Regional News Archives

Husband of missing Colorado mother charged with her murder

May 6, 2021 1:54 PM CNN Newsource

The husband of a Colorado woman missing since Mother’s Day weekend last year has been charged with her murder, according to court documents…

Eastern Shoshone to vote on medical marijuana in Wyoming

May 5, 2021 4:17 PM Associated Press

Tribal leaders in Wyoming have announced a special general meeting this month to vote on the legalization and decriminalization of medical…

Police respond to mask uproar at Utah school board meeting

May 5, 2021 4:14 PM Associated Press

A mask uproar at a Salt Lake City area school district meeting prompted officials to call in the police.…

Jill Biden to visit Utah school as US moves toward reopening

May 5, 2021 11:04 AM Associated Press

First lady Jill Biden plans to speak at a Salt Lake City school as the U.S. makes uneven progress toward reopening classrooms during the coronavirus…

Utah meets goals, ends limits on gatherings, distancing

May 5, 2021 11:02 AM Associated Press

Utah has ended its mandated limits on gatherings and social distancing related to the pandemic.…

Utah woman missing for 5 months found living in tent

May 4, 2021 2:39 PM Associated Press

A Utah woman who disappeared in November was discovered alive Sunday in a tent at a campsite near Provo, Utah County officials…

Inslee: No new COVID-19 restrictions in Washington for now

May 4, 2021 12:28 PM Associated Press

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has announced that all of the state’s counties will remain in their current phase of the state’s economic reopening…

Athlete dies while swimming in Utah Ironman competition

May 4, 2021 10:47 AM Associated Press

Officials say a person has died while competing in the first part of the Ironman 70.3 North American Championship St. George over the weekend.…

Push against trans athletes in girls’ sports fails in Kansas

May 3, 2021 12:31 PM Associated Press

Conservative Republican legislators in Kansas failed Monday to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a proposed ban on transgender athletes…

Colorado woman dies after apparent bear attack

May 3, 2021 10:22 AM Associated Press

Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials say a 39-year-old woman has been found dead in southwestern Colorado after an apparent bear attack.…

First lady Jill Biden to visit Salt Lake City next week

April 30, 2021 5:24 PM Associated Press

First lady Jill Biden is planning to visit Salt Lake City next week as part of a tour of several Western states.…

Utah Republicans to choose party leadership at convention

April 30, 2021 12:09 PM Associated Press

Utah Republicans will choose new party leadership at their annual state convention.…

Wyoming jury awards $2M to widow, daughter for biker crash

April 30, 2021 10:01 AM Associated Press

A jury has awarded $2 million to the widow and daughter of a motorcycle rider killed by a Wyoming intersection…

Delegates to consider censuring Romney over impeachment vote

April 29, 2021 4:29 PM Associated Press

GOP delegates attending the Utah Republican Party convention will consider a resolution this weekend to censure U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney for voting to…

6 Idaho students named Presidential Scholar semifinalists

April 29, 2021 12:20 PM News Team

Six members of Idaho’s high school Class of 2021 have been selected as semifinalists for the U.S. Presidential Scholars…

Brown extendes Oregon COVID-19 emergency as cases spike

April 29, 2021 11:45 AM Associated Press

Gov. Kate Brown is extending Oregon’s state of emergency for COVID-19 until June 28, saying a fourth surge of the pandemic is being driven by…

Despite snow, rain, Pacific Northwest faces drought

April 29, 2021 10:35 AM Associated Press

Despite a healthy amount of snowfall in the North Cascades over the winter and some recent rain, the Pacific Northwest slid into the “abnormally…

Washington State University to require COVID-19 vaccine

April 28, 2021 3:41 PM Associated Press

Washington State University will require proof of COVID-19 vaccinations this fall for students and employees.…

Police: Teen arrested in fatal stabbing of woman in Murray

April 28, 2021 10:23 AM Associated Press

A 16-year-old boy was arrested in Utah after police accused him of fatally stabbing a woman in an apartment complex parking lot in Murray earlier in…

