Crime, Police + Courts

People take a boat out on Utah Lake in Vineyard on Monday, July 3, 2023....
Kyle Remund

Drone helps to rescue 7 people from sinking boat on Utah Lake

A group of bystanders helped rescue seven people from a sinking boat on Utah Lake, according to police.
2 years ago
A man was airlifted to a hospital on Saturday after being shot....
Kennedy Camarena

Man airlifted after being shot, suspect crashed vehicle during police pursuit

A man was airlifted on Saturday for treatment after being shot. The suspect crashed the truck they were driving during a pursuit with police.
2 years ago
A crash in St. George has left one person dead and another injured....
Kennedy Camarena

Motorcyclist died after crash in St. George

A motorcyclist has died from his injuries and another person is injured after being involved in a crash in St. George.
2 years ago
Unified Police apprehended a suspect fleeing from the scene of an alleged robbery August 14, 2024....
Pat Reavy, KSL.com

Police arrest man in Millcreek fatal hit-and-run crash

A man has been arrested in connection to a hit-and-run crash in Millcreek, which ended in the death of a 20-year-old Millcreek woman.
2 years ago
A police car in Cedar City, where an attack took place by two men on Wednesday....
Pat Reavy, KSL.com

Convicted double killer attacked staff members at youth facility, police say

Two men, one of whom was already convicted of a double homicide, attacked staff at a youth center in Cedar City.
2 years ago
Cpl. Colbey Bentley with the Tooele Police Department says that after the pandemic he noticed an up...
Kyle Remund & Devin Oldroyd

Police respond to barricaded domestic incident in Tooele

A man barricaded himself inside a home in Tooele, Utah, but was later arrested.
2 years ago
Mary Taylor, president at Pro-life Utah, left, Sen. Daniel McCay, R-Riverton, Merrilee Boyack, chai...
Adam Small, Amie Schaeffer

Reaction after Utah Supreme Court rules trigger law pause to stay in place

Activists and lawmakers are reacting to a ruling by the Utah Supreme Court. The trigger law pause will stay in place allowing abortions up to 18 weeks.
2 years ago
In mid—July, a store inside a St. George mall was burglarized, resulting in the retail theft of $...
Darby Sparks, KSL TV

Police say little penalty for property crimes is leading to uptick in retail theft

In mid—July, a store inside a St. George mall was burglarized, resulting in the retail theft of $500,000 of merchandise.
2 years ago
Colby Jenkins petition...
Adam Small

Legal expert on Colby Jenkins’ Supreme Court petition: ‘A long shot’

Congressional candidate Colby Jenkins' Utah Supreme Court petition argues that mail-in ballots should be counted in his recent race.
2 years ago
Dozens gathered in Ogden demanding answers from the Division of Child and Family Services in the de...
Garna Mejia, KSL TV

Lawmaker demands answers from DCFS, proposes new bill to help

State lawmakers are joining a growing number of voices demanding answers from the Utah DCFS in the death of 12-year-old Gavin Peterson.
2 years ago
The U.S Supreme Court is photographed, Jan. 3, 2024, in Washington....
Emma Keddington

LISTEN: Judge breaks down Biden’s Supreme Court proposals

Judge Thomas Griffith breaks down President Biden's proposed Supreme Court reform on an episode of Boyd Matheson's Inside Sources.
2 years ago
A photograph of a semi truck hauling radioactive material....
Kyle Remund

Navajo Nation President deploys police to stop unlawful uranium transport on tribal lands

Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren sent tribal police to turn away a shipment of uranium that he says violates tribal laws.
2 years ago
A participant sits with a laptop computer as he attends the Chaos Communication Congress of the Cha...
Simone Seikaly

LISTEN: Scammers stealing loyalty points

Hackers have found a new avenue for theft in airline and hotel loyalty points. Here's how to keep that from happening to you.
2 years ago
Mariah Maynes

Judge dismisses lawsuit filed by attorneys of Taberon Honie

The judge ruled that Taberon Honie's attorneys were unable to prove the drugs amounted to cruel or unusual punishment.
2 years ago
Hidden Valley Middle School on hold after threat....
Aimee Cobabe

Utah school district leading the way in a lawsuit against social media

Social media harms kids and costs districts according to a lawsuit filed by the Jordan School District and others across the nation.
2 years ago
Loved ones of a young woman killed in a hit-and-run incident are grieving her loss and asking for t...
Garna Mejia, KSLTV

Family of Millcreek hit-and-run asks public for help

Loved ones of a young woman killed in a hit-and-run incident are grieving her loss and asking for the community’s help.
2 years ago
Several people were sent to the hospital following an overnight CO leak in Vineyard Wednesday. The ...
Kennedy Camarena

Two killed in Kyhv Road accident on Saturday night

Two people were killed on Saturday night in an accident after the vehicle they were in veered off of the Kyhv roadway.
2 years ago
The Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake is asking for the public's help in identifying v...
Kennedy Camarena

UPDATE: Victim in Millcreek hit and run has died, police still looking to identify vehicles involved

The Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake is asking for the public's help to identify vehicles related to a Millcreek hit and run.
2 years ago
The Glendale area of Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023....
Kennedy Camarena

Deadly car crash marks fifth traffic-related fatality for SLC in 2024

A fatal Glendale neighborhood crash has been marked as the fifth traffic-related fatality in 2024 for Salt Lake City, according to police.
2 years ago
Police car lights. Fatal Canadian car crash leaves family grieving. FILE: (KSLTV)...
Mark Jackson, Diana Jones

Canadian crash leaves Kaysville family grieving

A Kaysville family is grieving after a father was killed and a son seriously injured while on a golfing trip in Canada. 
2 years ago
The Kids Online Safety Act is expected to be voted on next week. Social media apps are pictured on ...
Andy Cupp

Senate to vote next week on Kids Online Safety Act

The senate is set to vote on the Kids Online Safety Act next week, a bill that is meant to help keep children safe while on social media.
2 years ago
search for missing swimmer at grantsville reservoir drowning...
JOSH ELLIS, KSL TV

Recovery efforts underway for missing swimmer at Grantsville Reservoir

Search crews say their efforts have shifted to recovery after a man went under the water at Grantsville Reservoir and did not resurface.
2 years ago
Death row inmate Douglass Lovell...
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com

Court vacates sentence for Utah death row inmate, but upholds his conviction for 1985 murder

On Thursday, the Utah Supreme Court threw out the sentence of death row inmate Douglass Lovell. Lovell's lawyers said the sentence was prejudiced based on religious testimony.
2 years ago
police lights...
Garna Mejia, KSL TV

‘The system is broken’: Cafeteria worker speaks out in death of 12-year-old boy

New details in the death of 12-year-old Gavin Peterson of West Haven. A cafeteria worker says she wishes more was done.
2 years ago