Annie Knox
Former residents who sue Utah programs for troubled teens can face big obstacles in court
Annie Knox, KSL.com | Posted July 25 - 7:17 a.m.
Two former residents of Utah's Turn-About Ranch are hitting a legal roadblock in recent weeks.
Utah vows to spend $309M cut of national opioid settlement on treatment and prevention
Annie Knox, KSL.com | Posted July 22 - 6:36 p.m.
An anticipated payout to Utah as part of a national settlement with drug companies could strengthen programs to help those in crisis, equip people with an overdose-reversing drug and safely dispose of leftover prescription pills, Attorney General Sean Reyes said Thursday.
Parents sue treatment center after 2019 death of girl from Bermuda
Annie Knox, KSL.com | Posted July 21 - 7:04 a.m.
Johnita and Travis Simons contend in a lawsuit that their daughter Kirsta should not have been left alone before she took her own life at a West Jordan treatment center for teens.
University of Utah police chief resigns, will take job at Brown University
Annie Knox, KSL.com | Posted July 20 - 1:46 p.m.
University of Utah Police Chief Rodney Chatman is leaving his post to take a top law enforcement job at Brown University in Rhode Island.
Utah governor back in the saddle to kick off Days of '47 events
Annie Knox, KSL.com | Posted July 19 - 4:38 p.m.
Gov. Spencer Cox and first lady Abby Cox helped drive cattle down the streets of Salt Lake City to mark the return of Days of '47 festivities that were canceled last year.
Case for 9 who led or helped run multimillion opioid drug ring comes to a close
Annie Knox, KSL.com | Posted July 16 - 5:50 p.m.
The criminal case tied to a multimillion-dollar drug ring, that operated from a Utah basement and used the darknet to sell pills laced with a deadly opiate, drew to a close.
Officers had 'no choice' but to kill Herriman gunman, DA concludes
Annie Knox, KSL.com | Posted July 16 - 5:49 p.m.
Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill says he believes two Herriman officers had no choice in October 2020 but to use deadly force against a man who fired several rounds in a Herriman neighborhood before sliding his way under a van and reaching for a gun.
Woman who claims arrest was for 'driving while Black' reaches settlement
Annie Knox, KSL.com | Posted July 14 - 6:46 p.m.
Donna Miller has accepted $152,000 as part of a settlement after suing Murray police for racial bias in a traffic stop that left her facing criminal charges for a time. She says she didn't drink a drop or do any drugs.
Where are all these people moving to Utah coming from?
Annie Knox, KSL.com | Posted July 14 - 6:22 p.m.
Utah's strong economy and access to the outdoors are drawing a young, educated and diverse crop of newcomers to the Beehive State.
Utahns can visit loved ones in prison again, but no hugs just yet
Annie Knox, KSL.com | Posted July 12 - 7:26 p.m.
It's been a long wait for Utah inmates and their family members, who have waited more than a year to see each other in person. They can't hold hands or embrace under current protocol, but that may change soon.
Essential oil product left her with 3rd-degree burns, Utah woman's lawsuit claims
Annie Knox, KSL.com | Posted July 10 - 7:12 p.m.
A Utahn contends she wound up in an emergency room due to a doTerra product containing high levels of a plant extract that can make a person hyper-sensitive to UV rays.
Prosecutors decline to charge Chad Daybell in death of Lori Daybell's former husband
Annie Knox, KSL.com | Posted July 7 - 4:43 p.m.
Prosecutors in Maricopa County in Arizona notified Chandler police of their decision not to charge Chad Daybell in a June letter, citing "no reasonable likelihood of conviction."
Missing Sandy woman was shot, medical examiner determined
Annie Knox, KSL.com | Posted July 6 - 11:26 a.m.
A preliminary examination concluded that a missing Sandy woman whose body was found along the Jordan River was shot at least once in the chest, according to police.
75-year-old man arrested in connection with death of Sandy woman
Annie Knox, KSL.com | Posted July 5 - 8:49 p.m.
Police in Sandy have arrested a 75-year-old man in connection with the death of Masako Kenley, a Sandy woman who left home Friday to meet friends for dinner but didn't return.
Photos: How Utahns are celebrating Independence Day
Annie Knox, KSL.com | Posted July 5 - 2:49 p.m.
Utahns lined up Monday to take in parades and other Fourth of July celebrations — many for the first time in two years.
Start a fire in Utah? Be ready to pay
Annie Knox, KSL.com | Posted July 2 - 9:14 p.m.
A lawmaker is exploring tougher penalties for Utahns start wildfires by mistake and taking aim at a disconnect in the law that sometimes prevents the state from pursuing charges.
Killing Lori Daybell's former husband was all part of 'master plan,' Arizona police say
Annie Knox, KSL.com | Posted July 1 - 7:11 p.m.
Police in Chandler, Arizona, released affidavits Thursday providing more details about how doomsday beliefs factored into an alleged plot by Lori Daybell to kill her former husband.
Probation ordered for woman in store attack of Utah grandmother who died
Annie Knox, KSL.com | Posted July 1 - 2:27 p.m.
A judge ordered Cashell Kelly Carr to complete an inpatient mental health treatment program and sentenced her to probation for attacking Kathryn Wells, 65, who later died of her injuries last year.
Utahn pleads guilty to murdering his 25-year-old Tinder date
Annie Knox, KSL.com | Posted June 29 - 7:27 p.m.
Ethan Hunsaker pleaded guilty and mentally ill on Tuesday in the death of Ashlyn Black. The plea allows him to potentially receive mental health treatment at the Utah State Hospital before he serves time at the Utah State Prison.
Lori Daybell now charged with conspiring to murder her former husband
Annie Knox, KSL.com | Posted June 29 - 5:18 p.m.
Prosecutors in Arizona have now charged Lori Daybell with conspiracy to commit murder in the death of her former husband, Charles Vallow.
Ex-Salt Lake School Board member pleads not guilty to federal child porn charges
Annie Knox, KSL.com | Posted June 29 - 2:36 p.m.
Former Salt Lake City School Board member Joel-Lehi Organista pleaded not guilty to new child pornography charges Tuesday as the board was preparing to choose his replacement.
After 5 drownings just over a week, Utah officials say this 1 thing could prevent more
Annie Knox, KSL.com | Posted June 27 - 7:28 p.m.
Utah officials are reminding boaters, paddlers and others about simple steps to take to avoid a recent spate of drownings at Utah reservoirs.
Judge sets trial date for Chad Daybell in deaths of his wife's children
Annie Knox, KSL.com | Posted June 23 - 12:35 p.m.
An Idaho judge on Wednesday set a trial date for Chad Daybell later this year. He faces charges of murder and conspiracy in the killings of his wife's two children and his former wife.
Judge orders jail time for former day care owner in abuse of 2 kids
Annie Knox, KSL.com | Posted June 23 - 12:23 p.m.
Kami Kay Tollefson will serve two years — the maximum sentence available — in the abuse of two children that took place more than a decade ago at her Murray day care.
