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'Seeing is believing': Utah senators tour Great Salt Lake as they look at ways to protect it

VideoBridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 18 - 7:11 p.m.  |  Save Story

Several top Republican state senators took an airboat tour of the Great Salt Lake Thursday morning as they plan future legislation to protect the lake.

Does Utah need to plan for extinction risks due to AI? Not just yet, AI czar says

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 18 - 7:11 p.m.  |  Save Story

The head of Utah's artificial intelligence office said AI advancements could be potentially dangerous, but said they have "not manifested in a way that's a real extinction level risk."

Grand Blanc Michigan Stake of Church of Jesus Christ to rebuild after devastating fire, shooting

KSL  |  Posted Sept. 18 - 6:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Grand Blanc Michigan Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is planning to break ground on a new meetinghouse at the location where one was targeted with arson last year.

Pick Six Preview: BYU to face another close game, but pull away late against Colorado State

VideoBrett Ciancia, Pick Six Previews  |  Posted Sept. 18 - 6:10 p.m.  |  Save Story

BYU is the more proven, talented team on both sides of the ball, but this is a road-trip against a well-coached team with a dynamic quarterback. I expect a close game at halftime before BYU pulls away in the final frame.

Utah Motorsports Campus reopens under new ownership

VideoMadi Vollmer, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 18 - 6:07 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah Motorsports Campus in Grantsville has reopened under new ownership following state concerns over its previous owner, with more than $5 million in upgrades completed and plans for expanded racing and entertainment, along with residential and commercial development.

Hiker dies after lightning strike near Mount Timpanogos summit

Sicily Stanton, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 18 - 5:42 p.m.  |  Save Story

A 19-year-old hiker died Friday after lightning struck near a shelter on Mount Timpanogos, according to the Utah County Sheriff's Office.

1 injured in Sandy drive-by shooting

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 18 - 5:21 p.m.  |  Save Story

Sandy police are investigating a drive-by shooting that resulted in one man sustaining injuries that did not appear life-threatening.

Video confirms tornado in Davis County, as severe storms pass through Utah

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 18 - 5:19 p.m.  |  Save Story

The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado using video and radar evidence after issuing a warning Friday afternoon.

Interactive display at Utah Capitol encourages messages about suicide prevention

KSL  |  Posted Sept. 18 - 5:12 p.m.  |  Save Story

A temporary interactive display at the Utah Capitol encourages visitors to complete the prompt, "I'm in your corner when ..."

Man arrested in fraud investigation may be part of bigger ring

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 18 - 4:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

Unified police say a man arrested in a fraud investigation may be part of a larger ring targeting banks with fake car loan applications.

Church of Jesus Christ reports a record 90K missionaries; 30K are women

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 18 - 4:13 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reached a new record of 90,000 missionaries serving — over 30,000 of them are women.

Inside the Utah companies at the forefront of drone warfare tech

VideoAndrew Adams, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 18 - 4:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

State-of-the-art drones are being designed, tested and manufactured in places like Lindon and Bluffdale. KSL takes an inside look at two Utah companies at the forefront.

Have You Seen This? This fan might just change how we eat popcorn

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 18 - 3:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

You know, maybe Giants fans have something here about how we eat popcorn.

All 50 states sign up for Trump's Medicaid most-favored-nation plan

Jarrett ‌Renshaw, Reuters  |  Updated Sept. 18 - 2:52 p.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump plans to announce on Friday that all 50 states, the District of Columbia and ​Puerto Rico signed on to participate in his most-favored-nation drug pricing scheme for Medicaid.

A rare look inside: Carmelite Monastery opens grounds for annual fair

VideoGarna Mejia, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 18 - 2:24 p.m.  |  Save Story

Once each year, the grounds at the Carmel of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Convent open to the public for the annual Carmelite Fair, a fundraiser that helps support the cloistered nuns who rarely leave the monastery and devote their lives to prayer.

Trump says he is banning media outlets CNN, MS NOW, Politico from White House

Jacob Bogage and David Shepardson, Reuters  |  Updated Sept. 18 - 2:22 p.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump said on Friday he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House in his latest move to crack down on the independent press.

Utah high school wrestling coach arrested, accused of sexually abusing teens

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 18 - 2:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

An assistant coach with the Payson High School wrestling team is accused of abusing former student-athletes while they were on the team.

Pick Six Previews: Stronger Utah should blow out rival Utah State

VideoBrett Ciancia, Pick Six Previews  |  Posted Sept. 18 - 1:47 p.m.  |  Save Story

Though it is a small sample size, Utah appears to have answered the biggest offseason questions so far regarding their new lines of scrimmage and the new offensive coordinator hire.

Draper aquarium celebrates landmark birth of otter pups

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 18 - 1:41 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Loveland Living Planet Aquarium just celebrated a landmark birth of Asian small-clawed otter pups, the first time the species has been born at the aquarium.

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Does technology hold the answer to getting people off welfare?

Jennifer Graham, Deseret News  |  Posted Sept. 18 - 1:41 p.m.  |  Save Story

30 years after Bill Clinton and Newt Gingrich agreed on sweeping changes on the social safety net, there are calls to overhaul the system again.

Kauai small businesses ask tourists to return with aloha and some patience

Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Associated Press  |  Updated Sept. 18 - 1:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

When tourists should return is always a question in Hawaii, but Kauai small businesses are already asking for them to come back in the wake of the devastation left by Hurricane Lowell.

The Senate is one step closer to rewriting the rules for college sports

Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News  |  Posted Sept. 18 - 12:41 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Senate is inching closer to passage of the highly anticipated Protect College Sports Act after it passed the chamber on Thursday in a 77-22 vote.

Reports: Keyonte George signs 5-year contract extension with Utah Jazz

VideoChandler Holt, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 18 - 12:21 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah Jazz guard Keyonte George has put pen to paper and will stay with the franchise for the foreseeable future, according to reports.