Eight children have been removed from the home of a couple believed to practice polygamy and are now in state custody with the Utah Division of Child and Family Services. KUTV reports the removal followed an investigation, though details about what prompted the state's intervention have not been made public.

The case involves a fundamentalist polygamous family not affiliated with the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which banned plural marriage in 1890. Several fundamentalist groups that broke from the LDS Church continue practicing polygamy in Utah and surrounding states.

State officials have not released information about charges or the specific circumstances that led to the children's removal. The investigation remains ongoing.