Host Jason Mathis speaks with Salt Lake City Police Chief Mike Brown and SLCPD Deputy Chief Josh Scharman about the effect increasing the number of jail beds throughout Salt Lake County will have on the criminal element in the Rio Grande district.
It’s bigger, safer, and more energy efficient’ and now, Salt Lake City’s new Public Safety Building is inching closer to being complete. Thursday, KCPW’s Jessica Gail took a tour of the city’s $125 million dollar project and reports on what residents can expect when it’s complete in the spring.
While the more than half a dozen wildfires burning across Utah certainly have an immediate impact on the nearest residents and the environmental landscape, they also could have a political impact this election year. Every Friday, we talk with Thomas Burr, Washington Correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune and author of Political Cornflakes, a daily, online round-up of Utah politics.
Thousands of Utahns got a taste of how dangerous red-flag fire conditions can be over the weekend. A massive wildfire sparked by target shooting in Utah County now has Governor Gary Herbert calling on local cities and counties to crack down on inappropriate use of fireworks and firearms. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports on the aftermath of this weekend’s Dump Fire.
Over the past several years, homeless shelters across the country have remained packed full of individuals and families looking to get back on their feet. It’s no different in downtown Salt Lake City, where shelters are working more closely than ever with the Salt Lake City Police Department to ensure they remain a safe place for everyone. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports on what officers are doing to keep drugs away from some of Utah’s most vulnerable residents.
The number of thieves targeting Utah’s seniors continues to rise. Nan Mendenhall, Director of the state’s Adult Protective Services says a recent study shows Utah seniors could be getting exploited out of almost one million dollars a day.
Could teaching teens about dating violence actually lead them to be more aggressive? Studies say in certain cases, yes. Now, the Rape Recovery Center in Salt Lake City wants to help solve that problem. KCPW’s Jessica Gail explains how they’re working with youth to reverse the trend.
Where were you at 10:15 Tuesday morning? If you’re like nearly one million other Utah residents, you were participating in the largest earthquake drill in the state’s history. Schools, hospitals, and libraries statewide took part in the Utah shakeout hoping to get a better understanding of what to do when a real earthquake takes place. KCPW’s Jessica Gail was at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray where they brought in extra staff for the drill.
The Salt Lake City Police Department’s website is back online after a security breach that prompted a shutdown. In January, the activist group Anonymous took credit for the attack on SLCPD.com, saying it was in response to an anti-graffiti bill in the legislature.
Nearly a hundred people filled a room at the Weber County Main Library in Ogden last night to support Mathew David Stewart, the Ogden man who faces the death penalty after he shot and killed a police officer and wounded five others during a January drug raid at his home. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, supporters say the tragedy is a result of violent drug policies and aggressive law enforcement tactics that need to change.
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