Utah crime, police and courts

Simone Seikaly

Suspect in Provo officer-involved shooting identified

Police say the suspect was booked upon his released from the hospital and booked on suspicion of felony discharge of a firearm.

6 years ago

Saige Miller

Provo police officer, suspect shot, both in stable condition

A Provo police officer has been shot and is currently being treated at a nearby hospital, according to Provo Police.

6 years ago

Becky Bruce

Provo man arrested in accidental stabbing of toddler

A Provo man potentially faces charges in the accidental stabbing of his toddler daughter.

6 years ago

Lindsay Aerts

Bill requiring police training sailing through Utah legislature

Bill, HB 0334 requiring police training on how to respond to people with mental health disorders sailing through Utah Legislature.

6 years ago

Lindsay Aerts

Treatment center, Turn-About Ranch, responds with statement

A treatment center in Utah is facing a lawsuit from a Colorado woman. She is suing the Turn-About Ranch in Escalante, Utah.

6 years ago

Curt Gresseth

Live Mic: Should 2020 bail reform be undone? DA and lawmaker disagree

Salt Lake County DA Sim Gill says bail reform enacted in 2020 is working, but Rep. Mike Schultz says the new law needs to be reworked.

6 years ago

Gov. Cox says Utah economy still trying to recover from COVID-19...

Dan Bammes

Bill to improve security at Utah State Capitol moves ahead

A bill to add security resources to help protect the state capitol complex in Utah, as well as those who work there, passed out of committee this week.

6 years ago

Paul Nelson

Kearns woman reportedly kidnapped and murdered because she ‘knew too much’

Aggravated murder charges have been filed against two men accused of kidnapping and killing a Kearns woman.

6 years ago

MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press

Wife of drug kingpin El Chapo arrested on US drug charges

The wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has been arrested in the United States and is accused of helping her husband run his multibillion-dollar cartel and plot his audacious escape from a Mexican prison in 2015.

6 years ago

KSL Newsradio staff

Bail reform becomes legislative spotlight in Utah once again

Three county attorneys in Utah say that bail reform passed in 2020 is working, but a replacement bill is gaining steam.

6 years ago

Simone Seikaly

Sandy Fire offers clinical help to firefighters after difficult calls

The focus on mental health by Sandy Fire is a relatively new approach in handling the stress of the most difficult calls.

6 years ago

Simone Seikaly

Three-vehicle accident on Mountain View Corridor sends one to hospital

West Jordan City police say a red-light-runner caused the accident on Mountain View Corridor, and that everyone involved was wearing a seat belt.

6 years ago

Mark Jackson

West Jordan snowmobilers stuck in the snow rescued

Search and rescue crews were out late Thursday night in an attempt to rescue three snowmobilers who accessed the hills via a trail west of 7800 south in West Jordan.

6 years ago

Salt lake city police car Utah rioters penalties...

John Wojcik

Utah lawmakers look to increase penalties on ‘rioters’

Utah lawmakers are moving to toughen penalties on rioters and draw a clearer distinction for when a protest crosses into a violent riot.

6 years ago

Mark Jackson

Man in his 30s dead after drowning in a hot tub

Riverton police say a man in his 30s died Wednesday night after he was found in a hot tub.

6 years ago

Kearns woman murdered kidnapping Nicole Romero...

Paul Nelson and Becky Bruce

Arrests made in likely murder of missing Kearns woman

Investigators believe Kearns woman Nicole Solorio-Romero was kidnapped, taken to West Valley City, and shot and killed. They are still looking for her body.

6 years ago

Simone Seikaly

Lawsuit filed after what police call a road-rage-shooting in Lehi

The plaintiffs, two of whom were shot, seek $25 million. They allege battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligence.

6 years ago

Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN

A suspect is dead after 12-year-old shoots at intruders during attempted robbery, police say

A 12-year-old shot at two intruders who broke into his 73-year-old grandmother's house early on Saturday demanding money and shot her in the leg.

6 years ago

Simone Seikaly

Woman identified after falling to her death at Antelope Island State Park

Samantha Weigel was reported missing by friends and family after failing to meet at a designated time at Antelope Island State Park.

6 years ago

missing woman from Kearns Nicole Solorio-Romero, kearns kidnapping...

KSL Newsradio Staff

No sign of missing woman who was kidnapped in Kearns 1 week ago

The search for a missing woman from Kearns has moved to hospitals in neighboring states. Police said Wyoming is of particular interest.

6 years ago

New "Stealth Stat Box" installed in Midvale neighborhood....

Michele Rowe

New “Stealth Stat Box” helps police spot Midvale speeders

The Unified Police Department installed one such "Stealth Stat Box" on Carlson Avenue to gather information about the speeds and traffic patterns.

6 years ago

Michele Rowe

Three homicide suspects arrested in Tooele County

State troopers arrested three suspects in two vehicles in Tooele County, all wanted in connection with a triple homicide in California.

6 years ago

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2020, file photo, a masked worker cleans a street in the Chinatown district...

DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press

Attacks on older Asians stoke fear in Bay Area’s Chinatowns

Police in the San Francisco Bay Area are stepping up patrols and volunteers are increasing their street presence after several violent attacks on older Asians stoked fear and subdued the celebratory mood leading up to Lunar New Year.

6 years ago

Colby Walker

MUST WATCH: Texas mom tackles man she said was peeping in daughter’s bedroom

Dashcam video of a Texas mom is going viral after her near perfect tackle of a man she said she caught peeping into her daughters bedroom late last year.