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The sustainability secret: Cows keep waste out of landfills?

Dairy West  |  Posted April 26 - 7:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

Across the country, dairy farmers are reducing waste in an fortuitous way: By feeding their cows byproducts — the leftovers from food and agriculture production that might otherwise go to waste.

Advocate stresses seeking help after 3 Latina deaths in Utah involve alleged domestic violence

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted April 26 - 6:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

In the wake of the deaths of three Latina immigrants allegedly at the hands of their partners in Utah, an advocate stresses seeking help among those experiencing domestic violence.

Former Colorado funeral home owner sentenced to 30 years in case that forced crackdown

Colleen Slevin and Matthew Brown, Associated Press  |  Updated April 26 - 6:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

A former Colorado funeral home owner who helped her ex-husband hide nearly 200 decomposing bodies was sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday.

Malian defense minister killed in attack that saw jihadis and rebels seize towns, military bases

Wilson Mcmakin, Associated Press  |  Updated April 26 - 4:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

Malian Minister of Defense Gen. Sadio Camara was killed in an attack as jihadi and rebel forces seized towns and military bases across the country, according to a military officer and two other sources on Sunday.

Utah State University opens state's first campus building on tribal lands in Monument Valley

Logan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted April 26 - 3:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah State University on Wednesday opened its Monument Valley education building, the university's first campus on tribal lands.

PBS producer on 'The American Revolution'

Carole Mikita, KSL  |  Posted April 26 - 2:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

Carole Mikita talked with David Schmidt, a partner of Ken Burns and director of "The American Revolution," reairing this week on PBS, a project that was over a decade in the making.

Netanyahu's biggest rivals join forces for Israel's next election

Maayan Lubell, Reuters  |  Posted April 26 - 1:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

Two of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's most formidable political rivals said on Sunday they were joining forces in a bid ​to oust his coalition government in the upcoming election expected later this year.

Popular trail along St. George parkway gets artistic facelift

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted April 26 - 12:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

Southern Utah Trail Alliance teamed up with local artists to create a mural along a section of trail in St. George.

The Utah Dough Lady is on a roll

Lee Benson, Deseret News  |  Posted April 26 - 11:32 a.m.  |  Save Story

It's been almost two years since Eric and Amy Lund opened their Dough Lady bakery in Millcreek, and more than five years since first launching its online predecessor.

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PragerU's podcast takes countercultural approach: Posing sincere questions to Latter-day Saint guest

Jacob Hess, Deseret News  |  Posted April 26 - 11:05 a.m.  |  Save Story

"What in the world was Jesus doing in the Americas? Who was he talking to?" the Jewish host asked. "Just just educate me."

Senator Tillis says he's ready to advance confirmation of Warsh as Fed chair

Nichola Groom and Ryan Patrick Jones, Reuters  |  Posted April 26 - 11:01 a.m.  |  Save Story

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis on Sunday said he would allow Senate confirmation of Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh to go forward after the Department of Justice on dropped an investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

Creators talk about new experiences at the Temple Square Visitors' Center opening in May

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted April 26 - 10:33 a.m.  |  Save Story

Sculptor Christian Bolt and producer Donna Lawrence with THG Creative speak about their experiences creating new exhibits for the Temple Square Visitors' Center.

In defense of the defense

Emma Pitts, Deseret News  |  Posted April 26 - 10:06 a.m.  |  Save Story

Greg Skordas and Ed Brass, two Utah criminal defense attorneys with nearly a century of combined expertise, laughed at stereotypes and shared a different reality of being defense attorneys.

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Get your free copy of 'Putting On Christ.' Here's how

Vescovo Buonarroti Art, LLC  |  Posted April 26 - 10:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

"Putting on Christ" by author Steven Anthony Bishop seeks to inspire those who are diligent truth seekers. And now interested readers can get an e-book version for free.

Trump was likely target of shooting at White House Correspondents' dinner, says official

Bo Erickson, Nandita Bose, Jana Winter and Steve Holland, Reuters  |  Updated April 26 - 9:34 a.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump and officials in his administration were the likely targets of a suspect who fired on a security agent guarding at dinner in Washington, official said.

Tick season seems to be off to a fast start, and some experts worry about future illnesses

Mike Stobbe, Associated Press  |  Posted April 26 - 9:31 a.m.  |  Save Story

Tick season seems to be off to a fast start, with an unusually high number of bites already reported across the country.

Eisenhower Junior High students attempt world record for longest line of coloring pages

Emma Benson, KSL  |  Posted April 26 - 9:03 a.m.  |  Save Story

Students at Eisenhower Junior High are trying to break the Guinness World Record for the longest line of coloring pages.

The Iran war could drive up costs for petroleum-derived products like clothes and crayons

Anne D'innocenzio, Associated Press  |  Posted April 26 - 8:29 a.m.  |  Save Story

It might be hard to imagine the Iran war weighing on stuffed toys with names like Snuggle Glove, Bizzikins and Wobblies, but even plush playthings are not immune when oil shipments from the Middle East are constrained.

Here's how the 'urban core' development, Utah City, is shaping up

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted April 26 - 7:15 a.m.  |  Save Story

The first phase of a 700-acre "urban core" development in Vineyard that aims to be a community of "holistic wellness" is beginning to open with parks, housing and a restaurant.

1 injured, 1 in custody after shots fired in South Salt Lake, police say

Alex Tumalip, KSL  |  Posted April 25 - 11:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man is in custody, and a man was hospitalized after shots were fired in South Salt Lake, police said Saturday night.

Real Salt Lake will look to rebound from loss, Messi Mania with 3rd match in 8 days

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted April 25 - 10:51 p.m.  |  Save Story

The sun came up, and Salt Lake went back to training and started looking to Sunday's match against the LA Galaxy.

Ukraine marks 40th anniversary of Chernobyl disaster under cloud of war

Dan Peleschuk, Reuters  |  Updated April 25 - 10:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

Ukraine marks the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster on Sunday amid lingering fears that ​Russia's 4-year-old war could spark a repeat of the world's worst nuclear disaster.

Liban Mohamed wins District 1 nomination vote, as Utah Democrats seek to ride 'blue tsunami'

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted April 25 - 9:21 p.m.  |  Save Story

Liban Mohamed upset former congressman Ben McAdams in a ranked-choice vote election Saturday to secure the Democratic nomination in Utah's highly publicized first congressional race.