Former Winnipeg broadcaster Steve Vogelsang was sentenced to five years in prison for a series of bank robberies in Saskatchewan.

Vogelsang entered guilty pleas in a Regina courtroom on Thursday, April 4, 2019 for robberies in Saskatoon and Regina.

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Prior to his arrest, he had worked as a sports reporter / anchor then News Director at CKY (CTV) in Winnipeg. He left broadcasting to teach journalism at Red River College.

Vogelsang, 55, was arrested in October 2017, after two bank robberies in Medicine Hat Alberta. He will be facing trial for those robberies at a future date.