1 dead, 1 injured in police shootout at Wyoming apartments
One person is dead and another injured in a shootout with police in…
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Utah protesters face charges with potential life sentence
Some Black Lives Matter protesters in Salt Lake City could face up to life in prison if they’re convicted of splashing red paint and smashing windows…
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Utah no longer recommends modified quarantine in schools
Utah will no longer recommend that schools allow students who have been exposed to COVID-19 to come to class following pushback from doctors and…
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Idaho teen will serve jail time for shooting gun at protest
An 18-year-old who fired a gun near a Boise protest after the police killing of George Floyd will spend four days in…
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USU researchers debunk myths to find optimal hemp growth
Ninety years ago, hemp researchers at Utah State University grew cannabis for rope and had no way to test the THC content in crops other than smoking…
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Drunk driver who killed 3 children gets 30-year sentence
A drunk driver who killed three children when he crashed into the back of a vehicle in which they were passengers has been sentenced to 30 years in…
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Company to open beef processing facility in S. Idaho
A beef processing company said Friday it will open a new plant in south-central Idaho and hire 400…
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2 pilots killed in small air-tanker collision at Nevada fire
Both pilots were killed when two small air-tankers collided in mid-air in southeast Nevada while assisting in the attack on a fast-moving wildfire…
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Soldier Mountain opens new mountain bike park Aug. 7-9
Soldier Mountain will celebrate the grand opening of its new mountain bike park Saturday, Aug. 8 at 11 a.m., although it officially opens to the…
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Utah governor says postponing election would be ‘foolish’
Republican Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said the state has no intention of delaying the November election following President Donald Trump’s suggestion on…
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Officials searching for reported plane crash
Officials in southwestern Montana are searching for a small airplane after a passenger called and reported it had…
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COVID-19 cancels Wyoming hunt amid Native American criticism
The coronavirus has prompted the cancelation of a charity antelope hunt that has drawn teams of famous, powerful men to central Wyoming for over 75…
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Judge orders evaluation for Tinder killing suspect in Utah
A judge ordered a psychological evaluation for a Utah man accused of strangling and stabbing a woman he met through the dating app…
Continue Reading Utah teachers want online only classes at start of school
Utah’s largest teachers union called Tuesday for schools to delay reopening and start the school year with online classes, citing safety concerns for…
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Utah educators rally for more virus protections in schools
A group of more than 150 educators rallied outside the Utah Capitol building Thursday to call for stronger protections against the coronavirus for…
Continue Reading Utah family sues city, police officers in killing of son
The parents of a Utah man who was shot and killed by police in his driveway while holding a knife have filed a lawsuit against the city of Ogden and…
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Critical habitat proposed for rare southwestern Idaho plant
Environmental groups reacted with mixed responses Thursday to a Trump administration plan to create critical habitat for a small, flowering plant…
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Logan mayor proposes mask mandate amid coronavirus pandemic
A mayor in northern Utah has asked for a citywide mask mandate to limit the spread of COVID-19, a request that has drawn mixed reactions from Cache…
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Testing finds 10 coronavirus cases at Wyoming prison
Testing of inmates, staff and healthcare workers at Wyoming’s maximum-security prison has detected at least 10 cases of the coronavirus, corrections…
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Utah sees virus surge — but not in county with mask order
Utah is among the many U.S. states battling a surge in coronavirus cases, but officials said Wednesday the Salt Lake City area is bucking the trend…
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Wyoming corrections director to retire after 17 years
The longest-serving head of a state corrections agency plans to…
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Boy, 14, charged for deadly shooting of boy, 13, in Wyoming
A 14-year-old boy is charged with manslaughter for allegedly shooting a 13-year-old boy in…
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West Nile Virus detected in body of water in northern Utah
Health officials in northeastern Utah have detected West Nile Virus in a body of water, the state’s first report of the virus this…
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Police: Idaho suspect in shootout was part of 2016 standoff
The Idaho State Police has identified a man injured during a police pursuit and shootout in northern Idaho on Saturday that began during an attempted…
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Man accused of assaulting woman after positive COVID-19 test
