Jim Spiewak
Anchor and Chief Investigate Reporter at KUTV-TV (Salt Lake City, UT)
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2 weeks ago |
kutv.com | Jim Spiewak
VERNAL, Utah (KUTV) — A Utah man accused in a decades-old cold case murder pleaded not guilty Monday during a brief court appearance. Darrell Eugene Choate, 75, is charged with murder in the 1972 killing of 21-year-old Greg Nickell in Vernal. The investigation was at a standstill for more than 50 years until detectives retested DNA evidence and placed Choate under arrest in 2024. Monday's arraignment was held virtually and lasted less than five minutes.
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3 weeks ago |
kutv.com | Jim Spiewak
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A Utah judge has ruled that death row inmate Ralph Menzies is competent to be executed, despite medical evidence showing he has vascular dementia. Third District Court Judge Matthew Bates issued the ruling Friday, stating that while Menzies suffers from cognitive decline, he still understands the nature of his punishment and the state’s reasons for carrying it out.
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3 weeks ago |
kutv.com | Jim Spiewak
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — In its first year, Utah’s Fits All Scholarship program awarded up to $8,000 per student in public funds to help families cover educational expenses outside the public school system. In total, $61 million was distributed last year. But newly obtained records show purchases that some question as legitimate educational needs — and there's no public way to verify them. “This is taxpayer money,” said Renee Pinkney, president of the Utah Education Association.
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3 weeks ago |
kutv.com | Jim Spiewak
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Fewer students in classrooms and rising home prices have left the Granite School District facing a double dilemma: what to do with shuttered school buildings and how to help teachers afford to live nearby. Now, district leaders are considering turning closed campuses into housing for employees instead of selling the land to private developers.
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3 weeks ago |
kjzz.com | Jim Spiewak
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