Former Digital Content Producer

Colby Walker

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

Top News 7/31 AM

Burglary suspect shot and killed at Roy medical clinic A man is dead after police say he broke into to a Tanner Clinic office in the middle of the night police say he was trying to get into a closed pharmacy at the clinic, at 3400 West and 5600 South in Roy. A woman who was […]
7 years ago

US to set up plan allowing prescription drugs from Canada

The Trump administration said Wednesday it will set up a system to allow Americans to legally import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada, weakening a longstanding ban that had stood as a top priority for the politically powerful pharmaceutical industry.
7 years ago

Update: fire near Springville is likely human-caused

The Alaska Fire burning just south of Provo has grown to 450 acres after burning through the night, and forestry officials say it is likely human-caused. 
7 years ago

Boy, 3, fell six stories. Onlookers used a blanket to save him

A 3-year-old boy who fell from the sixth floor of a building in China was saved when the crowd below caught him with a blanket, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
7 years ago

Key takeaways: Should the 2020 Democrats go big or get real?

Should Democrats be going big or getting real? That's the question that dominated the Democratic presidential primary debate as progressive favorites Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders fended off attacks from lesser-known moderates.
7 years ago

Q&A: What to know about the Capital One data breach

One of the country's biggest credit card issuers, Capital One Financial, is the latest big business to be hit by a data breach, disclosing that roughly 100 million people had some personal information stolen by a hacker.
7 years ago

Seoul: North Korea launches 2 short-range ballistic missiles

South Korea's military said North Korea conducted its second weapons test in less than a week Wednesday, firing two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast in a move observers said could be aimed at boosting pressure on the United States as the rivals struggle to set up fresh nuclear talks.
7 years ago

Half of millennials are getting help from parents to pay bills

Almost half of millennials are reporting that they are receiving some sort of financial support from their parents according to a new survey.
7 years ago

Concertgoers lend a helping hand to a fan in a wheelchair

It's a photo's gone viral -- showing a group of men holding up a fellow concertgoer in a wheelchair so she could enjoy the show.
7 years ago

US rejection disappoints states eyeing Utah Medicaid plan

The Trump administration's rejection of Utah's plan to partially expand Medicaid could send other states back to the drawing board on covering more low-income people under President Barack Obama's signature health care law.
7 years ago

6 companies challenge Utah’s medical marijuana growing picks

Utah's decision to award a smaller number of medical marijuana grower licenses than allowed by law is being challenged by six companies that say the state granted licenses to unqualified cultivators and had inappropriate interactions with applicants, among other claims.
7 years ago

Former Utah first lady Norma Matheson dies at 89

Former Utah first lady Norma Matheson has died at age 89.
7 years ago

Lil Nas X sets new Billboard record for most weeks at No.1

It's one sweet day for Lil Nas X: The breakthrough rapper's viral "Old Town Road" has broken the Billboard record set by Mariah Carey's "One Sweet Day" for most weeks at No. 1.
7 years ago

Two people injured in Vernal in plane crash just after takeoff

Two people, an instructor and a trainee, are in the hospital after suffering a plane crash shortly after takeoff Monday morning in Uintah County.
7 years ago

Study reveals common products linked to most traumatic brain injuries in kids

Traumatic brain injuries among children and teens in the United States are most often associated with everyday consumer products and activities, such as home furnishings and fixtures or sports, according to a new study.
7 years ago

Disney sets record for highest-grossing year for a studio with five months to spare

Disney set the record for the highest-grossing year for a studio ever, and it's only July. The company has brought in an industry record $7.67 billion to date at the worldwide box office, it announced on Sunday.
7 years ago

Fortnite gives away $3 million to its first-ever solo world champion, a 16-year-old from Pennsylvania

Fortnite has wrapped its first-ever massive sporting event in New York's Arthur Ashe tennis stadium. It was anyone's game: It didn't matter how famous a player was nor what large organization was backing each member of the all-male playing field.
7 years ago

Police fire tear gas, rubber bullets at Hong Kong protesters

Police repeatedly fired tear gas and rubber bullets to drive back protesters blocking Hong Kong streets with road signs and umbrellas Sunday in another night of pitched battles as protests for democracy in the Chinese territory escalate.
7 years ago

Disney’s $7 a month streaming service to challenge Netflix

Star Wars, Pixar, Marvel: these are some of the titles that Disney is saying will stack as they set to launch their own streaming service, Disney+.
7 years ago

Are you a master of this week’s news? News Masters Quiz July 22-26

Try your luck, and test your skill. How well do you know the news of the week? Try your hand against the guys from the Nightside Project and take the quiz.
7 years ago

Public schools all over South Dakota are putting up mandated ‘In God We Trust’ signs

For the new school year, South Dakota public schools will be required to display the national motto: "In God We Trust."
7 years ago

Fortnite is holding a World Cup this weekend with $30 million in prizes

Fortnite, the biggest video game in esports, is starting to lose momentum. In a bid to remain popular, Epic Games is throwing a giant Fortnite sporting event. Players from all over the world have flown to the Big Apple and will compete over a $30 million prize pool.
7 years ago

Girls report more harassment amid rise in US cyberbullying

Rachel Whalen remembers feeling gutted in high school when a former friend would mock her online postings, threaten to unfollow or unfriend her on social media and post inside jokes about her to others online.
7 years ago

N. Korea says missile test was warning to South ‘warmongers’

North Korea's test of a new missile is meant as a "solemn warning" over rival South Korea's weapons development and plans to hold military drills with the United States, Pyongyang said Friday as it continued its pressure campaign ahead of potential nuclear talks. 
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