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Doug  Wright, moderator for Monday night's U.S. Senate debate says this debate is important due to ...
Mark Jackson

KSL Newsradio’s Doug Wright moderates debate between Sen. Lee and McMullin

Monday’s televised U.S. Senate debate between Republican Sen. Lee and independent McMullin is happening at at 6:00 pm with moderator Doug Wright.
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Should Trader Joe’s come to Kaysville? Kaysville Mayor Tamara Tran and City Council Member John A...
Mark Jones

Mayor announces Trader Joe’s will be coming to Draper in 2023

Trader Joe's will be expanding to Draper, according to a Facebook posting from Draper City Mayor Troy Walker. The store is expected to open in 2023.
4 years ago
Summit County Sheriff Martinez Utah US Marshal...
Simone Seikaly

Summit County Sheriff nominated for post of District of Utah U.S. Marshal

Martinez has been the Summit County Sheriff since 2015 and was a captain in that agency for ten years.
4 years ago
Evan McMullin will not show up to a deposition scheduled for the same day as his debate with Sen. M...
Kira Hoffelmeyer

McMullin seeks reschedule of deposition in lawsuit over attack ad

The McMullin campaign questions the timing of the deposition, as it coincides with a debate between McMullin and Lee.
4 years ago
utah 2nd district...
Curt Gresseth

Utah debates: How Utah’s 2nd District candidates compare on issues

The three candidates running for the 2nd Congressional District in Utah debate the issues on Oct. 14 at Southern Utah University.
4 years ago
Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson hosted the second annual Great Salt Lake Summit on Thursday. (AP Pho...
Mark Jones

House Speaker Brad Wilson hosts second annual Great Salt Lake Summit

The second annual Great Salt Lake Summit was held Thursday. It was hosted by Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson. Wilson says there is still a long way to go.
4 years ago
A woman who lives in West Valley City posted a Tweet this morning about a racist sign posted to her...
Lindsay Aerts

Sign with swastika, N-word posted on a residential fence in West Valley

A woman who lives in West Valley City says a racist sign was posted to her fence, including a swastika, the N-word, and more.
4 years ago
President Joe Biden, pictured here at the White House on Oct. 11, 2022. This week it was revealed t...
Arlette Saenz and Maegan Vazquez, CNN

Biden kicks off Western swing by designating WWII training ground as national monument

President Joe Biden began a four-day Western swing with a stop in Colorado on Wednesday.
4 years ago
Committee members at the Jan. 6 hearing....
LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press

Jan. 6 hearing promises ‘surprising’ details before election

For weeks the panel has been in talks with the U.S. Secret Service after issuing a subpoena to produce missing text messages from that day.
4 years ago
A family of five was sentenced together on October 12 for storming the Capitol on January 6, with t...
Casey Gannon and Weslan Hansen

Family of five sentenced for storming the US Capitol on January 6

A Texas family of five was sentenced for their involvement in storming the US Capitol on January 6.
4 years ago
A grant worth $1.46 million has been awarded to Salt Lake County's childcare and early head start c...
Mark Jones

Grant worth $1.46 million awarded to Salt Lake County’s childcare centers

Salt Lake County's childcare centers have received a grant of $1.46 million from the Utah Department of Workforce Service Office of Childcare.
4 years ago
UTA trax train shown, uta offers summer youth pass...
Alejandro Lucero

Riverton Mayor says UTA overlooks parts of Utah

Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs says UTA does not provide transit options in the southwest corner of Salt Lake County.
4 years ago
Candidates for Utah's Fourth Congressional District. January Walker (left), Darlene McDonald (right...
Lindsay Aerts and Kira Hoffelmeyer

