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Jurors find man not guilty in 2021 road rage shooting

  |  Posted Sept. 18 - 11:18 a.m.  |  Save Story

Patrick Koaneil Brown was found not guilty in a homicide trial on Thursday. He testified at the trial that he acted in self-defense after his previous guilty convictions were reversed on appeal.

Utah State University names new vice president of USU Extension

Todd Kunz, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 18 - 11:04 a.m.  |  Save Story

After a nationwide search, Utah State University President Brad Mortensen named Justen Smith vice president of USU Extension

Miley Cyrus opens up about her final conversation with godmother Dolly Parton

Charlotte Reck, CNN  |  Updated Sept. 18 - 10:31 a.m.  |  Save Story

Miley Cyrus revealed what she and her godmother, the late singer-songwriter Dolly Parton, spoke about in their final conversation during Zane Lowe's Apple Music show on Thursday.

Vineyard fills latest City Council vacancy

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 18 - 9:44 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Vineyard City Council approved its newest member to fill the vacancy left by Councilman Ezra Nair, who resigned last month to work for Provo.

Utah mom-to-be finds support through group prenatal care

VideoEmma Benson, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 18 - 9:22 a.m.  |  Save Story

A Utah mom-to-be shares how group prenatal care is helping her find support, answers and connection during pregnancy.

KSL Sports Pick'em: Staff picks for Week 3 of college football

KSL Sports  |  Posted Sept. 18 - 9:02 a.m.  |  Save Story

Each week, we'll release the KSL Sports staff picks for you to see. Can you do a better job than us? Probably, but that's the fun of it all.

ICE officer pleads not guilty to charges he lied to the FBI about nonfatal Minneapolis shooting

Tim Sullivan, Associated Press  |  Updated Sept. 18 - 9:01 a.m.  |  Save Story

Christian Castro pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges that he lied to the FBI about being attacked before he shot and wounded a Venezuelan man during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.

Idaho man handed 6 years in prison for assaulting southern Utah park rangers

VideoCassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 18 - 8:35 a.m.  |  Save Story

A man from Idaho was sentenced Thursday to more than six years in prison for ramming his pickup truck into two U.S. Park Rangers last year.

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Visit Switzerland for $3,999 — including airfare out of SLC

Jensen McKay Tours  |  Posted Sept. 18 - 8:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

Here's everything you need to know about the Jensen McKay Tours' Switzerland tour.

Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman, a post he has held since 1970

Michelle Chapman, Associated Press  |  Posted Sept. 18 - 7:35 a.m.  |  Save Story

Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway after serving in the role for more than 50 years. His son, Howard, will serve as Berkshire Hathaway's new chairman.

Costco, Uber expanding delivery to more states

KSL  |  Updated Sept. 18 - 7:04 a.m.  |  Save Story

Costco and Uber are inking a new partnership which expands their Uber Eats delivery service to dozens more states.

Charges filed in ongoing dispute with neighbor that culminated with shooting

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 18 - 6:33 a.m.  |  Save Story

A man visiting a cabin at Scofield Reservoir for the weekend was shot by a neighbor who has had an alleged dispute with the cabin owners for years.

'Seeing is believing': Utah senators tour Great Salt Lake as they look at ways to protect it

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 18 - 6:17 a.m.  |  Save Story

Several top Republican state senators took an airboat tour of the Great Salt Lake Thursday morning as they plan future legislation to protect the lake.

Weber County sales tax taking effect Oct. 1 expected to generate $13.1M a year

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 17 - 10:29 p.m.  |  Save Story

A 0.2 percentage point sales tax hike taking effect on Oct. 1 in Weber County will generate an extra $13.1 million a year.

Police cancel missing and endangered advisory for baby boy

Devin Oldroyd, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 17 - 10:06 p.m.  |  Save Story

A missing and endangered advisory for a baby boy who was believed to be in danger has been canceled.

Family works to restore monument for former apostle, Salt Lake City mayor

VideoDaniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 17 - 9:45 p.m.  |  Save Story

For at least 125 years, a granite monument has stood at the gravesite of Daniel H. Wells at the Salt Lake City Cemetery. His family is now trying to restore it.

Lindsey Vonn warns fans about scammers impersonating her online

VideoMatt Gephardt, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 17 - 9:08 p.m.  |  Save Story

Olympic ski legend Lindsey Vonn said scammers are creating fake accounts impersonating her. The warning comes as con artists increasingly use AI and deepfakes to make celebrity scams harder to spot.

U. dismisses cases against College Republicans who posted about anti-Charlie Kirk cake

Brigham Tomco, Deseret News  |  Updated Sept. 17 - 9:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

A fight over free speech at the University of Utah has erupted after administrators contacted College Republican students over allegations of internet doxxing.

Judge orders Kennedy Center to provide 30 days' notice before making any major changes

Matthew Daly, Associated Press  |  Updated Sept. 17 - 8:37 p.m.  |  Save Story

A federal judge has ordered the Kennedy Center to provide 30 days' notice before making any major changes to the building, including demolishing it as President Donald Trump has threatened.

Utah politicians differ on future of power plants after Trump administration repeals emission rules

Leah Bowers, Deseret News  |  Posted Sept. 17 - 8:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Trump administration is scrapping Biden-era emissions rules for power plants, saying the rollback will save the industry $310 billion, but it left Utah politicians divided.

'Lifting the odds': How a 22-year-old Provo woman is living with terminal brain cancer

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 17 - 7:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

Alex Rowan, 22, has terminal brain cancer. She said she is 'Lifting the odds' by running marathons, lifting weights and going to nursing school. She ran her first marathon while on radiation and chemotherapy and will be running the St. George Marathon next month.

Body of missing woman recovered at Sand Hollow; search continues for second woman

Devin Oldroyd, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 17 - 7:20 p.m.  |  Save Story

Police recovered the body of one of two women who went missing in Sand Hollow Reservoir earlier this week.

Preserving Salt Lake Temple was 'nothing short of another miracle,' project official says

VideoCarter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 17 - 7:06 p.m.  |  Save Story

A multiyear effort to seismically secure the iconic Salt Lake Temple has been a "miracle" much like the original construction was, a project official noted in a University of Utah lecture.