Utah

DPS Crime database Utah...
Martha Harris

Utahns can now easily track crime in their area

The new Crime in Utah dashboards from the Department of Public Safety offer tools to help residents track crime in their neighborhoods.
2 years ago
MILFORD, UT - MAY 31: Wild horses roam free on state and some private land, outside federal disenga...
Dan Bammes

Senator Lee proposes selling BLM land to ease housing shortage

Cities would nominate parcels of BLM (or public) land as areas of potential housing. The Interior Department would have to approve the sale.
2 years ago
Utah gender identify guidelines for schools...
Devin Oldroyd

Board of education says schools will set their own rules on gender identity

The Utah Board of Education decided against issuing statewide guidelines about gender identity and instead said that schools will make their own rules.
2 years ago
visitors at a meatpacking plant...
Dan Bammes

$1B to be made available to small meatpacking plants

A grant from the U.S. government will make $1 billion available to smaller meatpacking plants. The grant could help Utah's food security.
2 years ago
utah driving dangerously utah roads...
Devin Oldroyd

UDOT to launch a study on I-15 for future construction

The study will help the agency determine future construction plans as they relate to population growth as well as future transportation needs of the area.
2 years ago
(File: Police and medics on the scene of a deadly shooting  at 11464 Cranberry Hill in Draper on Su...
Paul Nelson

Two men arrested for double murder in Draper

DRAPER – Two young men could face aggravated murder charges after police say they shot and killed two victims after a party in Draper broke out over the weekend.  However, their investigation is not over, so there are many details they’re not ready to release, yet. Witnesses have reported hearing about ten shots fired by […]
2 years ago
Deer Valley concert...
Sam Herrera

Deer Valley concert schedule announced

PARK CITY, UT — Deer Valley Resort released its 2022 summer concert schedule on Thursday. The resort will host Utah Symphony’s Deer Valley Music Festival and the Grand Valley Bank Community Concert Series.  The Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater will host events starting in June. “We are so grateful to continue to partner with the Utah […]
2 years ago
Utah hunters...
Simone Seikaly

Three new laws impact Utah hunters and landowners

The bills, recently made law by Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, affect Utah hunters and their ability to donate meat, use air bows, and kill big game.
2 years ago
Delta pilots picketing outside of Salt Lake City International Airport....
Lindsay Aerts

Delta pilots picket at Salt Lake International Airport

Delta pilots picketed outside of Salt Lake City International Aiport's arrivals section in protest of their company's scheduling.
2 years ago
UDOT summer construction plans....
Waverly Golden

Utah construction season launches with new bridge over I-80

Utah construction season begins with a brand new bridge over I-80 at 17th East in Salt Lake City.
2 years ago
Utah begings using wastewater to track components of the COVID-19 virus in communities...
Dan Bammes

Monitoring COVID-19 virus in Utah through wastewater

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah is monitoring levels of the COVID-19 virus components in sewage at wastewater treatment plants across the state. While it’s a useful early warning system, Utah’s state epidemiologist says it’s just one of the tools they have for monitoring COVID-19 infections in the community. Last year, when the Delta variant showed […]
2 years ago
Video game program...
Sam Herrera

University of Utah’s game design program ranked in top 10

The University of Utah's video game design program ranked in the top ten schools with a video game program. The U moved up in ranking since last year.
2 years ago
Snowpack is already seemingly low, but some grant money could help U of U researchers develop bette...
Paul Nelson

Snowpack could be measured better with grant for U of U researchers

SALT LAKE CITY — Is it possible to get a more complete picture of the state’s snowpack and water situation? Researchers from the University of Utah just got a large grant which they say could help hydrologists have better information about what’s really on the slopes.  University of Utah Civil Engineering Professor Carlos Oroza has […]
2 years ago
West Valley Police received a call from family members of a suicidal individual leaving their home,...
Simone Seikaly

Nobody in custody after shots fired near West Valley City apartment complex

An argument was captured on a Ring doorbell camera near 1595 West 3395 South early Thursday morning before gunshots were heard.
2 years ago
Throwback photo of KSL news service stand...
Marc Giauque

KSL NewsRadio preparing for 100 year celebration

Go over the long history of radio in Utah as KSL NewsRadio prepares to celebrate 100 years
2 years ago
A train at a stop during Free Fare February....
Becky Bruce and Samantha Herrera

How did UTA’s Free Fare February play out?

The Utah Transit Authority said the results of Free Fare February were mostly positive, and published its final report focused on the month's results.
2 years ago
With Lake Powell's water levels increasing all year, it's hard to believe that they may be in dange...
Rachel Ramirez and Chief Climate Correspondent Bill Weir, CNN

Americans more likely to see climate crisis as a threat after facing extreme weather

A new Gallup poll shared first with CNN found 1 in 3 Americans said they've been affected by extreme weather in the past two years, and those who had been were more likely to say the climate crisis is a threat.
2 years ago
Delicate Arch in Arches National Park. Arches is looking for input from the public to solve an over...
Waverly Golden

Free national park program not used by families of color

A BYU study found white families of fourth graders use a free pass to any national park more often than their people of color counterparts.
2 years ago
A woman drinks alcohol. Alcohol consumption doesn't help heart risks according to study....
Dan Bammes

Alcohol consumption doesn’t reduce heart risks for certain patients, study says

Researchers looked at patients taking drugs that are widely prescribed to reduce cholesterol to find how alcohol consumption can affect heart risks.
2 years ago
west high protest...
Lindsay Aerts

West High students walk out in protest over law banning trans girls from sports

Around 100 students walked out of West High School in Salt Lake to protest a law banning trans girls from playing in school sports in Utah.
2 years ago
YouTube driver...
Dan Bammes

Driver watching YouTube video injured after crashing into Sandy house

Police said the driver admitted to watching YouTube before the crash. He was hospitalized with minor injuries, but nobody else was hurt.
2 years ago
bird flu utah bald eagles at farmington bay...
KSL NewsRadio staff

While no signs yet in Utah, avian flu has wildlife officials preparing

Despite no reports of it being in Utah, the avian flu has state wildlife officials keeping a close eye on the spread of the disease.
2 years ago
(The Block U at the center of campus, after Pride Week had completed.  Photo: Paul Nelson, April 5,...
Paul Nelson

U of U officials searching for vandal who defaced Block U during Pride Week

Officials at the University of Utah are looking for a vandal responsible for a pair of incidents at the end of Pride Week.
2 years ago
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Kira Hoffelmeyer

Salt Lake County Council votes to ban mining in recreation areas

The unanimous vote will ban mining and mineral extraction in recreation and forestry.
2 years ago