PROVO -- A judge has ordered a change of venue for the trial of a man charged with the 1995 murder of Spanish Fork High School student Kiplyn Davis.
Fourth District Judge Lynn Davis this week ordered the case tried in Salt Lake City's 3rd District Court instead of Provo.
Timmy Brent Olsen is charged with the murder of Davis, who disappeared in 1995 and has never been found. She is presumed dead.
Davis had denied a 2008 defense request for a change of venue, saying a fair trial could be held in Utah County.
The defense appealed the ruling to the Utah Supreme Court. That delayed the case until last month, when the sides worked out an agreement and the appeal was withdrawn.
Busy holiday weekend expected at Lake Powell
PAGE, Ariz. -- A busy Memorial Day weekend is expected at Lake Powell and nearby Page.
Travelers to the lake and the tourist town will be a welcome sight after starting off slowly.
Page Tourism Bureau tourism coordinator Dwayne Cassidy said retail sales were down 13 percent for the first three months of 2010.
Cassidy said it appears hotel bookings are up compared to last year, more people plan rafting trips down the Colorado River and houseboat bookings on Lake Powell have also increased.
Last year, about 1.9 million people visited the lake's Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, with much of the traffic coming through the downlake Wahweap area near Page.
Police: Provo man wanted pregnant girlfriend beaten up
PROVO -- A Provo man is suspected of trying to hire his friend to beat his pregnant girlfriend to cause a miscarriage.
Provo police Sgt. Mark Crosby says the 19-year-old man allegedly offered his friend $200 a few months ago to beat the 18-year-old woman.
Crosby says the friend said he refused.
The suspect, whose name wasn't immediately available, was jailed on suspicion of solicitation to commit aggravated murder and witness tampering.
Judge deciding whether to release Killpack video
SALT LAKE CITY -- A 3rd District judge is deciding whether video taken of former Senate Majority Leader Sheldon Killpack's arrest for allegedly driving under the influence should be released to the public.
The Utah Department of Public Safety argued before a judge Thursday that releasing the video could hinder Killpack's ability to get a fair trial.
Media attorney Jeff Hunt said state officials routinely release dash-cam video and arrest reports, and that by withholding Killpack's video the state is just increasing suspicion about the case.
A decision on the release of the video could take weeks.
Killpack has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of DUI and failure to signal.
Killpack resigned from the Legislature the day after his Jan. 15 arrest.
First-ever Navajo ballot initiatives ruled valid
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. -- The Navajo Nation Supreme Court has ruled that an election that drastically reduced the size of the Tribal Council properly passed, and set a schedule for anyone interested in becoming a tribal lawmaker.
The three high court justices announced the decision Friday below the iconic Window Rock for which the tribal capital was named.
Navajos voted overwhelmingly in December to reduce the council from 88 members to 24.
A Navajo man contested the election, saying the ballot initiative required a majority vote in each of the tribe's 110 precincts to pass.
The high court says the super majority requirement is impossible and cannot be used to limit the will of Navajos in addressing their government structure.
-- The Associated Press
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