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Leaders of church fear Smith's vision could turn historic Japantown into 'Japandock'

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 22 - 9:16 a.m.  |  Save Story

Two churches next to Smith Entertainment Group's planned downtown district are worried that the design will make historic Japantown Street the "back of house" for the new development.

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DOJ to send election monitors to Utah, lieutenant governor says

Joe R. Wirthlin Jr, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 22 - 9:12 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Department of Justice will be sending election monitors to Utah, Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson announced Thursday morning.

Airbnb rule change frees guests from chores involving 'significant effort'

Charlotte Reck, CNN  |  Updated Oct. 22 - 9:11 a.m.  |  Save Story

Airbnb has revised its rules to reduce the tasks a host can expect a guest to perform at the end of their stay — and washing dishes has been wiped from the to-do list.

Orem to host Ironman 70.3, drawing athletes and visitors to Utah County

VideoAnnette Campbell, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 22 - 8:21 a.m.  |  Save Story

For longtime triathlete Heather Jenson, the announcement that IRONMAN 70.3 Utah is coming to Orem was welcome news.

AI stocks tumble and drag down markets worldwide as oil prices climb

Stan Choe, Associated Press  |  Posted Oct. 22 - 8:04 a.m.  |  Save Story

AI stocks are tumbling and dragging stock markets down around the world, as oil prices are rising on renewed fears of a return to war in the Middle East.

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Wickenburg, AZ is an easy winter escape with golf, guest ranches and the Old West

Wickenburg, Arizona  |  Posted Oct. 22 - 8:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

For anyone ready for a break that feels different from home, without a long or complicated trip, there's a small Western town in Arizona worth a closer look: Wickenburg.

EU awards top rights prize to International Criminal Court days after Trump sanctions

Lorne Cook and Mike Corder, Associated Press  |  Updated Oct. 22 - 7:27 a.m.  |  Save Story

The International Criminal Court and its embattled staff have won the European Union's top human rights honor, the Sakharov Prize, an official said Thursday.

Utah lawmakers eye permanently allowing motorcycle lane filtering

Daniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 22 - 6:57 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Transportation Interim Committee on Wednesday voted to advance a proposal that would permanently allow motorcycle lane filtering while also expanding the areas where it is permitted.

Iran says 7 oil tankers attacked in the Strait of Hormuz as fears grow of a return to war

Melanie Lidman, Associated Press  |  Updated Oct. 22 - 6:40 a.m.  |  Save Story

Iran's government says seven oil tankers have caught fire or been damaged in the strategic Strait of Hormuz amid rising tensions over the prospect of a return to all-out war.

Utah lawmakers paid for a study on mail-in voting security. Here's what researchers found

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 22 - 6:23 a.m.  |  Save Story

A study paid for by the Utah Legislature found "no evidence of significant or widespread fraud" in Utah elections and no increase in fraud when states use mail-in voting.

USU Extension fact sheet helps adults recognize and respond to youth trauma

VideoTodd Kunz, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 21 - 10:38 p.m.  |  Save Story

Stress and trauma can affect young people in different ways, and the signs aren't easy to recognize. USU Extension has compiled years of research into a fact sheet to help.

Questions loom large as Utah Jazz lose big in season opener

VideoChandler Holt, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 21 - 10:19 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Utah Jazz dropped their season-opener Wednesday, falling to the Memphis Grizzlies 123-103 at FedExForum.

UTA updates its 30-year transit plan and looks for input from Utahns

Paige Zamora, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 21 - 10:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

The transit authority is seeking public input for its "UTA Moves 2055" to see where to invest most in public transportation.

Election ballots part of alleged mail theft in Millcreek; Postal Service to investigate

Cameron Elliott, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 21 - 9:47 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Post Office and County Clerk respond to the ongoing investigation about voter fraud in Millcreek.

OpenAI to sell its top models on Google Cloud in latest enterprise push

Krystal Hu, Reuters  |  Updated Oct. 21 - 9:19 p.m.  |  Save Story

OpenAI will make its frontier AI models and Codex coding agent available through ​Google Cloud in the coming weeks, the companies said on Wednesday.

Your AI can shop for you. But who pays when it buys the wrong thing?

VideoMatt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 21 - 9:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

AI shopping assistants can compare prices, find deals and even make purchases on your behalf. But some of the world's biggest banks are warning consumers to be careful.

Kearns High School students hope to expand pollinator garden

Kennedy Camarena, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 21 - 8:44 p.m.  |  Save Story

The students at Kearns High School are hoping to turn a pollinator garden they built into a fully-realized outdoor classroom.

Christina Applegate, a leading MS advocate, says doctors found she doesn't have the disease after all

Lisa Respers France, CNN  |  Updated Oct. 21 - 8:06 p.m.  |  Save Story

Since 2021, Christina Applegate has been one of the most famous advocates for living with multiple sclerosis. Now she says she has discovered that she doesn't actually have the disease.

USU researchers tap machine learning, game cameras to inform recreation area management

Logan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 21 - 7:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

Researchers at Utah State University's Institute of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Management partnered with the U.S. Forest Service to combine run-of-the-mill game cameras and machine learning tools to answer some of the more pressing questions related to managing popular recreation sites.

Utah football player, Jamal Wallace, placed on 'indefinite suspension' after alleged rape incident

Josh Furlong, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 21 - 7:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

A University of Utah football player has been suspended from the program after he was arrested following an alleged domestic incident earlier in October.

Tom Cruise to receive life achievement award from the American Film Institute

Jonathan Landrum Jr., Associated Press  |  Updated Oct. 21 - 7:17 p.m.  |  Save Story

Tom Cruise is being celebrated with a life achievement award from the American Film Institute, AFI's board of trustees said Wednesday. The award will be handed out on April 24 next year.

Judge orders dump truck driver to stand trial in fatal crash, dismisses charges for truck's owner

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 21 - 7:06 p.m.  |  Save Story

The driver of a dump truck in a 2022 crash that killed a woman and her unborn baby was ordered to stand trial for manslaughter, but the judge ruled there was not evidence supporting charges for the truck's owner.

Some websites go dark as operators address an AI-detected flaw in a web programming language

Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press  |  Updated Oct. 21 - 6:47 p.m.  |  Save Story

An AI-assisted discovery of vulnerabilities in a widely used programming language led governments and other organizations in Europe and the U.S. to take their websites offline temporarily Wednesday.