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Hundreds of emails obtained by the Deseret News and KSL Investigates team show an outpouring of disapproval regarding the recent, highly controversial redistricting process.

Emails obtained by the Deseret News and KSL Investigates team show that Utah senators and representatives received hundreds of emails in support of the independent redistricting committee’s congressional maps. Rep. Brian King, Sen. Scott Sandall, a BYU political science professor and former Utah mayor talk about why lawmakers didn’t listen to their constituents.

It's that time of year, when lawmakers return to Capitol Hill from their winter break and begin the process of passing a multi-billion dollar budget and hundreds of bills.

"We felt she made a mistake," the unnamed juror revealed, "and that a mistake does not absolve you from the fact she did commit a crime."

The group that sponsored a citizen ballot initiative creating an independent redistricting commission is exploring litigation and forcing some lawmakers into a primary over the maps the legislature ultimately approved.

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec 24 — A former US police officer was found guilty Thursday of manslaughter after she shot dead a young African-American man, claiming she mistook her gun for her Taser during a traffic stop. Kim Potter, 49, was convicted of the first and second degree manslaughter of Daunte...

A jury convicted former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter Thursday on two counts of manslaughter after 27 hours of deliberations. Potter shot Daunte Wright, 20, after reaching for her taser but drawing her gun. The April incident began as a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. There was a struggle as officers tried to arrest Wright on an outstanding weapons warrant. John Yang reports.

A Utah group that pushed for an independent redistricting commission is considering a lawsuit that would challenge the states new electoral boundaries.

This is the moment the judge read out the verdict. we thejury on we the jury on the charge of manslaughter on the first degree while committing a misdemeanour, on or about 11 april, 2021, in the state of minnesota find the defendant guilty. the mother of daunte wright, katie wright, gave this reaction to the verdict outside court. the moment that we heard "guilty" on the manslaughter one, emotions, every single emotion that you could imagine just running through your body at that moment. a kind ...

When she shot mr wright in the chest. the incident led to several nights of intense protests at a very sensitive time in the united states, and not far from the court where white police officer, derek chauvin, was standing trialfor the murder of a black man, george floyd. lets have a listen to kimberley potters tearful evidence in court. i remember yelling, "taser, taser, taser!" and nothing happened. and then he told me i shot him. outside the court, daunte wrights mother, katie wright, gave he...