Former Digital Content Producer

Colby Walker

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

Hello, justice, do you hear me? Supreme Court meets by phone

It’s a morning of firsts for the Supreme Court: the first time audio of the court’s arguments will be heard live by the world and the first arguments by telephone.
6 years ago

DHS report: China hid coronavirus severity to hoard supplies

U.S. officials believe China covered up the extent of the coronavirus outbreak — and how contagious the disease is — to stock up on medical supplies.
6 years ago

Biden denies sexual assault allegation: ‘This never happened’

Joe Biden released a statement Friday denying a former aide's claims he sexually assaulted her 27 years ago, saying of Tara Reade's allegation: "This never happened."
6 years ago

We’re all glued to our screens right now. Here’s how you can protect your eyes

With much of the globe now under coronavirus-related restrictions, we have never been so tethered to our screens -- for work, to connect with friends, to unwind or to distract ourselves. So how do you keep your eyes healthy?
6 years ago

A coronavirus drug seems to work. What’s next?

News that an experimental drug seems to be the first effective treatment for the new coronavirus has unleashed a flurry of interest — and a clamor to know how soon it might be available.
6 years ago

Almost 12k more Utahns file for unemployment.

SALT LAKE CITY — 11,830 more Utahns filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week according to the Utah Department of Workforce Services. Division director Kevin Burt says that while this is a high number, it is a decrease from weeks past. “A decreasing trend in new unemployment insurance claims continued this week though still at […]
6 years ago

NBC to air ‘Parks and Recreation’ reunion episode for charity

Get ready to return to Pawnee. NBC has announced "A Parks and Recreation Special," a scripted 30-minute episode of the comedy that will reunite the entire original cast to benefit Feeding America.
6 years ago

Inmates volunteer to make masks for first responders

A group of 22 inmates at the Santa Barbara County Jail wanted to help first responders fighting the coronavirus, so they're making masks and face shields.
6 years ago

How the Supreme Court is preparing for its first big phone hearing

The US Supreme Court has planned test runs with lawyers for its first-ever livestreamed arguments next week and begun devising time limits for the justices' own questioning.
6 years ago

Chick-fil-A is launching a meal kit as more people eat at home

Chick-fil-A is rolling out a meal kit as more people eat at home because of the coronavirus pandemic.
6 years ago

30 million have sought US jobless aid since virus hit

More than 3.8 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the U.S. economy slid further into a crisis that is becoming the most devastating since the 1930s.
6 years ago

Family designates sidewalk for silly walks only

The sidewalk outside the Koto home has been designated as an area for silly walks only zone. The response they have received has been pretty overwhelming.
6 years ago

DMV to open select lobbies by appointment only

SALT LAKE CITY — Beginning May 1st, several Utah DMV locations will be reopening their lobbies by appointment only. DMV locations in Salt Lake, South Valley, Farmington, Ogden and Provo will schedule appointments from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m starting this Friday. The DMV’s website says that they will continue to follow social distancing guidelines […]
6 years ago

Costco to require shoppers to wear a face mask

Costco will require all members and employees to wear a face mask while in their stores starting on May 4.
6 years ago

Groups sow doubt about COVID vaccine before one even exists

Public health experts say a vaccine may be the best chance of stopping the coronavirus. Yet even though it could be months or years before a working vaccine is ready, groups that have spread misinformation about immunizations in the past are raising doubts.
6 years ago

Reporter forgets pants while on air, not realizing everyone could see his legs

Most of us have lost count of the days we've been in quarantine, working at home in pajamas and forgetting when we last went outdoors. ABC News reporter Will Reeve might relate, except he seems to have forgotten something slightly more important: pants.
6 years ago

US economy shrank at 4.8% rate last quarter as virus struck

The U.S. economy shrank at a 4.8% annual rate last quarter as the coronavirus pandemic shut down much of the country and began triggering a recession that will end the longest expansion on record.
6 years ago

Nearly 70 dead in ‘horrific’ outbreak at veterans home

Nearly 70 residents sickened with the coronavirus have died at a Massachusetts home for aging veterans, as state and federal officials try to figure out what went wrong in the deadliest known outbreak at a long-term care facility in the U.S.
6 years ago

Pence comes under fire for going maskless at Mayo Clinic

Vice President Mike Pence chose not to wear a face mask while touring the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. It's an apparent violation of the world-renowned medical center's policy requiring them.
6 years ago

Oklahoma, Utah face scrutiny over malaria drug purchases

State leaders in Oklahoma and Utah are facing scrutiny over the spending of millions of dollars combined to purchase malaria drugs promoted by President Trump to treat COVID-19 patients that many other states obtained for free and that doctors warned shouldn’t be used without more testing.
6 years ago

Utah pledges free masks for every Utahn

The state of Utah along with the Utah Manufacturers Association, Cotopaxi and 20 other manufacturers have purchased 2 million face masks that will be available to any Utahn for free as part of their 'Mask for Every Utahn' project.
6 years ago

Renderings of the interior of the Tooele Valley Temple released

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has released the renderings of what the interior of the Tooele Valley Temple will look like after it is completed. 
6 years ago

Accidental disinfectant poisonings in children on the rise during pandemic

Chemical exposures are on the rise, but even in a normal year, household cleaning products pose a health hazard to kids.
6 years ago