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Peter Johnston

Peter Johnston is a producer and reporter for KSL NewsRadio and Utah's Morning News. You can reach him at pjohnston@ksl.com.

Easter spending could bring a $22 billion golden egg for retailers

Easter spending might not be as high this year compared to 2023 but Americans are still expected to spend $177 each on the holiday.
2 years ago

Rain and snow will stick around for the week

The weekend weather Utah will stick around for a bit longer. It'll dry out a bit this week before the rain and snow showers come back on Easter.
2 years ago

Road rage can now cost your driver license, plus 400 other bills the governor has signed

Governor Spencer Cox has just signed a bill that allows law enforcement to revoke a person's driver's license for road rage.
2 years ago

Utah’s school choice scholarship attracts more homeschoolers

Homeschooled make up over half of the applicants for the Utah Fits All scholarship program according to data.
2 years ago

‘Disgusting’ and ‘highly political’: Utah senators respond to Biden’s State of the Union

Senators Mitt Romney and Mike Lee, both R-Utah, responded to President Joe Biden's State of the Union Speech Thursday night on social media.
2 years ago

Romney pushing bill to stop your genetic data from going to China

Sen. Mitt Romney's bill bans federal contracts with four Chinese biotechnology companies that are already in trouble with the U.S.
2 years ago

Utah’s Attorney General calls for Supreme Court to restrict access to an abortion pill

Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes is calling on the Supreme Court to restrict access to the abortion pill called Mifepristone.
2 years ago

It’s Super Tuesday tomorrow. Here’s how to cast your vote for the presidential nominee.

One Utah party will hold a caucus to determine a presidential preference, another will meet, but ultimately decide by mail.
2 years ago

Utah Republican and Democratic caucuses are coming up. Here’s how they work

One Utah party will hold a caucus next week to determine a presidential preference, another will meet, but ultimately decide by mail.
2 years ago

Bill that would remove competency test requirement for teachers looks ready to pass

Currently, those pursuing a teaching license in Utah are required to pass a classroom management test. However, it could disappear from Utah's teaching licensure requirements if a bill passes the Senate this week.
2 years ago

Code blue bill would open emergency beds at 18 degrees

The legislature is considering whether to raise the temperature at which emergency beds open up during code blue alerts. 
2 years ago

Polluting dust and a growing city: how a proposed mine in Parleys Canyon could change the Salt Lake Valley

Polluting dust that could end up in the local water and air is just one concern many have over a proposed mine in Parleys Canyon.
2 years ago

Voters’ choice: change Utah’s constitution, get rid of food sales tax

In November, voters will have the option to change the state constitution. The alteration would indirectly get rid of Utah's food sales tax.
2 years ago

3 minors and an adult arrested in Millard County drug bust

According to Utah Highway Patrol, three minors and one adult were arrested in a Millard County drug bust on Monday.
2 years ago

Provo drag race sends unbuckled four-year-old to the hospital

A drag race on I-15 turned into a car wreck that sent a four-year-old to the hospital. The child was not wearing a seatbelt. 
2 years ago

Resolution asks municipalities to boost water conservation efforts

A new resolution aims to promote conservation efforts in cities and counties to reduce the impact on farmers.
2 years ago

Skiers rejoice! A foot of snow is coming to the northern Wasatch Mountains

Brighton, Park City and Solitude will see more than a foot of snow drop today, according to Ski Utah.
2 years ago

You could be living in a child care desert. Here’s what that means

Data from 2019 shows that 77% of Utah's population live in a child care desert. Two bills seek to change that.
2 years ago

Utah’s House delegation all vote to impeach Biden cabinet official

With the help of the Utah delegation, this is the first impeachment of a sitting cabinet official since 1876. It passed by a single vote.
2 years ago

New bill could bolster commercial real estate transparency

A new bill would improve transparency in the way commercial property taxes are set.
3 years ago

Plan to run for office as a write-in candidate in Utah? One lawmaker says not so fast

Sen. Dan McCay's bill would prevent someone from filing to run for office twice in the same year if the second time is a write-in candidacy.
3 years ago

American Fork police officers on leave after shooting suspected car thief

According to the American Fork Police Department, several of its officers have been placed on leave after they shot a suspected car thief. 
3 years ago

Training for Utah’s eyelash techs could take month, not years, with this bill

State Sen. David Hinkins argues the money spent on a long eyebrow and eyelash training requirement is better spent elsewhere.
3 years ago

Lawmaker proposes armed guardians at Utah schools

The bill would allow teachers and principals to sign up as armed guardians and work alongside school resource officers.
3 years ago