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Safety solutions: Utah's Top 5 deadliest roads
Brian Carlson, KSL | Posted May 19 - 9:30 a.m. | Save Story
Summer is road trip season. That means more people are out, more cars on the road and more of a chance to get in a crash.
'A monumental feat': Wasatch Food Co-Op opening SLC grocery store after nearly 2 decades
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted May 18 - 9:00 p.m. | Save Story
The culmination of work that spanned the better part of the last two decades is set to be realized when the Wasatch Food Co-Op opens its doors on Wednesday.
New video highlights church's MTC experience as Temple Square Visitors' Center opens
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted May 18 - 5:00 p.m. | Save Story
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released a new video highlighting the Missionary Training Center in Provo as it prepares to open 55 new missions.
Historic Salt Lake City church celebrates 120th anniversary
Caitlin Keith, Deseret News | Posted May 18 - 3:30 p.m. | Save Story
One of Salt Lake City's historical churches celebrated a major milestone this weekend.
National Endowment for the Arts chair visits Utah
Carole Mikita, KSL | Posted May 18 - 2:30 p.m. | Save Story
For the first time in 10 years, the chair of the National Endowment for the Arts visited Utah. She toured an America 250 exhibit at the State Capitol with Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson.
Help wanted: Salt Lake City accepting applications for open City Council seat
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted May 18 - 10:20 a.m. | Save Story
Salt Lake City is now taking applications to represent one of the more prominent City Council seats in the state, after its previous holder's seat was vacated.
Salt Lake City School District redistributes library books to boost summer reading
Shelby Lofton, KSL | Updated May 18 - 6:26 a.m. | Save Story
Hundreds of library books from several closed Salt Lake City schools are being redistributed to students to keep children reading over the summer and improve literacy rates.
Salt Lake man keeps getting misdelivered packages, says he can't get carrier to fix it
Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL | Posted May 17 - 5:45 p.m. | Save Story
A Salt Lake man says he can't get a carrier to stop never-ending misdelivered packages. Sick of the recurring headache, he put in a call to KSL's Matt Gephardt.
Beyond data centers: Utah governor issues wake-up call on new Cold War contest over AI
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted May 17 - 5:00 p.m. | Save Story
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox warned on Monday that Americans have not yet woken up to the high-stakes era of global technological competition that artificial intelligence has unleashed.
How Salt Lake City stacks up against cities competing for an MLB team
Dennis Romboy, Deseret News | Posted May 17 - 12:04 p.m. | Save Story
A new report in Forbes took a look at how 10 potential Major League Baseball expansion cities stack up in their efforts to land a team.
Utahn found guilty of selling homemade drug kits to make opiate 'tea'
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted May 17 - 8:30 a.m. | Save Story
A West Jordan man was found guilty last month of selling homemade drug kits across the country that instructed people on how to make "opiate-rich tea."
Lawsuit seeks $20M claiming teen should not have been charged, incarcerated in park stabbing
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted May 16 - 8:31 p.m. | Save Story
A teenager pleaded guilty to manslaughter following a fatal stabbing, but later his conviction was overturned, and his case was dismissed. Now, he and his mother filed a lawsuit against the prosecutors and the police department.
How 100 Women Who Care is changing lives in Utah
Lois M. Collins, Deseret News | Posted May 16 - 7:02 p.m. | Save Story
The members of 100 Women Who Care and the nonprofits they help are proof that a little bit of support can have a far-reaching impact.
Utah Food Fest returns to the Natural History Museum of Utah
Sarah Gambles, Deseret News | Posted May 16 - 5:44 p.m. | Save Story
The Utah Food Fest is back at the Natural History Museum of Utah this weekend. Find out who's there and what you can taste at the festival.
Wasatch Back urged to engage in Utah's 2034 Winter Games
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted May 16 - 5:01 p.m. | Save Story
For Utahns who missed out when the state last hosted the Olympics and Paralympics more than two decades ago, the 2034 Winter Games are being seen as offering a second chance.
Utah rolls out new seat belt campaign and crack down
Brian Carlson, KSL | Posted May 16 - 3:33 p.m. | Save Story
Fewer Utah drivers are wearing seat belts, and Utah officials have a new campaign to turn those numbers around.
How drought will impact fishing in Utah this year
Dennis Romboy, Deseret News | Posted May 16 - 2:48 p.m. | Save Story
Fishing requires a body of water or waterway, which in Utah is in short supply after a record-low snowpack. And it's among the many areas where drought will manifest itself.
Park City Mountain ski patrol claims Vail Resorts violated labor contract
Dennis Romboy, Deseret News | Posted May 16 - 1:56 p.m. | Save Story
Park City Mountain ski patrollers and Vail Resorts are entangled in another labor dispute.
