>>Man Fires In WVC Police Lobby

(West Valley City, UT) -- The man police say shot up a West Valley City police station yesterday is no stranger to law-enforcement. Police said James Ramsey Kammeyer [[ CAM-eye-er ]] is a registered sex offender, and attempted suicide in December 2012.

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Kammeyer, who was shot twice in his right arm, allegedly started firing a handgun in the lobby of the South Market Street station. It's not clear what charges he'll face.

>> Cat Mutilation Reward Increases

(Provo, UT) -- The Humane Society of Utah is increasing its reward for information on a series of cat mutilations. The animals were found one month ago near railroad tracks between Independence Avenue and Geneva Road. Police say the kitties were bound with tape, strangled, and left on the tracks to get run over. The Humane Society is offering a reward of five-thousand dollars.

>>Soccer Ref Critical Condition

(Taylorsville, UT) -- A soccer referee is in critical condition after a player punched him. Authorities say the 46-year-old man was officiating a game this weekend when the 17-year-old player got angry about a call. The teen's now in a juvenile-detention center and could be tried as an adult.

>>Utah Dems Could Ditch State's Caucus System

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- Utah Democrats will put to a vote whether to ditch the state's caucus system for nominating candidates for office. Democratic party chairman Jim Dabakis said Utah delegates will hear arguments for and against the caucus system and then vote at its convention this June. The party also wants to hear from the public on the matter via its website at utahdemocrats-dot-org.

>>Tooele Co. Considers Dropping Health Bennies

(Tooele, UT) -- Retirees in Tooele County could soon lose their health insurance benefits. Commissioners there say they're dealing with a four-million dollar shortfall. One plan to deal with the lack of funds is cut benefits for all current and future retirees. This development comes on the heels of the commissioners' decision to terminate some county employees.

>>Station Throws 'Bloody,Violent' Show Off Air

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- A Utah television station says it's taking a stand against violence with its decision to yank a popular network show from the airwaves. Officials from NBC affiliate KSL-TV say they've pulled the show "Hannibal" from its programming lineup. A station official tells the "Tribune" they made the decision after watching last weekend's episode and determining it was too "bloody and violent." "Hannibal" is a prequel to the -suspense-horror movie "Silence of the Lambs."

>>Owner Has Five-Days To Help Its Neglected Horse

(Farmington, UT) -- The owner of a horse in Farmington has five-days to get it medical help or face reprimand for alleged animal cruelty. Davis County Animal Care and Control says its options are limited because it was deemed the horse in question is not in life-threatening danger. A couple discovered the horse over the weekend in a pasture severely neglected with a solid halter embedded in its face. Davis County officials say the five-day order is mandatory despite the pain the horse allegedly seemed to be suffering.

>>Girl Saves Brother's Life

(Washington Terrace, UT) -- A 17-year-old Weber County teen has his sister to thank for being alive today. Friday, Hayden White -- who is diabetic -- had a seizure at home. He hit the kitchen floor in front of 12-year-old Abbey.

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The ambulance arrived within minutes of Abbey's call taking Hayden to the the local hospital.


(Washington DC)- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, has jumped into the ongoing fray over Common Core State Standards, signing a letter asking Senate budget leaders to "restore state decision-making and accountability." Lee, along with eight other Republican senators, sent the letter to the chairman and the ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds education on Friday. The letter asks that any future education appropriations bill includes language prohibiting the U.S. Secretary of Education from using the money to implement or require the standards in any way, in hopes of eliminating "further interference by the U.S. Department of Education with respect to state decisions on academic content standards."