Crime, Police + Courts

FILE - The Associated Press logo is displayed at the news organization's world headquarters in New ...
David Bauder, AP Media Writer

AP and Trump administration argue access case before federal appeals court; no ruling yet

Trump restricted the AP’s access to events in smaller spaces like the Oval Office and Air Force One, leading the news outlet to sue.
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Pat Reavy, KSL.com

‘Unacceptable’: Ogden police chief issues rebuke after 2 weekend shooting incidents

In both incidents, the Ogden suspects are accused of felony discharge of a firearm.
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Pat Reavy, KSL.com

Former West High drama teacher convicted of sexually abusing teen student

Following the verdict, Sterrett "Rett" Oney Neale, 60, of Salt Lake City, was immediately taken into custody. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 5.
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FILE — A Salt Lake City Police Department squad car. Salt Lake City Police Department’s Bike Sq...
Pat Reavy, KSL.com

Salt Lake officer hit, injured; investigators looking into distracted driving

A Salt Lake police officer received minor injuries early Sunday when his patrol car was hit by a woman who investigators allege ran a red light, possibly because she was distracted.
9 months ago
Shrapnel is pictured after a car hit and killed a 72-year-old man in Provo on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025...
Devin Oldroyd

Man hit and killed by car in Provo Sunday afternoon

A 72-year-old man was hit and killed as he was crossing the street in Provo Sunday afternoon.
9 months ago
FILE - Morgan Geyser appears in a Waukesha County courtroom Jan. 9, 2025, in Waukesha, Wis. On Sund...
Associated Press

Wisconsin woman in 2014 Slender Man stabbing is missing

Geyser was placed in a group home this year after being granted conditional release from the Winnebago Mental Health Institute.
9 months ago
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Simone Seikaly

Domestic violence suspect arrested in Ivans after barricading themselves in home, refusing commands

Santa Clara-Ivins police responded to a domestic violence report near Painted Hills Drive and Sand Bio Drive in Ivins on Saturday night.
9 months ago
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, speaks during the Utah Republican Party’s state organizing convention held...
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com

Lee proposes change to keep immigrant suspects ‘from fleeing and failing to appear for trial’

Utah Sen. Mike Lee has introduced legislation meant to prevent certain immigrants suspected of federal crimes from fleeing the country before they can be tried.
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Number of children abducted in Nigerian school attack raised to more than 300

More than 300 children aged 10 to 18 were abducted from St. Mary's School, a Catholic institution in Nigeria on Friday.
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Death row inmate Ralph Menzies sits with his attorneys while listening to testimony during a commut...
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com

Psychologist deems death row inmate Menzies incompetent; Utah court to decide in December

A psychologist issued his clinical opinion Friday that death row inmate Ralph Menzies is incompetent to be executed.
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Ogden police arrested a man Thursday in connection with an investigation into an alleged road rage ...
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com

Ogden police arrest man in alleged road rage case involving pregnant woman

Ogden police arrested a man Thursday in connection with an alleged road-rage incident that targeted a pregnant woman.
9 months ago
Todd Snider in an undated photo. Police say they have closed their investigation into the alleged a...
Pat Reavy, KSL.com

Salt Lake police find no evidence that musician Todd Snider was assaulted

Detectives said musician Todd Snider, who died two weeks after being injured in Salt Lake City, may have injured himself while on his tour bus.
9 months ago
An rideshare driver was arrested early Tuesday for investigation of rape and accused of assaulting ...
Pat Reavy, KSL.com

Rideshare driver arrested, accused of sexually assaulting passenger

A rideshare driver was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly sexually assaulting a passenger.
9 months ago
A 19-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a double killing on Halloween night in West ...
Pat Reavy, KSL.com

West Valley police make arrest in Halloween double killing

A 19-year-old was arrested in connection with the killings of two 17-year-olds at a Halloween party in West Valley.
9 months ago
FILE - Law enforcement tapes off an area after Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conserva...
Heather Peterson and Michelle Lee, KSL NewsRadio

Charlie Kirk’s head of security speaks out on UVU security failures leading up to Kirk’s death

Brian Harpole made an appearance on the Shawn Ryan Show, where he detailed the limited private security that was present that day and the communication his team had with UVU police leading up to the event.
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FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during an event, July 8, 2022, in Las Vegas....
Seung Min Kim, Associated Press

Trump signs bill to release Jeffrey Epstein case files after fighting it for months

President Donald Trump signed legislation Wednesday that compels his administration to release files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, bowing to political pressure from his own party after initially resisting those efforts.
9 months ago
Deer graze at Salamander Flat in American Fork Canyon on Oct. 1, 2024....
Carter Williams, KSL.com

3 charged with illegally hunting deer in Utah County

The residents of Springville and Lindon were all charged with wanton destruction of protected wildlife, a third-degree felony.
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Pat Reavy, KSL.com

Kouri Richins denied new bail hearing

Kouri Richins will not receive a new bail hearing before her murder trial for allegedly killing her husband with fentanyl on March 4, 2022.
9 months ago
Two people suspected of petroglyph vandalism are pictured....
Carter Williams, KSL.com

Southern Utah woman ordered to pay almost $15K in fines over damaged Utah petroglyph

Daniela Ganassim Ericksen, 47, of Ivins, Washington County, was sentenced to 12 months of probation and ordered to pay close to $15,000 in fines and restitution after damaging petroglyphs near Big Water, Kane County, Utah.
9 months ago
Nicole Solorio Romero Kearns woman murder kidnap...
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com

Mother, son sentenced for roles in 2021 kidnapping, murder of Kearns woman

Carolina Marquez and her son Fernando were sentenced for their roles in the 2021 murder of Conzuelo "Nicole" Solorio-Romero.
9 months ago
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Jacob Freeman

Man accused of locking 5 children in shed outside home

A man was taken into custody on Saturday after police say he locked his five children, aged six and younger, in a shed outside his home.
9 months ago
FILE - A protester confronts a line of U.S. National Guard in the metropolitan detention center of ...
Julie Watson, Associated Press

Hundreds of National Guard troops deployed to Portland and Chicago are being sent home

The withdrawal of soldiers — sent from California and Texas — is part of a larger change to troop deployments after President Donald Trump began his immigration crackdown in various cities with Democratic leadership.
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Daniel Woodruff, KSL TV

Utah State Courts condemns threats following judge’s ruling on redistricting

A judge’s decision to throw out a congressional map drawn by lawmakers in favor of one proposed by voter groups has led to threats, the judiciary confirmed on Monday.
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Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com

Sandy man pleads guilty in road rage attack of runner

A Sandy man has pleaded guilty to assaulting a runner after a road rage confrontation.
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