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KSL Investigates Costly Mistakes Causing St. George Regional Airport Shutdown

A KSL investigation found engineering decisions made a decade ago have led to the St. George Airport’s four-month closure to fix a runway that is only eight years old.
KSL Investigation Finds Sheriff’s Staff Missed Out On Decades Of Pension Contributions

For 20 years, Utah County did not contribute the full amount towards pensions for a number of law enforcement personnel. The solution may end up costing taxpayers millions.
Utah Knew Of RISE Testing Contractor Problems

Questar, the state’s RISE testing contractor, told Utah officials about fines in Texas from its parent company’s work there. Questar has had problems in other states since winning Utah’s standardized testing contract.
KSL Investigates: How Often Does the State Pay Out For Pothole Damage?

If you hit a pothole and file a damage claim with the state of Utah, just how often does the state pay out? The KSL Investigators went digging through hundreds of claims to find out.
KSL Investigates Why Federal Court-Ordered Payments To Crime Victims Often Go Unfulfilled

Utah crime victims and taxpayers are collectively owed $800 million in federal criminal restitution. But as the KSL Investigators found, the chance of the government collecting most of that money is very low.

Scientists Split On Early Earthquake Warning System In Utah

Over a hundred earthquakes have rattled residents in an around Bluffdale. While an earthquake can’t be predicted, is technology up to providing an advance warning of a large quake in Utah?
Most Likely Spots In Utah For Speeding Tickets

Utah officers wrote 163,272 speeding tickets in 2018. The KSL Investigators drove through the data to learn when and where drivers are most likely to get pulled over.
KSL Investigators Uncover Rise In Unsafe Vehicle Tickets After End Of Mandatory Safety Inspections

After state-mandated car safety inspections were eliminated in 2017, the number of unsafe vehicle tickets rose by 43 percent. The lawmaker who sponsored the change says the new policy is working.
Utah Hospitals Add Pricelists Online. But How Useful Are They?

A Trump administration rule required hospitals to post their standard price lists online starting Jan. 1, 2019. But if you can find them, how useful are they for patients trying to estimate the cost of their care?
Duped At The Dump? KSL Investigates ‘Recycling’ Fee

Many people are willing to pay extra to have something recycled. But what if that’s not happening?

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