Government

Mayor-elect Sandy Zoltanski after election results were certified by Sandy City Council on Monday, ...
Eliza Craig

Monica Zoltanski to be Sandy’s first female mayor

The city council voted unanimously on Monday to certify the election results that made Monica Zoltanski mayor-elect. 
2 years ago
salt lake city police south temple gas scare...
Eliza Craig

Salt Lake City IT employee arrested, accused of working with human trafficker

A 50-year-old IT worker for Salt Lake City has been arrested after police believe he accessed and shared protected information and names of undercover officers in exchange for sexual favors.
3 years ago
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Nick Wyatt

Some Utahns ready for a third vaccine dose, pharmacies are preparing

Some Utahns are ready for a third vaccine dose against COVID-19. One pharmacy says it's already booking appointments.
3 years ago
Biden vaccine plan...
Nick Wyatt

Utah house speaker, senate president not fans of Biden vaccine plan

Utah Senate President Stuart Adams and House Speaker Brad Wilson say government should not order businesses to require vaccines.
3 years ago
welcoming week...
Nick Wyatt

Salt Lake County welcomes refugees, immigrants during annual “Welcoming Week”

Leaders in Salt Lake County are celebrating the contributions of refugees and immigrants during Welcoming Week. 
3 years ago
Utah state capitol on a warm March weather day in Utah...
John Wojcik

New poll shows majority of Utah voters would support recall elections

A new Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll shows that a majority of Utahns would support a law allowing voters to recall elected officials.
3 years ago
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John Wojcik

Gov. Cox says masks still needed in schools, some parent groups upset

Governor Spencer Cox says Utah’s K-12 students need to continue wearing masks in schools across the state until more residents are vaccinated.
3 years ago
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John Wojcik

New bill would prevent government agencies from requiring workers to get vaccinated

A new bill, sponsored by Rep. Robert Spendlove, would stop government agencies from requiring that employees receive a COVID-19 vaccination.
3 years ago
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Curt Gresseth

OPINION: Transparency in government has a down side – for politicians

Lee Lonsberry supports a new law that gives politicians the right to hide their home addresses, even though it's not exactly transparency in government.
4 years ago
Mia Love talks about Haiti...
Joe Davis

Inside Sources: Rep. Mia Love wants Americans to paint a better future

Former Utah Rep Mia Love talks about race relations and what she learned about such relations from painting.
4 years ago
White House quarantine...
Cami Mondeaux

2 members of White House virus task force in quarantine

Two members of the White House coronavirus task force placed themselves in quarantine after contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.
4 years ago
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listens d...
KSL NewsRadio

Fauci admits earlier Covid-19 mitigation efforts would have saved more American lives

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday that calls to implement life-saving social distancing measures faced "a lot of pushback" early in the US coronavirus outbreak.
4 years ago
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Curt Gresseth

Live Mic: How far can government go to stop coronavirus pandemic?

How far can US government go to stop coronavirus pandemic?
4 years ago
covid-19 schools, Governor Herbert lowers flags to honor the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg...
Colby Walker

So-called conversion therapy banned in conservative Utah

The discredited practice of conversion therapy for LGBTQ children is now banned in Utah, making it the 19th state to prohibit it.
4 years ago
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Paul Nelson

Watchdog group pushes back on opposition to state tax reform

Recent polls show a majority of Utahns oppose the newly passed tax reform package.  One watchdog group believes repealing it would be a massive mistake
4 years ago
seismic retrofit earthquake prep...
Mary Richards

Seismic safety steps, large and small

A majority of any deaths in a major earthquake would likely come from brick or block structures built before current seismic standards were put in place.
4 years ago
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Curt Gresseth

Lee Lonsberry steps up to the mic at KSL

Meet Lee Lonsberry, the former Doug Wright Show producer and aide to Rep. Rob Bishop, who returns to KSL NewsRadio to host a new talk show.
4 years ago
President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the InterContinental B...
Colby Walker

Ukrainian leader bristles at release of Trump transcript

Ukraine's president says his comments in a conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump shouldn't have been publicly released, and is playing down Ukraine's investigation of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.
5 years ago
Examples of NarcX were on display during the announcement of Riverton's new anti-opioid campaign. T...
Kelli Pierce

New drop boxes in Riverton aim to fight the opioid crisis

RIVERTON – Drop boxes will be installed at police and fire stations in Riverton, as well as at some government buildings. It’s all in an effort to fight Utah’s opioid crisis. The drop boxes will be filled with NarcX, a non-toxic substance that instantly destroys opioids. Mayor Trent Staggs says they were looking for a […]
5 years ago
FILE - This Monday, Aug. 8, 2011, file photo shows the Fannie Mae headquarters in Washington. The T...
Colby Walker

Treasury unveils plan to privatize Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

The Trump administration has unveiled its plan for ending government control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two giant mortgage finance companies that nearly collapsed in the financial crisis 11 years ago and were bailed out at a total cost to taxpayers of $187 billion.
5 years ago
As shoplifting is on the rise in the United States, retailers small and large look into using facia...
Ryan Meeks

AI-powered cameras become new tool against mass shootings

AI is transforming surveillance cameras from passive sentries into active observers that can identify people, suspicious behavior and guns
5 years ago
FILE - In this May 10, 2017, file photo provided by the Los Alamos National Laboratory, U.S. Secret...
Colby Walker

Court rules for US in fight over Nevada plutonium shipment

A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled against Nevada in a battle with the U.S. government over its secret shipment of weapons-grade plutonium to a site near Las Vegas but the state's attorney general says the fight isn't over yet.
5 years ago
TurboTax tax prep tax returns tax reform taxes special session...
Kelli Pierce

Report: Taxes going up in large cities across Utah

Salt Lake City, Bluffdale, South Salt Lake, St. George, and American Fork earned the distinction of "Worst 5" for higher taxes than average.
5 years ago
Utah primary close race...
Kelli Pierce

Utah elections could shift to exclusively mail-in by 2020

Justin Lee, the Director of Elections at the Lieutenant Governor's Office, told a legislative committee that 90% of Utahns cast their vote by mail.
5 years ago