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This half-mile art piece highlights Salt Lake City's longest transportation challenge

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 6:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

A traditional Mexican folk art installation hangs along the intersection of 900 South and 600 West in Salt Lake City Thursday, stretched across the west-east divide of I-15 and the rail tracks.

Trump administration to end job protections for up to 50,000 federal workers

Courtney Rozen, Reuters  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 5:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump will have more power to hire and fire up to ​50,000 career federal employees in an overhaul of the government's civil service system, as announced on Thursday.

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Euro cars are the main attraction at Cars & Coffee this Saturday

Kathleen Clove, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 4:57 p.m.  |  Save Story

Enjoy the warm weather while perusing cool imports at the free event at The Stores at South Town this Saturday, Feb. 7.

Officials trying to determine what caused flooding at Skyline Mine

Jodi Reynosa, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 4:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

In Carbon County, crews continue working to figure out what caused flooding at the Skyline Mine, an underground mine about an hour away from Price.

Officers identify 'person of interest' shot, killed by police during shooting investigation

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Updated Feb. 5 - 3:50 p.m.  |  Save Story

Tooele police have identified the man shot and killed Wednesday while by officers who were investigating a shooting that occurred at a convenience store the night before.

3.5-magnitude earthquake hits Saratoga Springs

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Updated Feb. 5 - 3:38 p.m.  |  Save Story

A 3.5-magnitude earthquake was reported in Saratoga Springs Thursday afternoon.

Utah consumer sentiment still lower than a year ago; 3rd consecutive month of slight uptick

Logan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 3:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

For the third consecutive month, Utah's consumer sentiment ticked upwards with a modest 0.9% increase in January.

Can apes play pretend? Scientists use an imaginary tea party to find out

Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press  |  Updated Feb. 5 - 2:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

A new experiment hints that an ape may be able to play pretend like humans do.

UDOT begins next phase of safety upgrades for Spanish Fork Canyon

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 1:45 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Utah Department of Transportation announced Thursday it had completed safety upgrades along four miles of Spanish Fork Canyon, but more improvements are in the works.

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2 phone booths connected a red and a blue state. Here's what happened next

Lauren Irwin, Deseret News  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 1:37 p.m.  |  Save Story

In liberal and conservative cities, these unique setups hope to bridge the political divide.

32-year-old man killed after crashing head-on into semi in Nephi

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Updated Feb. 5 - 1:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Utah Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that occurred Thursday morning in Nephi.

Savannah Guthrie's missing mother is 'still out there,' sheriff says, but no suspects

Sejal Govindarao And Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press  |  Updated Feb. 5 - 12:57 p.m.  |  Save Story

Investigators believe the missing mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie is "still out there," but they have not identified any suspects.

Vance, in Milan, says the Olympics are 'one of the few things' that unite Americans

Michelle L. Price, Associated Press  |  Updated Feb. 5 - 12:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

Vice President JD Vance arrived in Milan with his family Thursday, telling U.S. athletes competing in the Milan Cortina Winter Games that the competition "is one of the few things that unites the entire country."

Some Santaquin residents raise concerns over approval of future data center

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 12:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

Dialogue intensifies over a future data center planned for construction in Santaquin. Some oppose the facility, citing a myriad of concerns, while others think it's a good idea.

7 ways to make sporting events more affordable for families

Grant Olsen for KSL  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 11:40 a.m.  |  Save Story

Many of our local teams provide unique offerings to ensure that families aren't priced out of the live game experience. Here are seven of our favorites.

Judge rejects plea deal, orders prison time for Utah therapist who secretly recorded patients

Courtney Johns, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 11:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

A Utah judge rejected a plea deal and ordered consecutive prison sentences for a former therapist who secretly recorded patients and possessed child sexual exploitation material.

US job openings fall to 6.5 million, fewest since 2020, as labor market remains sluggish

Paul Wiseman, Associated Press  |  Updated Feb. 5 - 10:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

U.S. job openings fell to the lowest level in more than five years, another sign that the American labor market remains sluggish.

Social media influencer's appearance at West Haven school prompts dustup, apology

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 10:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

A social media influencer's appearance at a West Haven school's career day event prompted a dustup among some, a review of the presentation and an apology from the school district.

Will there be a rotation of future Olympic Games? Here's what the IOC president says

Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 9:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

Establishing a system to rotate Winter Games among set hosts is available to the International Olympic Committee. Here's what else was discussed as the 2026 Winter Olympics begin.

Xcel Fitness trainers challenge 10 workout myths

Kathleen Clove, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 9:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

Xcel Fitness owner Nate Brown discusses 10 common exercise myths that keep people from getting fit.

New look for Fairmont Park unveiled; Salt Lake City now seeks $51M bond tranche

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 8:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

Sugar House's other big park is about to get a makeover, while Salt Lake City leaders finalize how they plan on paying for the project and other park projects in the city.

King Charles' brother Andrew leaves Windsor home after latest Epstein revelations

Sarah Young and Michael Holden, Reuters  |  Updated Feb. 5 - 8:12 a.m.  |  Save Story

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the younger brother of King Charles, has moved out of his mansion on the royal estate ​in Windsor, a royal source confirmed on Wednesday.

Ukraine, Russia end second day of peace talks, agree prisoner swap

Olena Harmash, Reuters  |  Updated Feb. 5 - 7:40 a.m.  |  Save Story

Ukraine and Russia concluded a second day of U.S.-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi on Thursday to end Europe's most destructive conflict since World War II, agreeing to a major prisoner ​swap.