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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.

Legislature makes late-night election bill change targeting signature removals

Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Posted March 7 - 12:24 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.

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.

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.

Lawmaker: Education bill's not an 'AI ban' — but it's not a 'blank check,' either

Jason Swensen, Deseret News  |  Posted March 6 - 4:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

Sen. John Johnson, R-North Ogden, insisted his classroom technology bill being considered by the Legislature is not an AI ban. But it isn't a blank check, either. So what is it?

TCU's first quarter 'avalanche' scoring dooms BYU women in quarterfinal loss

Josh Furlong, KSL  |  Posted March 6 - 3:50 p.m.  |  Save Story

After picking up two wins in the Big 12 women's basketball tournament, with hopes of bolstering its postseason chances, BYU ran out of gas Friday afternoon.

Zelenskyy visits eastern front as Ukraine and Russia exchange POWs

Olena Harmash and Yuliia Dysa, Reuters  |  Updated March 6 - 3:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he had visited the eastern front line ​on Friday as Ukraine and Russia completed a two-day prisoner-of-war swap, exchanging 500 soldiers each.

Aunt and niece were killed while hiking at one of their 'favorite places,' family says

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted March 6 - 2:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

The families of two women killed while "bonding over the beauty of a hike"' in one of their favorite places said they "cannot comprehend why this happened."

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'A real gut punch': Lyman mayor mourns relative among 3 women killed

Garna Mejia, KSL  |  Posted March 6 - 1:49 p.m.  |  Save Story

Residents of Lyman, their mayor and surrounding communities in Wayne County are mourning the loss of three women after a series of violent killings that stunned the quiet rural area.

Suspected burglar was shot by Provo resident

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted March 6 - 12:29 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man who police say entered a random home in Provo and frightened the occupants inside was shot Thursday night by the homeowner's son and was later arrested.