug 17, 2017 Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl spent two seasons with the Prince Albert Raiders between 2012-2014. (paNOW)
Police find truck connected to killing of Saskatoon father
While the person who shot and killed Tyler Applegate is still at-large, Saskatoon police have found the vehicle believed to be connected to the city's third homicide of 2017. Applegate, 27, was shot a...
Aug 17, 2017 Saskatoon police on scene at 33rd Street and Avenue W after a man was shot on July 22, 2017. (JT Marshall/650 CKOM)
Folkfest bringing cultural celebration back to Saskatoon
Saskatoon is gearing up to celebrate cultural diversity as the 38th annual Folkfest kicks off Thursday evening. Unlike previous years when pavilions were spread throughout the city, 17 of the 21 stati...
Aug 17, 2017
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