Police find body of man who died after hiking fall in Utah

April 28, 2021 10:25 AM Associated Press

Authorities in Utah have said a 24-year-old man has died after a hiking accident in Emery…

Native American lawmakers seek federal help on Montana bison

April 27, 2021 5:52 PM Associated Press

Native American lawmakers in Montana are asking the Biden administration to craft a plan to reintroduce wild bison to areas in and around Glacier…

Data accident releases COVID-19 results for 25% of Wyoming

April 27, 2021 5:49 PM Associated Press

A Wyoming Department of Health employee working with computer code accidentally released COVID-19 test results for one-quarter of the state’s…

Utah has fastest-growing population, 2020 census shows

April 27, 2021 10:04 AM Associated Press

Utah’s population grew by 18.4% over the past decade, making it the fastest-growing…

Officials identify victim found in van prior to standoff

April 27, 2021 10:02 AM Associated Press

Yellowstone County officials have released the name of a man who was found shot to death in a van prior to a standoff in Billings last week.…

Montana bans abortions at 20 weeks

April 27, 2021 6:07 AM CNN Newsource

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a 20-week abortion ban and two other anti-abortion bills into law on Monday, adding to the slew of such measures…

Elizabeth Smart launches self-defense program

April 26, 2021 9:11 PM Associated Press

Utah kidnapping and rape survivor Elizabeth Smart has launched a self-defense training…

Yellowstone park hazes wolves that get used to people

April 25, 2021 9:57 AM Associated Press

Park workers were instructed to fire on the wolves only during “teachable moments,” when they’d associate the pain with their nearness to…

Montana governor signs bill allowing payment to wolf hunters

April 24, 2021 10:14 AM Associated Press

The bill is similar to a program in Idaho, where a private group pays its members up to $1,000 for costs incurred while scouting, hunting or trapping…

Oregon counties face more restrictions as COVID-19 cases rise

April 23, 2021 3:38 PM Associated Press

As COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Oregon, officials warned on Friday that one-third of the state’s counties are at risk of increased…

Report: Washington wolf population continued to grow in 2020

April 23, 2021 3:37 PM Associated Press

A new report from state officials says the wolf population in Washington state increased by an estimated 33 animals in 2020.…

Bill to prevent and fight wildfires approved by Wash. Legislature

April 22, 2021 4:58 PM Associated Press

A bill that sets aside $125 million to prevent and fight wildfires in Washington sailed through the state House and now goes to Gov. Jay Inslee for…

7 Utah County cities plan to use ranked-choice voting

April 22, 2021 4:56 PM Associated Press

Seven cities in Utah County have so far said they plan on using ranked-choice voting for this year’s municipal elections.…

2 men killed in tanker explosion at railcar repair facility

April 22, 2021 12:23 PM Associated Press

Two men died in an explosion in a rail car tanker at a repair facility in central Wyoming, town of Shoshoni officials said…

Kansas governor vetoes ban for transgender school athletes

April 22, 2021 12:07 PM Associated Press

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday vetoed a Republican measure that would have made Kansas the latest state with a GOP-controlled legislature to…

Medical marijuana legal in Utah, but not always affordable

April 22, 2021 10:28 AM Associated Press

A Utah group that led the push to legalize medical marijuana in the state has launched a financial relief program for patients who can’t afford their…

US ends oil, gas lease sales from public land through June

April 21, 2021 2:44 PM Associated Press

The U.S. Interior Department is cancelling oil and gas lease sales from public lands through June amid an ongoing review of how the program…

Utah governor defends support for NBA minority scholarship

April 21, 2021 10:03 AM Associated Press

Utah’s governor has defended his position to support a minority scholarship program sponsored by the Utah Jazz despite criticism from some who have…

Idaho woman charged after girl’s body found in trash bag

April 21, 2021 9:54 AM Associated Press

A grandmother has been charged after the body of a missing child from Emmett, Idaho, was discovered last week inside a trash bag in a car parked…

