This week on Sunday Edition, Doug discusses the ongoing investigation into the hoax school threats that have been circulating, this year's record-breaking moisture is impacting the water levels of the Great Salt Lake, and how the Ballpark community is getting a say in the future of the Smith's Ballpark.
Schools screen vision and hearing, so why not mental health? While funding is available, most Utah schools do not take part in a state program to provide mental health screenings in school, even though suicide is the number one cause of death among Utah teens.
Dozens of armed officers rushed into Sunburst Elementary School Monday after a report of a possible shooting. Thankfully, it wasn't one, but parents and students were still shaken up.
All of the elementary, middle and some of the Canyons School District’s high schools have security vestibules at the front of campus — one of many security measures in place to protect students and staff.
The Nebo School District credits a new phone app for quick communication and direction during Wednesday's lockdown after hoax calls came in about a shooting threat.
Amid an increase in gun threats and incidents at some Utah schools, one school district is taking matters into its own hands to try and keep students safe.
At approximately 10:30 a.m. Thursday, the lockout protocol was lifted at Vista Heights Middle School, Thunder Ridge Elementary School, Lakeview Academy and Westlake High School in Saratoga Springs.
The Cedar City Police Department and Iron County School District have issued a joint press release following a meeting to discuss how they can improve security and the overall safety of students.
The Granite School District has a new tool to track down guns in schools. His name is Bolt, and he's part of a gun detection team -- the only one like it in Utah.
A teen pointed a gun at four students at Canyon View High School Monday and later assaulted another student before he was arrested during a two-school lockdown.
Police are still searching for one of two teenagers who pulled out weapons in the Murray High School parking lot as a fight was beginning Tuesday after school.
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STEFANIE DAZIO, COLLEEN SLEVIN & JOHN ANTCZAK, Associated Press
A man who allegedly threatened the University of California, Los Angeles, and detailed potential violence against the prominent university over hundreds of pages has been taken into custody in Colorado following a standoff Tuesday.
Police in Roosevelt City said they have charged three local students with a felony each for participating in a social media campaign to threaten schools.
The supervisor of the SafeUT app said days like Utah experienced on Monday — with several school safety threats — show the vital role the app plays in helping students, parents and school administrators.
In her first on camera sit-down interview since Lauren’s death, University of Utah President Ruth Watkins offered her condolences to the McCluskey family and her assurance that the university takes responsibility for failures in responding to Lauren’s calls for help.
Matt and Jill McCluskey’s daughter was killed one year ago on the University of Utah campus by a man she had briefly dated. Her repeated calls to campus police in weeks leading up to the shooting didn’t protect her.
Police escorts at the University of Utah have seen a major spike in the year since the murder of student-athlete Lauren McCluskey one year ago, according to University of Utah Police officials.
Lauren’s Law, also known as SB 134, was passed in the 2019 General Session of the Utah Legislature following the tragic death of University of Utah student Lauren McCluskey.