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'A legacy of trauma': U. museum hosting event to honor victims of Native boarding school system
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Sept. 26 - 10:21 p.m. | Save Story
The U. Natural History Museum is hosting an event to commemorate and honor the victims of the now-disbanded Native American boarding school system.
'What better way to learn about history?': Restored WWII-era B-29 makes stop in Ogden
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Sept. 23 - 9:26 p.m. | Save Story
A restored WWII-era B-29 stopped in Ogden, offering a glimpse into history.
Church of Jesus Christ releases interior renderings of Salt Lake Temple renovations
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted Sept. 22 - 4:37 p.m. | Save Story
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released renderings of the interior of the Salt Lake Temple and information about what is being restored and what is being removed.
Salt Lake Bees players of new and old, fans reflect the end of Smith's Ballpark
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Sept. 21 - 10:33 a.m. | Save Story
The view of the mountains made Smith's Ballpark a favorite among fans and players alike. It simply made it one of the top-rated ballparks in the minor league system for its view.
New footage of motorcade racing JFK to the hospital after he was shot is set to go to auction
Jamie Stengle, Associated Press | Updated Sept. 5 - 4:42 p.m. | Save Story
New film footage of President John F. Kennedy's motorcade speeding down a Dallas freeway after he was fatally wounded has emerged. It will go up for auction later this month.
Abravanel Hall could be given national historic recognition. Will it save the venue?
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Updated Sept. 5 - 2:27 p.m. | Save Story
An effort is underway to add Abravanel Hall to the National Register of Historic Places, but it may not guarantee the building will be preserved amid downtown revitalization efforts.
Mystery solved: Rangers recover historic military vehicle illegally taken from Utah national forest
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Aug. 27 - 5:32 p.m. | Save Story
Forest rangers have solved the puzzling mystery behind a historic military vehicle that was illegally taken from a national forest in south-central Utah in June.
What Salt Lake City's historic 'Hobbitville' may soon look like
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Updated Aug. 27 - 11:37 a.m. | Save Story
Salt Lake City has released the final version of its plans for Allen Park, outlining the park's future layout and what it would cost to get there.
Weller Book Works celebrates 95 years of business
Mary Culbertson, KSL-TV | Posted Aug. 26 - 5:42 p.m. | Save Story
Weller Book Works celebrated 95 years of business Friday. The store's story is one that could fill its own book, one full of family history, love, community and steadfastness.
Old Salt Lake City airport's iconic World Map finds a new home at the new airport
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Aug. 26 - 5:05 p.m. | Save Story
An iconic piece of the old Salt Lake City International Airport has a new home inside the new airport for passengers to see later this year.
We dug through trash from World War II in the Idaho desert. Here's what we found
Kaitlyn Hart, EastIdahoNews.com | Posted Aug. 25 - 5:31 p.m. | Save Story
Today, we can learn a little about the lives of people who lived at near proving grounds in Idaho during World War II because a pile of trash has remained virtually untouched for all those years.
A piece of Salt Lake City street history resurfaces during construction project
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Updated Aug. 16 - 10:19 p.m. | Save Story
A project to repave West Temple has unearthed an interesting period in downtown Salt Lake City history.
Little Cottonwood Canyon's climbing routes are now a historic treasure, a first in the US
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Aug. 15 - 10:05 a.m. | Save Story
Historians say Little Cottonwood Canyon's climbing routes help tell a story about how Utah recreation trends have changed over time. They're now on the National Register of Historic Places, too.
'My heart just sank': Popular Lake Powell geological feature collapses
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Updated Aug. 9 - 10:22 p.m. | Save Story
A popular geological feature along Lake Powell's Rock Creek Bay has collapsed.
The new Utah Jazz documentary is a warm (and safe) blanket of nostalgia
Ryan Miller, KSL.com | Posted Aug. 8 - 5:46 p.m. | Save Story
The Utah Jazz are taking their fans down memory lane. Here's how and when you can watch "Note Worthy: 50 Seasons of Jazz Basketball"
Cedar City's iconic 'Top Spot' cow comes down after more than 60 years atop restaurant's roof
Jeff Richards, St. George News | Posted Aug. 5 - 8:27 a.m. | Save Story
The iconic cow that adorned the roof of Cedar City's Top Spot Drive Inn for decades was taken down for the last time on Wednesday afternoon.
