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Utah wildlife officials are working to control the state’s black bear population in areas where mule deer are struggling. This story and more in the Wednesday morning news brief.
Wednesday morning, January 6, 2021
State
Utah Senate’s Majority Caucus Holds Special Election
Utah Governor Spencer Cox appointed Sen. Dan Hemmert, R-Orem as Director of the Governor s Office of Economics. Hemmert had served as Majority Whip in the Utah Senate. Tuesday, the majority caucus elected Sen. Ann Millner, R-Ogden to fill that seat. Sen. Kirk Cullimore, R-Sandy, will step into Millner’s former position as Assistant Majority Whip.
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A Utah man has pleaded guilty after authorities said he was caught digging in Fort Yellowstone Cemetery, in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., in search of hidden treasure. National Park Service/AP
An art dealer hid a treasure chest filled with gold and gems somewhere in the Rocky Mountains for the world to find. A map and poem were the only clues.
For a decade, thousands searched. Five people reportedly died looking for it. And the treasure was finally found in June by Jack Stuef, a 32-year-old medical student.
But before it was found, a 52-year-old man, overzealous in his search, went digging in pursuit of the treasure in a cemetery inside Yellowstone National Park. Rodrick Dow Craythorn of Utah pled guilty to two felonies on Monday, a federal prosecutor said Tuesday.