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Woman says stranger entered home, groped her while sleeping
Police are investigating after a woman said she woke up to find a stranger touching her inappropriately. The woman reported a man entered her home on the 1400 block of Avenue H North through an unlock...
Jul 04, 2017
Saskatoon police ask for help to solve decade-old murder
Saskatoon police are looking for a woman who was among the last people to see Paul Theodore Jacobson alive. On July 3, 2007, a passerby discovered the body of 44-year-old Jacobson at a location near C...
Jul 04, 2017 Paul Theodore Jacobson, 44, was last known to have attended a home on the 600 Block of University Drive July 1, 2007 – two days before he was found dead by a passerby. (Saskatoon police)
Train, semi collision derails 3 locomotives
A semi truck driver is facing charges after his unit was struck by a Canadian Pacific train Monday. Saskatoon RCMP said the driver was attempting to cross the tracks at a fertilizer plant in Elstow, s...
Jul 04, 2017
Saskatoon opens summer youth programs
Now that kids are out of school for the summer Saskatoon opened it's youth centres for the season on Monday. The programs, that include sports, arts, and a place to hang out, are open to people ages 1...
Jul 03, 2017 (650 CKOM file photo)
Canada announces new astronauts, Sask. pilot cut
For the last year, Bruno raised Jason Leuschen went through intense training and screening for a chance to become one of Canada's next astronauts. On Canada Day it was announced he didn't make the cut...
Jul 03, 2017 Jason Leuschen was raised in Bruno, Sask. and just missed out on being named Canada’s next astronaut. (Canadian Space Agency)
RCMP search for missing Besnard Lake inmate
A man with ties in the Prince Albert and the Sturgeon Lake areas has escaped custody at the Besnard Lake Correctional Camp. According to RCMP, Jade Ermine, 28, was last seen on Friday, June 30th and h...
Jul 02, 2017 Jade Ermine, 28, escaped from Besnard Correctional Camp on June 30, 2017. (Pinehouse Lake RCMP)
No charges after SUV plows into house
A Lakeview area home has extensive damage after an SUV, driven by a 14-year-old boy, slammed into the front of it Friday night. The brickwork near a street-facing basement window appears to have been ...
Jul 02, 2017 Saskatoon Police don't expect to lay charges after a 14-year-old boy drove an SUV into a home on Costigan Road on June 30, 2017 (JT Marshall/650 CKOM)
Police call for information in non-suspicious sudden death
Saskatoon police are looking for information to help identify a man's body discovered on the 1000 block of Avenue P North Saturday morning. In a statement from police, they describe the man as Indigen...
Jul 02, 2017 (650 CKOM)
Canada 150: Thousands take in Saskatoon fireworks display
An estimated 50,000 people took over Diefenbaker Park in Saskatoon Saturday for the annual Optimist Canada Day Celebration. It all started with breakfast at 8 a.m. and continued all day with musical p...
Jul 02, 2017 (650 CKOM file photo)
New tech offers smart ways to protect homes this summer
School is out for the summer and many people will be heading to the lake - have you taken steps to protect your home? Virgil Reed, founder and CEO of Reed Security, told 650 CKOM taking precautions li...
Jul 01, 2017 A Wi-Fi doorbell security system allows the user to see who's coming to the door, and speak to them remotely. (Reed Security)
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