Fire Department saves youth trapped at cutbanks

The Swift Current Fire Department's quick action Wednesday evening ensured a successful rescue mission for a youth stranded at the cutbanks.

Emergency crews were mobilized around 7:30 p.m. after receiving a report of a child trapped at the end of the cutbanks on the south side of Swift Current.

Jim Green, deputy chief of the Swift Current Fire Department, said that upon their arrival, they found a young person on a steep embankment.

Swift Current man facing six charges after incident on Chaplin

A Swift Current man is facing six charges, including assault and break and enter, after incidents in the Chaplin Street East area Tuesday night.

Swift Current Municipal RCMP responded to multiple reports of disturbances at approximately 8:00 PM.

Police say their investigation determined a vehicle struck a utility pole and then the side of a residence.

The impacted building was an apartment located on the corner of Chaplin Street East and 12th Avenue Northeast.

Fatal rollover near Parkbeg

A late morning rollover on Sunday on the Trans-Canada Highway near Parkbeg has claimed the life of an Alberta resident.

The Moose Jaw RCMP received a report of the crash around 10:25 a.m. and responded to the incident about one kilometre east of Parkbeg.

All three emergency services responded to the rollover, but the lone occupant of the vehicle was declared deceased by EMS on the scene.

RCMP have identified the 23-year-old as a female from Calgary, and her family has been notified.

More details released on impaired driver crashing into RCMP cruiser

The Saskatchewan RCMP have released a few more details regarding a collision between an impaired driver and a parked RCMP cruiser in Swift Current.

A Swift Current City RCMP officer was conducting a curfew check on Wednesday night at a residence when he watched a vintage vehicle crash into his parked cruiser. The officer noted that the driver, 33-year-old Tyler White, didn't have his running lights on and was driving erratically on Friesen Street.

Ministry of Health warning Swift Current about possible drug overdoses

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Health sent out an alert Tuesday evening about potential drug overdoses in Swift Current, including a fatal one.

According to the alert sent on the Alertable app, one death was a result of an overdose, while surviving cases have required hospitalization.

Hutch Ambulance received multiple suspected overdoses reported on Tuesday between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

"Dangerous drugs are in the area: drug sold as 'molly' (MDMA or ecstasy) contains unknown opioid," the alert said.

Swift Current RCMP on the lookout for wanted man

Swift Current Municipal RCMP are requesting the public's assistance to locate an individual who is currently wanted on warrants for several charges. 

Sheldon Bernard Onland is believed to be in Swift Current and is described as 6'2", around 170 pounds, with blond or brown hair. 

The 36-year-old is wanted on three charges;

Sexual interference, 
Failure to comply with a release order, and 
Failure to attend court.

RCMP issue update on rollover on Highway 4

The Saskatchewan RCMP has provided an update on the early morning crash south of Swift Current on Tuesday.

The single vehicle rollover on Highway 4, about six kilometres from Swift Current, was reported to the Swift Current Rural RCMP around 5 a.m.

The male teen driver later attended the hospital for treatment of injuries described as non-life-threatening.

Coyote sighting near Fairview School

A coyote sighting this afternoon in Swift Current.

An e-mail to Fairview School parents warned of a coyote sighting in the afternoon at the school playground and near the S3 Arenas.

There was also a post online about a coyote sighting on Burke Crescent at 12:30 PM. 

Parents are advised to remind their children to not approach any animal they don't know.

Swift Current man behind bars after assault

A southwest man will be spending the next 150 days in prison after being sentenced earlier this week on several charges stemming from an assault.

Swift Current's Brett Padley appeared in Swift Current Provincial Court on Wednesday morning, where he was sentenced on four summary counts and handed the lengthy prison sentence.

Judge Jacobson ruled for 60 days on count one and 90 days on count two, to be served concurrently. In addition to another 45 days and another 15 days, for a total of 150 days to be served in prison.