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I-15 to I-215 connector reopens in Midvale after road buckles due to heat
Mary Culbertson, KSL-TV | Posted June 6 - 7:39 a.m. | Save Story
The I-15 connector to I-215 in Midvale has reopened after heat caused the road to buckle Wednesday.
These Utahns are performing in Normandy for the 80th anniversary of D-Day
Collin Leonard, KSL.com and Alex Cabrero, KSL-TV | Posted June 6 - 7:12 a.m. | Save Story
Three separate Utah groups are traveling to France to take part in D-Day memorial ceremonies to honor those who gave their lives to liberate France during World War II.
Prosecution expected to rest case in Hunter Biden's gun trial
Jack Queen and Tom Hals, Reuters | Posted June 6 - 6:59 a.m. | Save Story
Prosecutors are expected to rest their case against President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden on Thursday, after presenting evidence aimed at showing that he lied about his drug use to illegally buy a gun in 2018.
Family of mother shot and killed outside Salt Lake nightclub seeks money through lawsuit
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted June 5 - 10:32 p.m. | Save Story
Family members of Nichole Olsen say they filed a wrongful death suit to try to hold the man charged with murdering her accountable. Now, they also want to include his friend in the lawsuit.
Appeals court halts Trump's Georgia case during appeal of order allowing Willis to stay on case
Kate Brumback, Associated Press | Posted June 5 - 9:49 p.m. | Save Story
An appeals court has halted the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and others while it reviews the lower court judge's ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the case.
Tornadoes touch down across US, killing toddler in Michigan and injuring 5 in Maryland
Associated Press | Posted June 5 - 9:36 p.m. | Save Story
Officials say a tornado killed a 2-year-old boy and injured his mother when a tree fell on their house in suburban Detroit.
'This day has finally come': Martha Cannon heads to Washington after 4-year delay
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted June 5 - 9:13 p.m. | Save Story
Four years after it was first unveiled, a statue honoring Martha Hughes Cannon got a major sendoff to Washington, D.C.
Utah drivers to see enhanced penalties in July 1 road rage law
Lindsay Aerts, KSL-TV | Posted June 5 - 9:08 p.m. | Save Story
Utah's recently passed road rage law takes effect July 1, but one of the lawmakers who crafted it says the law alone can only go so far in curbing Utah's road rage problem.
Davis School District, ex-employee reach $143,558 settlement in discrimination suit
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Updated June 5 - 9:05 p.m. | Save Story
Davis School District officials and an ex-employee tasked with helping the district address race issues have agreed to a $143,558 settlement to resolve the discrimination suit she filed.
Why this Florida dad is talking to Utah's state school board about school safety
Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News | Posted June 5 - 8:15 p.m. | Save Story
The Utah School Board of Education is looking to establish a school safety dashboard to reduce violence on school campuses by providing timely access to critical school safety data.
Woman hit, killed by train in Weber County
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted June 5 - 7:33 p.m. | Save Story
A woman was killed by a train in Weber County Wednesday.
'I think it's all wrong': Salt Lake residents blast proposed raises for mayor, City Council
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted June 5 - 7:04 p.m. | Save Story
Several residents spoke in opposition to a plan that would give big raises to the Salt Lake City mayor and City Council members during a meeting Tuesday.
A stinky situation: Solid waste spills out of truck in Idaho, closes area for cleanup
Andrea Olson, EastIdahoNews.vom | Posted June 5 - 6:33 p.m. | Save Story
Part of a street in Ammon, Idaho, has been closed off due to a solid waste spill that stretches at least a mile.
'Democrats are fearmongering' with contraception bill, says letter signed by Romney and Lee
Hanna Seariac, Deseret News | Posted June 5 - 6:03 p.m. | Save Story
A Democrat-backed bill aimed at enshrining the right to contraception into federal law infringes on parental rights and religious freedom, according to a letter signed by 22 Senate Republicans including Utah Sens. Mitt Romney and Mike Lee.
Walmart to pay US hourly store workers bonuses for first time ever
Savyata Mishra and Siddharth Cavale, Reuters | Posted June 5 - 5:34 p.m. | Save Story
Walmart will, for the first time ever, pay bonuses to its U.S. hourly store workers, the retailer said on Wednesday, in a move that could boost wages for 700,000 front-line staff.
Utah seeks to 'maintain' Great Salt Lake levels after it peaks below some projections
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted June 5 - 5:03 p.m. | Save Story
The Great Salt Lake's southern arm remains the highest it has been in five years, but it appears this year's peak will end up lower than some projections and expectations.
'So much more than a building': Utah Clean Energy opens Climate Innovation Center
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted June 5 - 4:27 p.m. | Save Story
Utah Clean Energy on Wednesday opened its Climate Innovation Center, a building the organization hopes will serve as a beacon of a sustainable design and a carbon-neutral future.
Big Joro spiders don't fly, except they kind of do, and they may be coming
Melina Walling, Associated Press | Posted June 5 - 4:04 p.m. | Save Story
Many researchers think it's only a matter of time before the Joro spider, a large spider native to East Asia, spreads to much of the continental U.S.
Have You Seen This? Japanese ski jumper shatters world record for longest jump
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted June 5 - 3:32 p.m. | Save Story
A world-renowned athlete from Japan recently soared to new heights by breaking the world record for the longest ski jump.
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