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Lindsey Vonn tests injured left knee in Olympic downhill training, pumps fist after successful run

Andrew Dampf, Associated Press  |  Posted Feb. 6 - 7:15 a.m.  |  Save Story

A week after rupturing the ACL in her left knee, Lindsey Vonn completed a training run down the Olympia delle Tofane downhill course on Friday, two days before the race.

Springville swim coach pleads no contest to object rape, sexual battery charges

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 6 - 6:50 a.m.  |  Save Story

A former Springville swim coach entered a plea in abeyance and is not contesting that she inappropriately touched two people, one younger than 14, without consent.

Officers involved in Michigan Latter-day Saint church shooting will not face charges

Emma Pitts, Deseret News  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 9:46 p.m.  |  Save Story

The two officers who responded to the Michigan shooting at a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints last September will not face charges.

Arizona Department of Public Safety helicopter crash kills 2 while responding to shootout

Cheyanne Mumphrey And Matthew Brown, Associated Press  |  Updated Feb. 5 - 9:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

An Arizona Department of Public Safety helicopter responding to a shootout between police and a suspect has crashed in an accident that killed the pilot and a trooper on board.

Utah 2034 Chairman Fraser Bullock runs Olympic torch in Milan, inspires thousands of students

Alex Cabrero, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 8:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

Surrounded by cheering students and locals, Utah 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Committee Chairman Fraser Bullock carried the Olympic torch through downtown Milan on Thursday.

BYU basketball coach, athletic director decry 'hurtful' chant targeting church members

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 8:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

BYU basketball coach Kevin Young and athletic director Brian Santiago spoke out against the latest expletive-backed chant directed at members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

3.5-magnitude earthquake hits Saratoga Springs

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Updated Feb. 5 - 8:18 p.m.  |  Save Story

A 3.5-magnitude earthquake was reported in Saratoga Springs Thursday afternoon.

Epstein emails lead Brad Karp to resign as Paul Weiss law firm chairman

Mike Spector and Mike Scarcella, Reuters  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 8:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

Brad Karp, chairman of Wall Street law firm Paul Weiss, resigned from his top leadership role after a series of emails revealed his extensive interactions with Jeffrey Epstein.

Proposed state park, reservoir in Sanpete County rejected by Senate committee

Daniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 7:38 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Utah Senate committee on Wednesday rejected a bill that would have led to the creation of a new state park and bring a long-awaited dam and reservoir to northern Sanpete County.

Utah County investigating potential signature fraud as Prop 4 repeal deadline looms

Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniella Rivera, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 7:37 p.m.  |  Save Story

A criminal investigation is underway after a county clerk reported several hundred potentially fraudulent signatures as part of the effort to repeal Utah's anti-gerrymandering law.

New report outlines University of Utah's economic, societal contributions

Logan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 7:11 p.m.  |  Save Story

A new study outlines how the University of Utah's economic contributions and societal impact through avenues like education, research and health care help shape Utah and beyond.

Salt Lake City father given consecutive prison terms for abuse of 2-month-old

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 6:38 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Salt Lake City father was sentenced to prison in January after his 2-month-old son was brought to the hospital with a brain bleed.

This half-mile art piece highlights Salt Lake City's longest transportation challenge

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 6:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

A traditional Mexican folk art installation hangs along the intersection of 900 South and 600 West in Salt Lake City Thursday, stretched across the west-east divide of I-15 and the rail tracks.

Trump administration to end job protections for up to 50,000 federal workers

Courtney Rozen, Reuters  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 5:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump will have more power to hire and fire up to ​50,000 career federal employees in an overhaul of the government's civil service system, as announced on Thursday.

Tech group sues to block Utah's law requiring age verification to download apps

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 5:07 p.m.  |  Save Story

A tech industry group is suing Utah, claiming its law requiring app stores to verify users' ages before downloading apps constitutes "censorship" and violates the First Amendment.

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Euro cars are the main attraction at Cars & Coffee this Saturday

Kathleen Clove, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 4:57 p.m.  |  Save Story

Enjoy the warm weather while perusing cool imports at the free event at The Stores at South Town this Saturday, Feb. 7.

Officials trying to determine what caused flooding at Skyline Mine

Jodi Reynosa, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 4:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

In Carbon County, crews continue working to figure out what caused flooding at the Skyline Mine, an underground mine about an hour away from Price.

Officers identify 'person of interest' shot, killed by police during shooting investigation

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Updated Feb. 5 - 3:50 p.m.  |  Save Story

Tooele police have identified the man shot and killed Wednesday while by officers who were investigating a shooting that occurred at a convenience store the night before.

Utah consumer sentiment still lower than a year ago; 3rd consecutive month of slight uptick

Logan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 3:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

For the third consecutive month, Utah's consumer sentiment ticked upwards with a modest 0.9% increase in January.

Can apes play pretend? Scientists use an imaginary tea party to find out

Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press  |  Updated Feb. 5 - 2:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

A new experiment hints that an ape may be able to play pretend like humans do.

UDOT begins next phase of safety upgrades for Spanish Fork Canyon

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 1:45 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Utah Department of Transportation announced Thursday it had completed safety upgrades along four miles of Spanish Fork Canyon, but more improvements are in the works.

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2 phone booths connected a red and a blue state. Here's what happened next

Lauren Irwin, Deseret News  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 1:37 p.m.  |  Save Story

In liberal and conservative cities, these unique setups hope to bridge the political divide.

32-year-old man killed after crashing head-on into semi in Nephi

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Updated Feb. 5 - 1:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Utah Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that occurred Thursday morning in Nephi.