2026 in Utah
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The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in Utah.
Incumbents
State government
- Governor: Spencer Cox (R)
Events
- January 7 – Two people are killed and six injured in a shooting outside a Latter-day Saint chapel in Salt Lake City.[1]
- January 22–February 1 – The 2026 Sundance Film Festival is held in Park City. The festival is the last held in Utah before it moves to Boulder, Colorado in 2027.[2]
- January 24 – A man is arrested for assaulting House Representative Maxwell Frost (D-FL) and yelling racial slurs at him and a woman during the film festival.[3]
- March 4 – Three women are murdered in Wayne County. A woman in her 80s is killed at her home in Lyman, and two other women are killed on a hiking trail near Torrey. A suspect, a 22-year-old man from Iowa, is arrested in Colorado the next day.[4]
- March 17 – Kouri Richins, who had written a children's book about grief based on the death of her husband Eric, is convicted of murdering him. Kouri Richins had been accused of poisoning Eric with a fentanyl-laced cocktail at their Kamas home.[5]
Scheduled
See also
References
- ^ "What we know the morning after a deadly Salt Lake City shooting at an LDS church". The Salt Lake Tribune. January 8, 2026. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 10, 2025). "Sundance 2026 Lineup Includes Films With Jenna Ortega, Charli XCX, Seth Rogen, Russell Crowe, Ethan Hawke & More In Park City Finale". Deadline. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
- ^ Miller, Jordan (January 27, 2026). "'We are going to deport you' — Utah man charged after 'racist' attack on Florida congressman at Sundance Film Festival". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
- ^ Santucci, Jeanine (March 5, 2026). "Suspect in 3 women's killings arrested after multistate manhunt". USA Today. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
- ^ Yancey-Bragg, N'dea; Myers, Amanda Lee (March 17, 2026). "Utah 'black widow' Kouri Richins found guilty of fatally poisoning husband". USA Today. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
- ^ "Utah elections, 2026". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
- ^ "2026 Election United States House - Utah - District 01". FEC.gov. Retrieved December 31, 2025.