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Saskatoon woman charged with manslaughter in fourth homicide of 2023
An investigation into a suspicious death has led to a manslaughter charge against a 33-year-old Saskatoon woman. According to police, officers were called to a home on Confederation Place on May 27, w...
Oct 25, 2023 Saskatoon police say a woman is charged with manslaughter after the May 27 death of David Dustyhorn. (650 CKOM file photo)
Mounties raise alarm about officer assaults after ATV ramming incident
A Lloydminster man is facing serious charges after allegedly ramming an RCMP cruiser with an ATV. In the wake of the incident, the Mounties are raising the alarm about what the RCMP says are a growing...
Oct 25, 2023 Rhonda Blackmore, commanding officer of the Sask. RCMP, says assaults on officers are up significantly in recent years. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Twitter)
Man accused of setting three fires in back alleys arrested in Saskatoon
A 30-year-old Saskatoon man has been charged with arson in connection with three fires in back alleys. According to police, the first of the three fires was reported in an alley on 23rd Street East on...
Oct 25, 2023 A Saskatoon man is charged with three counts of arson after fires in back alleys in September and October. (Will Mandzuk/650 CKOM)
Gravelbourg driver charged after passenger killed in June rollover
A Gravelbourg man is facing criminal charges after a single-vehicle rollover in June. According to the RCMP, the rollover happened south of Gravelbourg on Highway 58, and police got a report shortly a...
Oct 24, 2023
Sask. man charged for possessing zebras without proper licence
The law is black and white for a Saskatchewan man facing charges related to the seizure of five zebras. Nicholas Hazell will appear in Indian Head Provincial Court on Nov. 7 on charges of importing, p...
Oct 24, 2023 (City of Saskatoon/Submitted)
Saskatoon man fends off hatchet-wielding intruder with umbrella, knife
When 73-year-old Dale Sommerfeldt heard a loud smash as he sat in his living room watching a football game Friday night, he thought one of his cats had knocked something over. But the source of the so...
Oct 24, 2023 Dale Sommerfeldt, 73, with the umbrella he used to fend off a hatchet-wielding intruder last week. Behind him is the window the intruder broke. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Two arrested, two wanted in Sturgeon Lake armed extortion case
An alleged case of armed extortion on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation has led to two arrests, but two other people are still wanted. According to the RCMP, officers got a report of gunfire on the First...
Oct 24, 2023 Jared Naytowhow, a 32-year-old resident of Prince Albert, is wanted in an armed extortion case. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Brother of care home sex assault victim says system 'failed'
WARNING - This story contains graphic details. In the days since 59-year-old Rick Boguski delivered a heart-wrenching victim impact statement about the horrific abuse his 63-year-old brother Darryl su...
Oct 24, 2023 Darryl (left) and Rick Boguski in 2023. (Rick Boguski/Submitted)
Man hospitalized after police cell door injures hand
A prisoner in Saskatoon Police Service cells had to be taken to hospital Sunday night after a cell door closed on his hand. According to police, the man was arrested for public intoxication on 22nd St...
Oct 23, 2023 A prisoner had to be taken to hospital Sunday night after a Saskatoon officer shut a cell door on his hand. (650 CKOM file photo)
Victim forces man with hatchet out of Saskatoon home at knifepoint
A 31-year-old man was arrested after allegedly breaking into a Saskatoon home and demanding money while wearing a mask and armed with a hatchet. According to police, a senior citizen victim forced the...
Oct 23, 2023 According to police, a senior citizen victim forced a hatchet-wielding intruder out of their home at knifepoint on Friday. (650 CKOM file photo)
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