As lethal injection drugs run out, the future of death row executions is uncertain

Box Elder district to remove Chinese immersion program in schools

Mike Anderson and Eliza Pace, KSL-TV  |  Posted Jan. 25 - 10:20 p.m.  |  Save Story

Box Elder School District will be removing the Chinese immersion program for new elementary school students due to decrease in interest. Parents are sorry to see the program leave.

Republican National Committee pulls resolution declaring Trump 'presumptive 2024 nominee'

Meg Kinnard and Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press  |  Updated Jan. 25 - 10:15 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Republican National Committee has pulled a resolution to consider declaring Donald Trump the party's "presumptive 2024 nominee" before he formally clinches the requisite number of delegates.

Will the Utah Legislature cut state income taxes again this year? 'Stay tuned,' leader advises

Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News  |  Updated Jan. 25 - 10:08 p.m.  |  Save Story

A $160 million income tax cut sailed through a legislative committee Wednesday, but a final decision on whether taxpayers will see those rates lowered isn't coming for a while.

World's smallest rabbit, which lives in Utah and the West, may get help

Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News  |  Posted Jan. 25 - 9:50 p.m.  |  Save Story

The smallest rabbit in the world, which barely weighs a pound, may get federal protections from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service due to its dwindling numbers across the West, including in Utah.

New coach, same old Wizards: Jazz rout Washington in interim coach's debut

Ryan Miller, KSL.com  |  Updated Jan. 25 - 9:26 p.m.  |  Save Story

Turns out firing your coach doesn't change your roster.

After strangely-timed ousting in Washington, Jazz players reflect on changing coaches midseason

Ryan Miller, KSL.com  |  Posted Jan. 25 - 9:15 p.m.  |  Save Story

Lauri Markkanen has an idea of what the Washington Wizards went through on Thursday.

Centerville man dies in suspected drowning in Hawaii

Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com  |  Posted Jan. 25 - 9:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

An 83-year-old man from Centerville died while snorkeling in Hawaii Thursday.

Convicted Utah rapist now charged with sexually assaulting woman in 2017

Pat Reavy, KSL.com  |  Posted Jan. 25 - 8:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Magna man recently sentenced to a term of 10 years to life in prison for rape of a child was charged Thursday with forcible sexual abuse of a woman in 2017.

Alabama executes a man with nitrogen gas, the first time the new method has been used

Kim Chandler, Associated Press  |  Posted Jan. 25 - 8:10 p.m.  |  Save Story

Alabama has executed a man with nitrogen gas, putting him to death with a first-of-its-kind method that once again put the U.S. at the forefront of the debate over capital punishment.

Ogden Music Festival announces lineup celebrating bluegrass, Americana, rock and more

Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com  |  Posted Jan. 25 - 7:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

Ogden Friends of Acoustic Music announced the lineup for 2024's Ogden Music Festival, full of diverse styles and award-winning musicians.

Is the border deal falling apart because of Donald Trump? Sen. Mitt Romney thinks so

Gitanjali Poonia, Deseret News  |  Posted Jan. 25 - 7:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said his conference is in "a quandary" with the proposed funding that links foreign aid to Ukraine and Israel with border security.

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This is the best money move for 2024 from Utah financial advisors

B.O.S.S. Retirement Solutions and Advisors  |  Posted Jan. 25 - 7:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

This is the No. 1 money move that could maximize your retirement savings in 2024 financial advisors Tyson Thacker and Ryan Thacker say.

3 Utah Cold Stone Creamery stores fined $42K for violating child labor laws

Logan Stefanich, KSL.com  |  Posted Jan. 25 - 6:26 p.m.  |  Save Story

Three Cold Stone Creamery locations in Utah have been fined $42,714 by the U.S. Department of Labor for violating federal child labor laws, the department announced Thursday.

Increased funding sought to improve mapping of Utah's critical minerals

Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News  |  Posted Jan. 25 - 5:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Utah Geological Survey is hoping to get a $400,000 lift to better map and quantify the state's bountiful amount of critical minerals.

Whiplash: Senate passes transgender bathroom restrictions with more last-minute changes

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com  |  Updated Jan. 25 - 5:16 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Utah Senate on Thursday voted to approve HB257, which restricts transgender access to some changing rooms in government buildings, following some changes.

Trump denies Carroll's sexual abuse claims as defamation trial nears end

Jonathan Stempel and Luc Cohen, Reuters  |  Updated Jan. 25 - 4:56 p.m.  |  Save Story

Donald Trump's testimony in the writer E. Jean Carroll's defamation case ended almost immediately after it began, as the former president stood by his earlier testimony that Carroll's claim that he raped her was a hoax.

Utah Food Bank opens distribution center in Springville to serve central Utah

Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com  |  Posted Jan. 25 - 4:53 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah Food Bank's Timpanogos Distribution Center in Springville opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday. It will provide food for those who need it in 11 counties in central Utah.

Utah woman accused of making crack cocaine in her home has ties to prior drug case, police say

Pat Reavy, KSL.com  |  Posted Jan. 25 - 4:08 p.m.  |  Save Story

The mother of a man once charged with running a large scale drug distribution ring is facing her own charges of making crack cocaine in her house.

2 semis crash on I-215 blocking freeway; 1 woman injured

Pat Reavy, KSL.com  |  Updated Jan. 25 - 4:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

Two semis on I-215 — one headed north and the other south — crashed about the same time in the same area on Thursday.