Cultural echoes: Japantown's historic churches lie in the path of urban revitalization
Dennis Romboy, Deseret News | Posted Aug. 3 - 10:12 a.m. | Save Story
It's hard to spot the small, red brick Japanese Church of Christ in downtown Salt Lake City in the shadow of the massive Delta Center.
What to expect from the Museum of Utah when it opens in 2026
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted July 31 - 6:17 a.m. | Save Story
As construction of the Museum of Utah continues at the Utah Capitol, state historians recently shared what its layout will look like when it opens in 2026.
50 years later, a reunion between the boy who died and the man who brought him back
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted July 29 - 10:05 a.m. | Save Story
Fifty years ago this month, deep in the forest in the High Uintas wilderness area, 11-year-old Scott Nicol lay dead at the bottom of a Spring Bar tent as his Boy Scout leader, 23-year-old Fred Jepsen, kneeled next to him.
Moon fests, moon movie and even a full moon mark 55th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing
Marcia Dunn, Associated Press | Posted July 20 - 7:05 p.m. | Save Story
Saturday marks the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. Now 94, Aldrin is the last surviving member of the Apollo 11 crew.
Missed Big Boy No. 4014 earlier this month? 'World's largest' steam train to make Utah encore
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted July 19 - 7:39 a.m. | Save Story
Utahns have one more chance to view a historic steam train that brought in large crowds earlier this month.
Archeologists find musket balls fired during an early battle of the Revolutionary War
Michael Casey, Associated Press | Posted July 17 - 9:16 p.m. | Save Story
Archeologists with the National Park Service say they have found musket balls that date back nearly 250 years and were fired during one of the first battles in the Revolutionary War.
Historic vehicle taken from Utah national forest last seen in Kane County, rangers say
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted July 15 - 9:29 p.m. | Save Story
A historic military vehicle that had been illegally removed from a national forest last month was last seen in Kane County.
'It's very meaningful to us': Utah church offers $1K reward in search for stolen relic
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted July 15 - 1:05 p.m. | Save Story
A cherished relic that had been housed at the Cathedral of the Madeleine for more than a century has been stolen and church officials are hoping the public can help them find it.
Former Ogden man identified as victim of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre from DNA
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Updated July 12 - 7:08 p.m. | Save Story
DNA from a former Ogden man has been identified as a victim of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, the first such identification as part of a probe into those killed in the incident.
Biden will bestow Medal of Honor on soldiers who helped hijack train in Confederate territory
Josh Boak, Associated Press | Posted July 3 - 1:03 p.m. | Save Story
Two Union soldiers are posthumously receiving the Medal of Honor from President Joe Biden for conspicuous gallantry during the Civil War.
See the 'world's largest' steam locomotive as Big Boy tour reaches Utah
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted July 3 - 12:03 p.m. | Save Story
Big Boy No. 4014 is coming home, as Union Pacific's "Westward Bound Tour" continues.
Not just a book: Why the Gutenberg Bible is relevant 500 years after its printing
MarÍa Teresa Hernández, Associated Press | Posted June 30 - 9:07 a.m. | Save Story
Feel compelled to see a Gutenberg Bible up close? Here's a look at how its printing influenced the history of books and the religious landscape and what a 500-year-old volume can still reveal.
'Every day was worth it': Taylor man leaving behind Old West museum he built behind his home
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted June 28 - 6:10 a.m. | Save Story
Michael Ackley spent nine years assembling an Old West museum behind his home in Taylor, but now he and his wife are moving, leaving it behind.
Remembering the times the late, great Willie Mays played in Utah
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted June 26 - 6:24 p.m. | Save Story
Willie Mays played at least three exhibition games in Utah during his baseball career. Here's how those games were reported at the time.
