Crime & Courts

New preliminary inquiry dates to be set for one accused in Jonson homicide

New preliminary inquiry dates are to be set for one of the two accused in the Mark Douglas Jonson homicide investigation.The preliminary inquiry will determine if there is sufficient evidence for tria...

Jan 10, 2020 Mark Douglas Jonson was found dead in a home on 15 Ave. and 100 St. on July 5, 2019. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Home invader pleads guilty, receives four-year jail sentence

One of two people charged following a violent home invasion in Prince Albert last fall, admitted responsibility for her actions and received a federal prison sentence. At a hearing Friday morning at P...

Jan 10, 2020 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

Police request public's help as they search for La Loche man accused of sex assault

La Loche RCMP have issued a warrant for a man at-large who is charged with sexual assault.Mark Kelly Laprise, born 1984, is also charged with sexual interference.Police say numerous attempts to locate...

Jan 09, 2020 Mark Kelly Laprise, 35. (submitted photo/La Loche RCMP)

Melfort RCMP investigating stolen debit card

Melfort RCMP are asking the public for some assistance in finding the suspect involved in the theft of a debit card.The card was stolen in Melfort between November 13th and 14th. The snapshots of secu...

Jan 09, 2020 Melfort RCMP are investigating a stolen debit card from Melfort in November. (Submitted photo/Melfort RCMP)

Two men facing firearms-related charges arrested

Police arrested two men wanted in connection with firearms related charges after police attended an unrelated call last night.The attending officers spotted a suspect wanted in connection with a recen...

Jan 09, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Flag debate heads to Court of Appeal

A controversial flag depicting a cartoon fetus will be the focus of discussion during a court hearing next week in Saskatoon.The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has agreed to hear from lawyers representi...

Jan 08, 2020 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

Court of Appeal upholds decision in 2014 murder case

Two Prince Albert men convicted of murder will not get a new trial.The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal (SCA) has upheld the respective convictions for Orren Johnson and Jordan Herron, and dismissed their...

Jan 08, 2020 A photo taken of Jordan Herron (left) and Orren Johnson (right) at the conclusion of their trial in Feb. 2017 at Prince Albert Court of Queen's Bench. (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Local family searches for answers following sudden death of longtime pet

A Prince Albert area family is attempting to pick up the pieces, after suffering a tragic loss less than two weeks before Christmas.Conrad Zimmerman's eight-year-old German Shepherd "Max" went missing...

Jan 07, 2020 Eight-year-old Max is greatly missed by his family, northwest of Prince Albert. (submitted photo/ Conrad Zimmermann)

Chicken with razor blades tossed into dog owner’s west Saskatoon backyard

A Saskatoon dog owner is keeping a closer eye on her canine in the backyard after a chilling incident Monday morning.Brittany Betker had just let Duke, her rescue dog, out into their backyard around 1...

Jan 07, 2020 A baggy containing a chicken breast with embedded razorblades was found in a Pacific Heights neighbourhood backyard on Jan. 6, 2020. (Brittany Betker/Facebook)

More than 225,000 cigarettes seized in raid by Sask. police

Three people are facing charges after a huge seizure of illegal tobacco products north of Yorkton.According to the RCMP, a four-month-long investigation led to the execution of six search warrants in ...

Jan 07, 2020 (submitted/RCMP)