Candace Derksen

Does this vehicle look familiar to you?

If so, you're asked to contact the Altona Police Service.

In a social media post on Tuesday afternoon, the department said it is looking for the owner of the vehicle, described as a dark coloured sedan equipped with red and blue flashing lights on the dashboard.

Police say this is relation to an incident at the Altona Park that happened Sunday evening. 

The Morris Advanced Robotics team closed out the VEX World Championships in Dallas, Texas with a 3-7 record. 

In the final update, leader, JP Jamieson, noted the team (88875M) lost its final two matches (the last by only one point).

"(There was) lots of great learning from playing teams from all over the world," he added.

Overall, the team (88875M) finished #221 out of the over 800 teams at the tournament in the Skills Competition. This is a season high for both their driver score, and autonomous score.

It was all hands-on deck very early this morning as fire fighters responded to a house fire in Morris.

According to a social media post, members of the Morris Fire Department got the call at 1:05 a.m.

Once on scene, it was determined more help would be needed, and a mutual aid call was sent out to the St. Jean Fire Department.

No other details on the incident are available at this time.

The Community Orchard in Altona will continue to take shape this spring.
    
A-CAN, the grassroots group behind the effort, planted a shelter belt and built some berms at the site, located just north of the Community Garden, last year.

Authorities have identified two persons of interest in connection to last month's fire at Grace St. John's Anglican Lutheran Church in Carman.
    
It didn't take long for Pembina Valley RCMP to declare the devastating early-morning March 13th blaze as suspicious and appealed to the public for any video surveillance footage that could help in the investigation.

Now, RCMP has released two photos from video surveillance depicting the persons of interest and are once again looking to the public, this time to help figure out who the pair is. 

If you've got a pad mount transformer in your yard, Manitoba Hydro wants you to keep one thing in mind this spring.
    
As sump pumps start gurgling to life, homeowners are being reminded to direct those hoses away from the green electrical boxes sometimes found in yards.
    
According to the Crown utility, Hydro crews have spotted several transformers with puddles around them and, while the units are designed to be safe even when wet, it says standing water can corrode the equipment requiring costly repairs and causing power outages. 
    

If a lack of truck or trailer is keeping you from getting rid of large items from your home, the Town of Altona wants to help.
    
Starting May 1st, you'll be able to schedule a date and time for Public Works to come get those items that can't be taken during regular curbside collection and dispose of them at the waste diversion loop or landfill. It's all part of the Town's new, year-round Bulky Waste Pick-Up Service.

A young man from Rosenort was quite shaken up after an altercation late Thursday evening in the community.

The incident was reported to RCMP at 11:25 p.m., and authorities say the 14-year-old was out walking his dog when he was apparently approached by an unknown person who may have attempted to assault him. The youth suffered minor injuries defending himself.

Morris RCMP are investigating.

A young man from Rosenort was quite shaken up after an altercation late Thursday evening in the community.

The incident was reported to RCMP at 11:25 p.m., and authorities say the 14-year-old was out walking his dog when he was apparently approached by an unknown person who may have attempted to assault him. The youth suffered minor injuries defending himself.

Morris RCMP are investigating.

Officers with the Pembina Valley RCMP are some of the latest in Manitoba to be equipped with body worn cameras.

In November, Manitoba RCMP announced that by this April, more than 490 officers in 44 of the province's detachments would be sporting the devices. Pembina Valley RCMP members received theirs last week Thursday.