Weekend Rewind: News and photos you may have missed

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It's tough to follow the news when you're finally off the clock and have time for yourself and your family. Rewind will help you catch up with all the happenings in Utah over the weekend.

The little gay-marriage case in Utah that roared & made history • Years from now, when history recalls the first time a federal judge overturned a state ban on same-sex marriage, it will remember Utah. It will remember Kitchen v. Herbert.

Will split decision knock out UTOPIA? • The strange 11-headed creature known as UTOPIA is slowly mutating into something new as leaders struggle with its growing debt burden on city budgets. Uncertainty persists months after a dramatic split among the 11 Wasatch Front cities overseeing UTOPIA, the high-speed fiber-optic network that remains partly built and financially troubled more than a decade after its birth.

Wood-burning boiler stokes Morgan neighbors' ire • Many a Thomas Kinkade painting depicts cozy wood smoke puffing out of a cottage on a cold morning. But relentless smoke from a neighbor's outdoor wood-fired boiler became a waking nightmare for Morgan residents Martha and Clayton Ericson and their four children.

Utah man swung sword at officers, but was killed during foot chase • Darrien Hunt did swing a sword at Saratoga Springs police, but that was not the point at which the officers shot him to death, Deputy Utah County Attorney Tim Taylor said this week. The investigation into the September shooting of Hunt, 22, likely will not conclude for several weeks as Taylor awaits a medical examiner's report that he says is crucial to his findings. But investigators have completed all witness interviews and are drafting a summary, Taylor said.

Ogden Superintendent Brad Smith picked to head state schools • A divided state school board picked Ogden School District Superintendent Brad Smith on Friday to lead Utah's public schools, choosing a controversial figure criticized by many of his employees but beloved by school reformers. Smith received eight votes in favor, the minimum required for board actions. He expects to start work in early November.

Other news

Mother of woman killed by Utah cop vows to keep fighting for change

Will Willard ruling impact Salt Lake's District Attorney race?

2.5 million gallons from Salt Lake City water main spews mess

Kirby: Now meet the real Mormons

Utah Olympic Park getting more ski ramps, bigger pool

Motorcyclist dies in Utah after tree falls right in front of him

Was women's meeting a conference 'session'? No, so Mormon church edits prayer

State eyes minimum monthly fee for express-lane solo drivers

Salt Lake City police to open books for study on rape investigations

Sports

Utah State football: Aggies cruise past Air Force 34-16