Courtney Johns
Utah inspectors hadn't seen clients for nearly 2 years before van deaths
Courtney Johns, KSL | Posted Feb. 13 - 9:58 p.m.
Utah inspectors had not observed clients at Safe and Sound Services for nearly two years before three men died in a running van on Feb. 6, according to licensing records and charging documents.
Proposed Utah bill takes aim at hidden rental fees
Courtney Johns, KSL | Posted Feb. 12 - 5:02 p.m.
Americans spend millions of dollars on rental fees every year, according to National Consumer Law Center. They identified 27 distinct types of fees renters are paying in addition to their rent.
Judge rejects plea deal, orders prison time for Utah therapist who secretly recorded patients
Courtney Johns, KSL | Posted Feb. 5 - 11:00 a.m.
A Utah judge rejected a plea deal and ordered consecutive prison sentences for a former therapist who secretly recorded patients and possessed child sexual exploitation material.
'You don't have to open the door': ACLU warns Utahns of immigration officer entry limits
Courtney Johns, KSL | Posted Feb. 2 - 7:14 a.m.
A new federal lawsuit over an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement policy is raising questions about what agents can do at someone's home — and what Utahns' rights are.
We tested 4 popular scam-detection apps. Here's what actually worked
Courtney Johns, KSL | Posted Jan. 30 - 11:15 a.m.
Artificial intelligence is creating more convincing scams, with fake emails, cloned voices and spoofed caller IDs. KSL tested four scam-detection applications, and here's what worked.
$3M fire casts spotlight on Ogden dog food plant safety record
Courtney Johns, KSL | Posted Dec. 13 - 11:23 a.m.
A fire that caused an estimated $3 million in damage at Alphia's Ogden pet food manufacturing plant has drawn renewed attention to the company's workplace safety record.
Ex-psychologist pleads guilty to child sex crimes, may walk free within months behind bars
Courtney Johns, KSL | Posted Dec. 4 - 12:00 p.m.
Ex-psychologist Robert Virgil Dindinger pleaded guilty to child exploitation and voyeurism under a deal recommending 364 days in jail and had been flagged by Utah's licensing board years earlier.
Schools are using isolation practices more than ever — mostly for 'disruption'
Courtney Johns, KSL | Posted Nov. 24 - 12:02 p.m.
New data shows not only has disruption remained the No. 1 reason for secluding Utah students, but cases have hit a new record high.
Transparency delayed: Utah's public records appeals now take twice as long
Courtney Johns, KSL | Posted Nov. 10 - 10:04 a.m.
Utah's newly formed Government Records Office was designed to streamline the state's public records appeals process.
Driver on probation, without license, accused of DUI in church crash
Courtney Johns, KSL | Posted Oct. 21 - 6:20 a.m.
After a car crashed into a church building on Sunday night, the driver is now facing DUI and domestic violence property damage charges.
How did Utah Department of Corrections discipline officer who left K-9 Loki in hot car?
Courtney Johns, KSL | Posted May 19 - 8:04 a.m.
The Utah Department of Corrections provided the answers to questions about the hot-car death of a K-9.
KSL Investigates: The surprisingly common reasons schools list for secluding students
Courtney Johns, KSL | Posted May 13 - 12:04 p.m.
The KSL Investigators compiled statewide data from 2020-2024 to analyze the most common reasons schools provide for secluding students, to see if they met the safety standard.
Revisiting the Utah Compact: Are Utahns upholding a free society for immigrants?
Courtney Johns, KSL | Posted May 4 - 10:45 a.m.
Fifteen years after the Utah Compact was signed, KSL explores the final principle and some leaders say is at the very heart of Utah's unique culture, history and spirit of inclusion.
Psychology licensing board scrutinized Robert Dindinger years before his child exploitation arrest
Courtney Johns, KSL | Posted May 2 - 10:16 a.m.
Robert Dindinger, a former psychologist accused of sexually exploiting his minor patients, had been under scrutiny by the Utah Psychology Licensing Board for nearly a decade.
Planned Parenthood closes 2 Utah clinics, citing Trump freeze in federal funding
Courtney Johns, KSL | Posted May 2 - 7:25 a.m.
As two Planned Parenthood clinics shut their doors, a former patient said she's worried for Utahns who rely on low-cost care.
Focused on tariffs and the border, some travelers are canceling trips to Utah
Courtney Johns, KSL | Posted April 17 - 8:22 a.m.
Some international travelers are staying home instead of coming to Utah.
Stranger discovered living in Sugar House man's basement for days
Courtney Johns, KSL | Posted March 28 - 6:17 a.m.
A stranger was living in a Sugar House man's basement for days without him knowing.
'A blatant power grab': Emails show virtually no support for public records bills
Courtney Johns, KSL | Posted March 21 - 7:11 p.m.
Gov. Spencer Cox said Thursday he'll sign two public records bills that could impact Utahns' ability to get information on the government. To find out what feedback key lawmakers were receiving about the bills, KSL-TV asked for and received correspondence about the proposals through a public record request.
Lawmakers push for tougher oversight after several deaths in Utah teen treatment centers
Courtney Johns, KSL | Posted Feb. 26 - 9:36 a.m.
Four years after Utah first started regularly inspecting teen treatment facilities, a Utah lawmaker said too many kids have died, and more needs to be done.
Grieving family questions early lift of new patient ban following son's death at Discovery Ranch
Courtney Johns, KSL | Posted Feb. 19 - 10:00 a.m.
The family of a teenage boy who died at Discovery Ranch, a teen treatment facility, is left confused and concerned after its new patient ban was lifted six weeks earlier than expected.
Former Salt Lake fire captain faces additional charges of sexual abuse
Courtney Johns, KSL | Posted Feb. 15 - 7:17 a.m.
More people, including a teenage girl, have come forward with allegations against former Salt Lake Fire Capt. Chris Burk, leading to additional charges being filed.
Lawmakers are considering major changes to Utah's open records law
Courtney Johns, KSL | Posted Feb. 11 - 5:02 p.m.
Lawmakers are considering a move under which Utahns' access to public information could be significantly curtailed, and the process for obtaining public records changed drastically.
Did police miss a key opportunity in West Valley family homicide?
Courtney Johns, KSL | Posted Feb. 8 - 7:01 p.m.
KSL Investigators obtained body camera footage that provides insight into how West Valley police responded to a welfare check the night before police discovered a tragic murder-suicide inside.
Hundreds call law firms after Vail Resorts strike disrupts vacations
Courtney Johns, KSL | Posted Jan. 14 - 8:56 a.m.
A class action lawsuit against Vail Resorts gains momentum as hundreds of affected customers claim the company failed to disclose the impacts of a ski patrol strike, ruining their vacations.
