Former Digital Content Producer

Colby Walker

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

137-year-old Winchester rifle found in Nevada has new home

A 137-year-old rifle found five years ago leaning against a juniper tree in Great Basin National Park in Nevada is now part of an exhibit dedicated to the "Forgotten Winchester" at the park visitor center near the Utah border.
7 years ago

Inmate Gardeners: Utah Co. Jail helps put 50,000 pounds of food in Utah Food Bank

A program at the Utah County Jail teaches inmates to be gardeners and puts about 50,000 pounds of food into the Food Bank every year.
7 years ago

Helicopter does amazing tricks over Statue of Liberty

Some people turn to the sky on Memorial Day weekend expecting fireworks. But on Long Island in New York, there will be another spectacle in the sky. The Red Bull Aerobatic Helicopter, model BO105 C, is the only helicopter in the world that can do stunts such as barrel rolls and flips the way a stunt plane could.
7 years ago

Can a flag be too big? A North Carolina city is suing RV dealer over large American Flag

An American flag 80 feet long and 40 feet tall flying outside of Gander RV & Camping World in North Carolina is causing issues with the city of Statesville and is now being fined $50 a day.
7 years ago

Everest traffic jam creates lethal conditions for climbers

Two mountaineers, including one from Utah, have died on Mount Everest after crowds of people became stuck in a queue leading to the summit of the world's highest mountain.
7 years ago

UK’s May says she’ll quit as Conservative leader June 7

Theresa May announced Friday that she will step down as U.K. Conservative Party leader on June 7, admitting defeat in her attempt to take Britain out of the European Union and sparking a contest to become the country's next prime minister.
7 years ago

Memorial Day Forecast: Rainy

Your best bet to fire up the grill this Memorial Day Weekend will probably be on Sunday, at least that's what KSL Meteorologist Grant Weyman says.
7 years ago

62,000 pounds of raw meat are being recalled, just days before Memorial Day

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued a recall for more than 62,000 pounds of raw beef due to E. coli concerns.
7 years ago

High winds have UDOT asking truckers to stay off I-15 in Northern Utah

Wind gusts in excess of 65 mph have the Utah Department of Transportation is having truckers stay off a stretch of I-15 between Tremonton and Brigham City. High profile vehicles have been prohibited from MP 362 near Perry and Brigham City and MP 376 near Tremonton.
7 years ago

Turn up office thermostats to improve women’s productivity, study suggests

Women often complain that the office temperature is too low -- but it's not just comfort that's at stake. Researchers say women's productivity may improve when the thermostat is set to warmer temperatures.
7 years ago

‘War is ugly’: For French vet, D-Day’s lessons are timeless

OUISTREHAM, France (AP) — There were countless times on D-Day and in the fighting in Normandy that followed when Leon Gautier could have been killed or grievously wounded. He and his comrades in an elite French unit were among the first waves of Allied troops to storm the heavily defended beaches of Nazi-occupied northern France, […]
7 years ago

UDOT looking for input on Highway 89 expansion

LAYTON, Utah — The Utah Department of Transportation held an open house on Tuesday at Layton High School to present their refined plans and look for more public input about a 9-mile expansion of Highway 89 in Davis County. The changes would affect the road between Fruit Heights and I-84. UDOT Project Director for the […]
7 years ago

UPDATE: Carjacked van found

Police have found the van involved in a carjacking last week when a man pulled a woman out of it and drove off with her toddler inside.
7 years ago

Coca-Cola is bringing back New Coke in honor of ‘Stranger Things’

Coca-Cola is hoping a failed product from the 1980s will help it go viral in 2019. The company is bringing back a limited number of New Coke cans in honor of the upcoming third season of "Stranger Things," in which the product is featured.
7 years ago

Washington becomes the first state to legalize composting of humans

Washington has become the first state in the nation to pass a law allowing composting as an alternative to burial or cremation of human remains. Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill Tuesday legalizing human composting. The bill will go into effect in May next yea
7 years ago

10 Golf Courses across the Wasatch have been broken into over the last month

From Layton to Spanish Fork, 10 golf courses across the Wasatch have been broken into over the last month and police are hoping that surveillance video will help them capture some suspects. “It’s just frustrating when you show up and that’s what you find and it’s scary, too!” said Glenmoor Golf Course's head golf pro-Darci Olsen.
7 years ago

Famed Sherpa living in Utah helps Nepal kids reach greater heights

Apa Sherpa has stood on top of the world more times than all but one other person. Now he wants to make sure no one feels compelled to follow in his footsteps.
7 years ago

WWII plane rescued from boneyard to join D-Day anniversary

Filled with paratroopers, a U.S. warplane lumbered down an English runway in 1944 to spearhead the World War II D-Day invasion with a message for Adolf Hitler painted in bright yellow across its nose: "That's All, Brother."
7 years ago

Park City teen admits to releasing pepper spray over political differences

The 18-year-old said he released the pepper spray into a lecture hall in order to stop the school's Turning Point club from hosting conservative speaker Will Witt.
7 years ago

Morehouse College grads are surprised by a billionaire’s promise to pay off their student loans

Morehouse College seniors got a surprise Sunday when billionaire investor Robert F. Smith announced during his commencement speech that he would pay off the student loan debt for the historically black college's graduating class.
7 years ago

‘Jeopardy!’ champion James Holzhauer is back on Monday. Here’s where he stands

"Jeopardy!" is back to its regularly scheduled programming on Monday, and that means James Holzhauer is back on the buzzer. After a two week hiatus due to the "Jeopardy!" Teachers Tournament, the record-breaking, reigning champion picks up where he left off
7 years ago

Little Caesars is testing out an Impossible pizza

Little Caesars is joining the plant-based protein trend with a pizza topped with non-meat sausage. The pizza chain said Monday that it is testing out the Impossible Supreme pizza — topped with a meatless sausage made by Impossible Foods — in Florida, New Mexico and Washington state.
7 years ago

Google says services on Huawei phone still will function

BEIJING (AP) — Google assured users of Huawei smartphones on Monday the American company’s basic services will work on them following U.S. government curbs on doing business with the Chinese tech giant. The announcement highlighted the potential impact on global consumers and technology industries of the Trump administration’s decision to tighten controls on Huawei Technologies […]
7 years ago

Ukraine’s new leader gets sworn in, dissolves parliament

Ukrainian TV star Volodymyr Zelenskiy has sought to capitalize on his huge popularity, dissolving the country's parliament Monday minutes after he was sworn in as president.
7 years ago