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Cleveland's 1896 memo signed same day as Utah statehood fetches over $27K at auction
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted April 18 - 7:11 p.m. | Save Story
A "significant" inter-office memo sent the same day President Grover Cleveland signed a proclamation making Utah the 45th state was the big winner at Boston auction Wednesday.
No evidence of 'furries' in Nebo School District despite allegations, social media firestorm
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted April 18 - 5:55 p.m. | Save Story
Unfounded allegations of students at Mt. Nebo Junior High School dressing up like animals and barking and pouncing on fellow students created a social media firestorm on Wednesday.
A 'defining moment': Utahns react to Arizona Coyotes' relocation to Utah
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Updated April 18 - 5:36 p.m. | Save Story
Utah landing a National Hockey League team is a "milestone" and a "defining moment" in Salt Lake City's trajectory, city and state leaders say.
Chad and Lori Daybell used 'castings' to pray for spouses' deaths, ex-friend testifies
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Updated April 18 - 5:21 p.m. | Save Story
An ex-friend of Lori Daybell testified Thursday that Chad and Lori Daybell prayed for evil spirits to leave their spouses, which if successful would mean the person would die.
Report: Utah homeowners face higher tax rates than commercial property owners
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted April 18 - 4:46 p.m. | Save Story
Some county tax assessors are "hesitant" to update commercial property values, which is causing residential homeowners to bear a larger tax burden, according to a new legislative audit.
Highest-ranking Muslim in the US visits Utah to help small businesses
Erin Cox, KSL-TV | Posted April 18 - 1:42 p.m. | Save Story
Dilawar Syed, deputy administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration and the highest-ranking Muslim in the U.S., paid a visit to the Beehive State on Tuesday.
Man offers to help valet driver at the U., then kidnaps her, police say
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted April 18 - 1:16 p.m. | Save Story
A man who police say offered to help a valet driver at the University of Utah Hospital and then drove off with her still in the vehicle has been arrested.
Commissioner: Adjusting to Utah's diversity bill may 'hurt,' but schools can 'make it successful'
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 18 - 12:00 p.m. | Save Story
Utah Commissioner of Higher Education Geoffrey Landward addressed moves to adjust to the new state law revamping diversity programs, HB261, noting both challenges and possibilities.
How hoarding documents puts you at risk for identity theft
Matt Gephardt, KSL-TV | Posted April 18 - 11:35 a.m. | Save Story
Someone who knows what they're doing can do a whole lot of damage with the scraps of paper you've stashed in filing cabinets, drawers and other various hiding places around your house.
Rapper YoungBoy arrested near Huntsville in 'large-scale prescription fraud ring'
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Updated April 18 - 11:23 a.m. | Save Story
Police have arrested rapper YoungBoy, who has been under house arrest at his Utah residence since 2021, and say he is a suspect in a "large-scale prescription fraud ring."
Utah audit recommends better planning to bolster Ogden airport, a money-loser for 17 years
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 18 - 10:02 a.m. | Save Story
An audit shows Ogden leaders should track whether efforts to bolster the Ogden-Hinckley Airport's fortunes actually yield results to help counter its annual losses.
Here's what Dixie Sunbowl may look like if renovation project moves forward
Mori Kessler, St. George News | Posted April 18 - 9:30 a.m. | Save Story
After hosting rodeos, football games and many other events for nearly eight decades, plans are in place to give the historic Dixie Sunbowl a facelift and comfier seating.
Here's which roads will be closed during the Salt Lake City Marathon
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted April 18 - 8:41 a.m. | Save Story
Several road closures are planned in Salt Lake County for the Salt Lake City Marathon on Saturday.
Abused homeless siblings get help, thanks to fast food workers
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Updated April 18 - 8:26 a.m. | Save Story
Concerned employees at a Taylorsville fast-food restaurant called police Tuesday after a young boy in a homeless family, who was allegedly being abused, asked for help.
Utah organization celebrates 10 years of making life better for women
Ashley Fredde, KSL.com | Posted April 18 - 8:05 a.m. | Save Story
The Women's Leadership Institute is celebrating 10 years of supporting Utah businesses in creating cultural change and making workplaces better for women.
University of Utah researchers part of $50M commitment to 'untangle addiction'
Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News | Posted April 18 - 7:49 a.m. | Save Story
A team of University of Utah researchers, led by a professor of psychiatry at Huntsman Mental Health Institute, has been selected to develop a new treatment for substance use disorder as part of a $50 million commitment by Wellcome Leap.
'Startup capital of the world': Initiative launched to help support Utah small businesses, startups
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted April 18 - 6:19 a.m. | Save Story
In a bid to support Utah's startup, small business and entrepreneurial ecosystem, the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity has announced the launch of the Startup State Initiative.
Off-road vehicle use set to change in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Stephanie DeGraw, St. George News | Posted April 17 - 10:31 p.m. | Save Story
The roar of off-road vehicles in the pristine backcountry of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area may soon be a sound of the past.
UDOT is stressing work zone safety, especially near schools
Karah Brackin, KSL-TV | Posted April 17 - 10:02 p.m. | Save Story
As road construction ramps up around the state, construction on 5600 South in Roy will directly impact elementary school students heading to and from school.
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Sluggish start for spring homebuying season as home sales fall in March; mortgage rates rising
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No evidence of 'furries' in Nebo School District despite allegations, social media firestorm
- Columbia president testifies before House on campus antisemitism
- Commissioner: Adjusting to Utah's diversity bill may 'hurt,' but schools can 'make it successful'
- UDOT is stressing work zone safety, especially near schools
- California university cancels Muslim valedictorian's speech, citing safety concerns
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University of Utah researchers part of $50M commitment to 'untangle addiction'
- New overdose task force launches in Utah, DEA claims it's a success
- Melatonin industry asked to voluntarily tighten standards after dramatic rise in childhood ER visits
- Gardner Policy Institute awards Utah's 'Informed Decision Makers' of 2024
- Utah researchers collect samples to map spread of respiratory illness through dirt, dust
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