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Why Alaskan Anglers Inn Should Be on Every Utah Angler's Bucket List

VideoAdam Eakle, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 28 - 7:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

In this episode, we fish Alaska from Alaskan Anglers Inn in search of giant halibut, silver salmon, yelloweye and rockfish with the help of experienced guides.

2 Utah musicians celebrate major career milestone

  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 6:46 p.m.  |  Save Story

llen Hayashi and Karen Ferry, two alumni of the Diana & Joel Peterson School of Music, have been appointed to section violin positions with the Utah Symphony.

Salt Lake County search and rescue credits bystanders for saving a life

  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 6:10 p.m.  |  Save Story

Rescue crews said that bystanders likely saved a hiker's life this weekend.

Former 'American Idol' singer Caleb Flynn is on trial in wife's killing. He says a burglar did it

Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 5:44 p.m.  |  Save Story

A former Ohio music pastor who once appeared on "American Idol" is on trial on charges that he killed his wife while having an affair more than a decade after gushing to TV viewers about how she encouraged him to chase his dreams on the singing competition.

Federal employee accused of fraudulently obtaining $50k disability pay while hiking abroad

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 5:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

A federal employee from Ogden was indicted on criminal charges and accused of defrauding the government of more than $50,000 in disability payments while she went hiking abroad.

Senate nears vote on college sports bill that would rein in athlete payments and transfers

Mary Clare Jalonick, Joey Cappelletti and Eddie Pells, Associated Press  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 5:18 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Senate is poised to pass a sweeping bipartisan bill on Monday that would regulate college sports, an attempt to end "chaos" in an industry that has been upended by skyrocketing athlete payments and near-unrestricted transfers between schools.

FanX wraps up ahead of years-long Salt Palace renovation

KSL  |  Updated Sept. 28 - 4:56 p.m.  |  Save Story

The 2026 FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention wrapped up its last full-scale event on Sunday before a years-long renovation project begins on the Salt Palace Convention Center.

2026 marks Utah's worst fire season in nearly 20 years

  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 4:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

New numbers from Utah State University show more than half a million acres have burned across the state this year, making 2026 Utah's worst fire season in nearly 20 years.

Have You Seen This? Rhino rams tourist's car during safari in Namibia

VideoTim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 3:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

Bison aren't the only giant creatures to steer clear of — a rhinoceros rammed a tourist's car during a safari in Namibia in Africa.

USU school of business to acquire new dean in 2027. Here's what she's planning

Todd Kunz, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 2:52 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah State University names new Huntsman School of Business dean

Pennsylvania measles cases cross 900 as outbreak grows

Christy Santhosh, Reuters  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 2:50 p.m.  |  Save Story

Pennsylvania's measles outbreak continued to worsen, with 68 new ​infections reported since Wednesday last week, bringing the total to 903 on Monday, health department ‌data showed, as the state grapples with the worst measles resurgence in ⁠decades.

Foundation hosts 'Utah Unsolved Day' for families of missing persons

  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 2:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Sherry Black Foundation hosted its first 'Utah Unsolved Day' this weekend to help connect families with the investigators involved in their loved ones cases.

Tennessee is set to execute a woman for the first time in 200 years

Kim Chandler and Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 1:59 p.m.  |  Save Story

Christa Pike was 18 when she killed a classmate in a jealous rage and became one of the youngest women to be sent to death row. Now 50, she is scheduled to be put to death Wednesday in what would be Tennessee's first execution of a woman in 200 years.

Two arrested in southern Utah after woman zip-tied to bed for two days, police say

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 1:46 p.m.  |  Save Story

Two men were arrested in southern Utah after a woman claimed she was held captive for up to two days and assaulted during that time.

On National Public Lands Day, Salt Lake mayor thanks major donor

  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 1:18 p.m.  |  Save Story

Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall used National Public Lands Day to thank the Bezos Earth Fund for a major financial donation in Salt Lake City.

Prosecutor reopens probe into Cornell gang rape allegations after accuser files lawsuit

Dave Collins and John Seewer, Associated Press  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 12:58 p.m.  |  Save Story

A New York prosecutor has reopened an investigation into gang rape allegations at a Cornell University fraternity in response to a lawsuit.

SpaceX's supersized Starship launches into orbit for the first time but flight ends early

Marcia Dunn, Associated Press  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 12:40 p.m.  |  Save Story

SpaceX has launched its enormous Starship into orbit for the first time and successfully delivered the newest and most advanced Starlinks yet. But flight controllers brought the spacecraft back to Earth early Monday instead of making six full laps around Earth as originally planned.

Tooele County man accused of spending $16K of mother's money on booze, hotels

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 12:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Grantsville man was arrested and accused of spending more than $16,000 of his mother's money on hotel rooms and alcohol, and not leaving her with enough for food.

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow restrictions on transgender inmates

Andrew Chung, Reuters  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 12:13 p.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to let it enforce a policy restricting gender-affirming care ​for transgender inmates in federal prisons, part of his crackdown on the rights of transgender people.

Teen girl dies after Syracuse motorcycle crash

Kennedy Camarena, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 28 - 12:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

A 17-year-old girl driving a motorcyclist died on Sunday following a collision with a vehicle in Syracuse.

'This was my worst nightmare': Camper home a total loss following fire

Kennedy Camarena, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 28 - 12:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

A woman is forced to start over after the camper trailer she was living in went up in flames on Sunday, along with everything inside, but not before a neighbor stepped in to save her dogs.

Richard Paul Evans reveals inspiration behind his new book — and the struggle that shaped his life

Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 11:41 a.m.  |  Save Story

Richard Paul Evans discusses the inspiration behind his new historical fiction novel, his struggles with Tourette syndrome and how those experiences have shaped his work.

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More than fall fun: How a Morgan family is helping people experience agriculture

Dairy West  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 11:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

At one family-owned corn maze in Morgan, the hope isn't so much that you'll get lost — it's that you'll find a meaningful connection to the people and agriculture around you.