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Hiroshi Okuda, who led Toyota's climb as a global automaker, dies at 93

Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press  |  Updated Aug. 11 - 10:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

Hiroshi Okuda, the former chief executive of Toyota, who led the Japanese automaker's stellar rise in global markets, has died, the company said Wednesday. He was 93.

Artist behind proposed $55M Grand Liberty Arch says he won't build it at Utah Capitol

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 11 - 9:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

The artist behind a 60-foot arch aimed at celebrating the history of U.S., proposed to be built near the Utah Capitol, said he is pursuing a new location following neighborhood pushback.

Utah man accused of stealing materials from work, selling them

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 11 - 8:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man is accused of steeling nearly $200,000 worth of materials over the past two years and making about $50,000 selling them on the side.

Judge blocks US Postal Service from restricting mail-in voting

Nate Raymond and Luc Cohen, Reuters  |  Updated Aug. 11 - 8:08 p.m.  |  Save Story

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the U.S. Postal Service from implementing part of President ​Donald Trump's executive order that aims to tighten rules for mail-in voting ahead of November.

Convicted felon hides in scrapyard after hitting police vehicle with stolen car

Michael Houck, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 11 - 7:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

Newly-obtained body camera footage shows two escape attempts by a convicted felon from two different Salt Lake County police departments in 2025.

New drug to treat one of the deadliest cancers is 'the real deal,' oncologist says

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 11 - 7:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

A new drug is now available in Utah for certain stage 4 pancreatic cancer patients. Studies have shown the drug has more than doubled life expectancy in some cases.

Man once accused of enticing child sues police, claims they had the wrong guy

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 11 - 6:29 p.m.  |  Save Story

A southern Utah man who had a charge of enticing a minor against him dismissed is now suing the officers who conducted the investigation.

Colombia searches for over 3,000 missing after a powerful earthquake kills more than 100

Marko Alvarez, Astrid Suarez and Megan Janetsky, Associated Press  |  Updated Aug. 11 - 6:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

Search and rescue efforts have resumed in Colombia after a powerful earthquake on Monday left over 3,000 missing and killed at least 181 people.

2 officers hit by car, 1 injured near Beaver

Devin Oldroyd, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 11 - 5:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Utah Highway Patrol deputy suffered minor injuries after they and a UHP trooper were hit by a car on Tuesday.

Furniture, household items available for Midvale fire victims

Daniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 11 - 5:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

A nonprofit organization is working to help people who lost their homes in a large apartment complex fire in Midvale.

Utah's Colombian community seeking donations to help Colombian quake victims

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 11 - 5:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

Members of Utah's Colombian community are seeking donations to help victims of the devastating earthquake and aftershocks that have shaken Colombia.

Russia uses North Korean missiles in attack that killed 6 in Ukraine, Zelenskyy says

Ron Popeski and Aleksandar Vasovic, Reuters  |  Updated Aug. 11 - 4:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

Russian forces killed six people early on Tuesday in an attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia that involved North Korean ballistic missiles, ​President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

Mother believed she was going to die, son charged with her attempted murder

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 11 - 4:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Utah County man accused of smothering his mother with a pillow is now charged with trying to kill her.

Have you seen this? Adorable baby joins in on Old MacDonald chorus

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 11 - 3:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

This infant is a natural performer, but just like the rest of us they may still forget their lines occasionally. This baby's "EIEI-O" is sure to make you smile.

'A huge win': Utah State University, technical colleges partner to bolster robotics workforce

Logan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 11 - 3:10 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah State University is expanding access to robotics and automation education through a new degree program aimed at turning hands-on experience and training into college credits.

Fire near East Canyon tore through a recently expanded 'critical' wildlife habitat

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Updated Aug. 11 - 2:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

A large wildfire that sparked in the Wasatch Back on Friday has ripped through most of a vital big game winter range and habitat for a declining bird species, including areas the state recently acquired.

WHO defends immunization schedules after Trump orders fewer childhood shots

Olivia Le Poidevin, Reuters  |  Updated Aug. 11 - 2:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

The World Health Organization on Tuesday defended the science-based process used to determine childhood immunization ​schedules after President Donald Trump's executive order.

AI technology worker in Utah faces 10 felonies for child sex abuse material

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 11 - 2:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Sandy man is accused of creating child sex abuse material using AI and the faces of real children.

Blues 'enthusiast' Morgan Freeman's album covers 100 years of the genre

Maria Sherman, Associated Press  |  Updated Aug. 11 - 1:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

Morgan Freeman and his business partners will release a new album called "Morgan Freeman's Symphonic Blues Experience" on Friday, though he won't actually perform on the album.

Family's Uinta hike turns into battle with mountain goat during hailstorm

Debbie Worthen, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 11 - 12:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

A family hiking in Utah's Uinta Mountains has a story they'll likely be telling for years after a routine summer hike turned into a frightening encounter with a protective mountain goat during a sudden storm.

Is a data center vibe shift upon us?

Eva Terry, Deseret News  |  Posted Aug. 11 - 12:18 p.m.  |  Save Story

Kevin O'Leary, the "Shark Tank" investor most recently famed for backing a massive data center in Box Elder County, apologized to MSNOW on Thursday for the project's poor public messaging.

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Friends, family mourn Latter-day Saint influencer killed in crash

Jacob Hess, Deseret News  |  Posted Aug. 11 - 12:15 p.m.  |  Save Story

Chandler Hendry, 27, died on the way to the FAIR apologetics conference on Friday.

Why do Utah teens keep spending summers working at this Alaska fishing lodge?

Adam Eakle, KSL  |  Updated Aug. 11 - 12:07 p.m.  |  Save Story

Adam Eakle travels to Alaska to visit his son Ethan, who is spending the summer working as a dockhand at the Utah-owned fishing lodge. Along the way, Adam meets other teens from Utah who have traded ordinary summer jobs for an unforgettable experience in Alaska's wilderness.