Former Digital Content Producer

Colby Walker

Colby Walker is a former digital content producer with KSL NewsRadio.

Reluctant hero in Texas church shooting receives medal of courage

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott gave the 71-year-old man who shot and killed an armed attacker in a church in December Texas' highest civilian honor.
7 years ago

Boris Johnson says veganism is a ‘crime against cheese-lovers’

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he wants to lose weight in 2020, but won't go vegan because it means giving up cheese.
7 years ago

Iran announces arrests over downing of plane that killed 176

Iran's judiciary says arrests have been made over the shootdown of a Ukrainian plane that killed all 176 people on board. A judiciary spokesman says “extensive investigations have taken place and some individuals are arrested.”
7 years ago

EU launches Iran nuclear deal dispute action

Britain, France and Germany say they are triggering a dispute mechanism that is part of the nuclear deal with Iran over its failure to live up to terms of the pact.
7 years ago

Rep. Rob Bishop announces he is not running for governor

Utah Representative Rob Bishop announced  Monday that he would not be running for Governor in Utah.
7 years ago

Abby Huntsman leaving The View to help her father’s Utah gubernatorial campaign

SALT LAKE CITY– Abby Huntsman has announced that she is leaving ABC’s “The View” to become a senior campaign adviser for her father Jon Huntsman’s gubernatorial campaign. The 33-year-old Huntsman announced Monday that her last day with the daytime television show will be on Friday. ABC reports that when Jon Huntsman launched his campaign in […]
7 years ago

A Utah man survived in the Alaskan wilderness for three weeks after a fire burned his house and killed his dog

A Utah man has been rescued from the Alaskan wilderness, approximately three weeks after a fire burned his home to the ground, killed his dog and left him without much food, clothing or shelter.
7 years ago

Academy Award nominations 2020: Is your favorite up for an Oscar?

Nominations for 92nd Academy Awards were announced Monday morning.
7 years ago

A Japanese billionaire is looking for a ‘life partner’ to fly with him to the moon

It sounds like the plot of a science fiction movie — but Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa is serious about his search for a special someone to join him on a space voyage to the moon.
7 years ago

US troops clear rubble from Iraq base days after Iran strike

U.S. troops are clearing rubble and debris from a military base housing American soldiers in western Iraq, days after it was struck by Iranian ballistic missiles.
7 years ago

Deadly Salt Lake house fire

SALT LAKE CITY — Officials with Salt Lake Fire say that an elderly man has died after an overnight house fire. The fire broke out in the area of 1593 S and 700 E. Firefighters say they received a call from neighbors at about 7:05 this morning. They have not yet determined a cause. State […]
7 years ago

Trooper hit during AM rush hour

LAYTON, Utah — Unexpected overnight snows may have been to play in a Friday morning crash involving a Utah Highway Patrol Trooper.   Just before 6:00 am this morning, one of our Trooper’s vehicles was struck on SB I-15 prior to Gentile St. in Layton. Our Trooper was out of the vehicle at the time […]
7 years ago

No active shooter at MacDill Air Force Base

Florida's MacDill Air Force Base is under lockdown after reports of an active shooter on the base, an US Special Operations Command spokesman said.
7 years ago

Over 16K comment on highway set for desert tortoise habitat

More than 16,000 public comments have been submitted for a proposal on whether to allow a highway to be built through a protected Mojave desert tortoise habitat in southern Utah.
7 years ago

Crash may be grim echo of US downing of Iran flight in 1988

The Western allegation that Iran shot down a Ukrainian jetliner and killed 176 people offers a grim echo for the Islamic Republic, which found itself the victim of an accidental shootdown by American forces over 30 years ago.
7 years ago

Video in apparent Epstein suicide attempt is lost, US says

Federal prosecutors say jailhouse video no longer exists of the area around Jeffrey Epstein's jail cell on a day he survived an apparent suicide attempt. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan told a judge Thursday that jail officials preserved video of the wrong jail cell and that a backup system also failed to capture footage because of technical issues.
7 years ago

KSL In-Depth: A Costly Cure

Part 1: Utah diabetics band together in underground network “Being the recipient of so much generosity made me want to help others and help alleviate their stress, because I know how stressful it is.” Part 2: How the FDA helps jack up the price you pay at the pharmacy counter More than 75% of new […]
7 years ago

High schooler discovers new planet on 3rd day of NASA internship

17-year-old Wolf Cukier was just three days into his NASA internship in Maryland when he found a planet orbiting two suns.
7 years ago

Stabbings, shootings, assaults weigh on US Jewish youth

When a man spewed anti-Semitic slurs and spat on her face, Shoshana Blum remembered her ancestors who survived the Holocaust, and instead of looking down - she defiantly stared at him eye to eye.
7 years ago

Teen grateful to be alive after 30 hours in Utah mountains

A California teenager who survived nearly 30 hours alone in the snowy Utah mountains says he kept himself awake with phone alarms, built a snow cave for shelter and held a special beaded bracelet to keep his hopes up.
7 years ago

Case of 2 missing kids grows to include deaths, cult rumors

Confusion is growing around a series of mysterious deaths and the disappearances of a 7-year-old boy and 17-year-old girl that tie back to a couple who have since vanished themselves.
7 years ago

Facebook bans deepfakes in fight against online manipulation

Facebook says it's banning “deepfake” videos as it steps up efforts to fight online manipulation.
7 years ago

Storms bring relief and danger to Australian wildfires

Thunderstorms and showers have brought some relief for firefighters battling deadly wildfires across Australia’s drought-parched east coast. But the storms have also raised concerns that more fires will be sparked by lightning strikes when hot and windy conditions return.
7 years ago

Iran strikes back at US with missile attack at bases in Iraq

Iran has struck back at the United States for killing a top Revolutionary Guard commander, calling it revenge for the U.S. killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani. U.S. officials say Iran fired a series of ballistic missiles at two military bases in Iraq housing American troops.
7 years ago