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43-foot golden spike sculpture finds new Utah home after monument plan stalls

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted May 29 - 1:42 p.m.  |  Save Story

A massive, 43-foot monument of the golden spike, commissioned five years ago, will have a permanent home in Salt Lake City after a state monument plan fizzled.

Utah Jazz getting out of draft lottery business at perfect time

Ben Anderson, KSL  |  Posted May 29 - 12:21 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Utah Jazz are done trying to rig the lottery in their favor, and the timing could not be any better.

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Inside the mind and heart of BYU athletic director Brian Santiago

Dick Harmon, Deseret News  |  Posted May 29 - 12:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

This is the 54th week since BYU elevated Brian Santiago as athletic director to replace the long-tenured Tom Holmoe, and he calls it a blur.

Attorneys appointed for man charged with brutally killing 3 women in Wayne County

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted May 29 - 11:40 a.m.  |  Save Story

Ivan Miller appeared for his first court hearing Friday from the Sevier County Jail. He is charged with brutally killing three Utah women at random before stealing their vehicles.

UnitedHealthcare to remove insurance approval requirements for some pediatric services

Christy Santhosh, Reuters  |  Updated May 29 - 10:50 a.m.  |  Save Story

UnitedHealth's insurance unit said it would eliminate prior approval requirements for about two-thirds of its healthcare services for those under age, as insurers face patient and doctor complaints.

Green space or homes? Ogden officials debate future of vacant school property

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted May 29 - 10:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

Ogden officials are debating whether a former school property should be converted into green space or left to developers for home construction.

1 killed, 4 hospitalized in Ogden house fire

Jacob Freeman, KSL  |  Updated May 29 - 10:03 a.m.  |  Save Story

A person was killed and four more were taken to the hospital after a fire broke out in an Ogden home early Friday.

Trapped looking for gold in a flooded cave. How were they found and will they be rescued?

Laura Sharman, Kocha Olarn, June Jeong and Angie Puranasamriddhi, CNN  |  Updated May 29 - 9:25 a.m.  |  Save Story

Hope has returned for the five trapped men deep inside a flooded Laos cave. For more than a week, they huddled together above the murky waters in the pitch black.

WHO suspects 906 cases, 223 deaths from Bundibugyo strain of Ebola

Olivia Le Poidevin, Reuters  |  Updated May 29 - 9:05 a.m.  |  Save Story

The World Health Organization said on Friday there were 906 suspected cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including 223 suspected deaths that were being investigated.

Utah football: Previewing the 2026 schedule with a look at Utah State, Iowa State

Josh Furlong, KSL  |  Posted May 29 - 9:03 a.m.  |  Save Story

It's officially under 100 days until Utah football kicks off its 2026 season.

Davis County search and rescue pays respects to late member

Andrew Adams, KSL  |  Posted May 29 - 8:45 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Davis County Sheriff's Search and Rescue team paid their respects this week to one of their longtime members whose life was recently cut short.

Weber County Commission candidates sue to remove 4th hopeful from ballot

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted May 29 - 8:26 a.m.  |  Save Story

As election season heats up, three Weber County Commission candidates are suing to try to remove a fourth hopeful from the ballot.

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The local scoop: How to find out where your milk really comes from

Dairy West  |  Posted May 29 - 8:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

And if you've ever wondered where your milk actually comes from, the answer may already be printed on the carton.

Are mortgage rates continuing to rise?

Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News  |  Posted May 29 - 7:40 a.m.  |  Save Story

Mortgage rates were up again this week and remain at the highest level in nine months, amid heightened concerns that prices will keep rising due to the war in Iran.

Blue Origin rocket explodes on the launch pad during an engine-firing test

Marcia Dunn, Associated Press  |  Posted May 29 - 7:10 a.m.  |  Save Story

A rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin exploded during a test at the launch pad Thursday night, shaking nearby homes and briefly painting the sky orange.

Do Utahns support tax increase for Salt Lake City sports, entertainment district?

Dennis Romboy, Deseret News  |  Posted May 29 - 6:45 a.m.  |  Save Story

As a planned sports, entertainment, culture and convention district takes shape, a new poll showed Utahns are split on the sales tax increase meant to fund the project.

Jane Hedengren breaks another record; BYU women make 25-year history at NCAA West prelims

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted May 29 - 12:54 a.m.  |  Save Story

Freshman phenom Jane Hedengren once again stole the show int he 10,000-meter semifinals to advance to the NCAA championships.

Why Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark supports a 24-team playoff

Mitch Harper, KSL  |  Posted May 28 - 11:07 p.m.  |  Save Story

One year ago at the Big 12 Spring Meetings in Florida, Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark advocated for a 16-team College Football Playoff.

Utah auditor launches new website after data center pushback

Daniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Posted May 28 - 10:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

A new state website aims to shed light on the Utah entity supporting a controversial proposed data center in Box Elder County.

Anthropic to roll out Claude Mythos in coming weeks, launches Opus 4.8

Zaheer Kachwala, Reuters  |  Posted May 28 - 9:51 p.m.  |  Save Story

Anthropic on Thursday said it is ​launching an upgraded Claude Opus 4.8 model even as it works to ‌release its powerful Mythos model to all ⁠customers in the ​coming weeks.

Classic car enthusiasts remember man who died driving classic Model T as 'true gentleman'

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted May 28 - 9:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

Classic car enthusiasts remember Dennis Rutkoskie, 84, who died in a crash while driving a Ford Model T in St. George on Wednesday.

Utahn seeking revenge for bad drug deal sent to prison for shooting 'innocent man'

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted May 28 - 8:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Utah man who police say returned to a South Salt Lake residence where bad drugs had been purchased but shot and killed an "innocent man" who answered the door, was sentenced Friday to prison.

Birdseye wildfire in Utah County deemed human-caused; no structures lost

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Updated May 28 - 8:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

Officials say a new wildfire burning Thursday in an unincorporated area of Utah County is human-caused.