CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — A national Native American organization is urging a southern Utah high school to keep the “Redmen” mascot rather than change it over concerns about it being offensive. The Spectrum newspaper in St. George reports that representatives with the Native American Guardians Association said Saturday during a presentation […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A state analysis shows Utah lawmakers’ plan to reduce the number of people covered by a voter-passed Medicaid expansion could cost nearly $72 million before expected savings begin. The state would initially pay more money to cover fewer people because lawmakers’ scaled-back version doesn’t qualify […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Police in Ogden are investigating a man who has died after being found injured on the street. Authorities say the man, who is in his late 20s, succumbed Sunday to injuries that are believed to have been from a physical altercation. Officers responded Saturday night to […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Utah police officers caught committing misdeeds on the job such as driving under the influence or using drugs receive more lenient punishments than law enforcement in six other states, a new state report found. The State Auditor’s Office reviewed eight years of discipline records and concluded […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah state lawmakers received most of their campaign contributions from special interests and out-of-state donors, raising questions about the influence of big money donors on public policy. Incoming legislators received a total of $3.54 million in donations last year, about triple the amount they received […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah lawmaker wants to get rid of low-alcohol 3.2-percent beer in grocery stores as a growing number of states shed the restriction. Republican Sen. Jerry Stevenson said Friday he’s putting the finishing touches on a proposal to increase the alcohol limit to 4.8 percent […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An investigation reveals no evidence that a former Utah lawmaker sought to reduce the size of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument for personal gain. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Mike Noel, the recently retired legislator from Kanab, owns a ranch in Johnson Canyon, where 0.06 square miles […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah House has passed a plan to allow candidates running for office to pay for child care with campaign funds. The Thursday vote of 72-1 comes as a number of states weigh the question following a record-setting year for women running for office. It […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — National parks across the U.S. are scrambling to clean up and repair damage that visitors and storms caused during the recent government shutdown. A full accounting of damage across more than 400 National Park Service locations isn’t known. The agency says damage is isolated and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a 16-year-old boy suffered a gunshot wound to an ankle in a shooting at the Midvale Middle School parking lot. Police from Midvale and Unified say they received calls of shots fired before 1 a.m. Thursday. A witness reported a man was seen […]
