Local Government
After an unclaimed Flock camera was removed from Millcreek city property in August, a Utah lawmaker is planning a new bill to tighten state oversight of automated license plate readers, and Utah sheriffs say they are working with the legislature on a cohesive policy.
Local Government
After an unclaimed Flock camera was removed from Millcreek city property in August, a Utah lawmaker is planning a new bill to tighten state oversight of automated license plate readers, and Utah sheriffs say they are working with the legislature on a cohesive policy.
Local Government
View MoreAfter an unclaimed Flock camera was removed from Millcreek city property in August, a Utah lawmaker is planning a new bill to tighten state oversight of automated license plate readers, and Utah sheriffs say they are working with the legislature on a cohesive policy.
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Local Government
View MoreThe Salt Lake County Council voted unanimously to pause all new data center applications in unincorporated areas, including the Cottonwood Canyons corridor adjacent to Millcreek, while staff draft conditional-use and utility rules expected by mid-February.
Local Government
View MoreA federal judge ruled Sept. 15 that a lawsuit challenging Utah's school book removal law can proceed, a decision with direct implications for Granite School District, which has contributed to at least seven statewide book bans affecting Millcreek-area schools.
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Local Government
View MoreA new University of Utah report estimates Great Salt Lake dust costs Salt Lake County, including Millcreek, $115.79 million a year in health impacts, with nearly 17,748 school absences and more than 17,000 work-loss days annually.
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Local Government
View MoreMillcreek's Community Reinvestment Agency board will meet at 7 p.m. Sept. 28 at City Hall, though no agenda has been posted yet for the session overseeing the city's six reinvestment areas.
Local Government
View MoreThe Millcreek City Council meets Monday, Sept. 14, with a packed agenda that includes a Central Wasatch conservation discussion, rezoning requests, a parking ordinance review and oaths for the incoming Youth Council.
Education
Churchill Jr High in Millcreek has entered candidacy for the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program, which could make it one of few Utah junior highs to offer the globally recognized curriculum.
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Education
A WalletHub analysis ranks Utah last in student debt nationwide, while Granite School District's $5-per-credit concurrent enrollment and 3,000-student technical institute give Millcreek-area families affordable paths to college credit.
Education
A new Promise Partnership Utah profile spotlights Kyndal White, a Granite School District community school coordinator who manages five Kearns-network schools and has spent seven years building durable partnerships between schools, families and service providers.
Education
A new Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute study projects Salt Lake County will lose more than 25% of its college-age residents between 2028 and 2047, compounding enrollment declines already prompting Granite School District to hire a consultant and weigh possible school closures.
Education
The Granite School District Board appointed Elena Leppard to the District 1 seat at its Sept. 1 meeting, filling the vacancy left by Julie Jackson's resignation. Leppard takes office Jan. 1, 2027, representing families in the Millcreek area who attend Olympus and Skyline high schools and their feeder schools.
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Education
Utah fell from second to fifth in WalletHub's 2026 best-states-for-teachers study, dragged down by the fourth-highest pupil-to-teacher ratio and third-lowest per-student spending nationally. Granite School District's own 23-to-1 student-teacher ratio tops the state average.
Public Safety
View MoreFlood advisories named Millcreek and East Millcreek on Sept. 18 after a tornado and golf-ball-sized hail swept the northern Wasatch Front, leaving residents with vehicle damage, welts and flooded basements.
Public Safety
View MoreFriday morning storms triggered at least three crashes along I-215 in Salt Lake County, including a three-vehicle wreck at 2900 South that closed three lanes and left one person with life-threatening injuries.
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Public Safety
View MoreThe Utah Court of Appeals reversed dismissal of a negligence lawsuit against UPD Officer Ethan Andrus, finding disputed facts about his use of lights, sirens and speed before a 2020 collision at a West Jordan intersection.
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Public Safety
View MoreSalt Lake County Search and Rescue extracted three hikers from steep, off-trail terrain on Mt. Superior in Little Cottonwood Canyon late Saturday, Sept. 12, the latest in a series of canyon rescues this summer as fall conditions set in.
