Education + Schools
Kelli Pierce
Copper Hills student arrested for Snapchat threat
West Jordan Police have arrested a 15-year-old high school student after they say he threatened over Snapchat to shoot a middle schooler.7 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Lawmakers get an earful during heated tax reform hearing
The first draft of the tax reform bill would raise sales taxes on food to 4.85%. Gas taxes would also go up around 11 cents per gallon. Services from plumbing to Hulu to fortune-telling would also be hit with sales taxes for the first time.7 years ago
John Wojcik
State board of education discusses vape problem
The Utah State Board of Education discussed student vaping, and are trying to come up with a plan to more fully address the problem.7 years ago
Mary Richards
New dashboards compare education spending to outcomes in Utah
There's a new dashboard at the webpage of the Office of the Utah State Auditor that allows you to compare what a school district spends and if that equates to student progress.7 years ago
Associated Press
‘Goodness and humor’ celebrated as ‘Sesame Street’ turns 50
Over the past fifty years, the makers of Sesame Street have worked to create a neighborhood that looks like many neighborhoods and that face the same problems.7 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Parents mad, Davis School District investigating after student shows up to school dressed as Hitler
The Creekside Elementary School Halloween parade featured children in all sorts of costumes but one 5th grader came dressed as Adolf Hitler7 years ago
Kelli Pierce
New push to legalize smokeable hemp in Utah
It is legal to possess hemp in Utah. But it is also against the law to smoke it, distribute it, or market the plant, and some people in the state want those rules to change.7 years ago
Colby Walker
Should school be cancelled the day after Halloween?
Tens of thousands of supporters have pledged their names to call on Utah's school districts to cancel classes the day after Halloween.7 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Chinese, other foreign firms interested in the Inland Port
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Inland Port project planned for northwest Salt Lake City is controversial in Utah. But several foreign companies seem eager to invest in it. World Trade Center Utah CEO Miles Hansen says he spoke with the chairman of the Shanghai International Port Group, the world’s largest port operator, during a […]7 years ago
Simone Seikaly
Police release another 911 call suggesting the possibility of a shooter at Lone Peak High School
SALT LAKE CITY, UT — Police have released a second 911 call from Friday, October 25th, between an emergency operator and the father of a student at Lone Peak High School in Highland, Utah. In the call, a father reports what his daughter had texted him. His daughter is a student at Lone Peak High […]7 years ago
Kelli Pierce
CDC: More Utahns are dying from meth overdoses than fentanyl ODs
a new report from the Centers for Disease Control says there are more methamphetamine overdoses in Utah than those from fentanyl7 years ago
Becky Bruce
All-clear given at Lone Peak High School after possible “wrong school” threat
Students went on lockdown Friday at Lone Peak High School, prompted by a call to police about someone with a weapon. They may have meant a different school.7 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Governor Herbert answers questions on tax reform during KSL News Radio’s “Let Me Speak to the Governor”
Utah Governor Gary Herbert took questions from KSL News Radio listeners about medical marijuana, eminent domain, and the Inland Port during "Let Me Speak to the Governor." The topic most people wanted to know about was the upcoming tax reform bill.7 years ago
Colby Walker
Former Uintah High teacher arrested for having sex with a student
Rodd Adam Repsher, 33, was arrested on Wednesday for having, "repeated sexual contact with a student in 2016 while he was working as a health teacher at Uintah High School."7 years ago
Colby Walker
Oxford University students vote to stop clapping
Oxford's Student Council is asking students not to put their hands together and instead use British Sign Language clapping, otherwise known as ‘silent jazz hands’ to help include students "who have anxiety disorders, sensory sensitivity, and/or those who use hearing impairment aids" gain greater access to events.7 years ago
Colby Walker
Electrical fire cancels class at Union Middle School
Classes at Union Middle School in Sandy have been canceled Thursday after a small electrical fire broke out in the school.7 years ago
Colby Walker
McCluskey family: changes at the U not enough one year after Lauren’s murder
"Something is better than nothing," Jill McCluskey told KSL NewsRadio, "but ... the university has never publicly acknowledged any responsibility."7 years ago
CLAIRE PARKER Associated Press
Louvre exhibit acclaims Da Vinci, 500 years after his death
Much about Leonardo Da Vinci remains an enigma: the smile of the "Mona Lisa"; why the world's most famous painter left so many works unfinished; and more recently, who bought the contentious "Salvator Mundi."7 years ago
Paul Nelson
Utah students protest police in McCluskey case
Tuesday marks the anniversary of the murder of Utah track star Lauren McCluskey. Over 100 students protested outside the university president’s office.7 years ago
Associated Press
Video shows coach disarming, embracing Oregon student
Authorities have released a video that shows part of a former Oregon football star's successful effort to disarm a student who brought a shotgun to a Portland high school.7 years ago
Kelli Pierce
New bill allows 4% beer to stay on shelves for awhile
Utah lawmakers approved a bill allowing grocery stores to sell beer with 4% alcohol content by weight starting next month7 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Vape shops could lose their licenses if they sell to kids under new bill
SALT LAKE CITY – A new bill advancing in the Utah legislature would let local health departments strip vape shops of their business licenses if they’re caught selling tobacco, vaping products, or paraphernalia to minors. And it would not take long for them to lose their licenses. Health departments could pull them if the shop […]7 years ago
Paul Nelson
Park City School District gets pushback over new curriculum
A new sex education and anti-bullying curriculum in one elementary school in the Park City district has parents sending a cease and desist letter7 years ago