Four Utah County Sheriff’s deputies are in isolation after arresting a man who is accused of assaulting a woman after he reportedly tested positive…
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University of Wyoming drafts plan for fall COVID-19 closures
University of Wyoming officials have released a plan to respond to any surge in the coronavirus on campus after students return in the…
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Billings Montana Temple among list of 12 temples to begin reopening Phase 2
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announces phased temple reopenings each week.…
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Drowning victim recovered from Bear Lake
Searchers recovered a drowning victim from Bear Lake Sunday…
Continue Reading Worker virus case speeds up Wyoming prison system testing
A contract healthcare worker at Wyoming’s maximum-security prison has tested positive for the coronavirus, prompting corrections officials to…
Continue Reading Gov. allows exception to coronavirus rules to reopen schools
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert carved out an exception to virus restrictions Thursday to allow Salt Lake City schools to fully reopen rather than hold…
Continue Reading Parents weigh time and safety to make back-to-school choices
Many Idaho parents who want their kids to attend school online during the coronavirus pandemic can get computer equipment and even lunches provided…
Continue Reading Wyoming prosecutors not pursuing retired-bishop abuse case
Prosecutors in Wyoming have again decided not to pursue sexual abuse charges against a retired Roman Catholic bishop accused of abusing boys over…
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Official: Cyanobacteria kills dog at Zion National Park
Toxic levels of a cyanobacteria have been detected in a Utah river for the first time after a dog suffered seizures and died at Zion National Park,…
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10 more confirmed COVID-19 deaths in Utah
Utah tallied 10 more confirmed deaths from the coronavirus Tuesday, the latest sign showing the severity of a surge of case that began after…
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Wyoming board member sorry for ‘stupid’ coronavirus comments
A school board member apologized Monday for his “stupid” comments about people from Wyoming who have died from the coronavirus…
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Kanye West seeking to use Wyoming warehouse for Yeezy
Kanye West plans to use a former drug-manufacturing warehouse in Wyoming to create his Yeezy brand clothing and…
Continue Reading Final body recovered from Idaho airplane collision over lake
Authorities say they have recovered the final body of eight people killed when two airplanes collided over a scenic mountain lake in northern Idaho…
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Deputy shot twice while searching for stolen motorcycle
A sheriff’s deputy is in critical condition after he was shot twice while searching for a stolen motorcycle Monday…
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Utah to require masks in schools, not statewide, amid surge
Utah will require masks in schools as they reopen in the fall, but Republican Gov. Gary Herbert stopped short of a statewide mandate Thursday.…
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Former bailiff sentenced for income tax evasion
A Lewiston man and former Nez Perce County bailiff got to three years of supervised probation and 100 hours of community service after pleading…
Continue Reading Utah governor meets with lawmakers to discuss mask mandate
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert is considering issuing a statewide mask mandate after discussing the issue with state legislators this…
Continue Reading Wyoming returns 118 inmates from out-of-state facilities
The Wyoming Department of Corrections has returned over 100 inmates from facilities in other states in a move delayed by the…
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Veteran helps save man from drowning in Utah reservoir
A retired veteran and former state trooper from Nevada helped prevent a man from drowning in a Utah reservoir, a park official…
Continue Reading 2 dead in small plane crash in Utah mountains
Two people died when a small plane crashed Friday in a rugged area in the Utah mountains, authorities…
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Green River mining company to lay off workers
A company that mines and refines soda ash and related products in in Green River plans to lay off an unspecified number of workers in response to the…
Continue Reading Wyoming base reinstates health measures as virus cases rise
A resurgence of coronavirus has prompted a U.S. Air Force base in Wyoming to reinstate health protection measures and limit access to watch a Fourth…
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US sets deadline for wolverines protection decision
U.S. wildlife officials have agreed to decide by the end of August whether climate change and other threats are pushing the rare wolverine closer to…
Continue Reading Visitor access restricted to northern Idaho fire lookouts
The U.S. Forest Service says visitors to six active fire lookouts in northern Idaho won’t be able to access the top level of the lookouts due to the…
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Boise State cutting baseball, women’s swimming and diving
Boise State is discontinuing its baseball program just months after the school was forced to cut short its first season in 40 years with only a…
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Firefighters fight flames from own fireworks show mishap
A fireworks show exploded as it was being set up by firefighters in Wyoming but they turned around and fought the…
