New alert system looks to give residents upper hand when emergent situations arise
A new emergency alert system is geared at saving lives in and around Yorkton.

A new emergency alert system is geared at saving lives in and around Yorkton.
Ten years after pulling back the reins on chuckwagon races in Yorkton, they are back.
Churchbridge Credit Union hosted a "Reality Check" Wednesday, which gives students real-life experience in a controlled setting.
Saskatchewan RCMP and the Washington State Patrol announced a collaboration of efforts to locate Mekayla Bali, who was 16-years-old when she was last on April 12, 2016 in Yorkton.
A new art exhibit at the George Bothwell Library is hoping to examine and remove the feeling of shame associated with people who are deaf and hard of hearing.
For those looking to hop the border into Manitoba for their camping seasons, it started off on the wrong foot for Duck Mountain Provincial Park.
Nearly everyone relies on cellphones but no one wants a cell tower in front of their house. The City of Regina is now developing guidelines on where cell towers can be located, after residents in two Regina neighbourhoods voiced strong opposition to proposed towers near their homes.
The City of Regina is considering implementing a rebate program to encourage energy saving and emissions reducing upgrades to residential homes.
A 48-year-old semi-truck driver was killed in in a rollover near Meadow Lake on Tuesday.
A Saskatchewan optometrist is helping improve accessibility to optical care in rural areas by offering remote clinics.
The Prime Minister toured the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization, which is working to develop a COVID-19 vaccine.
A second person is facing murder charges after a man was found dead in a Regina home during a fire investigation in December, the Regina Police Service (RPS) said in a release.
An unprecedented drought has brought the water levels at Lake Mead down low that dozens of sunken boats are now visible.
Families are sharing photos and stories of their loved ones, who lost their lives in a mass shooting in Texas that killed at least 19 children and two adults on Tuesday afternoon.
Onlookers urged police officers to charge into the Texas elementary school where a gunman's rampage killed 19 children and two teachers, a witness said Wednesday, as investigators worked to track the massacre that lasted upwards of 40 minutes and ended when the 18-year-old shooter was killed by a Border Patrol team.
The six candidates on the ballot to be the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada are debating face-to-face in French, in Laval, Que.
A news conference about the shooting at a Texas elementary school broke into shouting Wednesday as Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke blamed Republican Gov. Greg Abbott for inaction ahead of the latest in a long string of mass shootings in the state.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau cancelled plans to appear in person at a Liberal fundraiser in British Columbia Tuesday after RCMP warned an aggressive protest outside the event could escalate if he arrived, said a source close to the decision. The source spoke to The Canadian Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the situation publicly.
Former NDP leader Tom Mulcair breaks down last night's Conservative Party's leadership debate and who had a breakout performance.