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Judge blocks Trump from freezing $10B in child, family aid to five states
Jack Queen, Reuters | Updated Jan. 9 - 7:42 p.m. | Save Story
A judge on Friday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's administration from freezing access by five Democratic-led states to more than $10 billion of federal funds for child care and family assistance based on what it said were concerns about fraud.
Washington pipe bomb suspect pleads not guilty
Andrew Goudsward, Reuters | Posted Jan. 9 - 5:53 p.m. | Save Story
The man accused of planting pipe bombs in Washington the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack pleaded not guilty on Friday to two explosives-related charges.
Taylorsville man lured Herriman man to shop, then killed and buried him, charges say
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted Jan. 9 - 4:34 p.m. | Save Story
A Taylorsville man was charged Friday with luring a Herriman man to his auto shop, then killing him and eventually burying his body in a shallow Tooele County grave.
New video emerges of Minnesota shooting, further inflaming tensions
Renee Hickman, Brad Brooks and Joseph Ax, Reuters | Posted Jan. 9 - 4:01 p.m. | Save Story
The White House on Friday reposted on social media a new video taken from the cellphone of the immigration officer who fatally shot a Minnesota woman in her car this week.
Mother killed 6-year-old, then took her own life in Canyonlands, police say
Pat Reavy, KSL | Updated Jan. 9 - 2:06 p.m. | Save Story
San Juan County sheriff's detectives the deaths of a 6-year-old boy and his mother in Canyonlands National Park was the result of a murder-suicide.
Judge sets jury selection in Luigi Mangione CEO killing trial for September
Jack Queen, Reuters | Updated Jan. 9 - 1:43 p.m. | Save Story
A federal judge on Friday said jury selection will begin in early September for the murder trial of Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down a health insurance executive outside a hotel in Manhattan.
Homeless man charged with attacking 4 outside Provo motel
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted Jan. 9 - 1:35 p.m. | Save Story
Criminal charges were filed Thursday against a man who prosecutors say attacked four people outside a Provo motel, knocking two of them unconscious.
Swiss prosecutors order detention of owner of bar in deadly blaze
Emma Farge and Cecile Mantovani, Reuters | Posted Jan. 9 - 11:50 a.m. | Save Story
Swiss prosecutors said on Friday they had ordered one of the two owners of a ski resort bar where a fire on New Year's Day killed 40 people to be detained due to flight risk, with local media saying the order had been carried out.
South Ogden man shot 2 neighbors as they walked out of their house, police say
Tim Vandenack and Pat Reavy, KSL | Updated Jan. 9 - 10:09 a.m. | Save Story
Two people were shot in an incident in South Ogden, and the officers who first responded came under fire, prompting a large police presence before a neighbor was arrested.
Officer in fatal Minneapolis shooting had previously been dragged by car, Vance says
Ryan Patrick Jones, Reuters | Posted Jan. 9 - 9:47 a.m. | Save Story
The federal immigration officer who fatally shot a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis had previously been dragged by a vehicle and injured, Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday.
'Tragic situation': Woman falls off bridge, dies after stopping to assist with crash on I-84
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted Jan. 9 - 9:20 a.m. | Save Story
A woman is dead after falling off a bridge on I-84 in Morgan County Friday morning.
Man killed outside church had embraced faith and nonviolence, community leader says
Emma Pitts and Tad Walch, Deseret News | Posted Jan. 9 - 8:22 a.m. | Save Story
One of the men who was killed during an exchange of gunfire in a church parking lot of was a husband, father and poet who had chosen to reject violence, a local Tongan leader said.
Public's help sought by Herriman police in homicide investigation
Curtis Booker, KSL | Posted Jan. 8 - 10:01 p.m. | Save Story
Herriman police seeking tips from the public connected to the investigation into the shooting death of a 60-year-old man, whose remains were found last month in Tooele County.
Hundreds attend anti-ICE protest in Salt Lake City following death of Minneapolis woman
Curtis Booker and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted Jan. 8 - 9:33 p.m. | Save Story
Hundreds gathered at Pioneer Park in Salt Lake City on Thursday to protest the Minneapolis ICE shooting.
Why Republicans say the future of Utah could hinge on 1 court decision
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted Jan. 8 - 9:02 p.m. | Save Story
State Republican lawmakers say they believe the Utah Supreme Court ruling on amending ballot initiatives affecting government structure threatens to sabotage its system of governance.
Judge decides whether to allow evidence of abuse, drugs and Kouri Richins' writings in her trial
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted Jan. 8 - 8:33 p.m. | Save Story
A judge made decisions on Thursday about whether jurors will hear about what is in Kouri Richins' notebook, a jail letter, evidence Eric Richins used drugs in high school and other details.
'Lucky to be alive': Man shot at by officer sentenced to jail for hitting officer with his car
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted Jan. 8 - 7:36 p.m. | Save Story
A man currently on an immigration hold was sentenced to spend 250 days in jail for assaulting an officer after hitting the officer with his car before the officer fired multiple shots at him.
Border agents shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, police say
Kanishka Singh and Jasper Ward, Reuters | Posted Jan. 8 - 7:20 p.m. | Save Story
Federal agents shot two people in Portland, Oregon, who were taken to the hospital, police said on Thursday. City officials urged calm after heightened tensions following a separate shooting in Minneapolis.