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Longest-serving member of Utah Legislature concedes primary
The longest-serving member of the Utah Legislature has been ousted, months after sponsoring a controversial tax-overhaul…
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Utah university to consider dropping ‘Dixie’ from its name
After years of resisting calls to change, a university in Utah is considering dropping “Dixie” from its name in another example of the nation’s…
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Utah GOP governor’s race still tight between Cox, Huntsman
The Republican race for the first open Utah governor’s seat is close as the coronavirus has made counting ballots more complicated.…
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Officials: Oregon could reach 900 new COVID-19 cases a day
Oregon had a record 281 new confirmed coronavirus cases Wednesday, but officials predict that the increase may become much steeper during the next…
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Work can continue on central Idaho trail crossing ranch
A federal judge has ruled that work can continue on a public trail on an easement crossing private land that connects the popular tourist…
Continue Reading Ex-Wyoming mayor, police officer plead guilty in data case
The mayor of a small Wyoming town has resigned as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors to charges she misused a police…
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Inmate at Idaho state prison dies in apparent suicide
Authorities say a 23-year-old inmate at the Idaho State Correctional Institution has died in an apparent…
Continue Reading New Utah virus cases top weekly record as infections surge
Utah health officials have reported the most coronavirus cases in one week since the pandemic began as a surge in infections continues across the…
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Utah wildfire destroys 1 home, evacuates 3,100 homes
A wildfire that prompted the evacuation of about 3,100 homes on Sunday destroyed one home near Saratoga Springs and damaged 12 others, city officals…
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Wyoming teen gets up to 20 years for bringing guns to school
A Wyoming judge sentenced a teenager to up to 20 years in prison Thursday for bringing firearms and ammunition to his school in 2018 after he said he…
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University of Utah to drop ACT, SAT requirement for 2 years
Prospective students at the University of Utah will no longer be required to submit ACT or SAT scores for the next two years in response to the…
Continue Reading Idaho domestic terrorist released early from federal prison
An Idaho man imprisoned for more than two decades for bombing a Planned Parenthood clinic and robbing a bank in Spokane Valley in 1996 walked free…
Continue Reading Justice Department: Helicopter hounded trail building crew
BOISE, Idaho (AP) – A low-flying helicopter last weekend harassed a work crew building a public trail on an easement crossing private land that…
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Utah primary will look different due to coronavirus
Next week’s primary elections in Utah will be slightly different due to legislation passed to accommodate struggles voters may have faced during the…
Continue Reading Utah records 2nd-most COVID-19 cases as surge continues
Utah reported its second-highest daily number of new coronavirus cases Thursday as the state deals with a troubling surge that has already led the…
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University of Wyoming to allow shared dorm rooms this fall
Some students at the University of Wyoming will be allowed to share dorm rooms under a revised plan to resume in-person classes during the…
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Face masks required in Utah state buildings, largest county
Utah Gov. Gary Hebert said Wednesday he will require face masks at state-run buildings that include liquor stores and higher education offices and…
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Marsh Valley School District superintendent in stable condition after attack
The Bannock County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the Marsh Valley School District superintendent was attacked with a baseball bat on…
Continue Reading COVID-19 in Cheyenne hits animal shelter, five restaurants
An animal shelter halted pet adoptions and five restaurants sanitized facilities Wednesday amid a spike in coronavirus cases in Wyoming’s capital…
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Utah official apologizes for sending out gun-designed mask
A state official has apologized after a family was sent masks featuring a gun, the American flag and the phrase “don’t tread on me” as part of a…
Continue Reading Cheyenne health officials: Event could worsen COVID-19 spike
Health officials worry an event in Wyoming’s capital city last weekend could worsen a spike in coronavirus…
Continue Reading Utah governor: No economic shut down despite virus spread
Gov. Gary Herbert says he has no plans to shut down the economy even though he shares some of the concerns of the state’s epidemiologist.…
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Wyoming mayor resigns after charge of misusing her office
A Wyoming mayor resigned after being charged with using police department records for her personal…
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Police: Wyoming prosecutor says bishop abuse case still open
A criminal investigation into a retired Roman Catholic bishop accused of childhood sexual abuse by more than a dozen men remains open, police in…
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University police search for Brigham Young statue vandals
