Crime, Police + Courts

Part of the site where the fatal train accident occurred....
Kyle Remund

Fatal train accident in Ogden

Police said a woman was walking along train tracks in the Ogden area when she was killed by a train.
2 years ago
Jurors are speaking publicly for the first time about their decision to give Chad Daybell the death...
Simone Seikaly and Becky Bruce

In appeal, Chad Daybell asks Idaho Supreme Court to review verdict, sentence

An attorney for Chad Daybell has filed an appeal asking the state supreme court to evaluate Daybell's trial and verdict.
2 years ago
A missing and endangered man was found near Utah Lake deceased after the WJPD issued a Silver Alert...
Devin Oldroyd

Missing and endangered man found deceased near Utah Lake

The body of a missing and endangered man was found near Utah Lake after police issued a Silver Alert and began a search.
2 years ago
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Devin Oldroyd

Parowan High School dirt bike crash seriously injures teen girl

A teenage girl was taken to the hospital after she crashed a mini dirt bike at Parowan High School. Witnesses say she wasn't wearing a helmet.
2 years ago
Jurors are speaking publicly for the first time about their decision to give Chad Daybell the death...
Andrew Adams, KSLTV.com

Daybell jurors speak publicly about death penalty decision

One of the alternate jurors in the Chad Daybell case said the roughest day was when they heard impact statements from family.
2 years ago
Siblings Lisa Rasmussen Opfar, Dave Rasmussen, Center, and Chad Rasmussen meet at Elysian Gardens i...
Amy Donaldson

The children of murdered men inherited trauma; can they inherit forgiveness?

Before he was in the same room with the man convicted of killing his father, Chad Rasmussen thought that he, like his family, had forgiven the killer.
2 years ago
A photo of Provo Police Officer Joseph Shinners in the courtroom Tuesday. The man who killed Shinne...
Emma Keddington

LISTEN: Man who killed Provo Officer Joseph Shinners sentenced

In January 2019, Provo police officer Joseph Shinners was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a suspect. 
2 years ago
utah road rage law takes effect july 1 2024 15 of these types of cases involved a gun...
Becky Bruce

New Utah road rage law would allow better case tracking

The new law enhances penalties for road rage also allows better tracking of road rage cases among law enforcement agencies and statewide. 
2 years ago
The June 3 road rage incident began near Industrial Parkway and SR-193 in Clearfield City. It ended...
Simone Seikaly

LISTEN: Man killed after Clearfield road rage incident identified

Police say a 63-year-old-man from West Point, Utah, died after a hit-and-run road rage incident in Clearfield.
2 years ago
Scene of the crash where a Santaquin police officer was struck and killed by a semi-truck. (Becky B...
Pat Reavy

Driver on meth, paranoid and violent before killing Santaquin officer, woman says

Before he allegedly hit and killed a Santaquin police sergeant with his semitruck, Michael Aaron Jayne, was using meth and acting paranoid prior to being pulled over, according to the woman who was with him. 
2 years ago
Two inmates working with plants in one of the state prison's nine greenhouses....
Heather Peterson

Inmates create state prison greenhouses that provide far-reaching benefits

The nine greenhouses at the Utah State Correctional Facility provide plants for agencies across the state, while helping inmates develop life skills they can take with them in life after prison.
2 years ago
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Debbie Worthen, KSL TV

Lehi road rage incident kills one man, sends another to jail

A physical altercation stemmed from a Lehi road rage incident was witnessed by one of the men's sons. That man is in critical condition.
2 years ago
Aspen McCarty with a family member at a high school football event. McCarty was injured in the Murr...
Briana Chavez, KSLTV.com

‘Our worst nightmare’: Family says teen boy shot in Murray drive-by shooting is paralyzed

The family of a 14-year-old boy who was shot in a drive-by shooting last Thursday said he has a long road to recovery.
2 years ago
A Clearfield shooting has left one 18-year-old injured and in the hospital....
Emma Keddington

One dead after road rage incident in Clearfield

One person is dead following a Clearfield road rage incident that led to a shooting on Monday night, according to police.
2 years ago
Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office building in Salt Lake City is pictured on Tuesday, No...
Emma Keddington

Man who killed two at a Draper Airbnb party found guilty of murder

Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill announced Monday that 19-year-old Daniel Martinez is guilty of two counts of first-degree murder. 
2 years ago
TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance are suing the U.S. federal government over a law th...
Becky Bruce

Utah names TikTok in new lawsuit over “virtual strip club”

The lawsuit was filed by the Utah Division of Consumer Protection over TikTok's live video streaming feature, TikTok LIVE.
2 years ago
A group of high school juniors in Davis County are hacking the hackers to protect phishing victims ...
Don Brinkerhoff

Davis County high school students are hacking the hackers behind phishing schemes

A group of high school juniors in Davis County are hacking the hackers to protect phishing victims using a program called VEGA.
2 years ago
A car moving at a speed police estimate to be around 80 mph hit a light pole and was launched into ...
Mary Culbertson, KSLTV.com

Driver injured after ‘significant crash’ into St. George apartment building

St. George police said Sunday there was a crash they classified as “very serious,” involving a car hitting an apartment building.
2 years ago
Authorities respond to a house fire in South Salt Lake City that broke out Saturday afternoon at 26...
Diana Jones

Authorities respond to house fire in South Salt Lake

Authorities respond to a house fire in South Salt Lake City that broke out Saturday afternoon at 2645 S. 400 E.
2 years ago
The Ogden Police Department responded to a shooting that sent one individual to the hospital Saturd...
Devin Oldroyd

Ogden shooting sends one person to the hospital Saturday

The Ogden Police Department responded to a shooting that sent one individual to the hospital Saturday afternoon.
2 years ago
Chad Daybell during his murder trial , he could face the death penalty...
Sam Herrera and Kennedy Camarena

Jury sentences Chad Daybell to death

The decision comes two days after the jury convicted Daybell for the murders of Tylee Ryan, JJ Vallow and Tammy Daybell.
2 years ago
former president trump after conviction...
Greg Skordas

Skordas: Reactions to the Trump conviction are disappointing

After the conviction of former President Donald Trump, several of Utah's politicians made their opinions on the matter known.
2 years ago
Police have arrested an additional person in connection to a fatal stabbing that killed a 16-year-o...
Devin Oldroyd

Another person arrested in connection to Herriman stabbing that killed 16-year-old

Police have arrested an additional person in connection to a fatal stabbing that killed a 16-year-old on Wednesday.
2 years ago
A public library within a Utah prison gives inmates a slice of life on the outside.(Michael Camit)...
Michael Camit

Utah State Correctional Facility library gives inmates a slice of life

A public library within the prison gives inmates a slice of life on the outside.
2 years ago