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'Transformational opportunity': Snow College gets $3M federal grant to lead Utah's rural AI future
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted Oct. 2 - 2:54 p.m. | Save Story
Snow College received a $3 million federal grant to lead a five-year AI initiative aimed at expanding AI access to students and rural communities throughout the state.
$6K reward offered after elk shot, left for dead at private farm
Randall Jeppesen and Joe R. Wirthlin Jr, KSL | Posted Oct. 2 - 12:23 p.m. | Save Story
A $6,000 reward is being offered by the Utah Department of Agriculture after an unknown person shot an elk at a private farm.
Nuclear-powered AI data center proposed on state and federal land in central eastern Utah
VideoBrenna Donnelly, KSL | Updated Sept. 30 - 5:02 p.m. | Save Story
Land for what could become a new AI data center powered by nuclear energy has been approved for lease in central eastern Utah.
Millard County deputies seek suspects after $10K in diesel stolen from Meadow gas station
VideoGarna Mejia, KSL | Updated Sept. 29 - 10:27 p.m. | Save Story
Authorities in Millard County are investigating the theft of approximately 1,400 gallons of diesel fuel. They suspect thieves targeted a gas station in Meadow on two separate nights earlier this month.
State prisons on lockdown following attack on corrections officer
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted Sept. 24 - 2:43 p.m. | Save Story
Both state prisons in Salt Lake City and Gunnison were placed on lockdown Thursday after an officer was attacked at the Central Utah facility.
Couple accused of hitting children with tree branches and withholding food as 'discipline'
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted Sept. 24 - 11:34 a.m. | Save Story
A Sanpete County couple is accused of withholding food and hitting their children with a tree branch as "punishment," according to police.
Semitruck driver accused of driving on I-15 shoulder without valid license
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted Sept. 22 - 2:06 p.m. | Save Story
An unlicensed semitruck driver was pulled over and arrested Monday and accused of being a "reckless driver all over the road."
Fairview pizzeria owner remembered, family shares mental health message
VideoGarna Mejia, KSL | Posted Sept. 18 - 10:00 p.m. | Save Story
A Fairview family is mourning the loss of a local business owner while turning their grief into a message of hope for others struggling with mental health.
Charges filed in ongoing dispute with neighbor that culminated with shooting
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted Sept. 18 - 6:33 a.m. | Save Story
A man visiting a cabin at Scofield Reservoir for the weekend was shot by a neighbor who has had an alleged dispute with the cabin owners for years.
Mona residents file appeal seeking to overturn approval of data center project
VideoDaniella Rivera, KSL | Updated Sept. 16 - 9:58 a.m. | Save Story
A group of Mona residents has filed an appeal asking Juab County commissioners to reverse approval of a large data center project they say was approved without meaningful public awareness or input.
3 accused in $15K burglary investigation in Millard County
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted Sept. 15 - 6:06 p.m. | Save Story
An 18-year-old man and two boys, ages 14 and 16, are accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of items from a Fillmore residence.
Pizzeria owner missing for two weeks found dead in Sanpete County
Joe R. Wirthlin Jr, KSL | Updated Sept. 14 - 2:31 p.m. | Save Story
A man who owned a pizzeria in Indianola, Sanpete County was found dead after being missing for two weeks.
The size of 20 Costcos: Can Utah residents drive a data center out of their backyard?
Leah Bowers, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 13 - 8:28 p.m. | Save Story
The small, quiet town of Mona, in Juab County, is known for being antidevelopment — or at least it was, until a massive data center was approved for the county.
'She didn't waste a moment': Moroni father remembers wife, newborn son after tragic crash
VideoArianne Brown and Shelby Lofton, KSL | Posted Sept. 11 - 7:27 a.m. | Save Story
It's been only a few days since Tyson Hafen lost his wife of 14 years and their newborn son in a tragic accident Tuesday morning. He said his wife, Rebeca, lived life to the fullest.
Pregnant mother of 9, baby from Moroni die in auto-pedestrian accident
Arianne Brown, KSL | Updated Sept. 9 - 8:50 p.m. | Save Story
A family from Manti is grieving the loss of their mother and a baby after an auto-pedestrian accident. A GoFundMe identified the mother as Rebeca Hafen, a mother of nine.
Creekstone Energy, University of Utah studying feasibility of novel water generation technology
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted Sept. 9 - 6:14 a.m. | Save Story
The developer behind the world's largest data center campus in Millard County on Wednesday announced a project that aims to capture water vapor from natural gas combustion and convert it into usable water.
Mona residents question approval process for proposed $10B data center
VideoMadi Vollmer, KSL | Posted Sept. 8 - 1:37 p.m. | Save Story
Mona residents are asking Juab County leaders for more transparency and a public hearing over a proposed $10 billion data center project they say was approved without adequate public input.
Moroni Elementary educator Talia Casares named Utah's 2027 'Teacher of the Year'
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted Sept. 4 - 8:02 p.m. | Save Story
Utah's state education board on Friday announced Utah's "Teacher of the Year" award, with the 2027 distinction going to Talia Casares, a sixth-grade Spanish dual language immersion teacher from Moroni Elementary in the North Sanpete School District.
