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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An innocent bystander who was shot by a Unified police officer in a case of mistaken identity has reached a $1.2 million settlement with the police department. Unified police announced the settlement Friday between the department and Dustin Evans and his wife, Miranda Evans.
NEPHI, Utah (AP) — An 11-year-old girl has died after falling off a truck that was participating in the Ute Stampede Western Heritage parade. Nephi Police Chief Michael Morgan said that after the girl fell on Friday, she was hit by the trailer the truck was pulling.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The International Olympic Committee's decision this week to pick both Paris and Los Angeles as the next two Summer Games' hosts is a break from tradition that one expert says could improve Salt Lake City's chances to host another Winter Games. The Deseret News reports that Ed Hula, founder and editor of news source Around the Rings, predicts Salt Lake City could host the 2030 Winter Games. Hula says he expects Paris to land the 2024 Summer Games and Los Angeles the 2028 Summer Games.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A company with a Boeing 747 bomber that can drop more than 19,000 gallons (72,000 liters) of suppressant on wildfires says federal officials are keeping it grounded, putting homes and ground-based firefighters at risk. Officials with Global SuperTanker filed a protest with the U.S. Forest Service late last month contesting a contract limiting firefighting aircraft to 5,000 gallons (18,900 liters).
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