Local News

Police officers in Saskatchewan stopped and spoke with 3,014 drivers during an enforcement blitz Oct. 11 and 14.

Use of an incorrect fax number between Aug. 6 and Sept. 16 has resulted in 22 Prairie North Health Region patients receiving letters from the region.

Lloydminster Municipal RCMP are on the hunt for a man who brazenly stole $800 worth of power tools from the Home Hardware store in that city.

Armed with a baseball bat, two men robbed the Queen's Hotel in Battleford at about 9:30 p.m. Sunday, according to Battlefords rural RCMP.

The City of North Battleford wants federal and provincial officials at the table in crafting an action plan on crime. To that end, council unanimously carried a resolution Tuesday.

Two individuals charged during the recent crime wave in North Battleford had their cases adjourned Thursday in North Battleford Provincial Court. Valen Nicotine, charged with aggravated assault and firearms offences in connection to a Sept.

Law enforcement issued more than 750 tickets last week as part of a two-day traffic safety blitz targeting aggressive driving in the province, according to an SGI press release.

One accident person was injured and two vehicles had to be towed from the scene of a crash at the intersection of 16th Avenue and 101st Street Thursday afternoon, according to the North Battleford Fire Department.

Failure to buckle up resulted in tragedy eight kilometres north of Kinley early Thursday morning. Biggar RCMP say a 21-year-old woman was killed when her vehicle rolled on a gravel road.

Those involved with North Battleford's downtown business improvement district are reporting early success in efforts to turn around the downtown core.