>>Lawmaker Is Replaced As Head Of Swallow Investigation Panel

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- State Representative Lowry Snow is no longer going to head the group investigating Utah Attorney General John Swallow. House Speaker Becky Lockhart yesterday chose to replace Snow with state Representative Jim Dunnigan. Republican Snow had done legal work for Jeremy Johnson, an indicted St. George businessman who is one of Swallow's main accusers.

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>>LDS Missionary Injured In Train Crash

(Bountiful, UT) -- An LDS missionary injured in a Spain train crash is out of the hospital. Stephen Ward is from Bountiful and he told his parents via cell phone yesterday he's glad he's alive.

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Ward says he sustained neck and head injuries in the crash. The high-speed train derailed Wednesday outside Madrid, Spain. Authorities say 80-people were killed.

>>'Mountain Man Burglar' Wants To Defend Himself

(Manti, UT) -- The so-called "Mountain Man Burglar" says he wants to represent himself. Troy Knapp fired his public defender yesterday in court, saying he's capable of defending himself for his many charges. Knapp's accused of breaking into several cabins in Sanpete County and stealing from them.

>>Heritage Park Says It's Fixed Animal Care Problems

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- This Is the Place Heritage Park says it's fixed problems with animals after getting a warning from federal officials. Tresha Kramer with the Park told the "Salt Lake Tribune" yesterday all the issues have been "remedied." Veterinary inspection reports in April and May said sick animals weren't getting treatment quickly enough. They also said manure and standing water were building up in animals' living quarters.

>>Help Needed To Find Serial Robber

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- South Salt Lake police are asking for the public's help locating a serial robber. ABC4 says a man has targeted two different banks in the span of a week. South Salt Lake cops say the suspect is a black male about six-foot-two and 180-pounds. In each robbery he wore the same disguise - a green-striped beanie hat and a see-through Halloween mask.


>>Year-Round Schools Start This Week

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- More Utah grade-schoolers than ever are hitting the books this summer. The Jordan and Davis school districts say they had a record number of kids show up to the first day of year-round school this week. Officials estimate about one-thousand students are attending year-round programs at each of the district's schools.

>>Midway Boy Survives Freak Accident

(Midway, UT) -- A 12-year-old boy from Midway is lucky to be alive today after a nail is accidentally shot into his heart. Abe Tullis was cutting his family's grass last month when the mower apparently kicked-up a two-inch nail which fired right into his chest. KSL-TV says the injury was so serious he was sent by helicopter for surgery at Primary Children's. Tullis has reportedly made a full recovery.


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>>Man Accused Of Sex With 13YO

(Grand Junction, CO) -- An 18-year-old Grand Junction man is being accused of having sex with a 13-year-old girl. Nathan Koboski was arrested Wednesday. Authorities said he had sex with the minor several times, and the two exchanged nude photos through Facebook.

(Denver, CO) -- U.S. Representative Jared Polis of rural Colorado, is suing to stop a Weld County Colorado fracking operation. The Boulder Democrat filed a temporary restraining order in Denver District Court last week with the intention to stop drilling across the street from rural property he owns near Berthoud. Polis told the "Daily Camera" fracking laws in Colorado are "outrageously out of touch in terms of protecting property."


Celebrating Water in the Desert: Colorado River Day in Utah
Moab, UT – Yesterday (Thurs.) was Colorado River Day, and in states that depend on the river system, rural and urban residents got together to reinforce their shared commitment to water conservation in the face of a growing shortage. Chris Thomas Reports. (audio :55) Comments from farmer Don Bustos ("BOOS-tose," of Santa Cruz, NM); Anne Castle, Asst. Interior Secretary for Water and Science; and Molly Mugglestone, co-director, Protect the Flows.