Governor drops bison plan, says he’s protecting ranchers

April 20, 2021 6:16 PM Associated Press

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has ended a bison management plan that would have allowed the animals to be restored in more areas of the state.…

Utah state epidemiologist Angela Dunn moves to county post

April 20, 2021 3:29 PM Associated Press

Utah state epidemiologist Angela Dunn is leaving her job to take over the Salt Lake County health department.…

Arizona governor set to OK or veto strict sex ed legislation

April 20, 2021 3:27 PM Associated Press

Gov. Doug Ducey faces a deadline to either sign or veto legislation making Arizona’s sex education laws among the strictest in the nation when it…

Cattle in Oregon again found dead amid strange circumstances

April 20, 2021 12:29 PM Associated Press

Cattle in central Oregon are again showing up dead under strange circumstances.…

Winners of $20M contest make concrete to trap carbon dioxide

April 19, 2021 10:57 AM Associated Press

Organizers of a $20 million contest to develop products from greenhouse gas that flows from power plants announced two winners Monday ahead of…

Oregon gun storage law would be among the toughest in the US

April 19, 2021 10:52 AM Associated Press

A proposed gun storage law that would be among the toughest in the U.S. is headed for a vote Monday in the Oregon Legislature.…

Data shows strong teacher retention in Utah despite pandemic

April 19, 2021 9:43 AM Associated Press

Despite concerns that the pandemic would drive many teachers away and exacerbate a longstanding teacher shortage in the state, more Utah teachers…

US West prepares for possible 1st water shortage declaration

April 19, 2021 9:40 AM Associated Press

U.S. water officials are projecting the man-made lakes that store water used throughout the American West will fall to historically low levels and…

Grizzly bear shot, killed during bear attack investigation

April 17, 2021 9:47 AM Rachel Fabbi

A grizzly bear was shot and killed Friday, while officials from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks were investigating the scene of an attack that…

Judge sides with conservationists in sheep grazing dispute

April 16, 2021 6:21 PM Associated Press

A federal judge on Friday sided with conservation groups who said allowing domestic sheep to graze in a mountain range along the Idaho-Montana border…

Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell sprains right ankle vs Pacers

April 16, 2021 3:48 PM Associated Press

Donovan Mitchell exited during the third quarter of an NBA game between the Utah Jazz and Indiana Pacers on Friday afternoon after suffering a…

Jeffree Star hospitalized after Wyoming car crash

April 16, 2021 3:40 PM Associated Press

YouTube personality, businessman and musician Jeffree Star was hospitalized after a car crash in…

Dwyane Wade joins Utah Jazz ownership group

April 16, 2021 12:21 PM Associated Press

Dwyane Wade is an NBA owner.…

Governor fears ‘pause’ of J&J shots could increase hesitancy

April 16, 2021 11:02 AM Associated Press

Utah’s Republican governor says he’s concerned that the U.S. decision to recommend a “pause” in use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine…

Inslee warns of 4th COVID-19 wave in Washington state

April 15, 2021 4:12 PM Associated Press

Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday warned that Washington state was on the cusp of a fourth COVID-19 wave with case numbers and hospitalizations rising.…

Utah school district condemns video of torn down pride flag

April 15, 2021 12:43 PM Associated Press

Students and school district officials in Utah are outraged after a high school student ripped down a pride flag to the cheers of other students…

Judge strikes down initial approval for stalled Montana mine

April 14, 2021 4:45 PM Associated Press

A U.S. judge on Wednesday struck down the government’s approval of the first phase of a long-stalled copper and silver mine that would be…

Utah State lights rainbow display to support students at BYU

April 14, 2021 3:34 PM Associated Press

Students at Utah State University illuminated the base of the campus’ iconic Old Main building in Logan with rainbow lights on Tuesday in support…

Man who pleaded guilty in Crow killing dies in custody

April 14, 2021 10:48 AM Associated Press

A man who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a woman in front of her child on the Crow Indian Reservation in southern Montana has died in custody.…

