Crime, Police + Courts

Both the Utah Supreme Court and Justice Diana Hagen are responding to news that a state investigati...
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL

Supreme Court, Justice Hagen respond to state investigation into misconduct allegations

Those allegations are detailed in a complaint submitted late last year to both Chief Justice Matthew Durrant and the Judicial Conduct Commission, which was obtained by KSL through a public records request.
4 months ago
Former Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan Supreme Court during his retri...
Associated Press

Opening statements set for Tuesday in Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial

Opening statements are set for Tuesday in Harvey Weinstein‘s third trial on a New York rape charge.
4 months ago
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters outside the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Ap...
Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

Trump’s lawyers are in talks with the IRS to resolve president’s $10B lawsuit

The Trump administration says it’s in talks with the IRS to resolve a $10 billion lawsuit over leaked tax information.
4 months ago
With the initial provisions of Utah’s new e-bike law set to take effect on May 6, state law enfor...
Andrew Adams, KSL

New Utah E-Bike law to takes effect on May 6

With the initial provisions of Utah’s new e-bike law set to take effect on May 6, state law enforcement this week outlined the changes, which they hoped would result in improved safety for younger riders.
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Associated Press

Appeals court orders judge to end contempt investigation of Trump administration deportation flights

An appeals court panel has ruled that a federal judge must end his contempt investigation of the Trump administration for failing to comply with an order over flights carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador last year.
4 months ago
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JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press

Harvey Weinstein is going on trial again in a New York rape case

Harvey Weinstein is going on trial again on a rape charge in New York City, after years of #MeToo infamy, legal peril and prison. Jury selection started Tuesday in the onetime movie mogul’s latest retrial. It's the third time that jurors will weigh whether he raped a woman in a Manhattan hotel in 2013.
4 months ago
A police car sits idly with activated lights in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, April 15, 2025....
Jacob Freeman

Police investigating after shooting in Salt Lake City’s west side injures 1

A man was shot in Salt Lake City late Sunday night, police said, and was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
4 months ago
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JULIE WALKER and GARY D. ROBERTSON, Associated Press

New York subway stabbings leave 3 hurt as police shoot and kill knife-wielding man, officials say

Authorities say a suspect was fatally shot by police after stabbing three people in a random attack at a major New York subway station.
4 months ago
Tyler Robinson, charged with killing Charlie Kirk, appears in court in Provo, Dec. 11, 2025. Recent...
Pat Reavy, KSL

‘Tyler killed Charlie!’ Search warrants detail messages allegedly sent after Kirk killing

Search warrants detailed messages allegedly sent by Tyler Robinson after Charlie Kirk was killed.
4 months ago
Provo protest...
Emily Ashcraft, KSL

Gunman who shot driver during Provo protest gets full prison sentence

A judge ordered Jesse Taggart to serve consecutive prison sentences Monday for shooting a man and threatening others with a gun during a Black Lives Matter protest in downtown Provo in 2020.
4 months ago
Tyler Robinson, charged with assassinating Charlie Kirk, appears in 4th District Court in Provo on ...
Pat Reavy, KSL

Prosecutors say Tyler Robinson has plenty of evidence for a May preliminary hearing

The Utah County Attorney's Office says Tyler Robinson's defense team, who is charged with assassinating Charlie Kirk, has enough evidence to prepare for a preliminary hearing next month.
4 months ago
Savannah Guthrie returned to hosting the “Today” show on Monday for the first time since her mo...
Associated Press

A timeline of the Nancy Guthrie disappearance and investigation

Savannah Guthrie returned to hosting the “Today” show on Monday for the first time since her mother disappeared from her Arizona home more than two months ago.
4 months ago
FILE – West Valley City Police Department vehicle. (KSL TV)...
Jacob Freeman

Body found in canal in West Valley City

A fisherman found a man’s body in a West Valley City canal on Sunday, police said.
4 months ago
west jordan police truck, officers are being sued over alleged naked wrongful arrest...
Pearl Ashton

Two hospitalized after shooting at West Jordan park

Two people were taken to the hospital after a shooting at Cougar Park in West Jordan Sunday morning.
4 months ago
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Pearl Ashton

3 people shot near Pocatello, suspect dead

Three people were shot near Pocatello, Idaho, on Friday evening, according to police. 
4 months ago
A Midvale woman and her boyfriend were arrested in connection with the beating death of the woman's...
Pat Reavy, KSL

2nd person arrested in connection with body found dumped in rural Summit County

Reina Chavez-Sandobal was booked into the Summit County Jail Wednesday for investigation of abuse or desecration of a dead body and obstruction of justice.
4 months ago
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Devin Oldroyd

Motorcyclist dies in crash with car in Murray

A man was killed in a crash between a car and a motorcycle in Murray Tuesday evening.
4 months ago
The Salt Lake County Jail in South Salt Lake is pictured on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. A bond to fund j...
Becky Bruce

Salt Lake County Jail expansion discussions continue, 1.5 years after voters said no to bond

Salt Lake County Council Members will get an update Tuesday from Sheriff Rosie Rivera on the need for a jail expansion, in light of continued overcrowding.
4 months ago
Investigators are back in a remote area of Utah County on Sunday after human remains were discovere...
Pearl Ashton

Investigators return to ‘remote area’ in Utah County after human remains found

Investigators are back in a remote area of Utah County on Sunday after human remains were discovered late Saturday night.
4 months ago
Criminals are fleecing fliers looking for info on wait times at airport security....
Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL

How scammers are exploiting long wait times at airport security to rip off fliers

As hours long wait times at airport security makes headlines, scammers are exploiting the situation to rip off fliers.
4 months ago
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Devin Oldroyd

Summit County Sheriff’s Office investigating after discovery of dead body

Authorities in Summit County were investigating after a dead body was found Thursday afternoon.
4 months ago
The Washington County Sheriff's Office has started training on a new grappler system's, technology ...
Diana Jones

Washington County 1st in Utah to commission grappler system for safer end to police chases

The Washington County Sheriff's Office has started training on a new grappler system's, technology that could help end car chases more safely. 
4 months ago
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MARK SCOLFORO, Associated Press

Teens get probation after using AI to create fake nudes of classmates

Two teenage boys have been given probation after using artificial intelligence to create hundreds of fake nude photos of their classmates.
4 months ago
Meggan Sundwall smiles at someone behind her shortly before her verdict was read on Tuesday. She wa...
Emily Ashcraft, KSL

Jury finds Santaquin nurse Meggan Sundwall guilty of manslaughter, not murder, after death of her friend

Kacee Lyn Terry was found unresponsive in August of 2024, with Sundwall and Sundwall's parents sitting nearby. Terry was hospitalized in a diabetic coma and was later taken off life support.
5 months ago