Crime, Police + Courts

FILE -- Logan Police Department logos on a car on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022....
Emma Keddington

Logan police identify officer-involved-shooting suspect

Logan police said the 33-year-old suspect arranged to meet an underage girl at a nature park before the fatal shooting.
2 years ago
Michael Aaron Jayne, accused of killing Sgt. Bill Hooser, appeared in court Wednesday May 15 ....
Aimee Cobabe

Man accused of killing Santaquin officer appears in court

In a wheelchair and escorted by police, Michael Aaron Jayne appeared virtually from the Utah County Jail, to hear the charges against him.
2 years ago
FILE: The Utah Office of the Medical Examiner has confirmed that the remains of Dylan Rounds have b...
Aimee Cobabe

Man accused of killing Dylan Rounds pleads guilty to murder

Dylan Rounds disappeared in April 2022. His remains were found in Box Elder County about a month ago. 
2 years ago
kouri richins at her preliminary hearing...
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com

Preliminary hearing for Kouri Richins delayed after attorney says she will object to all exhibits

The preliminary hearing for Kouri Richins was delayed after her attorney announced her intentions to object to all 18 exhibits brought by prosecutors.
2 years ago
Windows on a black car are broken....
LAUREN STEINBRECHER

Magna vandals strike again; UPD says multiple schools, churches, cars targeted

Vandals in Magna have caused thousands of dollars in damage to churches, schools, and cars.
2 years ago
31 students received their associate's degrees Monday from SLCC's Prison Education Program....
Kyle Remund

Record number of inmates earn degrees through SLCC program

A record number of inmates at the Utah State Correctional Facility received their degree from Salt Lake Community College's Prison Education Program this year.
2 years ago
Curt Gresseth

Utah experts share life-saving boat safety tips

As spring moves into summer, two Utah experts share their knowledge and experience about boat safety.
2 years ago
Man accused of Sgt. Bill...
Amie Schaeffer

Suspect in Sgt. Hooser’s death charged in Utah County

The Utah County District Attorney's office filed formal charges against Michael Aaron Jayne in the death of Sgt. Bill Hooser on May 5, 2024.
2 years ago
Image of Leslie Rasmussen Moore, Jordan Rasmussen’s older sister, visiting the site of her brothe...
Amy Donaldson, KSL Podcasts

A woman was lost in grief, until she wrote her brother’s killer a letter

Grief and anger turned Leslie Rasmussen Moore into a person she didn't recognize. Writing a letter to the man who killed her only brother changed that.
2 years ago
Michael Aaron Jayne, the Indiana man accused of intentionally running down and killing a Santaquin ...
Peter Johnston

Police: Suspect in Sgt. Bill Hooser killing held a woman against her will when pulled over

The suspect in the death of Sgt. Bill Hooser reportedly hid the woman in the sleeping compartment of the truck.
2 years ago
The funeral procession for Santaquin Police Sgt. Bill Hooser, killed in the line of duty on May 5, ...
Eric Cabrera, Becky Bruce, Aimee Cobabe

A life remembered, services held for Santaquin Police Sgt. Bill Hooser

Hundreds of law enforcement officers, family and community members met in Orem and in Santaquin to say goodbye.
2 years ago
Red, white, and blue campaign signs hang on a fence near I-15....
Don Brinkerhoff

Campaign signs are not allowed along roads and on bridges, UDOT says

According to UDOT, inappropriately placed campaign signs can lead to safety hazards for those who post them, remove them, or drive past them.
2 years ago
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN

Trump’s former ‘thug’ Michael Cohen set for testimony in hush money case

Michael Cohen will testify in the "Hush Money" trial for Donald Trump. Cohen is expected to testify that Trump paid Stormy Daniels $130,000.
2 years ago
Jurors in the Chad Daybell murder trial heard testimony Monday from victim Tylee Ryan's best friend...
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com

Tylee’s best friend, investigators who examined her remains testify in Chad Daybell murder trial

Ashlyn Rynd testified Tuesday during the murder trial of Chad Daybell, who is accused of killing 16-year-old Tylee and her younger brother, 7-year-old Joshua "JJ" Vallow, before marrying their mother Lori Vallow Daybell.
2 years ago
Viewing for Santaquin officer...
Dan Rascon, KSL-TV

Family of fallen Santaquin officer: ‘He died doing a job he loved’

Dozens of people came out to pay their respects to the fallen Santaquin officer being called a hero who died doing what he loved.
2 years ago
A Utah Transit Authority officer was hospitalized Sunday after suffering a medical problem during a...
Sicily Stanton, KSL.com

UTA officer hospitalized after suffering medical problem during chase

A Utah Transit Authority police officer was hospitalized Sunday after he suffered a medical problem during a pursuit.
2 years ago
Law enforcement from around the state gather at the Utah Medical Examiner's Office in Taylorsville ...
Dale Spaulding and Kennedy Camarena

Funeral arrangements for Santaquin police officer

Santaquin Police Sgt. Bill Hooser was killed in the line of duty on May 5. Hooser's funeral arrangements begin on May 12 and end on May 13.
2 years ago
Image of Sgt. Billy Dean Hooser, an officer with the Santaquin Police Department that was killed in...
Brianna Chavez

Honor Flag arrives in Utah to honor Santaquin police officer

The United State Honor Flag meant to honor Sgt. Bill Hooser at his funeral arrived in Utah on Saturday afternoon.
2 years ago
Police in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, detain people pulled from a U-Haul truck near the city's Pride cele...
Curt Gresseth

Lawyer rips Idaho prosecutor for not charging 18-year-old man, who allegedly yelled racist and sexual slurs at U. women’s basketball players

KSL's legal analyst criticizes a northern Idaho prosecutor's decision not to charge a young man accused of shouting racist and sexual slurs at black players on the University of Utah women's basketball team while in Coeur d'Alene.
2 years ago
slco da sim gill shown during a press conference about the storage unit fire death...
Aimee Cobabe and Lindsay Aerts

Man will not face criminal charges in girlfriend’s storage unit fire death

Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill said his office could not in good conscience file any criminal charges related to the deadly storage unit fire.
2 years ago
A Cedar City police logo is pictured in Cedar City on Wednesday April 7, 2021....
Devin Oldroyd

Man in police custody after multiple attempted burglaries

One man is in police custody after they say he attempted to multiple burglaries including a home, a gas station and a pawn shop Thursday.
2 years ago
One man is dead following a car accident near Bridal Veil Falls Thursday afternoon. Another man was...
Devin Oldroyd

Crash near Bridal Veil Falls kills one man

One man is dead following a car accident near Bridal Veil Falls. Another man was sent to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
2 years ago
Chad Daybell looks on as Dr. Garth Warren, the forensic pathologist with Ada County, Idaho, who per...
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com

Police found missing children’s debit card, iPad with Daybells in Hawaii, sergeant says

Officials reviewed electronic devices seized from Chad Daybell in January 2020, including his deceased wife Tammy Daybell's phone.
2 years ago
FILE: Alissa Pili #35, Lani White #3, Dasia Young #34, Kennady McQueen #24, Inez Vieira #2, Reese R...
Amie Schaeffer

No charges filed in racist incident against Utah’s women’s basketball team, NAACP responds

Jeanetta Williams reacts to the decision to not file charges against a man who yelled racial slurs at the the women's basketball team.
2 years ago