Police Brutality

Outside Looking In: What Former Officers Think Could Improve Policing

Madelyn Beck

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This is the fifth story in the Mountain West News Bureau series " Elevated Risk ," a project powered by America Amplified , a public radio initiative....

Ywhna Bin Wahid, left, and Baleigh Sampson helped organized a Black Lives Matter protest in Moses Lake, Wash., in June.

Politics & Government

'Talking People Into Handcuffs': One Western Town Offers Lessons In Good Policing

Nate Hegyi

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This is the fourth story in the Mountain West News Bureau series " Elevated Risk ," a project powered by America Amplified , a public radio initiative....

Cole Stump was 29 years old when he was shot and killed by Billings police in October. According to the department, he pulled a gun during a struggle with officers.

Politics & Government

A Montana Family Speaks Out About Police Violence Against Indigenous People

Savannah Maher

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This is the second story in the Mountain West News Bureau series " Elevated Risk ," a project powered by America Amplified , a public radio initiative....

A still image from Salt Lake City Police Department body camera footage from September 2020. The person in the image, a 13-year-old boy with autism who police believed might have been armed, would be shot moments later. The boy was unarmed.

Politics & Government

Mountain West Has The Highest Rate Of People Killed By Police In The Nation

Nate Hegyi

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This is the first story in the Mountain West News Bureau series " Elevated Risk ," a project powered by America Amplified , a public radio initiative....

A photo of the murals of those killed by police brutality.

Politics & Government

Community Pushes Back On Possible Rezone Of Salt Lake City Mural Site

Emily Means

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Salt Lake City is considering rezoning a downtown property where artists have painted murals of people killed by police. Although the city council hasn’t yet decided how the property will be developed, members of the public called in to a recent council meeting to express their concern about the murals possibly being torn down.

Photo of police in riot gear in Salt Lake City.

News

Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera Says Police Need To Be Held Accountable

More than 40 people were arrested in Salt Lake City over the weekend when peaceful protests against police brutality and racial injustice turned violent…