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Schmaltz, Keller make history as they power Mammoth to win over Blues

Jaxon Wynder, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 9 - 11:21 p.m.  |  Save Story

Nick Schmaltz totaled three points to go along with Keller's three assists as the duo led the Mammoth to a 4-2 win over the St. Louis Blues.

Here's what was announced at CES 2026

Emma Neff, Deseret News  |  Posted Jan. 9 - 10:21 p.m.  |  Save Story

A robot that does the laundry. A lollipop that plays music as it's eaten. A robotic dog designed to act as a companion for people who can't have a real pet. Here's what else made the stage at this year's CES.

Rare copy of the comic book that introduced the world to Superman sells for $15M

Bruce Shipkowski, Associated Press  |  Updated Jan. 9 - 9:45 p.m.  |  Save Story

A rare copy of the comic book that introduced the world to Superman and also was once stolen from the home of actor Nicolas Cage has been sold for a record $15 million.

Vitamin D may half the risk of second heart attack, study shows

Emma Benson, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 9 - 8:28 p.m.  |  Save Story

A new study from Intermountain Health suggests vitamin D could play a bigger role in heart health than many people realize.

Judge blocks Trump from freezing $10B in child, family aid to five states

Jack Queen, Reuters  |  Updated Jan. 9 - 7:42 p.m.  |  Save Story

A judge on ​Friday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's administration from freezing access by five ⁠Democratic-led states to more than $10 billion of federal funds ‌for child care and family assistance based ⁠on what it said were concerns ‌about fraud.

5 Utah fishing records that fell in 2025

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 9 - 7:11 p.m.  |  Save Story

2025 is over, but at least five Utah anglers walked away with a story to tell.

Rivalry rings true as No. 9 BYU heads to Utah with 11-game winning streak

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 9 - 6:49 p.m.  |  Save Story

"Now that I've experienced it, you just want to go up there and beat those guys," BYU coach Kevin Young said before the No. 9 Cougars' 267th all-time meeting with rival Utah.

Senate will hang plaque honoring Jan. 6 law enforcement — 4 years after it was approved

Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News  |  Posted Jan. 9 - 6:28 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Senate will hang a plaque honoring the law enforcement officers who protected the Capitol grounds during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, following through with a law initially passed in 2022 that has yet to take effect.

Washington pipe bomb suspect pleads not guilty

Andrew Goudsward, Reuters  |  Posted Jan. 9 - 5:53 p.m.  |  Save Story

The man accused of planting pipe bombs ​in Washington the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack pleaded not guilty on Friday to ⁠two explosives-related charges.

Utah's snowpack season has already been 'very strange.' Here's how this week helped

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 9 - 5:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah's snowpack total got closer to normal with storms this week, but a slowdown is expected as inversion conditions return.

Taylorsville man lured Herriman man to shop, then killed and buried him, charges say

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 9 - 4:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Taylorsville man was charged Friday with luring a Herriman man to his auto shop, then killing him and eventually burying his body in a shallow Tooele County grave.

New video emerges of Minnesota shooting, further inflaming tensions

Renee Hickman, Brad Brooks and Joseph Ax, Reuters  |  Posted Jan. 9 - 4:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

The White House on Friday reposted on social media a new video taken from the cellphone of the immigration officer who fatally shot a Minnesota woman in her car this week.

Here's who's running for the Utah Legislature in 2026

Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Updated Jan. 9 - 3:50 p.m.  |  Save Story

One of Utah's most prominent politicians is facing multiple challengers within his own party.

Holy Score: What 12 wins, 2 bad losses and (another) playoff snub say about BYU

Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group  |  Posted Jan. 9 - 3:22 p.m.  |  Save Story

After 23 wins in two years and a pair of near-misses with the College Football Playoff, BYU is squarely on the brink.

Utah's 2 senators vote against resolution limiting Trump's actions in Venezuela

Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 9 - 3:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah's two U.S. senators voted against a resolution that would limit President Donald Trump from conducting further military action in Venezuela without the approval of Congress.

Mother killed 6-year-old, then took her own life in Canyonlands, police say

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Updated Jan. 9 - 2:06 p.m.  |  Save Story

San Juan County sheriff's detectives the deaths of a 6-year-old boy and his mother in Canyonlands National Park was the result of a murder-suicide.

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Will political violence continue in 2026?

Gitanjali Poonia, Deseret News  |  Posted Jan. 9 - 2:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

3 in 10 people say they think Americans may have to resort to violence to get the country back on track.

Homeless man charged with attacking 4 outside Provo motel

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 9 - 1:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

Criminal charges were filed Thursday against a man who prosecutors say attacked four people outside a Provo motel, knocking two of them unconscious.

'Worst in Show' CES products include AI refrigerators, AI companions and AI doorbells

Pearl Ashton, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 9 - 12:52 p.m.  |  Save Story

The promise of artificial intelligence was front and center at this year's CES gadget show. But spicing up a simple machine like a refrigerator with unnecessary AI was also a surefire way to win the "Worst in Show."

Utah firm Spero focused on helping Tongans find work at home, curtailing migration

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 9 - 12:06 p.m.  |  Save Story

Spero, a new Pleasant Grove-based firm, is focused on helping Tongans find work at home, curtailing the need to migrate from the Polynesian nation.

US intercepts fifth sanctioned tanker as it exerts control over Venezuelan oil distribution

Konstantin Toropin and Aamer Madhani, Associated Press  |  Posted Jan. 9 - 11:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

The U.S. military says U.S. forces have boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea as the Trump administration continues to target sanctioned tankers traveling to and from Venezuela.

UDOT warns of I-15 closure in south Davis County as work continues on new interchange

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 9 - 10:54 a.m.  |  Save Story

All lanes of southbound I-15 are slated to close across a five-mile stretch of Davis County for a short time this weekend, before nightly work next week.

Pick Six Previews: In Big Ten rematch, Indiana still the better of an improved Oregon

Brett Ciancia, Pick Six Previews  |  Posted Jan. 9 - 10:29 a.m.  |  Save Story

Indiana is the strongest, most complete, and best coached team in America.