SALT LAKE CITY — A call for more action to help domestic violence victims. Salt Lake County had three terribly violent murder-suicide situations in June. Now, the county council has a resolution declaring that government has a responsibility to stopping domestic violence. Survivor Heather Smith Wolsey joined Salt Lake County leaders today in saying Utahns […]
SALT LAKE CITY — The mother of a West Valley City police officer who was killed in the line of duty spoke through tears at the sentencing of three teens accused in his death. Jenny Brotherson told the judge her son, Officer Cody Brotherson, dreamed of becoming a policeman and keeping others safe. “[They] […]
WARD, Colo. (AP) — A teen staffer at a Colorado camp fought off a bear after waking up Sunday to find the animal biting his head and trying to drag him away. The 19-year-old woke up at around 4 a.m. to a “crunching sound” with his head inside the mouth of the bear, which was […]
SALT LAKE CITY –Three teens convicted in the death of a West Valley City police officer will learn their fate Monday morning. The boys, ages 14 and 15 at the time, hit Officer Cody Brotherson as he was laying spike strips to stop the stolen car they were using to flee police. They pleaded guilty […]
SALT LAKE COUNTY – Policy makers on the city, county and state levels are looking into whether or not restrictions should be tighter on personal aerial fireworks, or, if they should be banned completely. Over the three days before and after the Fourth of July, Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams says their office received […]
RIVERTON – A retired Utah Army Reserve soldier is angry with the Canadian government for issuing an apology and reaching a multi-million dollar settlement with a man once detained at Guantanamo Bay. Listen to an extended portion of our interview with Layne Morris Layne Morris lost sight in his right eye after an attack in […]
MIDVALE — DEA officials say they’re investigating a synthetic opioid trafficking operation. The investigation focusing on a townhome just off 7800 South and State Street. We know multiple agencies are involved. Officials could not confirm the number of suspects, but say there are multiple people detained and being questioned by investigators. Neighbors saw someone being taken away on […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s Speaker of the House is frustrated over homelessness in the state capital. “What are we doing today, what are we doing tomorrow to keep people safe,” said Greg Hughes. Hughes told KSL’s Doug Wright show something has to be done, and it will make people angry. “If you think everyone […]
SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah-based company, Medical Review Institute of America, is looking to collect your Gordon Heyward T-shirts and jerseys to send to the African nation of Ghana. The company is teaming up with World Joy, a Bountiful-based foundation that helps individuals in Ghana, to make a trip this September that will include hygiene items and other supplies. […]
MILLCREEK — The Unified Police Department says one of their K9s was shot and killed early Thursday morning. The dog was tracking a wanted fugitive. A news release says officers with the U.S Marshal’s Violent Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (VFAST) were tracking 28-year-old Torey Chase Massey overnight. They found him driving in the Millcreek area […]
UTAH STATE PRISON – Some inmates at the Utah State Prison are getting an opportunity few will ever encounter. They’re getting musical training from the highest of levels, and they’re not taking the experience for granted. Normally, you can see Mack Wilberg conducting the world famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir. But on this occasion, he wasn’t […]
SALT LAKE CITY — The search continues for a woman accused of plowing her car into a crowd of people near the Rio Grande homeless shelter. Salt Lake Police Lt. Justin Hudson says one victim died on the scene and five others were taken to the hospital. They say they don’t know why she drove […]
MIDVALE — An apartment fire left two people injured after they jumped from the building’s balcony to escape the flames. Someone else on the ground was also injured. This happened shortly after midnight, July Fourth into July Fifth. The fire started on the second floor of a Chelsea Park apartment building. When firefighters arrived, the flames […]
SALT LAKE CITY — The Jazz’s All-star small forward took to twitter today to make the announcement. “This has been the toughest decision that I’ve ever had to make in my life. This weekend has probably been the longest weekend of my life. And today … well, today has definitely been one of the craziest […]
IRON COUNTY — More residents are able to return home in Southern Utah. State route 143 from Parowan to Panguitch and Second Left Hand Canyon are open again, and on Sunday officials re-opened Panguitch Lake, that means people can camp, fish and swim for the first time in more than a week and just in […]
SAN DIEGO — The Utah Jazz owners, managers, coaches and more are traveling to San Diego Monday to meet with the Haywards and make their free-agency pitch. The Haywards have a second home in San Diego, and Vivint Arena and the Jazz practice facility are under construction. The Heat and the Celtics both did their […]
SALT LAKE CITY — President Trump’s commission investigating alleged voter fraud has asked states for extensive voting records. Several democratically controlled states have said no. Utah Lt. Governor Spencer Cox talked about it on KSL’s Doug Wright Show. “We are learning more about the commission, we don’t know what kind of authority they have, but […]
Your office may be a little emptier. It’s a Friday, in summer, right before the Fourth of July. And some employers are OK with people skipping out early. A growing number of employers are letting their folks take off early on Fridays over the summer, or even skip the whole day. A Gartner Survey shows […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Jazz fans are anxious about Gordon Hayward’s future, which begins to take shape this weekend. Hayward officially becomes a free agent Friday night. The Deseret News reports that Hayward will meet with the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics on Saturday. Then on Monday, he will meet with the Utah Jazz […]
WASHINGTON D.C. – June 30 is the last day in office for Utah’s Third District Representative Jason Chaffetz. Before leaving, he has some high praise for the man he once rebuked in a very public way. To say that the relationship between Chaffetz and President Donald Trump has had its ups and downs would be […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Senator Hatch is hearing from some Utahns who say they would be negatively affected by a healthcare reform bill. Advocacy groups delivered letters on Wednesday from what they say are 1,000 Utahns who fear they will be hurt by changes to Obamacare. And petitions with 5,000 signatures were also given to […]
SALT LAKE CITY — The estranged husband of a well known Salt Lake restaurant owner pleaded guilty this morning to aggravated murder and aggravated arson. Craig Crawford, 48, admitted to trapping 72-year old John Williams in his home in May of 2016 and setting it on fire. Williams was found in the upper floor of […]
SALT LAKE CITY — The winds shifted and are now coming from the south, and that is bringing smoke to the Wasatch Front. KSL meteorologist Grant Weyman says people had been asking what was wrong with the sky Tuesday morning because it looked eerie and kind of orange. “Up to this point, the winds have […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Six parents have sued to force the Granite, Canyons and Jordan school districts to offer girls football teams at school. They say those three school districts discriminate because they do not offer female students a football team of their own. They claim it goes against Title IX. “We have altered opportunities […]
