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Advocates celebrate Utah's ban on polygraph tests for sexual assault survivors
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Shelby Lofton, KSL | Posted April 1 - 9:01 p.m. | Save Story
Several dozen survivors of sexual assault and advocates celebrated new Utah laws they say will make a difference, including a ban on asking survivors to take a polygraph examination.
'Little Free Library' operator grateful for community response after books stolen
Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted April 1 - 8:38 p.m. | Save Story
A Ring camera captured someone stealing books from the "Little Free Library" in West Valley this week, but the library's host is grateful for the community response.
US traffic deaths fall to lowest number since 2019
David Shepardson, Reuters | Updated April 1 - 6:02 p.m. | Save Story
U.S. traffic deaths last year fell to the lowest number since 2019 after a sharp rise in road fatalities during the COVID pandemic.
Supreme Court justices skeptical of Trump order to restrict birthright citizenship
Andrew Chung, John Kruzel, Blake Brittain and Jan Wolfe, Reuters | Updated April 1 - 4:18 p.m. | Save Story
With President Donald Trump present, Supreme Court justices signaled skepticism on Wednesday toward the legality of his directive to restrict birthright citizenship in the U.S.
Utah Supreme Court now considering when death row inmates can challenge execution protocols
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted April 1 - 4:02 p.m. | Save Story
Utah death row inmates were told they were too late to challenge Utah's execution protocols. Now, the Utah Supreme Court is considering whether that decision was correct.
West Jordan man charged with shooting at vehicle in Draper road rage incident
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted April 1 - 2:35 p.m. | Save Story
A West Jordan man was charged Wednesday with brandishing a gun at one driver and firing his gun at another driver, causing minor injuries.
Police identify motorcyclist killed in Murray crash
Curtis Booker, KSL | Updated April 1 - 1:44 p.m. | Save Story
A motorcyclist died Tuesday in a collision with a car in Murray, police said.
Ted Bundy now officially linked to 1974 murder of Utah teen
Pat Reavy, KSL | Updated April 1 - 12:27 p.m. | Save Story
The unsolved 1974 murder of Laura Ann Aime, long suspected of being one of Ted Bundy's victims, is now closed after Bundy was conclusively linked to the teen's death.
Luigi Mangione arrives in court in bid to delay federal trial over CEO killing
Luc Cohen, Reuters | Updated April 1 - 11:30 a.m. | Save Story
Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down a health insurance executive in Manhattan, arrived in federal court on Wednesday for a hearing on his bid to delay a trial on charges that could land him in prison for the rest of his life.
Robinson claims courtroom cameras threaten his right to fair trial, unsealed motion says
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted April 1 - 11:00 a.m. | Save Story
Tyler Robinson's motion seeking to keep cameras and microphones out of his courtroom hearings is now public. He is charged with capital murder in Charlie Kirk's death.
Utah County Fire Department deploys fourth crew out of state this year
Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted April 1 - 6:57 a.m. | Save Story
A fourth group of firefighters from Utah is in Nebraska helping crews battle ongoing wildfires — and Utah's fire season hasn't even started yet.
Lawsuit says Taylor Swift's 'Showgirl' pose comes too close to the work of a real one
Andrew Dalton, Associated Press | Posted March 31 - 10:03 p.m. | Save Story
A lawsuit says Taylor Swift's "The Life of a Showgirl" stole the spotlight from the life of a real one.
How one headline shaped the narrative in the Tyler Robinson case
Emma Pitts, Deseret News | Posted March 31 - 8:38 p.m. | Save Story
After the Daily Mail said a recent filing against Tyler Robinson contained "bombshell" findings, firearm experts accused the choice of words as "completely and utterly misleading garbage."
Man killed after being hit by vehicle in Sandy identified by police
Payton Davis, KSL | Updated March 31 - 6:20 p.m. | Save Story
A man died Monday night after being hit by a vehicle in Sandy.
'I was not in the right state of mind': Man convicted in fatal crash cites growth, seeks parole
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted March 31 - 6:02 p.m. | Save Story
A Utah prison inmate who admits he had an addiction problem when he hit and killed a man in 2021 in American Fork is seeking parole.
Kearns man kills wife, injures 2 stepchildren before killing himself
Pat Reavy, KSL | Updated March 31 - 5:40 p.m. | Save Story
Unified police continued Tuesday to investigate a tragic domestic violence incident in Kearns where a man killed his wife, shot his stepchildren and took his own life.
US judge halts Trump's $400M White House ballroom project, for now
Mike Scarcella, Reuters | Posted March 31 - 5:33 p.m. | Save Story
A judge blocked Donald Trump on Tuesday from proceeding with construction of a $400 million ballroom on the site of the White House's demolished East Wing.
American Fork man sent to prison for murdering brother-in-law after judge hears telling jail call
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted March 31 - 5:01 p.m. | Save Story
Kevin Ellis, who was found guilty of murdering his brother-in-law, was given consecutive prison sentences after a judge heard a jail phone call and comments from the victim's family.
