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Police: Mother, Daughter Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide

OGDEN, UT. (AP) — Ogden police say a woman and her adult daughter are dead and that it appears to be a murder-suicide. The Police Department said in a statement that officers making a welfare check at a resi... Read More...

Trial Date Expected in Massive Utah Wildfire

ST. GEORGE, UT. (AP) — A lawyer for a Utah man charged with accidentally starting a massive wildfire says he will likely get a trial date this year. Robert Lyman's attorney tells KUTV that the defense has be... Read More...

Wyoming Supreme Court Gets First Arguments in UW Gun Case

LARAMIE, WY. (AP) — A man cited in 2018 for carrying a gun on the University of Wyoming's campus has filed the opening brief in his appeal of a December ruling by an Albany County district court judge. The L... Read More...

Bill to License Idaho Naturopathic Doctors Heads to Governor

BOISE, ID. (AP) — Legislation creating a licensing path in Idaho for naturopathic medical doctors is heading to the governor. The Senate voted 32-2 Tuesday to approve the bill that will allow the state to is... Read More...

Updates to Idaho Mining Law Heads to Governor

BOISE, ID. (AP) — Legislation rewriting portions of Idaho's mining law is headed to Gov. Brad Little. The Senate on Tuesday voted 29-3 to approve the legislation backed by the Idaho Mining Association that u... Read More...

Advocates Criticize EPA Plan to Roll Back Pollution Regs

SALT LAKE CITY, UT. — Members of Moms Clean Air Force testified Monday before the Environmental Protection Agency over plans to roll back protections on toxic air pollutants. More than 30 moms from 15 states co... Read More...

Lawmakers Debate Medicaid Expansion Details as Session Winds Down

BOISE, ID. - With the legislative session drawing to an end, Idaho lawmakers still are working out how to implement voter-backed Medicaid expansion. A number of bills have been introduced, many of which ar... Read More...

Report: Fatal work injuries increase in Idaho

IDAHO - Fatal work injuries totaled 37 in 2017 for Idaho, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Richard Holden noted that the number of work-related ... Read More...

US signs Off on Wyoming Uranium Mine Expansion

CHEYENNE, WY. | By MEAD GRUVER, (AP) — The U.S. government approved plans Tuesday to expand a Wyoming uranium mine while it considers a proposed new mine by the same developer not far away. The U.S. Bureau o... Read More...

Teacher Who Had Student Wipe Off Ash Cross is Back at Work

BOUNTIFUL, Utah (AP) — Utah officials say a teacher who asked a student to wipe an ash cross off his forehead on Ash Wenesday has returned to work. KUTV reports that the Davis County School District says fou... Read More...