Courts & Legal
Amy Donaldson, KSL Podcasts
‘The Letter Season 2’: A Sandy father’s last night
A new season of "The Letter" podcast explores what happened after two young fathers were murdered outside of an iconic Utah restaurant in 1982.1 month ago
Daniella Rivera
Could making this change help Utah improve sexual assault prosecutions?
Only a fraction of sexual assaults reported to police in Utah result in criminal charges for the perpetrator, but a legislative proposal could potentially change that.1 month ago
Associated Press
Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth
The Supreme Court is allowing Idaho to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth while lawsuits over the law proceed.1 month ago
Associated Press
First day of Trump’s hush money trial adjourns with no jurors selected
The first day of Donald Trump 's historic hush money trial ended Monday after hours of pretrial motions and an initial jury selection process that saw dozens of prospective jurors excused after they said they could not be fair or impartial. The court ultimately adjourned without any jurors being seated, with the selection process resuming on Tuesday.1 month ago
Robbie Owens, KTVT via CNN
Rapper accused of fatally shooting 9-year-old girl could get plea deal
Tyrese Simmons, a man accused of firing into a Dallas apartment and killing a 9-year-old girl in a feud with another rapper, could get a plea deal.1 month ago
Alanna Durkin Richer and Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press
Judge rules Hunter Biden gun case will move forward, rejects political motivation
A Delaware federal judge refused to dismiss a case against Hunter Biden, rejecting claims about its political motivation.1 month ago
Carlysle Price and Michael Houck, KSL TV
Former Senate candidate charged for refusing to leave a USPS while gathering signatures
Former Republican candidate Michael Cook is facing two charges after allegedly attempting to gather signatures in a federal building on March 29.1 month ago
Alexander Campbell
Multiple Summit County businesses affected by counterfeit scheme, one arrested in connection
After reports of businesses being passed counterfeit money, one man is arrested in Summit County and facing drug and forgery charges.1 month ago
Lauren Steinbrecher
Organizations see outpouring for serial hit-and-run victim studying in Utah from Nepal
After being victimized by an alleged serial hit-and-run driver, local communities rally around Nepalese transfer student.1 month ago
Alexander Campbell
Illinois man arrested for suspicion of drug trafficking after leading Utah officers on pursuit
An Illinois man fled from police on Tuesday, turning a traffic stop into a spate of potential charges in Grand County.1 month ago
Alexander Campbell
Salt Lake City officers seize money, fentanyl on Jordan River Trail
A trespassing call escalated to a seizure of multiple types of drugs and thousands of dollars of cash early Friday morning.1 month ago
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com
Kevin Franke sues Jodi Hildebrandt for ‘intentional’ emotional harm, negligence
The father of children who were abused by the "8 Passengers" blogger is suing his wife's business partner for negligence and causing intentional emotional harm.1 month ago
Mike Anderson
Dylan Rounds’ mother says finding his remains brings needed closure
The family of Dylan Rounds, who disappeared nearly two years ago, say they're finally starting to get some closure after his presumed remains were found on Tuesday.1 month ago
Cindy Von Quednow, CNN
Arizona Supreme Court rules a century-old law banning nearly all abortions can be enforced
In a historic decision Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled the state must adhere to a 123-year-old penal code provision barring all abortions except in cases when “it is necessary to save” a pregnant person’s life.1 month ago
Alexander Campbell
Cedar City man hires contract killer, receives New York prison sentence
After spending $16,000, a Cedar City man is behind bars for attempting to hire a contract killing.1 month ago
Alexander Campbell
Utah Attorney General’s office finds no discrimination at ‘anti-Zionist’ bar
An Attorney General's Office investigation yielded no findings of discrimination at a local bar.1 month ago
Pat Reavy, KSL.com
‘Most dangerous’ drug dealer tied to 2 Park City teen deaths sent to prison
A Las Vegas man, who as a teenager supplied drugs that killed two 13-year-old Park City classmates in 2016, is now heading to federal prison for a long time after mailing drugs to a Park City man who nearly died from those drugs.1 month ago
Mary Culbertson
Salt Lake City Police Dept. sued over ‘negligence’ in fatal domestic violence case
A Utah mother is suing the Salt Lake City Police Department, stating they were "negligent" in their handling of her daughter's domestic violence case that ultimately led to her death.1 month ago
Eric Tucker, Associated Press
Judge rejects Trump request to dismiss classified documents prosecution
A federal judge has refused to throw out the classified documents prosecution against Donald Trump.1 month ago
Lauren Steinbrecher
JJ Vallow’s grandfather on Chad Daybell trial: ‘We’re ready’
As day two passes for jury selection in the Chad Daybell trial, the grandparents of one of the victims are getting ready to head to Boise.2 months ago
Michael Houck
DOJ files lawsuit against Utah Dep. of Corrections for discrimination based on gender dysphoria
The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the Utah Department of Corrections after concluding that the state violated the rights of an incarcerated transgender woman.2 months ago
Lauren Steinbrecher
Chad Daybell trial jury selection begins, juror from Lori Vallow Daybell trial weighs in
A juror from the Lori Vallow Daybell trial gave his some perspective, as jury selection for Chad Daybell begins.2 months ago
Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer
Google to purge billions of files containing personal data in settlement of Chrome privacy case
Google has agreed to purge billions of records containing personal information collected from more than 136 million people in the U.S.2 months ago
