(Salt Lake City, UT) — Protesters in Salt Lake City are criticizing the verdict in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. Several dozen protesters gathered in Washington Square Park yesterday to hear speeches by activists who said the verdict showed the justice system is biased against those who aren’t white. Organizers […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Protesters on both sides of the abortion debate are making their voices heard in Utah. Pro-abortion protesters went to the steps of the Utah state Capitol Saturday to rally in support of a woman’s right to choose. The rally sponsored by the Satanic Temple of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Dozens of demonstrators gathered in Salt Lake City Wednesday to support pop star Britney Spears during a court battle over her conservatorship. The Salt Lake Tribune reports more than 50 people came to the Utah Capitol grounds, part of a nationwide protest over the treatment […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Four of the nine protesters charged after police accused them of painting a street red and smashing windows at a district attorney’s office last year in Salt Lake City have taken a plea deal and must pay restitution. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that eight […]
COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah (AP) — The family of a teenager shot to death in 2018 by Cottonwood Heights police has filed a federal lawsuit against the city, its police department, and some officers after violent clashes occurred at a protest in August. KUTV reports in the lawsuit filed this week […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A push to change Dixie State University’s name has ignited a political firestorm, further pitting the university and its students against southern Utah residents who’ve been putting pressure on Republican lawmakers to kill the idea. The Dixie name has long drawn scrutiny, but in the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Cosmetologists in Utah have protested state legislation aimed at loosening restrictions for certain hairstylists. KSTU-TV reported dozens of people gathered outside the Salt Lake City-County Building with signs opposing the bill they say will create health and safety issues. The state Senate bill would establish […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A crowd gathered to protest the proposed name change of a Utah university that has a moniker that draws unwelcome reminders of racist elements in the nation’s past. The St. George Spectrum reports about 100 people rallied Monday to march to the campus of Dixie […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — About a dozen protesters gathered outside the Utah County Administration Building to oppose a proposal for development at the popular tourist destination Bridal Veil Falls. The Daily Herald reported that the protest Tuesday came about a week after reports indicated that a developer had recently requested […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake City’s Civilian Review Board has sustained an allegation that a police officer used improper force during a protest against police violence in May when he pushed down an older man with a cane. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that video captured by […]
