Former Digital Content Producer

Colby Walker

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

KSL Coronavirus Call-In

Beginning Monday, March 23, KSL NewsRadio will be hosting a live coronavirus call-in with specialists and experts that will answer your questions.
6 years ago

Surgeon General on coronavirus: ‘This week is going to get bad’

Dr. Jerome Adams, the surgeon general, says Americans should expect the coronavirus outbreak to get worse fast because we're not taking it seriously.
6 years ago

When you work from home, every day is (very) casual Friday

There is no dress code in the home office. whether you're looking your best, or still in sweat pants, psychologists say that working from home is more about the mental mindset.
6 years ago

In a world gripped by fear, marble racing proves welcome distraction

If you're struggling for a sports fix, then marble racing is the perfect quarantine entertainment.
6 years ago

School districts take unplanned plunge into online learning

With schools shut down for the coronavirus outbreak, districts and educators are launching a massive, unplanned test of virtual teaching.
6 years ago

Blood donors urgently needed to avert shortage amid outbreak

Surgeon General Jerome Adams is urging healthy Americans, especially younger ones, to donate blood.
6 years ago

Government to temporarily waive interest on student loans.

President Trump said at press conference today that the federal government has “temporarily waived all interest on federally held student loans” for 60 days due to the coronavirus outbreak.   This story is breaking and will be updated.      
6 years ago

Inside a coronavirus hospital in Italy, doctors warn: get ready

At Papa Giovanni XXIII hospital in Bergamo, one of the worst-hit cities in the country of Italy, doctors have a simple message to the world: get ready.
6 years ago

US tax filing deadline moved to July 15, Mnuchin says

Americans will have an additional three months to file their taxes amid the coronavirus pandemic, the US Treasury Secretary said on Friday.
6 years ago

Don’t worry, the animals are all right

Staffers at zoos around the country are making a special effort to give animals a bit more attention and provide them with some much-needed activity saying that they get some benefit from gawking back at visitors. Without that constant stream of people, they can get bored, too.
6 years ago

Parents, police struggle to herd the young in virus outbreak

Parents and authorities around the globe are struggling to keep young people from gathering to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. Psychologist Rachel Busman says the adolescent brain is in play.
6 years ago

Virus pandemic tightens grip; 10,000 dead worldwide

The U.S. has warned Americans to avoid all international travel and told citizens abroad to return now or face an “indefinite” absence.
6 years ago

Utah State School Board suspends testing

The Utah State School Board has moved to suspend the requirements for statewide testing this year.
6 years ago

I-15 in Layton to close for 3 nights

I-15 in Layton between Antelope Drive and Layton Parkway will be closed for 3 nights. Crews will place beams across the freeway
6 years ago

Pilot takes to the sky to share a message: Stay Home

A pilot did some digital skywriting in the skies over Austria to remind people to practice their safe social distancing and not to go out during the coronavirus pandemic.
6 years ago

Trump says FDA will fast track anti-viral treatments for patients with coronavirus

President Donald Trump says he's pushed the Food and Drug Administration to eliminate barriers to getting therapeutics for coronavirus to patients. He said a drug currently used as an antimalarial -- hydroxychloroquine -- would be made available almost immediately to treat coronavirus.
6 years ago

Family of 4 could get $3K under virus relief plan

The first federal checks to families could be $3,000 for a family of four under the White House proposal to unleash $1 trillion for the coronavirus outbreak.
6 years ago

Kentucky gas station drops prices to 99 cents

Gas prices are falling and a Kentucky gas station just became the first in the country to drop its prices below $1 for a gallon of gasoline.
6 years ago

Put up Christmas lights to spread cheer while social distancing

While people are stuck inside their homes social distancing in an attempt to stop the spread of coronavirus. People around the country are putting up their Christmas lights to spread a little cheer and encouraging others to do the same.
6 years ago

Netflix urged to slow down streaming to stop the internet from breaking

The European Union is urging Netflix and other streaming platforms to stop showing video in high definition to prevent the internet from breaking under the strain of unprecedented usage due to the coronavirus pandemic.
6 years ago

Trump signs coronavirus relief legislation into law

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed into law a coronavirus relief package that includes provisions for free testing for Covid-19 and paid emergency leave.
6 years ago

Spring equinox 2020: Earliest arrival in more than a century

This is the earliest arrival of spring equinox in 124 years.
6 years ago

Young adults under age 44 make up a big part of coronavirus hospitalizations in the US

The coronavirus in the United States isn't just affecting those over 60, up to 20% of those hospitalized in the United States have been between the ages of 20 to 44.
6 years ago

National parks are open — with some changes — amid virus

Most national parks are open as a refuge for Americans tired of being stuck at home because of the coronavirus. Entry fees have been eliminated, but many parks are closing visitor centers, shuttles and lodges to fight the spread of the virus.
6 years ago