Dan Bammes

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Dan Bammes is a reporter and anchor with KSL NewsRadio. You can reach him at dbammes@ksl.com.

Suspect arrested after a woman attacked with a saw

Salt Lake City Police arrested a man early this morning after they said he attacked and injured a woman with a reciprocating saw.
3 years ago

Ranked-choice voting coming to some Utah cities

Ballots for the upcoming municipal elections are going out in the mail this week and in some Utah cities, voters will have a ranked-choice ballot.
3 years ago

Frustrated deputy warns against extreme speeds on Utah roads

Officers are once again warning of the dangers of excessive speeds on Utah roads. 
3 years ago

Missing and murdered Indigenous women cases getting new attention

There are hundreds of stories of missing and murdered Indigenous women that need to be told, say advocates and a Utah lawmaker.
3 years ago

Caldor wildfire burns through Tragedy Spring historic site

The California site where three members of the Mormon Battalion are buried -- already damaged by a windstorm earlier this year -- was burned by the Caldor wildfire last weekend.
3 years ago

Thanks to youth, there’s less stigma when seeking suicide prevention help

There are many suicide prevention resources in Utah, especially for young people who are also leading the way in lessening the stigma.
3 years ago

No surge in suicides during the COVID-19 pandemic

Utah officials say suicides did not increase during the pandemic, in part because the work the state is doing to prevent suicides is paying off.
3 years ago

California wildfire threatening Mormon Battalion historic site

The huge Caldor wildfire in California is threatening a site where three members of the Mormon Battalion are buried.
3 years ago

Irrigation companies shutting off water early because of the drought

Recent rain bought a little more time for irrigation/secondary water customers served by Weber Basin Water Conservancy District and others.
3 years ago

Weber-Morgan Health Department won’t impose school mask mandates

The Weber-Morgan Board of Health voted Monday to consult with local county elected officials before imposing mask mandates on schools.
3 years ago

Utah Food Bank gets $100K memorial contribution

The Michael and Robin Lally Forward Foundation is giving $100,000 to the Utah Food Bank in memory of Robin's late sister, Heather Farr.
3 years ago

Water system repairs underway at Riverdale mobile home park

More than 130 mobile homes at the Riverside Village mobile home park have been without water since early Sunday.
3 years ago

Amber Alert canceled, missing boys from Price found in Elko, Nevada

An Amber Alert out of Carbon County was canceled Saturday after Idaho authorities announced two missing boys from Price had been found.
3 years ago

District ready for remote learning as the school year begins

The Granite School District expects around 3 to 5% of its students to choose remote learning for the 2021-2022 school year.
3 years ago

There’s a place on Earth where nothing lives, not even germs

There's a place on earth where nothing lives, not even germs.
3 years ago

Dr. Andy Pavia: Sending kids to school without masks would be a “terrible mistake.”

One medical expert said it would be a "terrible mistake" to send children to school without a mask.
3 years ago

New cancer center at McKay-Dee will put advanced care closer to home

Work on the new cancer center at McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden began this week. When finished it will take up much of the first floor.
3 years ago

RSV infections turning up early in Utah

A common respiratory virus called RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) has been turning up months earlier than expected in Utah.
3 years ago

Truth-in-Taxation law holds taxes in check while property values rise in Utah

With the increase in property values, some Utah residents are worried property taxes will rise just as fast. But Utah has the Truth-In-Taxation law.
3 years ago

Breakthrough COVID cases? Utah Department of Health has the numbers.

Utah Department of Health tracks the number of breakthrough COVID-19 cases.
3 years ago

Glen Canyon Dam still generating power as California dam shuts down

PAGE, Ariz. — Glen Canyon Dam still has enough water to keep providing power, officials say.  Oroville, the dam upstream on the Feather River from Sacramento, California, had to shut down its power generation system this week because the water level dropped below the minimum level to continue operating. That had Utahns wondering whether the […]
3 years ago

Bountiful flood control measures mitigated damage from Sunday’s storm

Bountiful flood control measures taken since a disastrous mudslide hit the city in 1983 helped to avoid worse damage this week.
3 years ago

How the city of Mapleton managed to avoid a flooding disaster

The city of Mapleton managed to avoid a flooding disaster and major damage or injuries after 3/4 inch of rain fell in 45 minutes Thursday night
3 years ago

Utah will get more than $300 million from opioid settlement

Utah could be eligible for up to $309-million from drugmakers as they settle thousands of lawsuits across the country.
3 years ago