(SALT LAKE CITY)—A proposal presented to lawmakers would give parents the choice between two sex education classes for children. One class would be abstinence-based and would also offer information about issues like sexually transmitted diseases. The other class would emphasize abstinence and other facts about STD prevention but would also provide information about contraceptive options. Melissa Bird, the executive director of the Planned Parenthood Action Council says the proposed legislation addresses the needs of all parents. The Eagle Forum opposes the bill, calling it inappropriate and unnecessary. Democratic Representative Lynn Hemingway of Salt Lake City presented his proposal to a legislative interim committee Wednesday. More hearings on the proposal are planned.

(SALT LAKE COUNTY)—The body of a 19-year old man who disappeared after a rave party at Saltair has been found floating in a pond near the Great Salt Lake. The Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office says the Salt Lake area-man had attended the “Get Funky” concert at Saltair and for some reason, was kicked out of it. Deputies say the man then met up with friends, but was separated. Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy Levi Hughes said he was reported as missing Friday night and from the condition of the individual, it appears he was in the water the entire time. Family members called the Sheriff’s Office last Friday night and reported the 19-year old as missing. They, along with friends and deputies, began searching for him in the area but it wasn’t until Thursday afternoon when someone spotted his body in the pond. Investigators are looking at all possibilities but they think the man may have gone for a swim and simply drowned. The Sheriff’s Office will release the man’s name after his family is notified.

(RIVERTON)—A Riverton man remains in jail on suspicions of sexually assaulting a boy more than a decade ago. KSL-TV learned that in 1994, the same man pleaded guilty to attempted sex abuse on a child. The 1994 charges against 60-year old Kenneth Burr pleaded guilty to was attempted sex abuse of a child. He was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail Wednesday morning on seven counts of sodomy against a child and is being held in jail on $2.5 million bail. In the probable cause statement, the victim said he was friends with Burr’s stepson and spent a considerable amount of his childhood at Burr’s South Jordan home. The alleged victim, known as “P.J.,” reports the assaults stared in 1991 and the documents say when P.J. showered, Burr entered the bathroom. In another encounter, P.J. noticed a knife but Burr told him to “shut up” or he would “hurt his family.” The alleged victim accused Burr of assaulting him numerous times between 1991 and 1994. When Burr pleaded guilty to attempted sexual abuse on the other child in December 1994, he received only probation and time on the sex offender registry because the crime was classified as a Class A misdemeanor. South Jordan police arrested Burr and said there are more victims that officers are working to contact. The Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office said Burr will likely have an initial appearance at the beginning of next week.

(SALT LAKE CITY)—Economists say the number of unemployed Utahns could grow before things get better. Mark Knold of the Utah Division of Workforce Services says since last May, Utah has lost more than 42,000 jobs. Knold said numbers could increase to more than 50,000 before things turn around. Knold said May’s numbers show continued weakness in most sectors of Utah’s job market while there are two exceptions, health care and education. About 75,000 Utahns were unemployed in May, bringing the rate to 5.4 percent locally. The national unemployment rate is currently around 9 percent. Knold said the rate of job losses has slowed and that the initial numbers of people filing for first time unemployment benefits is still high, but things are on the downswing.

(OREM)—Police in both Salt Lake and Utah counties are trying to catch a man who breaks into grocery stores and steals cigarettes. The suspect apparently frequents Albertson’s markets and often forces his way through the front door in the middle of the night while taking the Marlboros and Camels and packing them into garbage bags. Orem Police Lieutenant Gary Downey said the man has likely hit 10 stores and taken around $40,000 in cigarettes. The first burglary occurred at the Draper Albertson’s in late April. Police got some surveillance videos when he broke into the Orem store. The man is a white male and in the surveillance video he was seen wearing a hoodie and dark clothing.

(DRAPER)—A 50-bed dormitory at the medium security Promontory facility has been placed under quarantine because of swine flu fears. Three male inmates at the facility have currently been tested for the H1N1 virus. Another three inmates at the Central Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison has been placed in isolation after having flu-like symptoms. Test results on the inmates will not be available for several more days state corrections spokeswoman Angie Welling said. The prison at Promontory has also stocked up on Tamiflu.