'We were all kind of stunned': Historic military vehicle stolen from national forest
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Updated June 26 - 8:54 a.m. | Save Story
The U.S. Forest Service is asking for the public's help in locating a historic military vehicle after it was illegally "removed" from the Boulder Mountain Row Lakes area.
'America is worth the sacrifice': Memorial dedication in France for Utahn killed during WWII
Alex Cabrero, KSL-TV | Posted June 22 - 10:26 p.m. | Save Story
A small town in France dedicated a memorial Saturday to a crew of a B-17 bomber killed in WWII. One of the soldiers honored was Utah resident 2nd Lt. John "Jack" Lundberg.
How Utah researchers helped discover a new 78 million-year-old dinosaur species
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Updated June 20 - 6:07 p.m. | Save Story
Utah researchers helped lead a study outlining a previously unknown dinosaur species that once roamed the West.
Lehi Historical Marker Program to unveil first marker honoring the rodeo
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted June 19 - 4:53 p.m. | Save Story
The Lehi Historical Society will be unveiling its first historical marker, which will honor the Lehi rodeo.
A Utah hero died for freedom in World War II. This woman is making sure he's not forgotten
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted June 19 - 4:04 p.m. | Save Story
On June 22, in a pasture outside the village of Épagne-Épagnette in northern France, a young patriotic woman from Utah is set to help unveil a memorial plaque honoring World War II soldiers who died 53 years before she was born.
The legacy of a last name: A new memorial park honors the last names of the formerly enslaved
Victor Blackwell and Devon M. Sayers, CNN | Posted June 19 - 1:02 p.m. | Save Story
A new sculpture park that memorializes African Americans' centuries-long fight for freedom – from slavery to modern day – has opened in Montgomery, Alabama, the original capital of the Confederacy.
Centuries-old cherries found at Mount Vernon. Growers hopeful about next crop
Dennis Romboy, Deseret News | Posted June 19 - 7:15 a.m. | Save Story
Archaeologists discovered dozens of bottles of cherries and berries preserved in storage pits at George Washington's Mount Vernon home on the banks of the Potomac River.
The sometimes amusing, sometimes troubled history of Utah's school mascots
Emma Everett Johnson, KSL.com | Posted June 17 - 7:34 p.m. | Save Story
June 17 is National Mascot Day. Take a look at the evolution of some Utah schools' mascots over the years.
Mystery of one of the first US WWII casualties likely solved 80 years later
Jari Tanner, Associated Press | Updated June 17 - 11:03 a.m. | Save Story
The World War II mystery of what happened to a Finnish passenger plane after it was shot down over the Baltic Sea by Soviet bombers appears to finally be solved more than eight decades later. The plane was carrying American and French diplomatic couriers.
Building on Utah's pioneer-era ties with Iceland
Mike Anderson, KSL-TV | Posted June 16 - 8:26 p.m. | Save Story
While the Utah delegation explored the state's potential of using geothermal energy in Iceland, a pioneer-era connection grew the bond between the two.
The mysteries of the Wild West — the Utah towns that were abandoned
Hanna Seariac, Deseret News | Posted June 10 - 12:01 p.m. | Save Story
Utah's ghost towns were once bustling hubs of agriculture, mining and more.
'This day has finally come': Martha Cannon heads to Washington after 4-year delay
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted June 5 - 9:13 p.m. | Save Story
Four years after it was first unveiled, a statue honoring Martha Hughes Cannon got a major sendoff to Washington, D.C.
2 groups from Utah performing in Normandy for 80th anniversary of D-Day
Alex Cabrero, KSL-TV | Posted June 5 - 9:36 a.m. | Save Story
The dance team at Anthem Preparatory School and the Utah Pipe Band will be traveling to Normandy, France, to perform for the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
How reporters covered the D-Day landings and lost a photographer in the battle for Normandy
Valerie Komor, Associated Press | Posted June 3 - 6:33 p.m. | Save Story
On D-Day, the Associated Press had reporters, artists and photographers in the air, on the choppy waters of the English Channel, in London, and at English departure ports and airfields covering the Allied assault in Normandy.
