Meet the Utah tech company that just closed one of the biggest funding rounds in state history

Record number of artists, variety of diversions to highlight St. George Art Festival

St. George News  |  Posted April 17 - 9:24 a.m.  |  Save Story

With warmer weather here at last, it's the ideal time to get outside and connect with the community. And there's no better way to do so than by celebrating the arts at the 2025 St. George Art Festival.

'Jinx' no more: Red Rocks embrace national championship talk ahead of NCAA semifinals

Josh Furlong, KSL.com  |  Posted April 17 - 9:06 a.m.  |  Save Story

As the Red Rocks prepare for the semifinal round of nationals Thursday night, the team isn't shying away from the reason they're in Fort Worth, Texas.

Health chief Kennedy targets 'environmental toxins' as cause of autism

Ahmed Aboulenein and Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters  |  Posted April 17 - 8:39 a.m.  |  Save Story

Environmental contributors to autism are behind its rising prevalence, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Wednesday without scientific evidence, adding he plans to look at everything from mold to medicine to identify them.

Focused on tariffs and the border, some travelers are canceling trips to Utah

Annie Knox and Courtney Johns, KSL-TV  |  Posted April 17 - 8:22 a.m.  |  Save Story

Some international travelers are staying home instead of coming to Utah.

11-year-old Utah boy in medically-induced coma after being hit while crossing street

Debbie Worthen, KSL-TV  |  Posted April 17 - 8:03 a.m.  |  Save Story

An 11-year-old boy is fighting for his life after he was hit by a car while crossing the street near 1900 West and 4400 South in Roy Tuesday afternoon.

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Breakthrough tinnitus treatments

Hearing and Brain Centers of America  |  Posted April 17 - 8:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

Recent breakthroughs are making treatment more effective for people with hearing-related conditions.

How Salt Lake County plans to respond to Utah laws banning fluoride, certain flags

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com  |  Posted April 17 - 7:37 a.m.  |  Save Story

Salt Lake County is moving ahead with plans to end the fluoridation of drinking water and rescind its policy for which flags can be flown to comply with new state laws.

Lawyers file wrongful death notice against Idaho city for family of boy shot by police

Martha Bellisle, Associated Press  |  Posted April 17 - 7:18 a.m.  |  Save Story

A California law firm notified the city of Pocatello of its intention to file a federal wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the family of Victor Perez, a 17-year-old boy with intellectual disabilities who was shot multiple times by four police officers.

Judge says Trump administration officials could face contempt charges over deportations

Luc Cohen, Andrew Goudsward and Tom Hals, Reuters  |  Updated April 17 - 6:45 a.m.  |  Save Story

Trump administration officials could face criminal contempt charges for violating a U.S. federal judge's order halting deportations of Venezuelan migrants under a wartime law, the judge said on Wednesday.

3 injured in Millard County wrong-way crash

Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com  |  Posted April 16 - 10:10 p.m.  |  Save Story

Three people were injured in a head-on collision on I-15 in Millard County on Wednesday.

Trump reports 'big progress' in tariff talks with Japanese officials

Daniel Leussink and Nathan Layne, Reuters  |  Posted April 16 - 10:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump said there was "big progress" when he made the surprise move on Wednesday to negotiate directly with Japanese officials about the barrage of tariffs he has imposed on global imports.

US State Department closing office aimed at countering foreign disinformation

Daphne Psaledakis, Reuters  |  Posted April 16 - 9:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday he was shutting down a State Department office that had sought to counter foreign disinformation, accusing it of censorship and wasting U.S. taxpayer money.

These are some of Utah's biggest new road projects beginning this year

Carter Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted April 16 - 9:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

2025 figures to be another active road construction year for the Beehive State.

'Aggressive solicitor' arrested in Lehi

Pat Reavy, KSL.com  |  Posted April 16 - 8:42 p.m.  |  Save Story

Lehi police say a California man who was too aggressive in his door-to-door sales techniques was arrested on Tuesday.

Prosecution rests case in Lori Vallow Daybell murder conspiracy trial

Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com  |  Posted April 16 - 8:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

The evidence stage is over in the Arizona trial for Lori Vallow Daybell on charges accusing her of conspiring to kill her husband, Charles Vallow.

Utah House speaker says embattled judge could be impeached if he doesn't resign

Daniel Woodruff, KSL-TV  |  Posted April 16 - 7:37 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz said lawmakers will look at starting impeachment proceedings against a judge charged with sexual abuse if he does not step down.

