SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The chief of the University of Utah police department is ordering a new, outside investigation into allegations that an officer showed off explicit photos of a woman reporting she was being extorted by a man she had dated, shortly before he killed her. The review […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The parents of slain track star have agreed to discuss a possible settlement to their $56 million lawsuit against the University of Utah. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the parents of Lauren McCluskey are scheduled to hold a video conference May 19 and 20 with […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The parents of a University of Utah student and track athlete who was fatally shot on campus are fighting a claim by the college that their lawsuit should be dismissed because their daughter’s killer wasn’t a student. Campus police could have contacted the killer’s parole […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The University of Utah has received a $300,000 federal grant to improve how it responds to cases of stalking and dating and domestic violence on campus. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the school faced criticism over the last year for failing to take concerns from […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — University of Utah students have walked out of class the day before the one-year anniversary of a student’s death, marking the latest sign of continuing fallout over the slaying of Lauren McCluskey by her ex-boyfriend. More than 100 students gathered Monday to share their own […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The University of Utah has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the parents of a slain student. The family of Lauren McCluskey filed the $56 million suit against the university in June, saying the school hasn’t taken responsibility for the death of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man who pleaded guilty to lying about buying the firearm used to kill college athlete Lauren McCluskey has been sentenced to three years of supervised release. The 22-year-old Nathan Daniel Vogel said Wednesday during a hearing in Salt Lake City that he accepts responsibility […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The University of Utah plans to spend about $925,000 to improve safety following the killing of a student track athlete on the Salt Lake City campus. University President Ruth Watkins had called for a task force to evaluate safety after 21-year-old Lauren McCluskey was gun […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A police officer who didn’t relay a report about a University of Utah student’s ex-boyfriend before she was killed has been disciplined for making similar errors on a separate case. The Salt Lake Tribune reports university police officer Miguel Deras was trained on handling domestic violence cases […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The family of a University of Utah student shot last year says in a lawsuit that college officials have refused to take responsibility for missing chances to prevent her death despite multiple reports to police. Lawyers for the family of track star Lauren McCluskey said […]
