Kelli Pierce

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Kelli Pierce is a former producer of Inside Sources with Boyd Matheson and reporter for KSL NewsRadio.

Police: Six missionaries held at gunpoint

A West Valley City man has been arrested for holding six missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at gunpoint.
5 years ago

Midvale passes new parade rules so Confederate group can’t march

The Sons of Confederate Veterans most likely will not be marching in Midvale's Harvest Days Parade after the City Council changed the admission rules.
5 years ago

Utah elections could shift to exclusively mail-in by 2020

Justin Lee, the Director of Elections at the Lieutenant Governor's Office, told a legislative committee that 90% of Utahns cast their vote by mail.
5 years ago

17-year-old has major injuries after motorcycle crash in Herriman

This is at least the third major crash in northern Utah involving a motorcycle in recent weeks, which is why law enforcement is reminding people to be careful when lane filtering.
5 years ago

Lee urges better management of lands to reduce wildfires

Firefighters across the country are preparing for more wildfires as grass and plants that grew during the past winter and spring start to dry out.
5 years ago

Flood warnings issued as snow melt makes rivers rise

Five Utah counties are under either a flood watch or warning as the record winter snow keeps melting, causing rivers to rise.
5 years ago

Man’s body found in Jordan River, cause of death under investigation

Police say firefighters pulled a man's body out of the Jordan River in Salt Lake City, but how he died and how he wound up in the water is a mystery.
5 years ago

University of Utah responds to Dateline report on McCluskey killing

The Dateline episode, "She Did Everything Right," asked why police did not check Rowland's parole status even though McCluskey told them who he was.
5 years ago

VA Center in North Ogden renamed in memory of Major Brent Taylor

Brent Taylor's widow, Jennie, told the crowd that no soldier wants his name on a building. But she hopes his name gets people to come to the center.
5 years ago

Fire along I-215 under investigation

West Valley City firefighters believe a vagrant who was smoking may have accidentally started a fire that was visible to drivers along I-215.
5 years ago

UV photos get more people to put on sunscreen, say BYU and U of U researchers

Researchers from BYU and the University of Utah teamed up to figure out how to motivate people to use sunscreen to prevent skin cancer.
5 years ago

Family remembers Utah veteran killed during D-Day campaign both here and abroad

A Utah family is remembering a loved one who died a day after D-Day, 75 years ago, as a direct result of wounds he received June 6, 1944.
5 years ago

Police search for suspected “armed and dangerous” white supremacist

Unified Police say they are looking for a suspected white supremacist accused of running away after an overnight car chase.
5 years ago

Police officers get the okay to use medical marijuana with some restrictions

Officers, and those who want to become a police officer in the future, cannot use medical marijuana or cannabis products while on the job.
5 years ago

Utah companies who sell on Amazon could face back taxes…in California

A new law in California lets the state's Tax and Fee Administration collect three years' worth of back sales taxes from any out of state companies who use the "Fulfilled By Amazon" service from the online retailer.
5 years ago

The next UPD budget meeting to tackle pay raises and service cuts

The big topic at the Unified Police Department's budget meeting is expected to be pay raises for officers: how much will they be, and will the department need to cut services to make them happen?
5 years ago

As snow melts, rivers rise…and so does the danger of drowning

Firefighters and the National Weather Service are warning people about the dangers of fast rising rivers, which could happen as temperatures climb into the 80s over the next two weeks.
5 years ago

Memorial grows at Elizabeth Shelley’s house as community mourns

Dozens of people left stuffed animals and candles, all part of a growing memorial on the porch of Elizabeth Shelley's Logan home.
5 years ago

West Valley City Police offer $5,000 reward for information in teen’s unsolved murder

Police are offering a $5,000 reward to anyone who has information in the murder of Fernando Aranda, who was shot and killed two years ago this week.
5 years ago

No bail for now for uncle of missing girl — in a different case

The search for the missing girl, Elizabeth Shelley, has stirred up strong emotions from Logan residents, who packed her uncle's hearing.
5 years ago

Uintah County teachers get concealed carry training for guns

The Uintah County Sheriff's Office says the teachers took a class last Friday to help them qualify to get a concealed carry permit.
5 years ago

Traffic jams expected in Utah on Memorial Day

SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Department of Transportation is urging people to give themselves a little extra time to get to their destination this Memorial Day weekend because the freeways may be plugged. “On I-15 in Salt Lake and Utah counties, heading southbound on Friday night, we’re going to see delays up to 40 […]
5 years ago

In Depth: Is slowing down 5 mph good for your pocketbook?

Memorial Day weekend is the deadliest holiday on Utah highways. In 2018, 3 out of every 4 fatal crashes attributed to aggressive driving involved speeding.
5 years ago

Utah aviation experts say Robinson R-44 is safe despite deadly crash

The deaths of Megan and Benno Penna renewed questions about the safety of the Robinson R-44 helicopter -- though aviation experts say the aircraft is safe.
5 years ago