Crime, Police + Courts

The Utah Department of Transportation is warning the public about a new string of scams involving f...
Alton Barnhart

UDOT warns public of new scam that warns drivers of nonexistent toll balances

The Utah Department of Transportation is warning the public about a new string of scams involving false toll balances.
1 year ago
The South Jordan Police Department is looking for an alleged driver involved in a hit-and-run Frida...
Alton Barnhart

SJPD looking for alleged driver involved in hit-and-run

The South Jordan Police Department is looking for an alleged driver involved in a hit-and-run Friday morning.
1 year ago
Lori Vallow Daybell sits during her sentencing hearing at the Fremont County Courthouse in St. Anth...
Michael Houck

Jurors picked for Lori Vallow Daybell’s conspiracy to commit murder case in Arizona

The 16 jurors who will hear the case against Lori Vallow Daybell in Arizona were selected on Tuesday.
1 year ago
Chris Burk appears in court virtually for his detention hearing on Feb. 14, 2025. (Jack Grimm, KSL ...
Heather Peterson

Victims describe alleged sex abuse in former SLC fire captain, Chris Burk’s, pretrial hearing

At Chris Burk's pretrial hearing, alleged victims described how the former Salt Lake City fire captain touched them.
1 year ago
Seeking death penalty, Luigi Mangione...
Associated Press

Prosecutors directed to seek death penalty against UnitedHealthcare killing suspect Luigi Mangione

Federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione who is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024.
1 year ago
Lori Vallow Daybell sits during her sentencing hearing at the Fremont County Courthouse in St. Anth...
Adam Small

Jury selection begins Monday in Lori Vallow Daybell’s Arizona conspiracy trial

Jury selection begins on Monday in Arizona for the Lori Vallow Daybell trial.
1 year ago
A 16-year-old was killed after being ejected in a suspected DUI crash....
Mary Culbertson

16-year-old ejected, killed in suspected DUI crash

A 16-year-old was killed after being ejected in a suspected DUI crash.
1 year ago
File photo. A Provo Police car on patrol. (John Wilson, KSL TV)...
Alton Barnhart

Naked man arrested for lewdness in park and restaurant, police say

A naked man was arrested for lewdness in front of two children Saturday afternoon, according to the Provo Police Department.
1 year ago
Farmington man admits to embezzling over $1.7M from local paper business. (DepositPhoto)...
Collin Leonard, KSL.com

Farmington man admits to embezzling over $1.7M from local paper business

A Farmington man pleaded guilty to federal charges of wire fraud and money laundering earlier this month, just a week after being indicted.
1 year ago
Farmington man admits to embezzling over $1.7M from local paper business. (DepositPhoto)...
Collin Leonard, KSL.com

Sunset man charged with sexually abusing 2 kids at a daycare

A 22-year-old was charged Thursday with sexually abusing two children at an in-house daycare in Sunset.
1 year ago
FILE - A Salt Lake City Police Department patrol SUV parked on Redwood Road. Woman with active warr...
Alton Barnhart

Woman with active warrants arrested for drug distribution, police say

A woman with multiple active warrants was arrested for drug distribution Thursday night, according to the Salt Lake City Police Department.
1 year ago
police lights. Woman arrested for DUI and crashing into neighbor’s garage....
Devin Oldroyd

Woman arrested for DUI and crashing into neighbor’s garage, causing estimated $30,000 in damage

A woman is in police custody after allegedly driving under the influence and crashing into her neighbor’s garage.
1 year ago
Herriman dog attacked...
Sam Herrera and Clayre Scott

Herriman man accused of animal cruelty after allegedly pepper-spraying a dog

A 55-year-old man in Herriman has been accused of animal cruelty after allegedly pepper-spraying a dog.
1 year ago
Saratoga Springs 8-year-old death...
Mary Culbertson

Saratoga Springs mother dies days after being found injured in home

Police are investigating after one person was found dead and another was found in critical condition inside a Saratoga Springs home on Friday.
1 year ago
A man being investigated for reckless and impaired driving led police on a chase that ended in a cr...
Pat Reavy, KSL.com |

‘No, I think I’m going to run,’ driver allegedly tells trooper, resulting in chase and freeway standoff

"No, I think I'm going to run," he told the Utah Highway Patrol trooper who pulled him over, according to a police booking affidavit.
1 year ago
One of the four people who fled from police being arrested by West Jordan SWAT on Tuesday night, Ma...
Michael Houck

4 people flee from police and attempt to hide in West Jordan home, police say

According to a police affidavit, Unified police officers attempted to stop the driver of a white Nissan Altima for a traffic violation near 1300 S. and 200 E. Officers reported that the Nissan driver fled after seeing their emergency lights.
1 year ago
bryan Kohberger, idaho students death suspect...
Adrian Sainz, Associated Press

Prosecutors in the killings of 4 Idaho students seek to use man’s crime scene paper as evidence

Prosecutors in the case of a man charged in the killings of four University of Idaho students are seeking to use as evidence a college paper he wrote.
1 year ago
Phillip Morfin stumbled upon human remains in a West Valley City pond. (Avi Robledo, KSL TV)...
MARY CULBERTSON AND GARNA MEJIA, KSL TV

‘Sticks with you’: Fisherman recounts the day he stumbled on human remains in West Valley City pond

The fisherman who found the human remains in a West Valley City pond recounts the experience.
1 year ago
Mayra Catalan-Dimas was found in a burning trailer in Riverdale this week, and was declared dead. H...
Simone Seikaly

Riverdale police identify woman found stabbed inside a fiery trailer, ahead of Amber Alert involving her two children

A young mother found dead at the scene of an arson-related fire in Riverdale has been identified.
1 year ago
police lights. Woman arrested for DUI and crashing into neighbor’s garage....
Michael Houck

2 people of interest in Washington City stabbing found

Police found two teens who are people of interest in the fatal stabbing of a California woman in Washington City.
1 year ago
FILE (Canva)...
Pat Reavy, KSL.com

Adults engaging in sexual activity with children in virtual reality now illegal in Utah

The Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office is applauding a new law aimed at protecting children from online predators in a virtual reality environment.
1 year ago
FILE: A sign is posted in front of the 23andMe headquarters on February 01, 2024 in Sunnyvale, Cali...
Shelby Lofton, KSL TV

‘You have a right to ask them to delete’: Consumer Protection Division advises Utahns to review 23andMe data

Consumer protection officials in Utah said it’s time to go back into your 23andMe settings to evaluate what you’re comfortable sharing.
1 year ago
Popular YouTube vlogger Ruby Franke pleaded guilty to four of the six counts of aggravated child ab...
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com

Ruby and Kevin Franke are now officially divorced; here are the divorce terms

Ruby Franke is serving four sentences of one to 15 years in the Utah State Prison for four convictions of aggravated child abuse.
1 year ago
Murray police cars on duty (Photo credit: Derek Peterson, KSL TV)...
Simone Seikaly

Murray hit-and-run leaves scooter-rider hospitalized, police asking for help

Murray police said the hit-and-run happened at the intersection of 4500 South and State Street.
1 year ago