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Utah students unhappy with response to racist stickers

Utah students unhappy with response to racist stickers

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Students at a Utah university have expressed frustration at the administration’s response to racist stickers and posters found at the school. The Standard-Examiner reported Sunday that Weber State students are unhappy with the university’s actions after material promoting white supremacy appeared March 30-31 on buildings and other structures […]

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Climber finds human remains that may be missing Utah woman

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Human remains discovered by a Utah climber may be those of a woman who has been missing more than a year. The Daily Herald reports that a climber told police he found the remains Sunday in a ravine in American Fork Canyon. Police say they “feel pretty strongly” […]

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Utah students take to e-scooters for local transportation

Utah students take to e-scooters for local transportation

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — College students and residents in a Utah city have quickly taken to e-scooters as a new method of local transportation. The Spectrum reported Monday that Dixie State University students and others in St. George have taken more than 13,400 trips using the Spin-brand electric scooters since they […]

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Probe launched over alleged voter fraud in polygamous town

Probe launched over alleged voter fraud in polygamous town

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An Arizona county has approved an investigation to determine if voter fraud occurred during last year’s election where a polygamous sect kept control of a town council in a community on the Arizona-Utah border The Mohave County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Monday to spend […]

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Salt Lake City councilwoman announces candidacy for mayor

Salt Lake City councilwoman announces candidacy for mayor

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Democratic councilwoman has joined a crowded field of candidates in aiming to become mayor of Salt Lake City. The Deseret News reports Erin Mendenhall launched her campaign for mayor Sunday, joining the race ahead of the June filing deadline. Mendenhall was elected to a second term […]

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Man’s body found in middle of Salt Lake City street

Man’s body found in middle of Salt Lake City street

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A body has been found in the middle of a Salt Lake City street by police responding to a report of gun fire. Salt Lake City police say they received calls about shots being fired early Monday morning and found the body of man in […]

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FrontRunner train hits pedestrian in Woods Cross

FrontRunner train hits pedestrian in Woods Cross

WOODS CROSS, Utah (AP) — Police in Davis County say a person has been hit by a Union Pacific train. Authorities say a pedestrian was injured shortly after 8 a.m. Monday in Woods Cross. The person’s condition was not immediately known. Utah Transit Authority spokesman Carl Arky says the incident […]

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Motorcyclist is killed in crash into power box in Utah

Motorcyclist is killed in crash into power box in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Highway Patrol officials say a motorcyclist who hadn’t completed a rider safety course is dead after a crash. They say speed and inexperience may have contributed to the fatal accident Saturday evening in Davis County that killed 36-year-old Michael Frederickson. Authorities say Frederickson went […]

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Nevada man reported missing, endangered dies in Utah crash

Nevada man reported missing, endangered dies in Utah crash

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a Nevada man reported missing and endangered has died in Utah in a car accident. Utah Highway Patrol officials say 62-year-old Lief Johansson died at the scene of Saturday’s crash several miles north of Paragonah. They say the car he was driving stopped […]

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Police face backlash as department weighs body-camera future

Police face backlash as department weighs body-camera future

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — One of Utah’s largest police departments is facing a backlash as they consider whether to discontinue body cameras due to cost concerns. Dozens of people have asked Unified Police of Salt Lake County to keep them, including some whose loved ones have been shot by […]

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