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Former Salt Lake County judge pleads guilty to sexual battery

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 15 - 12:45 p.m.  |  Save Story

Former 3rd District Judge William Kendall pleaded guilty Monday to sexual battery and attempt to distribute controlled substances as part of a plea deal.

Australia social media ban hits 4.7 million teen accounts in first month

Reuters  |  Updated Jan. 15 - 11:20 a.m.  |  Save Story

Social media companies have collectively deactivated nearly five million accounts belonging to Australian teenagers just ​a month after a world-first ban on under‑16s took effect.

Riverton to bring city leaders, residents, youth together to examine future of skate park

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 15 - 10:45 a.m.  |  Save Story

Riverton is forming a new committee to evaluate the future of its recently shuttered skate park.

BYU football's portal trend focused on retaining top-15 team with targeted additions

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 15 - 10:22 a.m.  |  Save Story

More than 4,000 FBS players have entered the NCAA transfer portal looking for a new home, but BYU's approach to college football's version of free agency has the Cougars focused on retention with only targeted additions.

How to cut down on pollution during an inversion

Shelby Lofton, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 15 - 9:17 a.m.  |  Save Story

That familiar and unwelcome layer of smog is back. So as air quality plummets in Utah, experts are providing solutions for cutting down on pollutants.

4 astronauts return to Earth after medical issue forces early ISS exit

Jackie Wattles, CNN  |  Updated Jan. 15 - 8:40 a.m.  |  Save Story

Four astronauts aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule splashed down early Thursday in the Pacific Ocean, ending a weeklong effort to get an unnamed crew member home to evaluate a medical issue.

Wilderness therapy group saves man's life after UTV crash in Emery County

Dan Rascon, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 15 - 8:20 a.m.  |  Save Story

A wilderness therapy group in central Utah are being hailed as heroes after jumping into action to save a couple trapped beneath their overturned UTV on Monday afternoon.

Utah pinballers have a flipping good time with upcoming state championships

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 15 - 8:05 a.m.  |  Save Story

Endurance, grit, determination, quick calculations, split-second decisions and competitive spirits were at all-time highs during a pinball tournament at Kiitos Brewing.

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American Lung Association encourages Utah residents to test their homes for radon this month

UtahRadon.org  |  Posted Jan. 15 - 8:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

Health experts warn that long-term radon exposure can lead to lung cancer, even in people who have never smoked.

Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to end protests in Minneapolis

Steve Karnowski, Alanna Durkin Richer, Hallie Golden and Aamer Madhani, Associated Press  |  Posted Jan. 15 - 7:45 a.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act and deploy troops to quell persistent protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Minneapolis.

Actor Kiefer Sutherland arrested, accused of assaulting a ride-hail driver, police say

Jaimie Ding and Andrew Dalton, Associated Press  |  Updated Jan. 15 - 7:15 a.m.  |  Save Story

Actor Kiefer Sutherland was arrested for investigation of making criminal threats early Monday after Los Angeles police say he assaulted a ride-hail driver.

Senate narrowly blocks effort to rein in Trump's Venezuela war powers

Patricia Zengerle, Reuters  |  Updated Jan. 15 - 6:51 a.m.  |  Save Story

Senate Republicans blocked a resolution on Wednesday that would have barred President Donald Trump from further military action in Venezuela without Congress's authorization.

RSV vaccination push made a huge difference for Utah's kids, Intermountain Health says

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 15 - 6:15 a.m.  |  Save Story

Doctors at Intermountain Health are seeing a big difference in infant hospitalizations for RSV after pushing for Utahns to get vaccines in the last two years since they were approved in 2023.

Big 2nd half lifts No. 11 BYU past TCU for 4-0 start to Big 12 play

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Updated Jan. 15 - 1:20 a.m.  |  Save Story

AJ Dybantsa looked more like himself in the second half while battling an illness.

Utah State gets defensive in latest win over Nevada

Shawn Harrison, Herald Journal  |  Posted Jan. 15 - 12:52 a.m.  |  Save Story

Ten unanswered points midway through the second quarter proved to be the difference for the freshly ranked Aggies in a heavyweight Mountain West Conference bout late Wednesday night.

Utah women go cold in double-digit loss to No. 18 Baylor at home

Josh Furlong, KSL  |  Updated Jan. 14 - 10:42 p.m.  |  Save Story

No. 18 Baylor was ultimately too much, and Utah couldn't find a consistent rhythm on the offensive side of the ball, en route to a win on Utah's home court.

New mayor highlights future priorities and challenges in White City

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 14 - 10:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

White City voters elected a new mayor.

Recalled Super Greens diet supplement powder sickens 45 with salmonella

Jonel Aleccia, Associated Press  |  Updated Jan. 14 - 10:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

At least 45 people in nearly two dozen states, including Utah, have been sickened with salmonella tied to the Super Greens brand of diet supplement powder, federal health officials said Wednesday.

Man dies in Helper trailer fire

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 14 - 9:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man was found dead after a trailer fire on Wednesday in Helper.

Verizon resolves network outage issue that affected hundreds of thousands

David Shepardson and Harshita Mary Varghese, Reuters  |  Updated Jan. 14 - 9:13 p.m.  |  Save Story

Verizon Communications said late on Wednesday it had ​restored mobile phone service and planned to offer affected consumers credits for an outage that disrupted texts, calls and usage.

Inside Utah's new, 'one-of-a-kind' North Capitol building

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 14 - 9:09 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah's brand new $320 million Capitol Hill complex opens to the public next week and will showcase Utah in a new way in 2026.

Utah 2034 Olympic leader will run portion of torch relay in Milan

Alex Cabrero, KSL  |  Posted Jan. 14 - 8:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

As the Olympic torch makes its way from the highest peaks of the Alps toward Milan, one of Utah's Olympic leaders is getting ready to carry the flame.

Trump signs bill allowing whole milk back in school meals

Leah Douglas, Reuters  |  Posted Jan. 14 - 7:44 p.m.  |  Save Story

Children could soon drink whole milk at school for the first time in nearly ​15 years after President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a law allowing it to be served alongside low- and fat-free alternatives.