Public Safety
View MoreA new NBER working paper estimates dust from the shrinking Great Salt Lake costs Utah $1.1 billion to $2.3 billion a year in health damage, with effects reaching Millcreek and 86% of the state's population.
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Public Safety
View MoreCourt documents reveal a 37-year-old Millcreek man fired 19 rifle rounds at four Unified Police officers responding to a domestic violence call on Sept. 9, then told investigators he hoped they would shoot back and kill him.
Community
Marissa's Books & Gifts and Granite Credit Union Foundation are giving away free books in Millcreek as part of the statewide Utah Reads Read-a-Thon on Friday, Oct. 2, which includes a children's story time visit by First Lady Abby Cox at Granite's corporate office.
Community
About 100 seniors from all 14 Salt Lake County Senior Centers, including Millcreek's, competed in axe throwing, pool, cornhole and more at the annual Senior Wellness Decathlon on Sept. 22.
Community
Utah Transit Authority is waiving fares on all services through Sunday, Sept. 20, while it upgrades its fare collection system, even as the agency weighs raising base fares from $2.50 to $3.
Community
A state audit found Salt Lake City cannot cover $600 million in water and sewer debt and recommends a property tax or special taxing district, a potential cost for Millcreek property owners who depend on SLC water service.
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Business
View MoreSalt Lake metro apartment concessions, including weeks of free rent and gift cards, have reached the Brickyard Plaza area near Millcreek, but a 2024 permit decline could tighten the rental market by 2027-2028.
Business
View MoreKensington Home Company, a new partnership between the Gardner Group and Urban Alfandre, plans to build 18 for-sale townhomes called Brookline at 1265 E. Villa Vista Ave. in Millcreek.
Business
View MoreA Realtor.com analysis shows more than 70% of Salt Lake City-area homebuyers searched outside the local market in the first quarter of 2026, with Ogden as the top destination, as Millcreek prices hit a record $893K median.
Business
View MoreTwo Millcreek Pizza House chefs — Stacy House and Jonathan Soto — will compete Monday at WasteLess Solutions' 5th Annual Second Chance Dance, a fundraiser at the Murray Armory where eight Utah chefs create dishes entirely from rescued ingredients.
Sports
Skyline rolled to a 56-0 shutout of Cottonwood on Friday, Sept. 25, improving to 4-3 overall and 3-0 atop Class 4A Region 10 with three regular-season games remaining.
Sports
Brighton fell 4-0 at Bountiful on Sept. 24, dropping to third in 5A Region 6 as the Granite District program heads into the final stretch of the regular season.
Sports
Skyline scored 27 points in the second quarter and cruised to a 55-12 win over Jordan in Region 10 football Friday, improving to 3-3 overall behind standout performances from Saia Vake, Viliami Hosea and Will Finau.
Sports
Two-time Stanley Cup champion Trevor Lewis, the most-capped Utah-born NHL player, has joined the Utah Mammoth as a youth and amateur hockey ambassador and video scout, tasked with growing the sport among young players statewide.
Editor
Weldon Genies is a Washington D.C. native, who recently graduated from Northwestern University in June 2026 with a bachelor degree in Journalism. He has had stints with Big Ten Network, the Chicago Union, and Northwestern student-led outlets in WNUR Sports and Inside NU. He prides himself on always delivering the truth to local communities no matter what.
Editor
Weldon Genies is a Washington D.C. native, who recently graduated from Northwestern University in June 2026 with a bachelor degree in Journalism. He has had stints with Big Ten Network, the Chicago Union, and Northwestern student-led outlets in WNUR Sports and Inside NU. He prides himself on always delivering the truth to local communities no matter what.
Editor
Weldon Genies is a Washington D.C. native, who recently graduated from Northwestern University in June 2026 with a bachelor degree in Journalism. He has had stints with Big Ten Network, the Chicago Union, and Northwestern student-led outlets in WNUR Sports and Inside NU. He prides himself on always delivering the truth to local communities no matter what.
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