(Moab Utah)- The Moab Times Independent Reorts this week that Kens Lake is essentially empty. The Grand Water and Sewer Service Agency has informed irrigation water users that, due to low water levels in Ken’s Lake, the start of the irrigation water season is likely to be delayed even further, possibly as late as April 22.
The Ken’s Lake reservoir had a measured level of 368 acre-feet as of March 19, only slightly up from a month ago and still far below the average of 1,300 acre-feet typically found in March. The lake’s current levels are the lowest ever on record for March. Spring runoff is expected to below normal. The GWSSA board, which discussed the issue at its March 21 meeting, is scheduled to address the topic again at its next regular meeting, scheduled for Thursday, April 4, at 7 p.m., at the GWSSA office, 3025 E. Spanish Trail Road.

　

>>Student Pilot OK After Crash In Provo

(Provo, UT) -- A student pilot flying at Provo Airport is alive after he escapes a crash unscathed. Provo authorities say the student was flying a single-engine plane yesterday when he crashed while approaching the runway. The wing of the plane touched the ground which made the plane spin around. The pilot walked away.

>>U-T-A Finishing Crossing Changes

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Utah Transit Authority is making major changes to improve train crossing safety in light of the TRAX accident that killed a West Jordan teen two years ago. U-T-A is about halfway finished with upgrading all 160 crossings. The new crossing signals are designed to grab a person's attention -- even those distracted by cell phones -- by putting up a fence in their direct walking path, which forces users to see the tracks.

>>Man Rammed By Bison Speaks Out

(Antelope Island, UT) -- A Colorado man pinned against a fence by a wild bison in Antelope Island says he's not the thrill-seeker everyone thinks. KSL-TV caught up with Ty Draper, who says he was actually trying to protect the runners in the Buffalo Run. He says the bison suddenly ventured into the path of the entrants. Some early reports suggested Draper had provoked the bison.

>>Rally Held In Opposition Of Water Deal

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Utahns are speaking out against the Snake Valley water deal with the state of Nevada. Utah Governor Gary Herbert says he'll decide by Monday whether to sign-off on the deal to equally divide the water in the aquifer along the Utah-Nevada border. Protesters rallied last night and said the plan will hurt Snake Valley agriculture as well as local air quality.

>>Family Builds Love For Sick Kids

(South Weber, UT) -- A family from South Weber is trying to do a nice thing for kids with leukemia. The Coopers says they'll use the proceeds from sales of homemade sugar cookies to buy Lego bricks for ailing children. They planned to use money from a bake sale last night to buy the toys for young leukemia patients at Primary Children's Medical Center.

>>Gun Activist's Assault Rifle Stolen

(Cottonwood Heights, UT) -- No clues yet in the theft of an assault rifle from a gun activist. Cottonwood Heights Police Sergeant Scott Peck says Wednesday night, thieves broke into Clark Aposhian's [[ uh-PO-shee-un's ]] car.

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Aposhian chairs the Utah Shooting Sports Council.


>>Bill Will Allow Study Of Draper Prison move

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- A new bill is signed into law by Governor Herbert that will study the proposed relocation of Draper prison. The bill establishes a board of officials and funds of one-point-seven-million dollars to conduct cost-benefit and environmental studies. The board will also investigate the best options for using the prime real estate in Draper should the prison move elsewhere.

>>Pedestrian Grandmother Killed

(Brigham City, UT) -- A woman in Brigham City is killed while walking with her three grandkids. Police say the woman died when a car slid out of control and into her near Main and 700 South yesterday. Police say the car in question had just been involved in an accident. The victim was treated but was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.

>>Flooding Under Repair At Murdock Canal

(Pleasant Grove, UT) -- Pleasant Grove officials are working to repair damages after a flood at Murdock Canal. A least two homes were affected by water that escaped from a portion of the canal which was just finished near 28-hundred North. An official with Provo River Water Users Association said the flooding was from a hatch that wasn't properly secured.

>>Four-Year-Old Kidnapped Boy Is Safe

(Tooele, UT) -- A four-year-old boy is home safe with his mother, after a harrowing ordeal. Tooele Police Lieutenant Paul Wimmer say a woman called 9-1-1, claiming her son was taken by two acquaintances of hers.

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Fortunately, police tracked down the pair yesterday morning and arrested Shawn Bergeron and Stephanie Goff. Investigators are still trying to piece together what lead to the kidnapping and say they will probably book Bergeron into jail.


SALT LAKE CITY – A coalition of people protested a proposed pact that would allow Nevada to take 40 billion gallons of water annually from Utah’s Snake Valley.The groups say the proposed water mining project to accommodate anticipated growth in Las Vegas will devastate farming and ranching in Utah’s border communities.They say it will also cause a long-term ecological disaster that will impact public health, agriculture, recreation and the economy for decades Governor Herbert will decide whether he’d like to sign that pact allowing Nevada to take the water by Monday. He said Thursday that he is still studying the issue.