SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah prosecutor who cleared two officers in the shooting death of an armed man denounced subsequent protests that turned violent and resulted in another officer being injured. Protesters rallied Thursday evening following Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill’s announcement that police officers acted […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Protesters from two opposing groups gathered in Provo on Wednesday after an SUV driver was shot while driving through protesters earlier in the week. A video of the incident captured by KSL-TV shows a man fire a shot at the driver as the car began slowly […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man has been arrested on suspicion of shooting a man who tried to drive through protesters blocking traffic in Provo during a rally against police brutality. Authorities say Jesse K. Taggart of Salt Lake City was arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of attempted […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A professor has reversed himself again and resigned from a university in Utah after posting inflammatory tweets about nationwide protests concerning race and police use of force. Weber State University officials said Tuesday that criminal justice professor Scott Senjo has now permanently resigned. He had […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Police were searching Tuesday for a man they say shot a driver of an SUV who tried to drive through protesters who were blocking traffic in Provo during a rally decrying police brutality Monday night. The man who was shot drove himself to the hospital and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Protesters arrested for not leaving when police tried to forcibly end a massive rally in Utah’s capital will not face criminal charges. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the Salt Lake County district attorney’s office announced the decision applies to more than 40 people who were […]
COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah (AP) — Two opposing groups have rallied in the Salt Lake City suburb of Cottonwood Heights, one calling for police reform and the other voicing support for law enforcement. KUTV reports there were some verbal arguments Monday night, but the evening was largely peaceful. People have rallied […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered in Salt Lake City over the weekend to continue to speak out against police brutality and discrimination. They marched to the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s office on Saturday, and to the spot where a man died after police officers responding […]
A man accused of feeding the fire that destroyed a Salt Lake City police car during protests over George Floyd’s death says he was actually trying to extinguish the flames. La’Troi Newbins said during a teleconference court hearing Tuesday that he only had peaceful intentions when he joined protesters on […]
SALT LAKE CITY (The Salt Lake Tribune) — The Salt Lake City Council will consider calls to redirect a portion of its police budget to community services amid national protests against police brutality. Several council members have said they are open to discussing how to “defund” the city’s police department […]
