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When Kids Commit Crimes: Exploring The Effects Of Utah’s Juvenile Criminal Justice Reforms

Two years after the state passed the Justice Reinvestment Initiative legislation aimed at improving the criminal justice system for adult offenders, lawmakers followed suit in 2017 with juvenile justice reforms.
KSL Investigates: Repeat Offender Highlights Limits To Utah’s Stalking Law

One repeat offender’s growing trail of victims highlights the limitations of Utah’s justice system. The KSL Investigators spoke with a state lawmaker who hopes to change that.
Victims, Prosecutors Frustrated About Layton Stalker Repeated Arrests

Utah women tell the KSL Investigators that one man has been traumatizing teens, girls and women around the state for more than a decade – leaving behind a trail of victims. They are concerned his behavior is escalating – and the law isn’t doing enough to stop him.
High Price Of Belonging: School Commitments Can Take Toll On Families, Students

If your job required mandatory sleepovers, you would draw the line. But that's what many schools are requiring of our kids if they want to take part in sports and activities. We heard from parents, frustrated by the time commitment of mandatory practices, camps, clinics and games.
Utah’s Inmate Surge: Why Utah’s Prison Population Is Rising

Although the state saw significant, immediate success and declines for years after the Justice Reinvestment Initiative was passed in 2015, Utah’s prison population is once again on the rise. The KSL Investigators set out to find out why.

Clogging The System: What You Flush Could Cost You

Clogs in our sewage systems are costing hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to fix. One popular hygiene product is getting much of the blame from sewer professionals. The KSL Investigators break down the controversy.
Roosevelt Police Investigated Following Sexting Scandal Missteps

It's been more than a year since a teen sexting scandal rocked the small Utah town of Roosevelt, but finally progress is being made following a KSL investigation.
First Responders Bracing For Higher Fire Risk On Pioneer Day

With a heat advisory in effect along the Wasatch Front, first responders are bracing for higher fire risk – especially because fireworks are legal across the state for the first day ahead of this year’s Pioneer Day holiday.
Your Phone Is Talking, Even If You’re Asleep

Just how much information do the apps on your phone collect? The KSL Investigators set out to find how much data you’re sharing, 24 hours a day, and what you can do to stop it.
Cybercriminals Using Amazon Prime Day To Scam Shoppers

Not all the bargains popping up for Amazon Prime Day are the real deal. Some are fraudulent decoys that could deliver your identity straight to thieves.