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Explosives prompt evacuation in West Bountiful

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted April 27 - 8:56 a.m.  |  Save Story

Residents in a West Bountiful neighborhood are being told to evacuate immediately while public safety officials remove explosives.

Trump's upcoming public events may present fresh security challenges after latest attack

Will Weissert, Associated Press  |  Updated April 27 - 8:50 a.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump is likely to face new security questions as he plans to attend a series of large, high-profile events in the coming months.

2 killed in Magna crash on I-80

Mary Culbertson and Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL  |  Updated April 27 - 8:10 a.m.  |  Save Story

Two people were killed in a crash involving three vehicles on Interstate 80 in Magna late Sunday.

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5 reasons you should consider an independent, low-cost, same-day MRI

Taylormed Mri  |  Posted April 27 - 8:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

TaylorMed MRI makes getting an MRI simple, fast, and affordable, because no one should have to wait weeks — and jump through numerous insurance hoops — to get the imaging they require.

Donald Riegle, who represented Michigan in Congress under 7 presidents, dies at 88

Associated Press  |  Updated April 27 - 7:31 a.m.  |  Save Story

Donald W. Riegle, who represented Michigan in Congress for nearly three decades under seven presidents, has died, his family said Sunday. He was 88.

Trump says Iran can phone if it wants to talk; Iranian minister heads to Russia

Steve Holland, Saad Sayeed and Asif Shahzad, Reuters  |  Posted April 27 - 7:05 a.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump said on Sunday Iran could telephone if it wants to negotiate an end to their two-month war and stressed it can never have a nuclear weapon.

Italy's Olympics are facing a huge deficit. Here's the plan to keep Utah's 2034 Winter Games out of the red

Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News  |  Updated April 27 - 6:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

The 2026 Winter Games lost money big time, according to a report in an Italian newspaper.

Utah Royals win 3rd straight with 3-0 shutout in Seattle

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted April 26 - 10:20 p.m.  |  Save Story

Paige Cronin didn't need much time to show she was 100% Sunday night.

King Charles' visit to US to proceed after Washington shooting

Michael Holden and Sam Tabahriti, Reuters  |  Updated April 26 - 9:45 p.m.  |  Save Story

King Charles' state visit to the U.S. will go ahead as planned on ​Monday despite a shooting at a White House dinner attended by President Donald Trump.

Real Salt Lake undone by late penalty in 2-1 road loss to LA Galaxy

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted April 26 - 9:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

Real Salt Lake's decade-long futility streak continued Sunday night.

Former child bride of polygamous leader shares her story following Netflix documentary

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted April 26 - 9:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

When Ruth Johnson was 14, she became polygamous leader Sam Bateman's seventh wife. Bateman is in prison and is the subject of a new documentary.

Israeli strikes kill 14 in Lebanon as Israel warns residents to leave towns beyond 'buffer zone'

Reuters  |  Updated April 26 - 8:15 p.m.  |  Save Story

Israeli strikes killed 14 people and wounded 37 on Sunday, Lebanon's health ministry said.

'State of the Air' reports half of U.S. kids inhaling dangerous pollution

Lois M. Collins, Deseret News  |  Posted April 26 - 7:45 p.m.  |  Save Story

Nearly half of America's children — 46%, which is 33.5 million — live in areas with air pollution levels that can pose a health risk, according to the latest American Lung Association "State of the Air" report released Wednesday.

Trump support drops in Utah, driven by religious voters

Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News  |  Posted April 26 - 7:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

New polling shows President Donald Trump's approval ratings are sinking in the Beehive State, mostly thanks to flagging support among Republicans and religious voters.

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The sustainability secret: Cows keep waste out of landfills?

Dairy West  |  Posted April 26 - 7:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

Across the country, dairy farmers are reducing waste in an fortuitous way: By feeding their cows byproducts — the leftovers from food and agriculture production that might otherwise go to waste.

Advocate stresses seeking help after 3 Latina deaths in Utah involve alleged domestic violence

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted April 26 - 6:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

In the wake of the deaths of three Latina immigrants allegedly at the hands of their partners in Utah, an advocate stresses seeking help among those experiencing domestic violence.

Former Colorado funeral home owner sentenced to 30 years in case that forced crackdown

Colleen Slevin and Matthew Brown, Associated Press  |  Updated April 26 - 6:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

A former Colorado funeral home owner who helped her ex-husband hide nearly 200 decomposing bodies was sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday.

Hidden developers' tax is zapping Utah homebuyers for billions

Eric S. Peterson for the Utah Investigative Journalism Project  |  Posted April 26 - 4:55 p.m.  |  Save Story

An often hidden developers' tax is zapping Utah homebuyers for billions. The debt of public infrastructure districts has exploded to three times that of the state government.

Malian defense minister killed in attack that saw jihadis and rebels seize towns, military bases

Wilson Mcmakin, Associated Press  |  Updated April 26 - 4:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

Malian Minister of Defense Gen. Sadio Camara was killed in an attack as jihadi and rebel forces seized towns and military bases across the country, according to a military officer and two other sources on Sunday.

Utah State University opens state's first campus building on tribal lands in Monument Valley

Logan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted April 26 - 3:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah State University on Wednesday opened its Monument Valley education building, the university's first campus on tribal lands.

Suspect in White House press dinner shooting wrote anti-Christian manifesto, Trump says

Bo Erickson, Nandita Bose, Jana Winter and Steve Holland, Reuters  |  Posted April 26 - 2:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump said that the suspect accused of trying to attack administration officials at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner had an anti-Christian manifesto.

PBS producer on 'The American Revolution'

Carole Mikita, KSL  |  Posted April 26 - 2:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

Carole Mikita talked with David Schmidt, a partner of Ken Burns and director of "The American Revolution," reairing this week on PBS, a project that was over a decade in the making.

Netanyahu's biggest rivals join forces for Israel's next election

Maayan Lubell, Reuters  |  Posted April 26 - 1:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

Two of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's most formidable political rivals said on Sunday they were joining forces in a bid ​to oust his coalition government in the upcoming election expected later this year.