Two Killed In Sanpete County Collision: KSUB News Summary

A young couple is dead after a collision on State Route 132 in Sanpete County on Monday. Police say Braden Christiansen and Caitlin Edmunds were in a vehicle slowing to make a left turn not far from their home. A driver of a Ford F-250 collided into the rear of the couple's Dodge Intrepid sending it into oncoming traffic where it was hit by another vehicle. Police say 27-year-old Edmunds died at the scene and 26-year-old Christiansen was taken to the hospital where he later died. The couple's three-year-old son who was not in the vehicle is now with his grandparents. The occupants of the other vehicles had minor injuries. Investigators are looking into distracted driving as a factor in the collision.

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Two Fatalities In Pleasant Grove House Fire

Firefighters are investigating what caused a house fire in Pleasant Grove that claimed two lives early today. Fire Chief Andrew Engemann says crews went to the home at 600 East and 100 North just before 2 a.m. The back porch and an attached room were fully engulfed. Firefighters rescued a woman in her 80s suffering from smoke inhalation. She was transported to an area hospital where she later died. A disabled man in his 50s, later identified as the woman's son, was declared dead at the scene. Two family pets also died in the fire. Investigators are looking into a possible electrical problem as the cause. Crews from Lone Peak, Orem and American Fork fire departments assisted. The names of the victims have not been released.

Officer Involved Shooting From 2023 Ruled Justified

County officials say three Unified police officers were legally justified when they shot and killed a man during a domestic violence call in late August of last year. The Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office says 46-year-old Aaron Lee Zimmerman died after he fired four gunshots at officers. The police responded with gunfire, hitting Zimmerman multiple times. The incident happened in front of a house located just south of Kearns. Zimmerman died at the scene. Cleared are Sgt. Lindee Dawson and Officers Jesus Camacho and Quin Wilkin.

Cows Used To Control Great Salt Lake Vegetation

The Nature Conservancy is utilizing hungry cows to help control invasive plants taking over the shoreline of the Great Salt Lake. The plants are called "phragmites", and experts say they are harmful to native species and also pose a fire hazard when they dry out. Nature Conservancy officials are placing the cows in areas overrun by phragmites, and say they seem to prefer eating them more than they do native plants.