Mark Jackson

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Mark Jackson is an anchor, traffic reporter and news reporter for KSL NewsRadio. You can reach him at mjackson@ksl.com.

Hit-and-run wreck in Bluffdale involved two SUVs, both carrying trailers

A hit-and-run wreck involving two SUVs, both carrying trailers, blocked off traffic going North on I-15 Sunday afternoon.  
4 years ago

Provo has a new hockey team and it might just be the ticket

PROVO–Provo has new hockey team, The Provo Riverblades. Provo Mayor Michelle Kaufusi, Provo Riverblades Managing Partner Kevin McCloskey, and other dignitaries will make it official at a press conference on Thursday. The elite U20 Junior hockey team is the highest level of hockey played by amateur athletes in the world, according to a press release […]
4 years ago

Passengers stuck on Amtrak train for about 20 hours finally on their way

Amtrack customers are now at their destinations after spending 19 hours a few miles east of Provo after the train they were on suffered mechanical issues after a boulder left debris on the tracks.
4 years ago

Officer-involved shooting leaves one suspect dead in Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City police say one man is dead early Saturday morning after an officer involved shooting near 900 South 300 West.
4 years ago

Zion National Park and other Utah national parks begin re-opening

National parks are re-opening this month and Utah’s most popular, Zion National Park, will re-open Wednesday. 
4 years ago

Pioneer Park Coalition, Vietnamese community team to deliver masks to jails

The Pioneer Park Coalition and the Vietnamese community are teaming together in a donation of masks to the Salt Lake County Jails. 
4 years ago

St. George mayor eyes COVID ‘code yellow’ designation for 3 county area

St. George Mayor Jon Pike is suggesting a move from code 'orange' to code 'yellow' as soon as Friday night. 
4 years ago

WVC police believe not all is as it seems in early Saturday stabbing

olice are investigating a stabbing this morning.  Lt. Amy Mauer is confirming it happened alongside Highway U-111, near 50th South 8400 West.
4 years ago

Virtual babysitting services see surge in business

With safe social distancing in place for at least the foreseeable future, a new trend is growing in the world of babysitting that's taking them into the virtual space. 
4 years ago

One dead, two seriously injured in separate ATV accidents at Fivemile Pass

Emergency crews have been busy over the weekend with two back-to-back critical ATV accidents on Saturday and Sunday, leaving two in critical condition.
4 years ago

Intoxicated driver runs into railroad crossing signal in Roy, road closed

Roy police say an intoxicated driver has crashed into a railroad crossing signal just before 7:30 Saturday morning, causing it to be destroyed. 
4 years ago

Nasty weather leads to slide-offs, wrecks on I-15 in Juab, Utah counties

A freak weather squall of heavy rain and hail came pouring down on drivers Sunday morning just south of Santaquin, causing wrecks on I-15.
4 years ago

NCAA hockey star and Sandy resident gets unsung hero award

Sandy native Jared Pike gets what some consider the highest, most prestigious award a Division I hockey player can receive, the Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award.
4 years ago

29-year-old dead from injuries after Big Cottonwood Canyon fall

The victim called 911 operators himself around 3:15 p.m., reporting his own fall in the Storm Mountain area of Big Cottonwood Canyon. He later died.
4 years ago

Roy police continue to investigate how THC candy wound up at food bank

Police in Roy say they are still working to figure out how candy laced with THC wound up at a local church's Utah Food Bank event.
4 years ago

Critical injury crash closes I-15 South in Murray for hours Wednesday night

Utah Highway Patrol troopers are working a critical injury accident where a 15-year-old teen has been transported in critical condition.  UHP spokesman Sgt. Nick Street says at the early stage of the investigation, the 15-year-old was not wearing a seat- belt and was thrown from the vehicle.
4 years ago

Second Salt Lake City Councilmember tests positive for COVID-19

A second Salt Lake City Councilmember has tested positive for COVID-19.  Dan Dugan, who represents District Six says he is quarantining at home and feels fine, showing only minor symptoms. 
4 years ago

Ways you can beat stress during hard times

It's been a crazy couple of weeks and that can cause some stress and anxiety, but experts say there are ways to ease tensions, one of which, is to remember that most of us have been through hard times before and we made it through.
4 years ago

Jazz players Gobert, Mitchell say they are OK after positive coronavirus tests

Utah Jazz players and NBA All-Stars Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell say they feel good despite having tested positive for coronavirus.
4 years ago

Intermountain Health Care: New restrictions for all IHC visitors

New restrictions for visitors are in place at all IHC facilities. 
4 years ago

Bill that would allow dogs in some Utah canyons if it passes

Dogs haven't been allowed in some key watershed canyons around Utah, but that could change as some legislation is making its way through Utah's capitol. 
4 years ago

‘Armed barricaded domestic’ situation escalates as 69-year-old is tased in Magna

A 69-year-old father was taken into custody Thursday night after what police called an armed barricaded domestic situation in Magna. 
4 years ago

Bloomberg invests money, resources into the Beehive State

Bloomberg has invested a considerable amount of money in Utah and has the best chance of beating President Donald Trump head-to-head in the state.
4 years ago

West Haven ramping up volunteer police program

West Haven currently does not have its own police force. So city officials are partnering with a volunteer program at the Weber County Sheriff's Office.
4 years ago