Tuesday, the Deseret News obtained copies of police reports after a public records inquiry into the Haight family’s past interactions with law enforcement. The records point to a pattern of violent and controlling tendencies from the father, Michael Haight. Police say the 42-year-old murdered his wife, Tausha Haight; her mother, Gail Earl; and the couple’s five children before turning the gun on himself on Jan. 4, 2023.

Two years prior to the murders, on Aug. 27, 2020, police responded to the Haights’ home after allegations that Michael assaulted Macie, the couple’s oldest daughter, over several years. Included in the police reports, Tausha is reported as saying that she didn’t want to press charges, but hoped “this case will be a wake-up call for Michael.”

2023 Utah Legislature: Here’s how lawmakers are spending their first day of lawmaking

Lawmakers started off the 2023 general session Tuesday by highlighting the Legislature’s big priorities. House Speaker Brad Wilson said, “Coming into this session, it has become crystal clear to me that as a state ... we stand at one of those rare moments where our choices will ripple for generations.”

What are the highlights from Speaker Wilson and Senate Pres. Stuart Adams’ opening addresses? Read more here.

More on the Hill:

• With Roe overturned, Utah lawmakers consider changes to abortion law (Deseret News)
• Utah judges need an up to 20% pay raise, Utah Supreme Court Chief Justice Matthew Durrant says (Deseret News)
• Utah lawmakers to discuss transgender surgeries, puberty blockers on 2nd day of session (KSL)

Health:

• Want to cut health risks and save on medication? Find some nature nearby (Deseret News)

Police and the Courts:

• Federal judge dismisses lawsuit brought by LGBTQ students at religious schools (Deseret News)
• Hair samples may be tested for DNA in Daybell case (Deseret News)

Culture:

• Before there was ‘Napoleon Dynamite,’ there was … ‘The Phone Call’ (Deseret News)
• From the Archives: The art of ‘yes’: The Sundance Institute’s managing director talks embracing new experiences and lifting up diverse voices (Deseret News)
• After 2 virtual years, Sundance is back in Park City (KUER)

Ideas:

• Perspective: The American imperative in a changing world order (Deseret News)

Immigration:

• An immigrant’s journey from deportation to citizenship (Deseret News)

Business:

• This robot is one of Salt Lake’s hardest-working street performers (Utah Business)

Faith:

• Biden, Trump and a never-ending religious freedom battle (Deseret News)

Wasatch Front:

• The Salt Lake Bees are getting a new stadium. Here are the details (Deseret News)
• Weekend storm produces up to 2 feet of snow in Utah; advisories issued for next system (KSL)

Central Utah:

• Snow College student-athlete dies in car accident in Fountain Green (KSL)

Southern Utah:

• Obituary praising life of Enoch father who killed his family pulled from newspaper website (Deseret News)

The West:

• Wyoming lawmakers propose bill to phase out EVs by 2035 (Deseret News)
• Scottsdale area community’s water cut off due to Colorado River drought (Deseret News)
• This defeated GOP candidate plotted to shoot elected Democrats’ homes, police say (Deseret News)

The Nation:

• What we know about the investigation into Biden’s classified documents (Deseret News)
• 8 shot at Martin Luther King Jr. Day event in Florida (Deseret News)

The World:

• 4 key updates in the Ukraine and Russia war (Deseret News)
• China’s population is shrinking for the first time in over 60 years (Deseret News)
• Everything we know about the Nepal plane crash that killed all 72 on board (Deseret News)

Sports:

• From Alaska to SLC via USC: Why basketball wasn’t new Utah women’s hoops star Alissa Pili’s first love (Deseret News)
• For BYU basketball and its fans, gaining experience is test of patience (Deseret News)
• ‘So you’re the one who whiffed his block?’: Former BYU teammates weigh in on Andy Reid, the player (Deseret News)