Brigham Young University police were searching for the people who vandalized an on-campus statue of Brigham…
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Official pleads guilty to human smuggling in adoption scheme
A former Arizona politician pleaded guilty in Utah Friday to human smuggling and other charges filed in an illegal adoption scheme that stretched…
Continue Reading 9 Utah counties transition to new COVID-19 risk category
Nine rural counties in Utah will move into the green health risk status beginning Friday after recording some of the state’s lowest COVID-19 case…
Continue Reading Former Utah first lady tests positive for coronavirus
Former Utah first lady Mary Kaye Huntsman, wife of current Republican candidate for governor Jon Huntsman Jr., said Thursday she has tested positive…
Continue Reading Utah says economy recover plan won’t risk residents health
Utah state leaders said Wednesday that updated plans intended to help drive economic recovery won’t compromise the health of residents even though…
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Idaho prosecutors seek death penalty for shooting suspect
Boise County prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against an Idaho man accused of fatally shooting an 11-year-old boy in…
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Train cars catch fire and explode after Wyoming derailment
A train operated by Union Pacific Railroad derailed in Wyoming, causing several rail cars to catch on fire and…
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Rescuers relieved after legendary $2M treasure found
They’ve been pulled from steep canyons and rushing rivers, sometimes no longer breathing, after chasing a cryptic poem’s clues and promise of…
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US delays repairs for Idaho road in grizzly bear habitat
U.S. officials will delay the repair of an impassable northern Idaho road in important grizzly bear habitat near the Canadian border because of a…
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Magnitude 4.1 aftershock hits Central Idaho
The United States Geological Survey reports a magnitude 4.1 quake hit Central Idaho Tuesday…
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Republican Utah lawmaker to back NAACP police-reform plan
A Republican lawmaker in Utah said Friday he’ll support police reform legislation championed by the NAACP aimed at ending brutality and racial…
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Woman found pinned by car, dead, at Wyoming oilfield site
A woman was found dead at an oilfield site in northeastern…
Continue Reading Facing budget crisis, Wyoming closing 10 highway rest areas
The Wyoming Department of Transportation plans to close 10 highway rest areas to save money amid a budget…
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Meat-rendering company where worker died fined by OSHA
The owner of an Idaho meat-rendering plant where an employee died earlier this year has been fined more than $63,000 by the federal Occupational…
Continue Reading Idaho woman kills 5-year-old son and self, authorities say
A mother killed her 5-year-old son and then herself at their home in Idaho, police…
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US designates Northern Idaho county as drug-trafficking area
Federal officials on Thursday announced that a northern Idaho county with a drug-trafficking problem will be included in a regional enforcement…
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Police: Man fatally shoots another man in Gillette apartment
Police in northeastern Wyoming say a man fatally shot another man in the…
Continue Reading University of Wyoming drafts reopening plan for 2020-21 year
University of Wyoming officials have drafted a plan to resume classes on campus with a modified schedule next school year, provided the state helps…
Continue Reading 4 Wyoming women charged for suspected quarantine violation
Four roommates in Wyoming were charged in criminal court on suspicion of violating a quarantine order issued because of their exposure to COVID-19,…
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No rodeo festival dashes Wyoming city’s hopes amid COVID-19
The Just Dandy women’s clothing store in downtown Cheyenne has endured fire, flooding, recessions and so far the coronavirus pandemic, but will this…
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Man mauled by grizzly bear in critical, stable condition
A grizzly bear has mauled a mountain biker on a trail near the Spanish Peaks Mountain Club in southern Montana, causing severe injuries to his face…
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Ogden officer killed, 1 hurt in shootout; gunman also dead
Authorities say a police officer was killed and another officer injured in a shootout with man whose wife called police to report he had threatened…
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Cops: Man asked to be shot after killing date met on Tinder
Police say a man accused of choking and stabbing a woman after meeting her on the popular dating app Tinder asked police to shoot him after reporting…
Continue Reading Police: Man killed in fight and shooting in Idaho community
One person is dead following a shooting in a small Idaho community, authorities…
Continue Reading An Idaho Appeals court rules judge abused court’s discretion
A 25-year-old Post Falls man who was sentenced to prison three years ago for having sex with a 14-year-old girl got a reprieve this week as a state…
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Wyoming unemployment more than doubled to 9.2% in April
Wyoming’s unemployment rate more than doubled to 9.2% in April amid an energy-market downturn and measures to control the coronavirus.…
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