The StarPhoenix - News

• Roughriders back in the win column, knock off Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders are back on track after a convincing 37-24 victory over the visiting Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Saturday.
  
  
• Man who brought KFC to Saskatoon dies
  The Saskatoon man who brought Kentucky Fried Chicken to Saskatchewan, and counted Col. Harland Sanders as one of his closest firends, has died.
  
  
• Fringe festival begins
  The Saskatoon Fringe Theatre Festival kicked off Thursday and StarPhoenix reviewers will be out in full force throughout the weekend. Check back in regularly for features, photos and reviews.
  
  
• Friend or foe? Ticats tilt renews ties to Riders
  Marcus Thigpen was cut more than once by the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
  
  
• Spinning a dream
  Giant blades lay strewn around the field as if a helicopter crashed.
  
  
• Courthouse reno on hold
  The provincial government's plan to expand and renovate the Queen's Bench courthouse in Saskatoon is currently on hold for budget reasons, Justice Minister Don Morgan has confirmed.
  
  
• West Nile found in mosquitoes
  It bites! The first mosquitoes in the province to be infected with the West Nile virus have been identified around Estevan.
  
  
• Family dispute behind shooting
  The 44-year-old man accused of shooting his neighbour near the small farming community of Rama was angered by a family land dispute and was on his way to his brother's home when he was intercepted by police, his sister says.
  
  
• Autopsy reveals body found in burning barn near Redvers a female
  Following an autopsy performed Friday, the human remains found in a burning barn near Redvers were determined to be that of a female, who died as a result of the fire.
  
  
• Man who brought KFC to Saskatoon dies
  The man who opened one of Canada’s first Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants has died.
  
  
• Jon Bon Jovi meets his namesake
  It's amazing how quickly a dream can become a reality.
  
  
• Roughriders linebacker Barrin Simpson hits hard and studies harder
  Saskatchewan Roughriders middle linebacker Barrin Simpson appears to be getting better with age.
  
  
• Children's Hospital one step closer to being built at Royal University Hospital
  The University of Saskatchewan board of governors gave tentative approval to Royal University Hospital as the location of the Children’s Hospital of Saskatchewan.
  
  
• Man in court after Rama area shooting
  A 44-year-old man who was charged with attempted murder after his neighbour was shot Tuesday near Rama will make his next court appearance in Yorkton next week.
  
  
• Police seek men in sudden death
  The death of a Somali man who plummeted from the balcony of a downtown apartment building last week remained shrouded in mystery Thursday after police released surveillance footage of five men entering the building shortly before the fall.
  
  
• Scam preys on good-hearted grandparents
  Grandparents like to help their grandkids -- and that's exactly what scam artists are banking on.