Wyoming man sentenced to life in prison after killing 3

April 14, 2021 10:46 AM Associated Press

A Wyoming man was sentenced to life in prison after he pleaded guilty in February to killing three family members in March 2020, a judge…

Governor bans use of vaccine passports in Montana

April 13, 2021 5:36 PM Associated Press

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte issued Tuesday an executive order banning the development or use of vaccine passports in…

Following CDC, Utah recommends Johnson & Johnson pause

April 13, 2021 12:57 PM Associated Press

Utah is recommending that providers pause administration of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, following the lead of federal officials who are…

Wyoming investigators reopen 1988 dead newborn case

April 13, 2021 12:20 PM Associated Press

Investigators in southeastern Wyoming have reopened the case of a dead newborn found in a culvert more than 30 years…

Utah clothing store forced to close for day after gun threat

April 12, 2021 2:24 PM Associated Press

A clothing store in Salt Lake City was forced to close for a day after employees said a man refused to wear a mask then threatened to shoot everyone…

1 hospitalized after crash near Downey

April 10, 2021 10:29 AM News Team

Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle injury crash on northbound US91 at milepost 32, just south of Downey Friday around 1:17…

Wyoming football recruit killed in Dallas hotel shooting

April 12, 2021 10:25 AM Associated Press

A member of Wyoming’s 2021 football recruiting class is dead after a shooting in Texas.…

Survey shows effect of outsize of job loss on Utah women

April 12, 2021 10:22 AM Associated Press

New data shows nearly 16% of Utah women have withdrawn in some way from the workplace during the coronavirus pandemic.…

Utah deputy who lost eye in shoot out released from hospital

April 12, 2021 10:18 AM Associated Press

One of two sheriff’s deputies wounded in a shootout outside the Salt Lake City area’s jail lost his eye but the other has been released from the…

US 30 open after fire

April 10, 2021 2:16 PM News Team

Drivers are asked to use an alternate route, as the road between Roller Coaster Road and Pegram Road is…

I 15 north of Idaho Falls closed

April 10, 2021 12:24 PM Rachel Fabbi

There is no estimate when it will…

Utah mask mandate to end; some businesses keep requirement

April 9, 2021 2:10 PM Associated Press

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – A statewide mask mandate in Utah is scheduled to expire Saturday, but some businesses and government facilities have said face…

A year after COVID-19 superspreader, family finds closure

April 9, 2021 12:20 PM Associated Press

It’s been over a year since a choir practice in Washington state sickened 53 people and killed two, becoming one of the first known COVID-19…

California had its worst wildfire season ever last year — and officials are now fearing more of the same

April 9, 2021 9:06 AM CNN Newsource

After the worst wildfire season ever in 2020, California is bracing for more destruction this year due to worsening drought conditions and…

Cheyenne Frontier Days to continue under safety protocols

April 8, 2021 2:15 PM Associated Press

The outdoor rodeo Cheyenne Frontier Days will continue as planned this year after being forced to cancel last year during the coronavirus…

Interior secretary steps into Utah public lands tug-of-war

April 8, 2021 12:33 PM Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland will visit Utah on Thursday before submitting a review on national monuments in the state.…

Third man from Utah charged in US Capitol breach

April 7, 2021 6:31 PM Associated Press

A third man from Utah was charged Wednesday in connection with the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in January.…

BBB warns us of signs promising money

April 7, 2021 5:55 PM Ariel Schroeder

Signs promising money for unused diabetes test strips are showing up around Eastern…

Salt Lake to keep mask mandate after Utah lifts state rule

April 7, 2021 4:44 PM Associated Press

Salt Lake City will continue its mask mandate after it is lifted statewide April 10, the mayor said Wednesday, though the rest of the county decided…

Utah man gets probation in plea deal after drive-by shooting

April 7, 2021 3:31 PM Associated Press

A judge has sentenced a Salt Lake City man to three suspended jail terms and three years of probation after he pleaded guilty to felony firearm…

Wyoming anti-pot effort results in 389 stops, 1 pound seized

April 7, 2021 2:36 PM Associated Press

Police in a Wyoming city made almost 400 traffic stops over 14 hours in a federally funded effort to crack down on…

