Don Brinkerhoff

Reporter/Producer

Don Brinkerhoff

Don Brinkerhoff is a reporter and producer for KSL NewsRadio. You can reach him at dbrinkerhoff@ksl.com.

After long journey, Utah-trained Where’s My Ring will run the Kentucky Oaks

A horse known as Where's My Ring, who was trained right here in Utah, will compete in the 150th running of The Oaks.
2 years ago

New cancer treatments focus on targeted therapies

Dr. Theresa Werner with the Huntsman Cancer Institute says providers can now use target treatments to help cancer patients.
2 years ago

BYU study looks at student AI usage

The question of artificial intelligence in the classroom is becoming something nearly all teachers are having to deal with, and a new study by a group of BYU professors looked into how student AI usage has developed on campus.
2 years ago

Utah team wins award at FIRST LEGO League robot competition in Texas

Utah's Electro Sloths won the Breakthrough award at the FIRST LEGO League Challenge in Texas this month.
2 years ago

St. George brush fire damages one home

ST. GEORGE, Utah — A brush fire damaged one St. George home. The fire began at a nature park.  St. George City Fire Chief Robert Stoker said they got a report of smoke at Brooks Nature Park. Additionally, the report said that some juveniles were witnessed running from the scene.  “[The] Nature Park has a […]
2 years ago

Utah-based credit union named a top five large business employer

Mountain America Credit Union employees helped land the company among the top five large businesses in America.
2 years ago

Olympic committee members ride TRAX as part of Utah tour

Members of the International Olympic Committee got a tour of Salt Lake, including parts of its public transport system.
2 years ago

SLC bathed in gold in honor of International Olympic Committee visitors

Salt Lake City will glow gold every night of this week in hopes of welcoming the Olympics once again in 2034.
2 years ago

UVU wins second in international Cyber Security 9/12 competition

The Utah Valley University was behind only to Duke University in the Cyber 9/12 security competition. There were 43 teams competing.
2 years ago

K-9 officers and their handlers win a top award in Las Vegas

The Taylorsville Police K-9 unit won Top Agency at the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s K-9 Trials.
2 years ago

Utah’s housing shortage: Could baby boomers downsizing be the solution?

Nationally, economists think retiring baby boomers downsizing their homes could be a rapid solution to the housing shortage.
2 years ago

New study says Utah is the most affordable state — and why that’s not necessarily true

A new report from USA TODAY says Utah is the most affordable state in the nation. This comes just days after another report ranked Utah among some of the least affordable places to live.
2 years ago

Small screens impacting the mental health of kids says study

The increased use of small screens by kids and teens may be linked to increased mental health issues according to a study.
2 years ago

The staff at a Murray business office are worried about a pair of geese

The pair of Canadian geese have been coming around this Murray office for a couple of years now. But now, the female is laying eggs.
2 years ago

Applications open for Utah’s Landscape Incentive Program

Utah's Landscape Incentive Program could help with costs associated with creating a drought-friendly landscape.
2 years ago

Early-onset cancer rates rising for people ages 18 to 45

Early-onset cancer is showing up earlier and earlier in patients aged 18 to 49, and researchers aren't quite sure why.
2 years ago

Daylight saving time happens this Sunday, time to spring forward

An often-told story says Benjamin Franklin came up with daylight saving in the 18th century but experts say otherwise.
2 years ago

Utah welding student will represent the U.S. in a world competition

A Utah student has made it to the world stage in France, where he'll show off his welding skills to everyone.
2 years ago

Utah company completes solid rocket boosters for NASA’s Artemis

Northrup Grumman says the Arrtemis rocket boosters can carry nearly five metric tons more than the previous boosters. 
2 years ago

Expert weighs in on home prices in Utah

Home prices in Utah are staying relatively flat however, fluctuating interest rates are pricing homebuyers out.
2 years ago

Younger colon cancer deaths are increasing significantly

Colon cancer deaths are rising and people are dying at a much younger age according to the American Cancer Society.
2 years ago

Legislation to exclude government employees’ daily calendars from public record moves forward

One Utah lawmaker says the existing laws about what is or isn't public record already excludes government employees' daily calendars.
2 years ago

Domestic violence penalties would increase for restricted persons

HB166 would make domestic violence by a restricted person a second-degree felony, punishable by one year in jail.
2 years ago

Utah continues to sees job growth in key industries

Utah's job growth in key industries continues to help attract businesses and keep our economy thriving when others are not.
2 years ago