Utah's new 'flagship' liquor store features 37 refrigerator doors, 2 stories and interesting history
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted June 3 - 5:03 p.m. | Save Story
Utah's first two-story liquor store is expected to generate $13 million in sales during the upcoming fiscal year.
Why this explorer's carving on a Great Salt Lake island rock is now on a historic register
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted June 2 - 7:16 a.m. | Save Story
A carving left by an explorer on a Fremont Island rock nearly 181 years ago is now on the National Register of Historic Places.
100-year-old time capsule at Ogden's Union Station yields train timetables, newspapers, pictures
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted June 1 - 7:36 a.m. | Save Story
Ogden officials opened a 100-year-old time capsule built into a cornerstone at Union Station amid a year of events to mark the centennial of the iconic building.
Remembering back 176 years: How Utah stopped being part of Mexico
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted May 28 - 1:01 p.m. | Save Story
This coming Thursday, May 30, is expected to pass without fanfare — despite the fact that one of the most momentous historical events in Utah history happened 176 years ago.
Utah veterans think of friends while preparing for honor flight
Mike Anderson, KSL-TV | Posted May 28 - 10:48 a.m. | Save Story
Monday was a special Memorial Day for more than 70 Utah war veterans who are preparing for an honor flight Tuesday.
Martha Hughes Cannon statue headed to US Capitol
Lindsay Aerts, KSL-TV | Posted May 28 - 10:02 a.m. | Save Story
A statue of Martha Hughes Cannon, the first woman state senator, is headed to Washington to represent Utah.
Military labs do the detective work to identify soldiers decades after they died in World War II
Josh Funk, Associated Press | Updated May 27 - 5:55 p.m. | Save Story
Generations of American families have grown up not knowing exactly what happened to their loved ones who died while serving their country in World War II and other conflicts.
'Topaz Stories' exhibit travels Utah showing human side of WWII internment
Emma Everett Johnson, KSL.com | Posted May 27 - 10:53 a.m. | Save Story
Stories are bridges. Or at least that's what Ruth Sasaki, editor of Topaz Stories and daughter of a WWII Japanese American internment camp survivor, thinks.
How this Salt Lake City park became a Memorial Day symbol 100 years ago
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted May 25 - 10:08 a.m. | Save Story
Memory Grove was slated to be a park in 1902, but it officially opened in 1924 to honor fallen Utah soldiers. It's remained a quiet and reflective place since then even as it's grown.
After almost 100 years as Boy Scout camp, Camp Steiner to become high adventure base camp
Eliza Pace, KSL-TV | Posted May 22 - 10:05 a.m. | Save Story
Historic Camp Steiner will be getting new life, thanks to a Utah family and the efforts of many others. Here's what to expect.
Lead architect of Abravanel Hall says demolition plans are motivated by disposable mentality
Carole Mikita, KSL-TV | Posted May 21 - 10:32 p.m. | Save Story
A lead architect of Abravanel Hall says we need a better conservation mentality to preserve heritage and the important building he helped create.
How 'unique' Mount Olivet Cemetery came to be 150 years ago
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted May 19 - 9:11 p.m. | Save Story
Mount Olivet Cemetery remains the only public cemetery in the U.S. created by an act of Congress. That happened 150 years ago this month.
Some stolen 10th Mountain Division artifacts, memorabilia from World War II found
Olivia Young, KCNC | Posted May 19 - 3:27 p.m. | Save Story
The 10th Mountain Division Living History Group trailer, full of tens of thousands of dollars worth of authentic WWII artifacts and memorabilia, was stolen in April and now is found.
After years of efforts, monument to Ogden's Bingham Fort neighborhood to be dedicated
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted May 17 - 12:00 p.m. | Save Story
Ogden leaders and Bingham Fort residents will gather to dedicate a memorial focused on the history of the area, the latest of many initiatives to recall the zone's unique past.
