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'Gosh!' These 'Napoleon Dynamite' actors are now part owners of an Indiana baseball team

Hayden Madson, Deseret News  |  Posted Aug. 7 - 9:03 a.m.  |  Save Story

It's safe to say Richmond, Indiana, baseball games will be serving tots from now on. If not, Napoleon Dynamite may not be pleased with the team he invested in.

Employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs as unemployment dips to 4.1%, report says

Paul Wiseman, Associated Press  |  Updated Aug. 7 - 8:31 a.m.  |  Save Story

Employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs last month, and unemployment dipped to 4.1% only because Americans left the job market, in a sharp reversal put out by the Labor Department Friday.

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Skyline twins achieve national success with help from Utah Online School

Utah Online School  |  Posted Aug. 7 - 8:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

Twin brothers Victor and Forest Young traveled to Washington, D.C., for the annual House of Code celebration on Capitol Hill, where they showcased their work to members of Congress, congressional staff and industry leaders.

Beaver golf course bans golf carts, cites irrigation issues due to fire, flooding

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 7 - 7:33 a.m.  |  Save Story

Canyon Breeze Golf Course in Beaver initiated a golf cart ban, citing irrigation issues caused by widespread fire and flooding.

Utah farmers urge consumers to buy local fruit after freeze slashes harvest

Shelby Lofton, KSL  |  Updated Aug. 7 - 7:01 a.m.  |  Save Story

Warm winter followed by an April freeze devastated many orchards, but growers say locally grown fruit is still available

Thai teen kills 7 in rampage at home and school before shooting himself

Chalinee Thirasupa and Panarat Thepgumpanat, Reuters  |  Updated Aug. 7 - 6:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

A teenage Thai student killed at least five people and himself at a school outside Bangkok on Friday after fatally shooting his grandparents, police said.

Back-to-school bargains: Same supply list cost over twice as much depending where we shopped

Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL  |  Updated Aug. 7 - 6:16 a.m.  |  Save Story

The KSL Investigators shopped the same back-to-school supply list at five retailers. The cheapest complete basket cost just over $30, while the most expensive topped $66.

United Way packs thousands of backpacks as back-to-school need reaches record high

Madi Vollmer, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 6 - 10:37 p.m.  |  Save Story

United Way of Salt Lake and hundreds of volunteers packed thousands of backpacks and school supplies to help meet a record level of need among students ahead of the new school year.

Locals in the NFL: Cardinals' Simi Fehoko among impact players in hall-of-fame kickoff

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 6 - 10:20 p.m.  |  Save Story

The former Brighton High standout was one of several Locals in the NFL to kick off the 2026 preseason, catching a five-yard touchdown pass in the first half of Arizona rookie Carson Beck's first NFL minutes.

Trump signs orders to limit US birthright citizenship, despite Supreme Court ruling

Kristina Cooke, Andrew Chung and Daniel Trotta, Reuters  |  Posted Aug. 6 - 9:49 p.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Thursday in a new but narrower attempt to curtail birthright citizenship, once again challenging a provision of the Constitution even ​though the Supreme Court rejected his previous effort.

UTA considers first base fare rate increase in over a decade

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 6 - 9:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah's largest transit agency is seeking its first base fare increase in over a decade, saying that rising costs are driving up the need.

Rubber ducks by the thousands splash into Chicago River for annual Special Olympics fundraiser

Cybele Mayes-Osterman, Associated Press  |  Posted Aug. 6 - 8:25 p.m.  |  Save Story

A deluge of 90,000 rubber ducks poured out of a truck on the Columbus Drive bridge and plunged into the Chicago River on Thursday, and then raced at a leisurely pace in the annual Chicago Ducky Derby.

Smithfield man gets up to five years more imprisonment in sexual abuse case

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 6 - 8:08 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Smithfield man has been sentenced to up to five years imprisonment in a sexual abuse case, which will be added to his lengthy prison term in a separate case.

'Story of contribution': Longtime Mexican restaurant operator honored with key to Ogden

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 6 - 7:11 p.m.  |  Save Story

Javier Chavez Sr., operator of a small chain of Mexican restaurants, received a key to Ogden from the mayor for his business efforts and contributions to the city.

Jalapeños linked to a US salmonella outbreak are tracked to a Mexican farm and a distributor

Mike Stobbe, Associated Press  |  Posted Aug. 6 - 6:16 p.m.  |  Save Story

Federal officials have traced a multistate salmonella outbreak to jalapeño peppers from a grower in Sinaloa, Mexico. At least 345 people in 27 states have fallen ill. Most cases are in Minnesota and Colorado.

Great Basin jumps to highest fire preparedness level; $18M fund launched for Beaver area

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Updated Aug. 6 - 5:58 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah and federal officials announced an $18 million agreement to begin the recovery from a massive fire that burned this year, while firefighting operations continue at a nearby fire.

Man drowns at Sand Hollow Reservoir

Payton Davis, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 6 - 5:53 p.m.  |  Save Story

A 19-year-old man from Nevada died Thursday afternoon at Sand Hollow Reservoir after drowning.

Immigrant advocates picket against immigrant detainee flights at Salt Lake airport

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 6 - 5:44 p.m.  |  Save Story

A handful of immigrant advocates gathered at Salt Lake City International airport to protest the regular immigrant detainee flights out of the facility.

Utah secures victory in lawsuit over its prop betting law; prediction market plans to appeal

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 6 - 5:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

The prediction market Kalshi said it plans to appeal a federal court ruling issued earlier this week that allows Utah to enforce its new law banning proposition betting.

Kellogg says it's removing artificial dyes from cereals by the end of this year

Dee-ann Durbin, Associated Press  |  Posted Aug. 6 - 4:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

WK Kellogg said Thursday that it will remove artificial colors from all its cereals by the end of this year.

Snake River Animal Shelter in Idaho receives grant to help senior dogs

Lisa Lete, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Aug. 6 - 4:07 p.m.  |  Save Story

Snake River Animal Shelter has received new funding to help more senior dogs stay with their families and find loving homes.

Have You Seen This? Santa-dressed cat runs over baseball player

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 6 - 3:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

Dinger, the Sacramento River Cats mascot, ran over an unsuspecting rival outfielder in a surreal moment at the ballpark.

Here's a look at the 7 Utah school districts proposing tax hikes

Logan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted Aug. 6 - 3:17 p.m.  |  Save Story

Seven Utah school districts have proposed tax increases to fund various district projects. Here's a breakdown of all of them.