Utah Breaking News, Sports and Weather

Trump plans May visit to China for talks with Xi after Iran war delay

Nandita Bose and Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters  |  Updated March 26 - 6:51 a.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in May during his first visit to China in ​eight years, a closely watched trip postponed due to the ongoing Iran war.

Holy Score: What's next for BYU after massive investment leads to unsatisfying football, MBB finishes

Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group  |  Posted March 25 - 10:38 p.m.  |  Save Story

BYU's football team won 12 games, qualified for the Big 12 championship game and was ranked in the AP poll for 13 of 16 weeks.

Salt Lake airport keeps wait times low amid shutdown impacting TSA workers

Mike Anderson, KSL  |  Posted March 25 - 10:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

Salt Lake City International Airport has been able to buck the trend of long waits as TSA workers call out sick or walk away during the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.

Jazz bolster lottery odds with blowout loss to Wizards

Jaxon Wynder, KSL  |  Posted March 25 - 10:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Jazz fall at home to the Wizards 133-110 behind Julian Reese's 26 points and 17 rebounds.

Robot joins Melania Trump at White House event to tout AI teachers

Bo Erickson, Reuters  |  Posted March 25 - 9:59 p.m.  |  Save Story

A humanoid robot walked down the red carpet at the White House on Wednesday, accompanying ​first lady Melania Trump to an event where she urged use of artificial intelligence in education.

Library discussions bring men's mental health to the surface

Andrew Adams, KSL  |  Posted March 25 - 9:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

Therapists say it's common for men to repress things like trauma, grief, stress and anxiety. Now, a new weekly series of discussions aims to help men bring it all to the surface.

UDOT begins construction to expand Legacy Parkway

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Posted March 25 - 8:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

UDOT has started construction to add a third lane of traffic to the north and southbound lanes of Legacy Parkway.

Mina Tanaka's late goal helps Utah Royals to 1-1 road draw with Washington

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted March 25 - 8:10 p.m.  |  Save Story

Cece Delzer found Tanaka with an 84th-minute equalizer, and the Utah Royals earned their first result of the 2026 season with a 1-1 draw with the Washington Spirit at Audi Field in Washington, D.C.

Cellphone video of Taylor Frankie Paul did not initially come through public records request

Daniella Rivera, KSL  |  Posted March 25 - 8:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

Cellphone footage of Utah mom and influencer Taylor Frankie Paul was not initially released through a public record request, according to documents obtained by the KSL Investigators.

OpenAI drops AI video tool Sora, startling Disney, sources say

Dawn Chmielewski and Deepa Seetharaman, Reuters  |  Posted March 25 - 7:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Walt Disney Company was blindsided with word that OpenAI was dropping video tool Sora altogether on Monday following a meeting, a person familiar with the matter said.

Ogden City Council members press for review, inspections of ICE office in the city

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted March 25 - 7:11 p.m.  |  Save Story

Two Ogden City Council members seek additional review of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in the city that's come under fire from some.

SPONSORED

Are you in a high radon area? Here's what you can do

UtahRadon.org  |  Posted March 25 - 7:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

Here is how you can determine your risk and protect your loved ones.

Iran says it is reviewing US proposal but has no interest in holding talks

Parisa Hafezi and Alexander Cornwell, Reuters  |  Updated March 25 - 6:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

Iran is reviewing a U.S. proposal to end the war in the Gulf but has no intention of holding talks to end ​the widening Middle East conflict, the country's foreign minister said Wednesday.

Pinching pennies at the pump: How to make gas rewards work for you

Matt Gephardt, KSL  |  Posted March 25 - 6:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

You've probably seen the ads — save at the pump with this-or-that credit card. Sometimes, those gas rewards actually work.

Meta, Google lose case over social media harm to kids in $6M verdict

Dawn Chmielewski, Courtney Rozen and Jody Godoy, Reuters  |  Updated March 25 - 5:57 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday found Meta and Alphabet's Google negligent for designing social media platforms that are harmful to young people in a $6 million verdict.

Stephen Colbert to cowrite next 'Lord of the Rings' movie after leaving late night

Karina Tsui, CNN  |  Posted March 25 - 5:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

Stephen Colbert already has a new job lined up for when he ends his 11-year run as host of "The Late Show" in May: cowriting and developing the new "Lord of the Rings" film.

Utah leaders discuss experiences at Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, look ahead to 2034

Logan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted March 25 - 5:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

With the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics behind them, Utah leaders are returning from Italy with new ideas and their sights set on 2034, when the Games return to the Beehive State.

Vandals cause $40K in damage at Iron County farm; reward offered

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Updated March 25 - 4:57 p.m.  |  Save Story

A hay and grain farm in Beryl, Iron County, was vandalized by what could be an animal activist group over the weekend, causing $40,000 in damage, police say.

Man driving 18 miles the wrong way on I-15 said everyone was trying to hit him, police say

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted March 25 - 4:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man was arrested early Wednesday after police say he drove 18 miles on the wrong side of the I-15 freeway in central Utah.

Ogden officials call for removal of Cesar Chavez Street signage amid new allegations

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted March 25 - 4:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Ogden City Council is calling for removal of commemorative Cesar Chavez Street signage along 30th Street amid new allegations of sexual abuse against the man.

Have You Seen This? Nappers, meet your new spirit animal

Grant Olsen for KSL  |  Posted March 25 - 3:28 p.m.  |  Save Story

Approaching life like this squirrel would be amazing. No deadlines. No stress. No burdens. Just a wholehearted commitment to sleep.

2 killed in Tooele County crash

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Updated March 25 - 3:12 p.m.  |  Save Story

Two people were killed in a Tooele County crash Wednesday.

Utah police investigating third domestic violence allegation involving Taylor Frankie Paul

Margaret Darby, Deseret News  |  Posted March 25 - 3:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

West Jordan police are investigating a third alleged domestic violence incident involving Utah-based reality star Taylor Frankie Paul and her former boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen.