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Saskatoon police search for missing 18-month-old toddler

Saskatoon police are asking for the public's help to find a missing toddler.Itzel Delreal-Daniels, an 18-month-old girl, was last seen at her mother's home on Summers Place in the College Park neighbo...

Jul 05, 2019 (Submitted photo/CKOM News)

Tisdale 4-H Beef Club steers into Show and Sale weekend

A year's worth of work for young cattle raisers will be on display at the Melfort Agriculture Grounds.The Tisdale 4-H Beef Club will host their Achievement Day on Friday, July 5, where 28 of their mem...

Jul 04, 2019 Young cattle raisers aged six to 21 will showcase the cows, steers, and heifers they've raised for nearly a year during the Tisdale 4-H Beef Club Achievement Day and Melfort Regional Beef Show and Sale (Facebook/Tisdale 4-H Beef Club).

Rainfall contributing to crop improvement

Crop conditions are improving greatly after the rainfall, according to this week's provincial crop report.The most amount of rain reported was in the Webb area. That area received 81 millimetres of ra...

Jul 04, 2019 (Submitted photo/Ministry of Agriculture)

Agriculture roundup for Thursday July 4, 2019

Farmers are being encouraged to participate in the Harvest Sample program.Canadian Grain Commissioner Lonny McKague said farmers get valuable information on their crop."We will give you an expert opin...

Jul 04, 2019 (File photo/farmnewsNOW Staff)

Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday July 3, 2019

Having the right employees on the farm has always been an ongoing challenge. A new study said the agriculture labour shortage is significant.Debra Hauer is with the Canadian Agriculture Human Resource...

Jul 03, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)

Teams from national research project studying Meadow Lake Provincial Park tornadoes

Data from two tornadoes that touched down in Meadow Lake Provincial Park will be used to better understand where tornadoes occur in Canada and how to build resiliency to them.The Northern Tornadoes Pr...

Jul 03, 2019 Storm clouds in Meadow Lake Provincial Park after a tornado tore through two campsites over the Canada Day long weekend. (submitted/Melissa Kuzior)

SGI launches July spotlight: Slow down in orange zones

The summertime means construction season is well underway and SGI is reminding drivers to help keep workers safe.SGI announced highway construction safety as the focus of July's Traffic Safety Spotlig...

Jul 03, 2019 Construction zone on Highway 1, east of Balgonie in early July 2019. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)

Maintenance workers trapped in Cory potash mine

Thirty-four maintenance workers have been trapped underground at Nutrien's Cory potash mine since Tuesday afternoon.The mine is currently in its summer maintenance turnaround period, according to Nutr...

Jul 03, 2019 (Submitted photo/Nutrien)

Sask. roadside rest stops to remain open

The Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure is backing off from a decision to close a selection of roadside rest stops on Saskatchewan highways.Last week, 650 CKOM learned the ministry was closing nin...

Jul 02, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)

Lt.-Gov. Thomas Molloy dies at age 78

Saskatchewan's lieutenant-governor, W. Thomas Molloy, died Tuesday after a battle with pancreatic cancer.He was 78.Molloy, who was born in Saskatoon, started his duties as lieutenant-governor on March...

Jul 02, 2019 (Submitted photo/CKOM News)