Utah News Digest
Good evening. Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up in Utah.
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UPCOMING TOMORROW:
OFFENSIVE LICENSE PLATE-UTAH
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers want to know how a license plate with the phrase “DEPORTM” got approved despite state rules against expressing contempt for any race, religion or political opinion on vanity plates.
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TOP STORIES TODAY:
MORMON CHURCH-SEXUAL ABUSE
SALT LAKE CITY — A woman who accused The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of covering for a former missionary leader who she says raped her in the 1980s said Tuesday she may be ready to drop her lawsuit against the faith. McKenna Denson said during a court hearing that she still doesn't have an attorney. Her previous lawyer withdrew in May for unknown reasons, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. SENT: 270 words.
CHURCH DISRUPTION-FINE
SALT LAKE CITY — A person who stood up and shouted during a general conference session of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to draw attention to allegations of sexual abuse has been fined and ordered to stay away from the faith’s main temple. A judge levied the penalty Monday against 25-year-old Crystal Legionaires, who stood up and yelled "Stop protecting sexual predators” during the twice-yearly meeting of the faith in March 2018, the Deseret News reported. SENT: 300 words.
POLICE-ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
PROVO — A Utah city police department is considering a partnership with an artificial intelligence company in an effort to help the law enforcement agency work more efficiently. The Springville police may work with technology firm Banjo to help improve the response time to emergencies, The Daily Herald reported. SENT: 260 words.
TRUMP-IMPEACHMENT-THEN AND NOW
WASHINGTON — The third impeachment trial of a president in U.S. history is expected to start this week on a sharply partisan vote, breaking from the unanimous bipartisan tally at the start of Bill Clinton's trial. Three of the Senate's remaining moderates — Susan Collins, R-Maine, Mitt Romney, R-Utah, and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska — are signaling they want to hear from John Bolton, who could offer explosive new revelations. It would only take one more GOP vote to call Bolton as a witness under Senate rules. By Andrew Taylor. SENT: 920 words, photos.
IN BRIEF:
— MORMON TEMPLE VANDALIZED — A Utah man who authorities say vandalized a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple will receive a competency evaluation before his case moves forward, a defense attorney said.
— SKI RESORT SALE — The deal to sell Vermont's Sugarbush ski resort to the Alterra Mountain Company has been completed, the company announced Tuesday. Alterra owns Deer Valley Resort and Solitude Mountain Resort in Utah.
SPORTS:
BKN—JAZZ-NETS
NEW YORK — The Utah Jazz look for their 10th straight victory when they visit the Brooklyn Nets. By Basketball Writer Brian Mahoney. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos.
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