Utah County

Last year, lawmakers required users to have a hunting or fishing license on state wildlife management areas. They’re swapping that out for an educational and donation-based system.

Brigham Young approved an order to “exterminate” Native Americans in 1850 after Latter-day Saint settlers arrived in Utah Valley. The Nation’s chief executive says her people still live in fear.

One of the prosecutors working the case has an 18-year-old daughter who was at the Utah Valley University event where Charlie Kirk was shot. Robinson’s defense team wants the entire Utah County Attorney’s Office kicked off the case.

Judkins has just finished moving into her new office, and housing and west side investment are already top of mind.

Two media attorneys reviewed the transcript and told KUER that the October hearing in question for Charlie Kirk’s accused killer could have happened mostly in public.

About a page's worth of words of the 80-page October transcript was redacted for security reasons. The scope of redactions is smaller than what Robinson’s defense team originally requested.

The hearing dealt with public and media access in the high-profile case, as well as a gag order. Robinson’s attorneys are pushing to limit media, including cameras in the courtroom.

It is an unprecedented situation. After a 2024 vote, three new districts in Utah County are being shaped to replace Alpine School District in 2027.

Provo is about to have a new mayor. While the race was close, challenger Marsha Judkins eventually came out ahead of two-term incumbent Michelle Kaufusi. Provo voters say Marsha Judkins ran a more tasteful campaign.

An over 280-page complaint submitted to the Lt. Governor’s Office raised concerns about transparency in local elections and the complicated world of campaign finance.

The 22-year-old accused of murdering Charlie Kirk is presumed innocent until proven otherwise, Judge Tony Graf said, and therefore will be dressed as someone presumed innocent.

Several mayoral and city council candidates in Utah County have been endorsed by the county’s Republican Party. State elections director Ryan Cowley says these kinds of endorsements are above board.