While 71% of Utahns age 12+ have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, worries about side effects have stopped thousands from getting the shot. KSL Investigator Mike Headrick digs into the data to provide you with the best information around serious vaccine reactions.
Big, noisy trucks rambling through have Marmalade residents up in the night. Is it legal for certain trucks to drive through the neighborhood at all hours? KSL's Mike Headrick investigates.
Utah’s population data was supposed to drop in the spring. Now, Utah’s Independent Redistricting Commission has just a few months to redraw the state’s political boundaries. Mike Headrick explores the process and why your input is vital.
Ear-splitting engines have been making life miserable for some Salt Lake City residents. After the KSL Investigators started asking if all that noise is legal, police now say they’re planning to do something about it.
Several boaters contacted KSL, saying while the annual rate at a popular reservoir keeps going up, the quality is getting “worse and worse.” So how is the money being spent? The KSL Investigators get answers.
Nearly 1,000 inmates were released from the Salt Lake County Jail during the pandemic, but the KSL Investigators found jail numbers are still low, despite rising crime. Who’s in, who’s out, and how are these releases impacting police and the communities they serve?
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The Utah Department of Corrections has quietly ended a decadeslong practice of housing Utah State Prison inmates who are under sentence of death in maximum security, allowing the majority of them to move into medium-security cell blocks.
They’re hard to miss driving on Utah’s highways: big rigs with Utah plates on the front and Idaho plates on the trailer. KSL Investigators reveal why so many trucks are jumping the border to license, and how much money Utah is losing out on.
Utah’s 2021 wildfire season has arrived, several weeks early. With severe drought encompassing all the state, KSL Investigators look at how past blazes are helping fire crews battle future fires.
A federal agency has issued a new rule that would allow debt collectors to contact people not just by phone but through texts, emails, and even social media.
Utah lawmakers earmarked funds to help pay for new technology that could change the way officer-involved shootings are investigated. Here’s how it works.
Many West Valley City businesses have relied on off-duty police for security for years. The KSL Investigators learned rate hikes have left some scrambling for other solutions, and officers out of these side gigs. The city says recent changes are ultimately a good thing.
Utah’s minority communities have been hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic, with higher case counts and deaths. Vaccines will help curb those trends, but getting shots in arms comes with barriers that many organizations are trying to help overcome.
The KSL Investigators discovered Utah is missing some crucial data lawmakers need as they weigh a number of policy decisions. A proposed bill aims to change that – but does it go far enough?
Domestic terrorism is a greater threat to the United States than international terrorism, according to the FBI and Department of Homeland Security. Here is how law enforcement is keeping tabs on Utah’s extremists.
Two months into the statewide mask mandate, KSL Investigators look at how many complaints have come in about employees not masking up in Utah’s businesses, and how many have resulted in fines.
Since the statewide mask mandate was issued in November, KSL Investigators found some businesses refusing to let inspectors in who are acting on employee masking complaints.
As of Jan. 20, 0.5% of Utahns have received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. The KSL Investigators took the vaccination rates to Gov. Cox to talk about the hurdles slowing down the vaccine rollout and what’s next to get more shots in arms.
An estimated 1.7 million packages are stolen or lost each day in the United States. The KSL Investigators rode along with Utah law enforcement trying to catch a crook in the act.
When COVID-19 struck in March, the novel virus had physicians struggling to treat it. Now, nine months later, KSL Investigators speak with an ICU doctor about how treatments have changed and what’s to come.
The KSL Investigators uncover how many lawsuits have been filed against law enforcement in Utah claiming excessive force and how much those lawsuits and payouts have cost taxpayers.
The KSL Investigators gathered five years’ worth of data on police use of force in Utah to get a better idea how often it happens, if public perception is accurate and if policymakers have the information they need to address any reforms.
As COVID-19 cases continue to break records in Utah, the KSL Investigators checked in with three of the hardest-hit counties to find that contact tracing has become overwhelming.
