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Museum honors a late artist by covering its floor in enough peanut butter to make 15,000 sandwiches

Molly Quell, Associated Press  |  Updated July 10 - 7:34 a.m.  |  Save Story

More than 800 pounds of peanut butter — enough for around 15,000 sandwiches — has been spread across the floor of a museum in the Netherlands in tribute to Dutch artist Wim T. Schippers, who died last month.

The GOAT: Hooved friend provides moral support to firefighters in Colorado

Jessica Hill, Associated Press  |  Updated July 10 - 7:01 a.m.  |  Save Story

Crews were quashing a small wildfire in Colorado this week when a surprise guest decided to keep them company.

Former Olympian pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool damage case after Trump alleged vandalism

Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press  |  Updated July 10 - 6:27 a.m.  |  Save Story

A former Olympic canoe racer has pleaded not guilty to deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

What's in Great Salt Lake dust? Researchers explain after dust sweeps through Salt Lake Valley

Shelby Lofton, KSL  |  Updated July 9 - 10:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

A University of Utah researcher said Wednesday's dust event particle levels reached four times the healthy threshold.

John Deere owners will get the right to repair their own equipment under a new FTC settlement

Sarah Raza, Associated Press  |  Updated July 9 - 9:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

It looks like John Deere owners can soon feel free to fix their own machines.

Get Gephardt helps Utah woman fight to get her power of attorney recognized

Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL  |  Posted July 9 - 9:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Sandy woman says even with power of attorney, she could not get a major credit card company to recognize her authority over her brother's finances.

A man planted thousands of flowers for his sick wife. Now, hundreds of thousands visit every year

John Lauritsen, WCCO  |  Posted July 9 - 8:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

Munsinger-Clemens Gardens has about 350,000 visitors a year. The garden is located on Riverside Drive in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

Here's when Utah's congressional candidates will debate ahead of the fall elections

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL  |  Posted July 9 - 8:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Utah Debate Commission on Thursday announced this year's slate of four congressional debates ahead of the fall general election.

Yellowstone National Park limits fishing times due to extreme high temperatures

Kaitlyn Hart, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted July 9 - 7:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

Due to the extremely high temperatures approaching this week, Yellowstone National Park has limited the allowable fishing times.

Why will Utahns be showing up to work Oct. 2 in jammies — and with a favorite book?

Jason Swensen, Deseret News  |  Posted July 9 - 7:09 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and his wife, first lady Abby Cox, are staging a Utah Statewide Read-A-Thon for all ages.

State rests in Tyler Robinson preliminary hearing expected to wrap up Friday

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Updated July 9 - 6:37 p.m.  |  Save Story

The much talked about recorded interview with Tyler Robinson's roommate was shown in court on Thursday.

BYU's Sitake, Utah's Scalley continue calls for softer, gentler rivalry based on 'mutual respect'

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted July 9 - 6:24 p.m.  |  Save Story

Even while leading two different sides of a heated rivalry, BYU's Kalani Sitake and Utah's Morgan Scalley agree on several things — including the need to bring a gentler, civil tone to "one of the best rivalries in the country."

1 dead in Ogden motorcycle crash

Joe R. Wirthlin Jr, KSL  |  Updated July 9 - 6:09 p.m.  |  Save Story

Police said one person died in a crash involving a motorcycle on Tuesday on Washington Boulevard in Ogden.

Review: Live-action 'Moana' is lifeless carbon copy of animated classic

Jake Coyle, Associated Press  |  Posted July 9 - 5:45 p.m.  |  Save Story

The greatest benefit of the live-action update comes in the recreation of Moana's native Motunui.

Ohio man who sent 'coded' sexual letters to Utah child pleads guilty

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted July 9 - 5:43 p.m.  |  Save Story

An Ohio man who was arrested in Utah last year and accused of engaging in coded, sexual conversations with a minor pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to enticement.

Identity of human remains found in Iron County released

Joe R. Wirthlin Jr, KSL  |  Posted July 9 - 5:17 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Iron County Sheriff's Office identified a set of human remains found earlier this year as Michael Greene, a 62-year-old man from the Greater Salt Lake area.

Utah System of Higher Education set for region-focused 'reimagining'

Logan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted July 9 - 5:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Utah System of Higher Education is set for a "reimagining" focused on bolstering collaboration, reducing competition, improving access and outcomes for students and operating more as a system.

Wally Funk, aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to travel into space, dies at 87

The Associated Press  |  Posted July 9 - 4:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

Wally Funk, an aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to launch into space, has died. She was 87.

Commission pushes private jail ban in Salt Lake City amid ICE facility concerns

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted July 9 - 4:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah's capital city could tweak its zoning code again to potentially thwart the construction of an immigration detention facility, after the concept received a key endorsement.

Have You Seen This? Marine biologist saves barnacle-encrusted turtle

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted July 9 - 3:39 p.m.  |  Save Story

Marine biologist Tabitha Siegfried spent 92 days saving and rehabbing a sick turtle she found before releasing the healthy animal back into the ocean.

1 injured after fire breaks out at Salt Lake City recycling plant

Carter Williams, KSL and Joe R. Wirthlin Jr, KSL  |  Updated July 9 - 3:17 p.m.  |  Save Story

One person was injured after a large fire broke out at a recycling facility in Salt Lake City's west side on Thursday.

Extreme heat is forecast for Utah this weekend, but is monsoon relief on the other side of it?

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted July 9 - 3:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

Many daily high-temperature records could be broken in Utah this weekend, but signs point to monsoonal moisture developing afterward.

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Fed report reveals impact of Biden immigration surge on housing prices

Brigham Tomco, Deseret News   |  Updated July 9 - 2:26 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Federal Reserve report highlighted by the White House found that the immigration surge under President Joe Biden increased housing prices across the country.