SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The University of Utah police chief is retiring months after his department came under fierce criticism for its handling of a student’s increasingly urgent reports about her ex-boyfriend before the man killed her on campus. University officials said Tuesday Police Chief Dale Brophy will leave […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A police officer who didn’t relay a report about a University of Utah student’s ex-boyfriend before she was killed has been disciplined for making similar errors on a separate case. The Salt Lake Tribune reports university police officer Miguel Deras was trained on handling domestic violence cases […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A construction contractor says the primary suspect in the killing of University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck approached him in April about building a secretive and soundproof room under a front porch. Brian Wolf told the Desert News that the construction request from homeowner Ayoola A. Ajayi […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The family of a University of Utah student shot on campus sued the institution on Thursday, saying officials have refused to take responsibility for missing chances to prevent her death despite multiple reports to police. Lauren McCluskey’s parents said they hope the suit can help […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on a missing Utah college student (all times local): 9:20 a.m. Utah police say they have spoken with a person of interest in the disappearance of a college student missing for 10 days and are trying to find a mattress that had been […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police on Tuesday issued a public appeal for a person last seen with a University of Utah student before she disappeared more than a week ago. Mackenzie Lueck was last seen being dropped off at a Salt Lake City park at about 3 a.m. on […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on a missing University of Utah student (all times local): 2:48 p.m. Authorities say a missing University of Utah student who hasn’t been heard from in over a week was last seen meeting an unknown person at a park in the middle of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police and friends are investigating the disappearance of a 23-year-old University of Utah student whose last communication with her family said she arrived at Salt Lake City International Airport five days ago. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that police said Friday that Mackenzie Lueck’s parents reported her […]
SALT LAKE CITY-As confirmed Thursday, Utah athletics cumulatively had a strong academic campaign in 2018-19 as the Utes collectively achieved a 3.25 GPA across the landscape of 20 sports. In the fall, the Utes’ athletic teams in that season netted a collective 3.30 GPA and the spring squads posted a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two people accused of lying about buying the firearm used to kill college athlete Lauren McCluskey have pleaded guilty. Court documents show 21-year-old Nathan Daniel Vogel and 24-year-old Sarah Emily Lady pleaded guilty Monday to making false statements. Authorities have said Vogel lent the gun […]