(SALT LAKE CITY)—A woman charged in the death of a pedestrian who was killed at the Salt Lake City International Airport last year has pleaded no contest to reduced charges. Twenty-eight-year old Evelini Kinikini pleaded no contest on Tuesday to Class B misdemeanor charges of negligently causing injury or death and having no proof of insurance. Kinikini had been charged in 3rd District Court with negligent homicide, a Class A misdemeanor. Patricia Jordan of Maryland was hit by a car last July at the airport and died of brain trauma two days later. Court documents said Kinikini claimed the sun was in her eyes when she hit the 65-year old Jordan, who was in a crosswalk. Kinikini was sentenced to a year of probation and fined $900.

(UTAH COUNTY)—After being convicted of shooting and killing a woman to keep her from testifying about drug deals, a Utah County man will spend at least 30 years in prison. 20-year old Christopher Alvey pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in connection with the death of Ashley Sparks in order to avoid the possibility of a death penalty. Wednesday, a judge sentenced him from 30 years-life in prison but recommended Alvey be considered for parole. Two other men were arrested in connection with Sparks’ murder, but formal charges have not yet been filed against them.

(UTAH STATE PRISON)—Convicted killer Ed Owens has been questioned by investigators about bombshell claims he made about the murder of Karin Strom. KSL News Radio AM-1160 learned Owens was questioned Tuesday at the Utah State Prison about claims Strom was killed in what was a murder-for-hire plot. During his sentencing in Farmington’s 2nd District Court, Owens confessed to killing Strom but said her husband, Steven, tried to persuade him to kill her. Owens claimed at his sentencing that Steven Strom approached him about killing his wife and splitting the money from her life insurance policy. He claimed he went to warn Karin, but they got into an argument and he killed her. Shortly after Karin’s death in 1980, prosecutors charged her husband but later dropped the case for a lack of evidence. Owens was charged in connection with the case several years ago, but prosecutors dropped it after due to a lack of sufficient evidence. Charges against Owens were resuscitated when new DNA evidence presented itself while a jury convicted him. He confessed at sentencing in May and in turn, incurred a sentence ranging from five years-life in prison.

(SALT LAKE CITY)—An armed robbery was averted overnight thanks to an alert potential victim. Police reported the manager of a McDonald’s in Salt Lake City was walking to her car with another employee when she noticed a man wearing a ski mask with a gun crouched behind her car. Salt Lake City Police Lieutenant Brian Purvis reported she alertly pressed panic on her car remote causing the horn to honk and the lights to flash. Both employees ran in different directions, leaving the suspect with nobody to rob.

(SALT LAKE CITY)—A busy homeless resource center could be closing its doors next week due to a lack of funding. The Bishop Weigand Center in Salt Lake City has served homeless people for 10 years, but next Thursday, a crucial decision will occur wherein it will be determined whether or not it stays open or is dismantled. The center told its community about possible plans to close in April to create a transitional period but the final decision rests in the hands of the Salt Lake City and county governments. Currently, the Catholic-affiliated center is open only three days a week.

(MOAB) – Grand County Council members heard a presentation from representatives of Canyonlands Health Care concerning a resolution to obtain enough funding to build a new facility. Canyonlands officials said they wanted Commissioners to pass a resolution to not use the $2.2 million they need for other projects. Funds are obtained from mineral lease revenue bonds in the Special Service District. Council members took no action on the presentation and will consider and discuss the funds in upcoming council meetings.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) – Pres. Barack Obama has announced his financial regulatory overhaul plan for the country but Sen. Bob Bennett is calling the plan too big to function. Commenting on the Senate floor this week, Bennett said the Founding Fathers never intended to place that much power in the federal government because of their deep distrust of government and their experience with King George. Bennett said Utahns are saying they’re afraid there’s no limits on government power. He said all wealth comes from taking risks and accumulated by yourself, a bank, venture capitalists, credit cards, or someone else. Bennett commented that some think big business is too big to fail in economic slumps and require bailouts but if the government takes over, the government becomes too big to function. He also said he’s opposed to Obama’s financial regulatory overhaul and will vote against it.