Crime, Police + Courts

FILE: Then-former President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he enters Manhattan Criminal Court ...
Sam Herrera

Prosecutors rest case in Trump hush money trial

Prosecutors rested their case on Monday, turning things over to former President Donald Trump's defense team.
2 years ago
Spanish Fork intersection...
KIERSTEN NUNEZ, KSL TV

Residents express concern over Spanish Fork intersection where 2 girls hit

Spanish Fork residents voiced their concerns over the safety of a just days after two girls were hit by a car and seriously injured.
2 years ago
SLCPD emblem at the Salt Lake City Public Safety Building....
Devin Oldroyd

SLCPD investigating alleged homicide involving a child

SLCPD is conducting a homicide investigation involving a man and a child. The investigation is ongoing.
2 years ago
Six people riding in a passenger van were killed after a collision with a pickup truck near Idaho F...
Mary Culbertson, KSL TV

Six killed, ten injured in Idaho Falls crash involving passenger van

Six people riding in a passenger van were killed after a collision with a pickup truck near Idaho Falls early Saturday.
2 years ago
a police car is pictured...
Devin Oldroyd

Two injured following Glendale Neighborhood shooting

A man and a woman were hospitalized following a shooting in the Glendale Neighborhood early Sunday morning.
2 years ago
South Salt Lake Police Department...
Devin Oldroyd

South Salt Lake Police Department searching for missing, endangered 13-year-old

The South Salt Lake Police Department is looking for missing and endangered Aliah Samora. Police say she may be in West Jordan.
2 years ago
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Kennedy Camarena

One person critically injured in Salt Lake City stabbing

A man is in critical condition after a fight and attempted burglary led to him being stabbed. Police are investigating the incident.
2 years ago
Kouri Richins's attorneys withdraw...
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com

Kouri Richins’ attorneys ask to withdraw from representing her in murder case

Kouri Richins' attorneys requested to withdraw as her defense counsel and asked a judge to appoint new defense attorneys on Friday.
2 years ago
Spanish Fork intersection...
Devin Oldroyd

Teenage girls in critical condition after being hit by SUV in Spanish Fork

Two teenage girls were hit by an SUV in Spanish Fork Saturday afternoon. Both girls are at Primary Children's in critical condition.
2 years ago
The Salt Lake City Police Department arrested a man for allegedly kidnapping and holding a woman ag...
Devin Oldroyd

Salt Lake City police arrest man for alleged kidnapping Saturday

The Salt Lake City Police Department arrested a man for allegedly kidnapping and holding a woman against her will Saturday.
2 years ago
Photo of a Salt Lake City Police Department vehicle. Salt Lake City Police are investigating what t...
Devin Oldroyd

Salt Lake City Police Department responds to two shootings Saturday morning

The Salt Lake City Police Department is investigating two shootings that happened early Saturday morning. Both investigations are ongoing.
2 years ago
Several people were sent to the hospital following an overnight CO leak in Vineyard Wednesday. The ...
Kennedy Camarena

Man was life flighted after falling 16 feet off of barn’s rooftop in Utah County

A man in his 20s had to be life flighted out of Utah County on Saturday when he fell 16 feet off of a barn rooftop.
2 years ago
Police and firetruck lights....
Kennedy Camarena

Crane driver killed in work accident

A man working at a worksite in the Summit County area has died after the crane he was driving rolled over an embankment.
2 years ago
A Riverton woman is facing a charge of aggravated abuse of a vulnerable adult after her father was ...
Pat Reavy, KSL.com

Riverton man died in deplorable conditions, police say; daughter charged with abuse

A Riverton woman who police say was supposed to be caring for her elderly father is now facing a criminal charge after the father was found deceased in their home.
2 years ago
taylorsville police k-9 officers shown. A resolution recognizing this week as National Police Week ...
Josuee Sanchez

A resolution recognizing this week as National Police Week has passed

Utah Senator Mitt Romney supports a resolution to recognize this week as "National Police Week." In Sergeant Bill Hooser's remembrance and all officers that sacrificed their lives for their community.
2 years ago
Kouri Richins appeal denied...
Devin Oldroyd

Kouri Richins defense team asks for prosecution to be dismissed

Kouri Richins' defense team is asking that the prosecution be dismissed, alleging that prosecutors violated her Sixth Amendment rights.
2 years ago
toys from local toymaker factory...
KSL NewsRadio

Man found guilty on all counts for local toymaker’s death

Asael Lyman has been found guilty on all counts for Nile Thacker's death. Thacker, a local toymaker, was delivering toys when he was killed.
2 years ago
Brown v. Board of Education...
Amie Schaeffer and Kennedy Camarena

Brown v. Board of Education ruling marks 70 years

The Brown v. Board of Education ruling marks its 70th anniversary today. The Supreme Court ruling outlawed segregation in schools.
2 years ago
1996 cold case homicide suspect...
Pat Reavy, KSL.com

Charges filed in 1996 cold case homicide of West Valley City pizza delivery woman

Donald Eugene Younge Jr., 57, was charged Thursday in 3rd District Court with murder for a 1996 cold case homicide.
2 years ago
Police discovered the body of a missing 80-year-old woman. Western Bountiful City Police are workin...
Devin Oldroyd

Body of missing 80-year-old Utah woman found in Idaho, police say

Police discovered the body of a missing 80-year-old woman. Western Bountiful City Police are working with the Oneida County Sheriff's Office.
2 years ago
Chad Daybell, left, is pictured in a courtroom in St. Anthony, Idaho, on Aug. 3, 2020, while Lori V...
Becky Bruce and Eric Cabrera

Closing arguments could be soon for Chad Daybell

KSL legal analyst Greg Skordas said closing arguments could happen before the end of the month in the trial of Chad Daybell.
2 years ago
Chad Daybell appears during a court hearing in St. Anthony, Idaho, Aug. 4, 2020. On the first day o...
Sam Herrera

Idaho rests case in Chad Daybell trial

Chad Daybell is currently on trial in Boise, Idaho for several murders.
2 years ago
SALT LAKE CITY -- With just a week until a potential government shutdown, Utah leaders are saying U...
Adam Small

Rangers ask for tips in Canyonlands National Park theft

Park rangers are seeking tips to find two people involved in a Canyonlands National Park theft of artifacts in March.
2 years ago
Rick Wright, an FBI special investigator, testifies during Chad Daybell's murder trial in Boise on ...
Collin Leonard, KSL.com

Jailhouse phone call: Daybells thought there was a ‘3% chance there would be trouble’

A jail phone call that Lori Vallow Daybell made to Chad Daybell "stuck out" to a Rexburg police detective.
2 years ago