'This is what solidarity looks like': Unions announce 320K signatures for HB267 referendum

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com  |  Posted April 16 - 7:13 p.m.  |  Save Story

Organizers of the effort to overturn Utah's law banning public unions from collectively bargaining say they've turned in more than 320,000 signatures to put a referendum on the ballot.

Police: Man dead, woman found shot in apparent domestic violence incident

Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com  |  Posted April 16 - 6:43 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man was found dead, and a woman was taken to a hospital with a gunshot wound Wednesday following what Grantsville police are calling a domestic violence incident.

'Now in heaven with the angels': Pocatello remembers Victor Perez at funeral

Lisa Lete, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted April 16 - 6:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

An intimate funeral service for Victor Perez was held at Cornelison Funeral Chapel in Pocatello on Tuesday afternoon. The public had been invited to attend and about 100 people were there.

Powell says Fed remains in wait-and-see mode; markets processing policy shifts

Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir, Reuters  |  Posted April 16 - 6:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

U.S. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the Fed would wait for more data on the economy's direction before changing interest rates.

Cedar City teen injured in autoped crash making progress in recovery, family says

Jeff Richards, St. George News  |  Posted April 16 - 5:37 p.m.  |  Save Story

Friends and family members of Trinity Dorris, the 14-year-old middle schooler who was struck by a car and injured in Cedar City on April 4, say she is making progress in her recovery.

El Salvador blocks US senator from visiting wrongly deported Salvadoran man

Nelson Renteria and Diego Ore, Reuters  |  Posted April 16 - 5:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

Sen. Chris Van Hollen said on Wednesday authorities in El Salvador had denied him access to Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran man mistakenly deported and being held in a notorious prison in the country.

30 years later: DNA evidence leads to charges in 1994, 1997 Ogden rapes

Collin Leonard, KSL.com  |  Posted April 16 - 4:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Washington state man was arrested Tuesday and charged with raping a 16-year-old girl and an 18-year-old homeless woman in Ogden in the 1990s.

Congress opens investigation into 23andMe after bankruptcy raises concerns of data privacy

Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News  |  Posted April 16 - 4:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

Congressional Republicans are opening an investigation into 23andMe after the genetic testing company filed bankruptcy earlier this year, raising questions about what would happen to millions of Americans' DNA information uploaded to its database.

73-year-old man found dead on side of I-15 in Davis County

Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com  |  Posted April 16 - 3:52 p.m.  |  Save Story

Police are investigating a body found off the side of I-15 in Davis County on Wednesday.

Have You Seen This? Swedes livestream moose migration 24/7

Collin Leonard, KSL.com  |  Posted April 16 - 3:49 p.m.  |  Save Story

Take a break, relax, and join millions of viewers watching some moose swim down a river in northern Sweden.

'It's time for you to leave': Government letters to legal-status refugee families say

Dan Rascon, KSL-TV  |  Posted April 16 - 3:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

Three refugee families living in Millcreek got a shocking and upsetting letter telling them: "It's time for you to leave the United States … your parole will terminate in seven days."

Advisories issued as wintry weather, cooler temperatures return to Utah

Carter Williams, KSL.com  |  Updated April 16 - 2:46 p.m.  |  Save Story

At least one more dose of winter is headed to Utah's mountains while the state's snowpack melts.

2 suspects plead guilty to involvement in Cedar City teenager's shooting death

Jeff Richards, St. George News  |  Posted April 16 - 2:37 p.m.  |  Save Story

Two of the four men charged in connection with the Jan. 17 shooting death of KayLee Dutton entered guilty pleas on Tuesday.

'This is us; this is the place': Memories of RSL's first home game 20 years later

Caleb Turner, KSL.com  |  Posted April 16 - 2:21 p.m.  |  Save Story

Wednesday marks the 20th anniversary of this landmark event in Utah professional soccer, so we decided to get the full story of what that day was like from the people who were actually there.

Man recovering after getting shot 14 times at West Valley party

Daniel Woodruff, KSL-TV  |  Posted April 16 - 1:56 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Utah mother is speaking out about her son's unlikely recovery from a shooting. The man was shot 14 times at a party in West Valley City in March.

Day care worker actively sought out real child sex abuse material, charges say

Pat Reavy, KSL.com  |  Posted April 16 - 1:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

A 19-year-old Kearns woman is facing several felony charges accusing her of actively seeking out child sex abuse material and sharing it with her boyfriend.

BYU women's basketball signs 2, adds transfer commitment on first day of spring period

Sean Walker, KSL.com  |  Posted April 16 - 12:55 p.m.  |  Save Story

The first day of the NCAA's spring signing period saw BYU women's basketball add Snow Canyon star Olivia Hamlin and international forward Yussuf Bolanle, while also getting a commitment from a Division I transfer center.

