Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall named Brian Redd as her choice to replace Salt Lake City Police Chief Mike Brown, whose sudden retirement goes into effect next week.

Utah GOP Senate leaders said they're unsure if perceived woes in the Salt Lake City Police Department are a result of the leadership of the chief or the mayor.

Mayor Mendenhall says she forced Mike Brown to resign as the city's police chief, contradicting a statement in which the chief claimed his decision was made to allow him to spend time with family.

Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall said Friday she made the call to remove Mike Brown as police chief of the Salt Lake City Police Department.

Join us for our winter soiree, this Saturday Feb 22! Tickets and Info here: Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall and prospective police chief Brian Redd take questions from reporters at City Hall on Thursday,

Mayor Erin Mendenhall’s nudging Police Chief Mike Brown into retirement last week doesn’t seem to have changed that picture. Mendenhall pushed back firmly Friday on a pending bill to require the capital city to ink an interagency pact with the state Department of Public Safety,