Burgess Owens’ opponents react to him not attending debate

SALT LAKE CITY — Hours after Congress Burgess Owens announced he wouldn’t participate in tonight’s Fourth Congressional District Debate, his opponents are questioning his motives. Democratic challenger, Darlene McDonald, said she’s dismayed at Owens’ explanation for not coming tonight. “We’d known at least for several weeks who the moderators were. And if he had objections […]
4 years ago
Congress support for Pell Grants. Burgess owens is pictured speaking...
SAMANTHA HERRERA, LINDSAY AERTS, JESSICA LOWELL AND KIRA HOFFELMEYER

Burgess Owens confirms he will not attend tonight’s debate

Utah Congressman Rep. Burgess Owens did not participate in his primary debate earlier this year and has yet to confirm his appearance at today's debate.
4 years ago
A person receives a vaccine. Appointments for the updated covid booster are now available....
LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer

FDA clears updated COVID boosters for kids as young as 5

(AP) — The U.S. on Wednesday authorized updated COVID-19 boosters for children as young as 5, seeking to expand protection ahead of an expected winter wave. Tweaked boosters rolled out for Americans 12 and older last month, doses modified to target today’s most common and contagious omicron relative. While there wasn’t a big rush, federal […]
4 years ago
Candidates for Utah's Fourth Congressional District. Darlene McDonald (left), Rep. Burgess Owens (c...
Curt Gresseth

Utah debates: How Utah’s 4th Congressional District opponents compare on the issues

Ahead of their Oct. 12 debate, here's where candidates for Utah's Fourth Congressional District stand on issues of importance to Utahns.
4 years ago
Orem High School from Alpine School District is pictured. alpine school district split debate...
Waverly Golden

Orem City Council voting on split from Alpine School District

A resolution of a split from the Alpine School District was introduced Tuesday evening by the Orem City Council.
4 years ago
A member of the Utah Taxpayers Association weighs in on how Salt Lake County will spend an 85 milli...
Elizabeth Weiler

Voters encouraged to share opinions on new SLC open lands bond.

Registered voters in Salt Lake City will be deciding on the allowance of an $85 million fund towards the city's land.
4 years ago
Piglet trial...
Elizabeth Weiler

Victorious ending for defendants in a trial over stolen piglets

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Utah — A trial that began last Monday, Oct. 3, lasted nearly a week until a final verdict was reached on Saturday.  The trial involved defendants and activists Paul Picklesimer and Wayne Hsiung, who stole two piglets they claimed were dying from a Smithfield farm.  Consequently, the state of Utah argued against the two activists, […]
4 years ago
First Congressional District debate candidates Rick Jones and Blake Moore...
Curt Gresseth

Utah debates: Here’s how 1st Congressional District candidates Rick Jones and Rep. Blake Moore stand on the issues

KSL NewsRadio will air the First Congressional District debate live on the KSL NewsRadio Facebook page and on KSL NewsRadio 102.7FM 1160 AM.
4 years ago
President Joe Biden. 4-thousand Utahns will receive student debt relief from the US Government. Oth...
Kevin Liptak, CNN

Biden to designate WWII-era training ground in Colorado as new national monument

President Joe Biden plans to declare a new national monument when he visits Colorado this week, according to people familiar with the plans, as he begins a western swing one month before the midterm elections.
4 years ago
Measure Great Salt Lake...
Ben Winslow, Fox 13 News

Great Salt Lake so low, a water level measurement system no longer works

The Great Salt Lake has dropped to such a low level, the U.S. Geological Survey's measuring system at the marina no longer works.
4 years ago
Rep. Curtis and challenger Wright are pictured shaking hands, their debate was rated by the dignity...
Jessica Lowell

New dignity index rates candidates on how civil they are

The University of Utah's Hinckley Institute of Politics and Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute helped create a dignity index that measures candidates behavior.
4 years ago
utah gun poll firearms state regulations...
Elizabeth Weiler

Ogden Police Department partners with pawnshop to sell seized guns

OGDEN, Utah — Ogden Police Department plans to help to save funds by selling guns they seized.  Although law enforcement is hesitant to put the guns back on the market, Ogden City has set up a program with a local pawn shop. The shop will sell firearms confiscated by the police department and use the […]
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