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Utah Legislature sets new state holiday

Caitlin Keith, Deseret News  |  Posted March 7 - 10:39 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Utah legislature has approved Good Friday to become the newest state holiday but the bill doesn't go into effect until May, meaning it won't apply to Good Friday this year.

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Legislature makes late-night election bill change targeting signature removals

Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Updated March 7 - 10:39 a.m.  |  Save Story

Utah lawmakers introduced a late-night change to an election bill apparently geared toward slowing the removal of signatures from a ballot initiative that would repeal Proposition 4.

Severe storms that spawned destructive tornadoes leave 8 dead across the Central US

Chris Dolce and Mary Gilbert, CNN  |  Updated March 7 - 9:39 a.m.  |  Save Story

Severe storms brought damaging tornadoes to parts of the central U.S. Thursday and Friday, shredding buildings into piles of debris and killing at least eight people.

'Quad God' named best example of fair play at 2026 Olympics

Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News  |  Posted March 7 - 9:11 a.m.  |  Save Story

Though figure skater Ilia Malinin didn't win an individual gold medal at the 2026 Winter Games in Milan Cortina, Italy, he still went home as the best example of fair play from the Games.

Ogden officials drop moves to craft proposal meant to quell concerns over immigration crackdown

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted March 7 - 8:17 a.m.  |  Save Story

Two Ogden City Council members have dropped moves to craft a proposal to quell concerns over the immigration crackdown, worried it could clash with state law.

Trump says Iran will be 'hit very hard' on Saturday

Reuters  |  Updated March 7 - 7:41 a.m.  |  Save Story

U.S. President Donald ​Trump said Iran would be "hit very hard" on ‌Saturday and that he was considering ⁠widening the ​areas and ⁠groups of people ‌being, targeted, without ‌providing details.

Daynes Music is closing after 165 years

Brittany Tait, KSL  |  Posted March 7 - 7:11 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Daynes Music Company, a six-generation chapter in American Piano history, will shut its doors later this season.

Utah lawmakers race to pass bills before legislative session ends at midnight

Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Carter Williams, KSL  |  Updated March 7 - 12:52 a.m.  |  Save Story

Utah lawmakers are racing to pass bills Friday before the legislative session comes to an end at the stroke of midnight.

Why Gov. Cox says this was the 'best' legislative session he's seen

Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Updated March 6 - 11:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

As the minutes ticked away on the final afternoon of the legislative session, the mood at the Utah Capitol was calmer and less tense than previous years.

Utah agrees to allow feds to claim piece of Great Salt Lake for $60M

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Updated March 6 - 10:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah has reached an agreement with the federal government to cease a long-standing dispute over 22,311 acres near the Bear River Refuge.

Nonprofit celebrates start of Paralympic Games with adaptive ski day

Mike Anderson, KSL  |  Posted March 6 - 10:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

Ogden Valley Adaptive is celebrating the start of the Paralympic Games by helping people of various abilities get on the slopes to ski and snowboard at Snowbasin.

Lawmakers approve approximate 6% funding boost for public education

Jason Swensen, Deseret News  |  Posted March 6 - 9:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

One of the Utah Legislature's primary tasks each year is, of course, to fund the state's K-12 public schools. As the session comes to an end, here's how lawmakers fared.

'Go Red for Women' event raises heart health awareness

Tyrese Boone, KSL  |  Posted March 6 - 9:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

Women's heart health took center stage Friday at the Go Red for Women Experience in Salt Lake City.

Manslaughter trial starts for man charged in crash that killed Utah CEO, daughter

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted March 6 - 8:38 p.m.  |  Save Story

The trial has started for Michael Love, charged with manslaughter in the 2024 Weber County crash that killed Lifetime CEO Richard Hendrickson and his daughter.

Armstrong explains Mammoth's trade deadline approach after Weegar move

Jaxon Wynder, KSL  |  Posted March 6 - 8:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Utah Mammoth made one trade ahead of Friday's trade deadline, acquiring defenseman MacKenzie Weegar from the Calgary Flames.

Patriotic quilts fill Garfield County Courthouse for America's 250th celebration

Alex Cabrero, KSL  |  Posted March 6 - 8:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

Over two dozen patriotic quilts filled the hallways of the Garfield County Courthouse as residents celebrate America's 250th celebration.

WAC champion Utah Valley receives another injunction to play in conference tournament

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted March 6 - 7:50 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Wolverines will be allowed to play in the WAC men's and women's basketball tournaments next week in Las Vegas after receiving another temporary restraining order in Utah's Fourth District Court.

Spacecraft's impact changed asteroid's orbit around the sun in a save-the-Earth test, study finds

Marcia Dunn, Associated Press  |  Updated March 6 - 7:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

An asteroid that NASA used for target practice was nudged into a slightly different route around the sun, which could help divert a future killer space rock, scientists reported Friday.

Stocks close down as oil spikes 12%, job market weakens

Sabrina Valle and Johann M Cherian, Reuters  |  Updated March 6 - 6:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

Wall Street's three main indexes closed down on Friday amid a sudden setback in the labor ​market and a 12% spike in oil prices due to the escalating conflict in the Middle East.

Salt Lake man charged with having some of the worst child sex abuse material agent has seen

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted March 6 - 5:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Salt Lake man has been charged with possessing hundreds of images of child sex abuse material images on his phone, including one from a convicted pedophile.

Lake Powell now on track for 5th-lowest runoff on record, per new projections

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted March 6 - 5:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

Last month's precipitation improved Utah's water outlook somewhat, but Lake Powell's and Great Salt Lake's tributaries are still on pace to produce some of their worst spring runoffs ever.

Former presidents attend Jesse Jackson memorial in Chicago

Tom Polansek, Reuters  |  Posted March 6 - 4:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

Former Presidents Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton joined thousands of mourners at a public memorial service ​for Jesse Jackson in Chicago to honor the longtime civil-rights activist and Democratic political leader.

Trump demands Iran's 'unconditional surrender,' complicating diplomatic paths

Maya Gebeily, Humeyra Pamuk and Pesha Magid, Reuters  |  Updated March 6 - 4:10 p.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump demanded Iran's "unconditional surrender" on Friday, a dramatic escalation that could make it more difficult to negotiate a swift end to hostilities.