Law blocks Utah government from requiring COVID-19 vaccines

April 6, 2021 3:05 PM Associated Press

A new law blocks Utah’s government from requiring people to get COVID-19 vaccines, but companies can use so-called vaccine passports to determine…

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte tests positive for COVID-19

April 6, 2021 1:17 PM CNN Newsource

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte tested positive for COVID-19 Monday after experiencing mild symptoms on Sunday, according to his office. The Republican…

EPA, railroad agree to $140,000 settlement for Wyoming spill

April 6, 2021 12:03 PM Associated Press

The U.S. government and a railroad have reached a settlement agreement under which the company will pay $140,000 for spilling fuel and oil in a…

Oregon governor expands vaccines to all on April 19

April 6, 2021 11:48 AM Associated Press

All Oregon residents age 16 and up will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine on April 19.…

Judge schedules trial in 2016 death of Utah inmate

April 6, 2021 11:17 AM Associated Press

A federal judge has scheduled a trial over whether a Utah county is liable for civil damages after an inmate bled to death in a jail cell in 2016.…

Colorado is auctioning off pot-themed license plates until ‘420’

April 5, 2021 5:19 PM CNN Newsource

For the right price, 14 Colorado drivers can show their love for the state’s legal green. Colorado is auctioning rights for 14 different…

Devils Tower climb routes closed to protect nesting falcons

April 5, 2021 12:38 PM Associated Press

Some rock climbing routes on Devils Tower in northeastern Wyoming have been closed to protect nesting…

Police: Wyoming chase ended when driver shot himself

April 5, 2021 12:16 PM Associated Press

A man ended a police pursuit in southwestern Wyoming by killing…

Utah dads to be required to pay half of pregnancy costs

April 5, 2021 10:36 AM Associated Press

Utah’s governor has signed a law requiring biological fathers to pay half of a woman’s out-of-pocket pregnancy costs.…

Woman killed by ex-boyfriend in Utah grocer’s parking lot

April 5, 2021 10:31 AM Associated Press

Authorities in northern Utah say a 41-year-old woman was shot and killed in a grocery store parking lot by an ex-boyfriend who later shot himself…

Ex-Salt Lake City police officer arrested in Capitol breach

April 3, 2021 11:52 AM Associated Press

Michael Lee Hardin was arrested Friday on charges of entering and remaining in the Capitol, a restricted building, and participating in disorderly…

One dead after tool flies into windshield

April 3, 2021 10:09 AM News Team

A ratchet from an unknown vehicle flew through the windshield hitting Jimenez Negrete, who then drove off the right shoulder into the median, where…

Utah to help people reentering workforce during pandemic

April 1, 2021 3:45 PM Associated Press

Utah is launching a return to work program to help people reentering the workforce as new coronavirus case numbers continue to drop.…

Stranded hikers rescued from icy cliff in northern Utah

April 1, 2021 12:39 PM Associated Press

Two hikers in Utah were rescued by county search teams and a state helicopter after they became stranded on an icy cliff near Ogden, authorities…

US judge blocks Nevada grazing; sage grouse totals dwindling

March 31, 2021 1:07 PM Associated Press

A federal judge has blocked a project in Nevada that would expand livestock grazing across 400 square miles of some of the highest priority…

Judge asked to overturn ‘gay sex’ offender registration

March 31, 2021 12:58 PM Associated Press

A federal judge in Montana is considering the case of a man who asked that he no longer be required to register as a sex offender in Montana for…

Donovan Mitchell to speak at University of Utah commencement

March 30, 2021 3:25 PM Associated Press

Utah Jazz player Donovan Mitchell will give the keynote address for the University of Utah’s 2021 commencement.…

South Dakota governor kills transgender bill, but orders ban

March 30, 2021 10:41 AM Associated Press

A South Dakota bill that would have banned transgender women and girls from female sports was effectively vetoed by Gov. Kristi Noem, but she quickly…