Lindsay Aerts

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Lindsay Aerts is a former anchor, reporter and producer for KSL NewsRadio. She moved to KSL TV in 2023. You can reach her at laerts@ksl.com.

These northern mountain passes won’t be open for Memorial Day

UDOT says they are hoping to open the northern mountain passes within a month but it will all depend on when the run-off allows.
5 years ago

Salt Lake City Marathon brings road closures Saturday morning

Thousands of runners and spectators will be out for the Salt Lake City Marathon Saturday morning
5 years ago

Three Utahns including 7-year-old killed in Wyoming crash

Troopers say none of the three people killed in the crash were wearing seatbelts and the van may have been overdriving the conditions. Four other children were taken to the hospital in critical condition.
5 years ago

Former SLC Mayor Ralph Becker continues fight against billboards

The former mayor of Salt Lake City, Ralph Becker, isn't in office anymore but is continuing his fight against the state's billboards.
6 years ago

Feral dog that developed ‘love of blood’ located, killed

A feral dog has been located and put down after animal control officers say it developed a taste for blood.
6 years ago

More rain has fallen in Oct. than the entire summer in Salt Lake

The National Weather Service in Salt Lake says in the first four days of October Salt Lake has gotten more rain than the entire summer.
6 years ago

SLC considers allowing “mother-in-law” apartments city-wide

The Salt Lake City Council may soon decide whether or not to allow so-called "mother-in-law" apartments across the city.
6 years ago

Shooting in Layton ends with Idaho death

A man shot in Layton has died after being driven to a hospital in Idaho, and police now say his friends drove him there at his own request.
6 years ago

Utah ranks first in nation for equal distribution of income

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah is now the number one state in the nation for having equality of incomes, meaning residents are relatively equal when it comes to the distribution of income between low and high earners. “We don’t have a lot of really high earners, and we don’t have a lot of people on the […]
6 years ago

West Valley City becomes Utah’s first majority minority city

WEST VALLEY CITY — For the first time, minority populations are the majority in West Valley City. Estimates released late Wednesday from the U.S. Census Bureau shows the states second largest city has more than half of its residents identify as Hispanic or non-white which makes it the first in the state to become home to […]
6 years ago

Three years later friends, family rally search for Macin Smith

ST. GEORGE — It’s been three years since St. George teen Macin Smith went missing and family and friends are still rallying to find any clues into his disappearance. On Saturday, family members and volunteers plan to search a 2-mile radius around the Smith’s Little Valley area home. About 150 volunteers are expected to show up […]
6 years ago

Argument over affair preceded plane crash, police say

Court documents say the man who flew a plane into his own Payson home earlier this week had been arguing with his wife over an affair she was having with another man, an altercation that got physical before police were involved. 
6 years ago

Abby Huntsman says “So long” to Fox & Friends Weekend

Multiple media outlets are reporting Abby Huntsman, daughter of Ambassador to Russia and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, Jr., will be joining the cast of ABC's The View.
6 years ago

Draper confirms firefighter killed in CA is one of theirs

The Draper City Fire Department has confirmed a firefighter killed while fighting the Mendocino Complex Fires in California is a Utah firefighter with their department. 
6 years ago

New evacuations, closures from Coal Hollow Fire

New evacuations are in place as a result of the Coal Hollow Fire, which jumped U.S. 6 over the weekend and forced the closure of the road. 
6 years ago

Provo tops national list for paying bills on time

My Lending Tree has ranked Provo the top city in the nation for paying bills on time.
6 years ago

Police ID man accused in code enforcement death

Kevin Wayne Billings, 64, has been booked into jail for investigation of aggravated murder, aggravated arson, and arson, related to the death of a West Valley City code enforcement officer, police say.
6 years ago

Mia Love breaks with Trump on trade policies

Rep. Mia Love, R-Utah, says she disagrees with the Trump administration's policies on trade with China and other countries.
6 years ago

First-time homelessness down, but unsheltered up

A new report says first-time homelessness is down across Utah, but more people were found unsheltered in 2017 than the year before.
6 years ago

Hundreds compete in Salt Lake for Transplant Games of America

The Transplant Games of America have converged on Salt Lake City with hundreds of athletes all with one thing in common: they're all organ recipients or donors.
6 years ago

November ballot initiative aims to redraw Utah voting districts

Voters will get a chance this November to decide whether they want a new independent citizen's commission to determine how voting lines are drawn after the 2020 census.
6 years ago

Report: 14 percent of Utah homes at risk of wildfire

14 percent of Utah households are at high or extreme risk of catching fire from a wildfire and Utah ranks 9th highest in the nation for the number of houses that are vulnerable.
6 years ago

Investigators warn of new phishing scam

Investigators want you to be aware of a new cyber scam where "phishing" crooks already have your email password.
6 years ago

Wildfire smoke makes for unhealthy air quality

Wildfires around the state aren't doing Utah's air quality any favors. KSL Meteorologist Grant Weyman says today's air will be moderately unhealthy.
6 years ago