Crime

A Kanab man kicked out of a downtown Salt Lake nightclub following a fight later shot and killed a ...
Pat Reavy, KSL.com

Kanab man charged with killing woman after fight at Salt Lake club

A Kanab man kicked out of a downtown Salt Lake nightclub following a fight later shot and killed a woman in a nearby parking lot, according to murder charges filed Friday.
1 year ago
Flyer for killings of University of Idaho students...
REBECCA BOONE Associated Press

EXPLAINER: Deaths of 4 Idaho students fuel online sleuths

The deaths of four University of Idaho students nearly three weeks ago has riled up thousands of would-be armchair sleuths, many of whom are posting speculation and unfounded rumors about the fatal stabbings online.
1 year ago
State troopers closed southbound Interstate 15 at Hill Field Road following a police chase and shoo...
Pat Reavy

Suspect in Wednesday’s I-15 shooting is named, moved from hospital to jail

A man who police say engaged in a shootout with officers on the Interstate 15 in Layton earlier this week has been moved from a hospital to the Davis County Jail.
1 year ago
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KEN RITTER Associated Press

Ex-con gets at least 18 years in dismembered body case in Vegas

An ex-convict who led police on a chase around Las Vegas before officers found the severed head and dismembered body of his friend in a stolen vehicle he was driving was sentenced Thursday to at least 18 years in prison.
1 year ago
A cyclist is riding his bike away from a bus, whose driver is on the ground....
Brooke Williams

UTA bus driver hospitalized after confrontation with cyclist

A bike rider and a bus driver got into an altercation that sent the bus driver to the hospital.
1 year ago
Some residents of an Orem student apartment complex ran for their lives after shots were fired on t...
Pat Reavy, KSL.com

Man accused of shooting at Orem apartment complex surrenders

A Utah man accused of shooting people at an Orem apartment complex in a confrontation caught on video has surrendered to police.
1 year ago
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Karah Brackin

U of U working to get victims help after two cameras found in Student Life Center

The University of Utah and its department of public safety said Thursday they are focusing on victims and getting them the help they need to move forward after two cameras were found in the Student Life Center.
1 year ago
(FILE) Salt Lake City Police car responding to a scene....
Madison Swenson

Police: Man arrested for burglarizing two SLC businesses

A 44-year-old man has been arrested after police say he burglarized two businesses in downtown Salt Lake City, including an office space belonging to the Utah Attorney General's Office.
1 year ago
St. George police say two people wanted for the robbery of a pharmacy in April 2023 have been arres...
Josh Ellis

Police: One dead, suspect in custody after shooting in St. George

Police say a man was shot and killed following a domestic violence incident in southern Utah.
1 year ago
[FILE] Jail Handcuffs (KSL-TV)...
Michael Houck

Utah man pleads guilty to child pornography charges in Virginia

A Cedar City man has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges after sending explicit videos to an undercover FBI agent in Virginia.
1 year ago
FILE - American Fork Police vehicle. (KSL TV)...
HUGO RIKARD-BELL, KSL NewsRadio

Former American Fork soccer coach arrested on charges of child sexual abuse

A 47-year-old former soccer coach in American Fork is in jail and facing multiple counts of felony sexual abuse of a child.
1 year ago
Kevin Johnson is shown at the Clayton Courthouse Tuesday, April 3, 2007, in Clayton, Mo....
Dakin Andone, CNN

Man who murdered police officer in 2005 has been executed in Missouri

Kevin Johnson -- a death row inmate who was convicted in the 2005 murder of a Kirkwood, Missouri, police officer but claimed racial bias in his prosecution -- was executed Tuesday night by lethal injection.
1 year ago
FILE (Provo Police Department/Facebook)...
Michael Houck

Police: Man threatens Provo mall with false bomb threat after being fired

A man is in police custody after allegedly calling in a bomb threat to his former employer after being fired Tuesday. 
1 year ago
Cars stop after two people were hit and injured in Orem Utah...
Eliza Pace and Josh Ellis, KSL TV

Crossing guard hospitalized, girl injured after being hit by car in Orem

Two people have been hit by a car in the area of 400 South and 400 West in Orem. 
1 year ago
A convicted sex offender sentenced to federal prison just three years ago in a child pornography ca...
Pat Reavy, KSL.com

Utah sex offender arrested, accused of sexually abusing teen co-worker

A man sentenced to federal prison just three years ago in a child pornography case has been arrested again and accused of sexually abusing a teenage co-worker.
1 year ago
Over the course of nearly a decade, a Montana ranch owner and at least five other people conspired ...
Kaitlyn Bancroft

Judge orders prison for man who killed girlfriend with spiked drink

WEST JORDAN — Stacey Buchanan’s four kids had to grow up fast when she died unexpectedly in 2016 from a drink her boyfriend spiked with methamphetamine. Aaliyah Angelique, Buchanan’s oldest daughter, told the court on Tuesday that she and her siblings were split up and sent to live with different family members, some of whom […]
1 year ago
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Madison Swenson

Man arrested in Duchesne County for sexual exploitation of a minor

A 23-year-old man has been arrested in Roosevelt City for sexual exploitation of a minor.
1 year ago
State troopers closed southbound Interstate 15 at Hill Field Road following a police chase and shoo...
Shelby Lofton and Josh Ellis, KSL TV

SB I-15 reopens in Layton following police chase, shooting

State troopers closed southbound Interstate 15 at Hill Field Road following a police chase and shooting Wednesday morning.
1 year ago
Cecily Aguilar pleaded guilty to being involved in covering up the death of Army Spc. Vanessa Guill...
Joe Sutton, Matt Phillips and Amir Vera, CNN

Cecily Aguilar pleads guilty in connection with death of Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen

Cecily Aguilar, who was arrested in 2020 in connection with the disappearance of Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen, pleaded guilty Tuesday to being involved in the cover-up of her death, according to CNN affiliate KWTX and an attorney for Guillen's family.
1 year ago
Eli Mitchell (Courtesy Mitchell family)...
Michael Houck

Man pleads guilty to fatal hit-and-run involving West Jordan teen

The man suspected of killing a West Jordan 13-year-old riding his bike in April has pleaded guilty to two felony charges. 
1 year ago
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Madison Swenson

Police investigating after two rings taken from Park City hotel

The Park City Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating two valuable rings that were taken from a hotel at a local ski resort.
1 year ago
A block section of the old Utah State Prison in Draper is pictured on Aug. 15. A Utah man serving a...
Pat Reavy, KSL.com

Man who believed God told him to kill more than 20 years ago now seeks parole

A Utah man serving life in prison for killing a man he had never met more than 20 years ago because he believed God told him to do it no longer believes that and is seeking parole.
1 year ago
Douglas Stewart Carter prisoner...
SAM METZ Associated Press

Utah to challenge judge’s ruling overturning death row conviction

Utah plans to challenge a judge's decision overturning the 1985 murder conviction of a man who has been on death row for almost four decades.
1 year ago
Onlookers watch as law enforcement investigates the site of a fatal shooting in a Walmart on Novemb...
Associated Press

Virginia city holds vigil to honor Walmart shooting victims

The city of Chesapeake, Virginia, has scheduled a candlelight vigil to honor the victims of the mass shooting at a Walmart store.
1 year ago

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