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Missing 12-year-old girl found safe
Madison Gaspers is safe and sound. She had last been seen on Thursday at school in the Forest Grove area. "She (Madison) was in a friends house that everybody had visited multiple times last night and...
May 31, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Organizers ready to welcome sunny children's festival
The Nutrien Children's Festival of Saskatchewan is nearly set for its 31st edition at Rotary Park. Often marred by heavy rainfall, organizers are excited at the prospect of sunshine for the four-day f...
May 30, 2019 Volunteers help set up a display at Rotary Park ahead of the Nutrien Children's Festival of Saskatchewan on May 30, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
New HIV testing project looking to control growing issue
St. Paul's Hospital in Saskatoon is hoping a new project will help patients know their HIV diagnosis. The initiative will give anyone who needs bloodwork done in the emergency department the option to...
May 30, 2019 St. Paul's Hospital. (Emmanuel Care)
Drive-in theatre provides a summertime distraction
Summer weather is here and that means drive-in movie theatres are starting to open up. The Jubilee Drive-In Theatre in Manitou Beach is open during the summertime. It has been around since 1955. Theat...
May 30, 2019 The Jubilee Drive-In Theatre screen. (Jubilee Drive-In Theatre/Facebook)
Inquest dates set for man who died in Saskatoon standoff
Dates have been set for a public inquest into the 2016 death of Joshua Megeney. The 28-year-old Medicine Hat man died Oct. 6 of that year following an eight-hour standoff with Saskatoon police. The in...
May 30, 2019
Mother hopes daughter's story saves others from same fate
Sandra LaRose is speaking out after losing her daughter to what she believes was distracted driving. Kailynn Bursic-Panchuk, 17, was driving a car that collided with a train in August. Her story is to...
May 30, 2019 Sandra LaRose is speaking out about her daughter's death and is hoping to make a change when it comes to distracted driving in the province. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon activates heat response strategy as temperatures soar
The late-spring heat wave is the first test run for Saskatoon's newly minted heat response strategy. The partnership between the city and 19 community agencies helps the homeless and vulnerable famili...
May 30, 2019
Saskatoon police investigate after man found shot
The frustration continues to build for people in Pleasant Hill. Residents of the area are adding Thursday morning's shooting to the long, growing list of crimes they see every day on Avenue V South. "...
May 30, 2019 Saskatoon police found a man suffering from a gunshot wound at a home on Avenue V South on May 30, 2019. (Jay Thomas/650 CKOM)
Fire damages four-plex in Saskatoon
Saskatoon firefighters were called out Wednesday evening to a blaze at a four-plex in Riversdale. Crews arrived at 501 Avenue H South to find flames and smoke coming out the side of the building, as w...
May 30, 2019 Saskatoon firefighters responded to a blaze at 501 Avenue H South on May 29, 2019. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Making the most of a hot day in May
We didn't break any warm weather records on Wednesday in Saskatoon, but it was definitely a day to get out and enjoy. People were making the most of the warmth and sunshine down along the riverbank. A...
May 29, 2019 (file photo/650 CKOM)
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