SALT LAKE CITY — Utah could certainly use the recent rain storms to hit the state, but the precipitation doesn’t mean much when it comes to our water levels, which are below average.

Low levels mean farmers could have a tough time irrigating their crops this summer, and if it gets really bad it could mean water restrictions for residents.

Larry Dunn, the meteorologist in charge with the National Weather Service, said, “It  seemed like a very cold harsh winter with a lot of snow, and that’s true if you lived in the valley.”

High above on the mountain tops the snow may have made for some great ski days, but that’s about it.

“These storms are really important, a cool wet spring could go a long ways toward alleviating the shortages that have come from this low snowpack,” Dunn said.

SALT LAKE CITY – Miles of copper wire has been stolen from a stretch of Interstate 15 in Salt Lake City and Utah Department of Transportation officials are asking for the public’s help in preventing future thefts.

UDOT spokesman John Gleason says thieves stripped copper wire from a mile-long section of lighting along I-15.

The wire was believed to be taken in the early morning hours some time last week and Gleason believes that the thieves went undetected by passing motorists and Utah Highway Patrol units because they disguised themselves as construction crews.

Gleason says that the wire was taken from 11 light poles between 1000 North and 1800 North in Salt Lake City, for a total of 30-35,000 feet of copper wire, which will cost an estimated $50-60,000 in taxpayer money to replace.

WILLARD, Utah — This video appears to be an eyewitness account of the night Cody Ramseyer was shot and killed by police. A driver who pulled up behind police documented what he saw and posted it to YouTube.

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