A business in the town of Muenster is trying to pick up the pieces after they were hit by theft overnight. Humboldt/Lanigan RCMP were called about the break-in at the business in the 200 block of Railway Street in Muenster. Police said the incident happened sometime between 5 p.m. May 16 and 7 a.m. May 17. Several item...

A road north of Kinistino has been closed due to the wet weather's effects on road conditions. The Rural Municipality (RM) of Kinistino said in a news release the road straight north of Kinistino, known as the Kinistino Line and Range Road 2215 is closed for a roughly three-kilometre stretch. The section that has been ...

The town of Nipawin is down one councillor, but it's not yet known if he will be replaced. Bruce Pihowich resigned as a member of Town Council on Apr. 23 after accepting the position of Deputy Fire Chief. He was a councillor for over three years. Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Michele Sorensen told northeastNOW tha...

A community in northeast Saskatchewan is paying tribute to a legend in the sports broadcasting industry.Longtime TSN anchor Darren Dutchyshen passed away after a battle with prostate cancer. He was just 57 years old. Dutchyshen began his broadcasting career by attending Western Academy Broadcasting College (WABC) befor...

There is some positive news on the wildfire front from the town of Creighton. The out-of-control fire east of Flin Flon, MB, is not affecting the community much. The fire was first detected on May 9 and has grown to about 31,600 hectares. "It's not bad, we're not in any immediate danger," Mayor Bruce Fidler t...

Another local SaskParty MLA has decided against running in the upcoming election. Months after Humboldt-Watrous MLA Donna Harpauer and Carrot River Valley MLA Fred Bradshaw announced they would not seek re-election, Kelvington-Wadena representative Hugh Nerlien said he would also not run again. Nerlien told northeastNO...

The Melfort Mustangs have been guaranteed a berth in this year's Centennial Cup semi-final round.Following the Miramichi Timberwolves 3-2 shootout victory over the Winkler Flyers on Tuesday night, it was determined that Melfort will be the top team in Group B, no matter the result in their final game.All three teams ha...

Provincial Bike Safety Week is rolling. This year's theme is "Ready to Ride", and Wayne Therres of Maverick Medical Consulting is working with the Saskatchewan Prevention Institute to promote bicycle safety. Therres told northeastNOW that cycling remains the leading cause of injury-related hospitalizations fo...

RCMP have laid more charges against Richard John Dyke - a man already accused of sexual offences that occurred in the mid 2010's against three male youth under the age of 12 in his Assiniboia, SK home where his wife operated a day care.Since his initial arrest in November of last year, 29 more victims from several comm...

After wildfire smoke appeared in Prince Albert last Saturday, more smoke is expected in the region this week according to Environment and Climate Change Canada.Meteorologist Brian Proctor said changing wind patterns will cause more smoke to appear later this week, specifically from fires along the Saskatchewan-Manitoba...