KCYN-KCPX NEWS 6Sept2012 Thursday

>>Colorado Mom Sues LDS Church Over Son's Drowning

(Undated) -- A Colorado woman is suing The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints over her son's drowning last summer. The "Salt Lake Tribune" reports the 17 year-old drowned at Utah's Quail Creek State Park while visiting with his LDS Church youth leader. The lawsuit claims the boy was left in the water about 50 yards away from the shore without any floats or supervision.

>>Politicans Debate Drink Prices

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- A debate continues in Utah politics over happy hour. The issue is a lawsuit that challenges Utah's law which prevents bars from discounting drinks, like in happy hours. The assistant attorney general agrees with the Utah Hospitality Association that prices can be changed on a daily basis, so as long as a discounted price is the price for the day, it's ok. State senator John Valentine is calling that a run around the law and is threatening to change the language to stop it.

>>Stalking Charge Filed Against Ex-Boyfriend Of State House Candidate

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- A man is accused of stalking his ex-girlfriend, who happens to be running for the Utah state house. The "Deseret News" reports Hector Ramon Martinez is accused of texting Celina Milner up to four times per day and leaving her voicemail messages. Police also say he drove by her home and sent her flowers, even after he was warned to stop. Milner is running for House District 34

>>Paul Ryan In Town To Raise Money

(Undated) -- Paul Ryan is moving on to Colorado after a day of fundraising in Utah. The Republican vice presidential nominee arrived in Provo yesterday afternoon for several hours of fundraisers. He had no public rallies. So far, the Mitt Romney campaign has raised about four-point-eight-million dollars in Utah, not including Ryan's visit yesterday.

>>Dead Geese Under Investigation In Draper

(Draper, UT) -- Draper police want to know how ten gutted geese ended up in the middle of a road in the middle of the night. KSTU-TV reports the decomposing Canada geese were found along 700 West early Wednesday morning. Woter fowl season hasn't begun yet, so the deaths are unusual. The birds are protected by the federal government and the state of Utah.

SALT LAKE CITY — The official website for the state of Utah has received more than 100 awards — more than any other state website — from Best of the Web.Best of the Web honors governments whose websites demonstrate innovation, usability and maximum functionality for users, according to a press release.
SEVIER COUNTY — Southern Utah lawmen are again asking for help in capturing a heavily armed man who is breaking into and stealing from cabins.
Troy James Knapp, 44, has been charged with aggravated burglary, two counts of burglary and one count of possession or use of a firearm by a restricted person, according to an arrest warrant issued by the 6th District CourtA motion-sensor camera snapped photos of 44-year-old Troy James Knapp last winter as he walked by a cabin.
New photos, released by the Sevier County Sheriff's Office Wednesday, show Knapp's campsite in the Red Desert area, near the border of Kane and Iron counties.
Deputies believe he is now roaming Beaver, Piute and Sevier counties.
Knapp is armed and has left threats at some cabin
　
>>Orem Man Guilty Of Setting Traps In Provo Canyon

(Undated) -- An Orem man is facing up to one year in jail after admitting he set booby traps in Provo Canyon. Benjamin Rutkowski and another man were accused of building a trap of rocks and sticks that could swing at someone and another that used sharpened sticks in the ground. The charges say Rutkowski and Kai Christensen claimed the traps in the Big Springs trailhead were meant for animals, not people. Christensen has not yet pled in the case.

(Moab Utah)- The grand County Council opposes Green River ity's plan to annex some Grand County Land. Green River City officials say they do not plan any immediate annexation but are simply putting a plan for the future. That plan includes possible annexation of up to 130 square miles of Gand County land to just east of the Floy Wash interchange on I-70.
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