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1 week ago | 
kslnewsradio.com | Daniella Rivera |Ivy Farguheson |Verl Johansen
SALT LAKE CITY — A majority of Utah law enforcement agencies have not complied with a new law requiring them to provide sexual assault data to the state. “This is a really important issue,” said Rep. Angela Romero, D-Salt Lake City. Unlike other types of violent crime in Utah, rape is consistently recorded at than the national average. “In Utah, we’re in the top 10,” Romero said.
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1 week ago | 
kslnewsradio.com | Ivy Farguheson |Verl Johansen |Bryanna Willis
PAYSON — Troopers have identified the two drivers who were killed in a wrong-way crash on I-15 in Payson on Tuesday afternoon. A blue Kia SUV was northbound about 2 miles south of the freeway’s junction with state Route 164 when it “cut across the northbound lanes, came through the median cable barrier,” and hit a green Jeep Gladiator head-on in the southbound lanes, UHP Cpl. Jared Heywood said. The drivers of both vehicles died on impact, a statement from UHP says.
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1 week ago | 
kslnewsradio.com | Mike Stobbe |Bryanna Willis |Verl Johansen
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday announced that COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women. In a 58-second video posted on the social media site X, Kennedy said he removed COVID-19 shots from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendations for those groups.
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2 weeks ago | 
kslnewsradio.com | Mitch Harper |Bryanna Willis |Verl Johansen
SALT LAKE CITY – BYU football quarterback Jake Retzlaff has been accused of sexual assault in a civil lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed in Third District Court in Salt Lake County on Wednesday, May 21. KSL Sports obtained a copy of the lawsuit. Jake Retzlaff is listed as a defendant in the case, with Jane Doe A.G. as the plaintiff. He has not been charged with a crime. The lawsuit alleges that Jane Doe A.G. and Retzlaff connected over social media in October 2023.
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2 weeks ago | 
kslnewsradio.com | Pat Reavy |Mariah Maynes |Verl Johansen |Bryanna Willis
ROY — The Roy Police Department has confirmed that four of its officers are on administrate leave pending an investigation into an alleged sexual assault. On Monday, the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office issued a brief statement that deputies responded to a “medical emergency” at Snowbird on May 14. “The incident is now being investigated as a sexual assault.
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2 weeks ago | 
kslnewsradio.com | Shelby Lofton |Bryanna Willis |Alexandrea Bonilla |Verl Johansen
NORTH OGDEN — A giant U.S. flag flown in North Ogden yearly is undergoing some major changes after it was damaged by weatherThe flag named “The Major” is one of Utah’s most recognizable flags due to who it’s honoring and how big it is. “There is no kitchen table or sewing table big enough,” said Jennie Taylor, the wife of the late Maj. Brent Taylor.
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2 weeks ago | 
kslnewsradio.com | Carter Williams |Alexandrea Bonilla |Verl Johansen |Brynn Carnesecca
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah leaders initially envisioned a series of glass pieces hanging from the top of the North Capitol Building as a unique feature of the new building within the state Capitol complex, which is currently under construction. “We could have different Utah-developed glass that would hang at different staggering levels in the atrium,” said Dana Jones, executive director of the Capitol Preservation Board.
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2 weeks ago | 
kslnewsradio.com | Bridger Beal-Cvetko |Bryanna Willis |Verl Johansen
ST. GEORGE — Two pedestrians were struck by a vehicle near an intersection in St. George Tuesday, according to police. On Sunday, Officer Tiffany Mitchell with the St. George Police Department said a 92-year-old woman, a victim, died following the crash. The collision occurred about 3:30 p.m. at the intersection of Red Cliffs Drive and Mall Drive when a driver turning left “failed to yield to oncoming traffic,” according to a statement from the St. George Police Department.
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2 weeks ago | 
kslnewsradio.com | Pat Reavy |Kennedy Camarena |Bryanna Willis |Verl Johansen
KEARNS — A Salt Lake woman is facing charges accusing her of trying to hit a police officer with her car. Shanni Lee Ireland-Decker, 55, was charged Friday in 3rd District Court with aggravated assault targeting law enforcement, a first-degree felony; eight counts of forgery and failing to stop for police, third-degree felonies; plus possession of drug paraphernalia and causing an accident, class B misdemeanors.
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3 weeks ago | 
kslnewsradio.com | Shara Park |Bryanna Willis |Verl Johansen |Bridger Beal-Cvetko
SALT LAKE CITY — Thousands of music lovers are flocking to the Utah State Fairpark as the Kilby Block Party continues its four-day festival. Now in its sixth year, the festival is expected to bring 15,000 to 20,000 attendees each day, celebrating a mix of indie artists and big-name bands like Beach House, Justice and Weezer. A celebration of Utah’s music sceneFestivalgoers are excited about Salt Lake City’s growing role in the music world.
