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Governor Gary Herbert is announcing a ban on the use of chokeholds for state law enforcement officers.  The policy change applies to the Utah Department of Corrections and the Department of Public Safety.  The governor also called on local police agencies to take similar actions as well.  Her ...

At 3:33 am on Sunday, Utah residents woke up to an emergency alert on their phones, to find no information about the amber alert that was pushed out. The Department of Public Safety announced it will discontinue those alerts. ABC4’s Jordan Verdadeiro joins us with an update on that story. A ...

Utah has moved to its highest state of emergency as the coronavirus pandemic continues.  Department of Public Safety Commissioner Jess Anderson says the Level One emergency triggers a major disaster declaration with the federal government in order to get more resources to the state.  ...

Police say a 17-year-old girl who was previously missing from Box Elder County was found safe in Kansas on Thursday. *********************************************************************************************************************** The Utah Department of Public Safety is asking the public to keep an eye out for a 17-year-old runaway...

State lawmakers want to know why the use of facial recognition technology by the Utah Department of Public Safety isn't regulated to protect privacy rights. Members of the Legislature's Government Operations Interim Committee questions DPS Commissioner Jess Anderson about the program yesterday, asking him what protections were in place to ensure the system was being utilized properly...