Crime & Courts

Sask. ammunition retailer enhances tracking of sales

Editors note: This story was edited on Tuesday, Dec. 17 at 8:45 a.m. battlefordsNOW mistakingly referred to Battlefords Bait and Tackle as a firearms dealer. That information is incorrect. The store s...

Dec 16, 2024

Cries of racism fill courtroom as judge stays impaired driving charge in Saskatoon

Tears and cries filled a packed Saskatoon provincial courtroom on Friday as Judge Jane Wooten stayed the case of a woman who struck and killed a nine year old girl on a crosswalk in Saskatoon in 2021,...

Dec 15, 2024

Impaired driving charge in Kennedy case stayed due to delays

The court case of a woman accused of hitting and killing a nine-year-old Saskatoon girl in a crosswalk has been stayed due to delays.Taylor Ashley Kennedy was charged with impaired driving causing dea...

Dec 13, 2024

Marshals Service moves up operational timeline to coming summer

Following what it says is significant progress, the Saskatchewan Marshals Service is planning to be operational this summer, about one year sooner than they previously expected. SMS Chief Marshal Rob ...

Dec 12, 2024

Megan Gallagher’s parents prepare for ‘next chapter’ after killer sentenced

One chapter is over, but there are still many left in the book.That's how parents Brian and Debbie Gallagher characterized the second-degree murder conviction of 29-year-old Robert James Joseph Thomas...

Dec 12, 2024

'The impact of this trauma will echo for generations': court case surrounding La Ronge woman's death reaches conclusion

Editor's note: the following story contains graphic descriptions of violenceAcknowledging the fact it's been almost five years since his daughter was found deceased, and having sat through multiple co...

Dec 11, 2024

Drugs and weapons bust in Stanley Mission, results in two year sentence

A search of a home in Stanley Mission, in which police found nearly 800 grams of drugs and over a dozen guns, has resulted in a two year jail sentence.Jonas William Hardlotte, 37, appeared Tuesday mor...

Dec 10, 2024

Man charged with burning down Loon Lake church

A 25-year-old man is facing a charge of arson and another for breaching a conditional sentence order in connection with the burning of a church in Loon Lake several months ago. RCMP arrested Shandon C...

Dec 10, 2024

RCMP searching for missing man

La Ronge RCMP have located a missing man. All identifying information has been removed from this article.-derek.cornet@pattisonmedia.com

Dec 10, 2024

Prince Albert manslaughter case results in 4.5 year sentence

A violent assault that occurred outside a Prince Albert bar, was unprovoked and fueled by alcohol.Those were among the details heard during Monday morning's sentencing hearing for Francine Ballantyne ...

Dec 09, 2024