Intermountain Health brings 'maternal care to the patient' in Evanston

Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com  |  Posted April 16 - 12:39 p.m.  |  Save Story

After Evanston's hospital opted to end its labor and delivery services, Intermountain Health is introducing efforts to provide closer prenatal and postnatal care to new mothers.

Walker Kessler's game grew up this season. Now, extension talks begin

Ryan Miller, KSL.com  |  Posted April 16 - 12:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Utah Jazz center is eligible to sign a rookie contract extension this summer.

Ogden police discover 152 dogs in 'extremely poor' conditions

Tim Vandenack, KSL.com  |  Updated April 16 - 12:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

Ogden animal control officers found 152 dogs living in "extremely poor and overcrowded conditions" in a home and have removed them for care and evaluation.

Department of Natural Resources officer shoots, injures man in Duchesne County

Pat Reavy, KSL.com  |  Updated April 16 - 11:52 a.m.  |  Save Story

An officer with the Department of Natural Resources shot and injured a man shortly after pulling over a vehicle in Duchesne County Tuesday night.

Target baby food is recalled over lead contamination

The Associated Press  |  Updated April 16 - 11:26 a.m.  |  Save Story

A company that makes baby food sold under a Target store brand is recalling more than 25,000 packages of a product because it may contain elevated levels of lead.

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Every family has a mystery: Unraveling the question marks at RootsTech

Michael J. Mooney, Deseret News  |  Posted April 16 - 11:15 a.m.  |  Save Story

Thanks to advancing technology and a massive industry dedicated to learning about our genealogy, some family questions now have answers. As my family learned recently, though, some of those answers present new, more complicated mysteries.

Wink Martindale, genial game show host, dies at 91

Beth Harris, Associated Press  |  Updated April 16 - 11:01 a.m.  |  Save Story

Wink Martindale, the genial host of such hit game shows as "Gambit" and "Tic-Tac-Dough," has died. He was 91. Martindale did one of the first recorded TV interviews with a young Elvis Presley.

Delivery driver killed in Delta cargo area accident at Salt Lake airport

Collin Leonard, KSL.com  |  Updated April 16 - 10:06 a.m.  |  Save Story

A delivery driver was killed Wednesday morning when he was run over by a vehicle in the Delta cargo area at the Salt Lake City International Airport.

Salt Lake close to sale of Salt Palace land portion as downtown plans heat up

Carter Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted April 16 - 10:04 a.m.  |  Save Story

Salt Lake County leaders are close to deciding whether to sell a large portion of the Salt Palace Convention Center land that would likely be part of plans for a downtown entertainment district.

Explosion destroys Northrop Grumman building on remote 'Rocket Ranch'

Collin Leonard, KSL.com  |  Posted April 16 - 9:16 a.m.  |  Save Story

Crews are investigating an explosion Wednesday morning at Northrop Grumman's rocket test facility in Promontory, a remote location in Box Elder County.

Barring a sudden 'vault of cash' available, Utah football expects a 'quiet' transfer portal

Josh Furlong, KSL.com  |  Posted April 16 - 9:05 a.m.  |  Save Story

If you know of someone — or are that person — with a "vault of cash" who is ready to spend on college football, Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham is looking to talk to you.

Police looking at possible self-defense in Salt Lake hotel double killing

Pat Reavy and Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com  |  Updated April 16 - 8:18 a.m.  |  Save Story

Two men were shot and killed at a downtown Salt Lake hotel early Tuesday. Police have arrested three people suspected of being connected to the incident but not the gunman.

Man, 39, killed after crashing into stalled semi on dark stretch of I-15

Collin Leonard, KSL.com  |  Posted April 16 - 8:13 a.m.  |  Save Story

Utah Highway Patrol reports that a 39-year-old man was killed Tuesday night after running into a stalled semi, which was blocking a lane of traffic in a dark area of I-15 south of Provo.

Audit finds some Utah elections offices stored passwords in plain sight, other security issues

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com  |  Posted April 16 - 8:03 a.m.  |  Save Story

Auditors are recommending several changes to ensure the cybersecurity of Utah's elections after finding a handful of potential "vulnerabilities."

2-year-old support dog loses leg after being shot. Her owners want to know what happened

Kaitlyn Hart, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted April 16 - 7:18 a.m.  |  Save Story

The owners of a 2-year-old Belgian Malinois are looking for answers after their support animal was shot, causing her to have her leg amputated.

Top Hegseth adviser Dan Caldwell put on leave in Pentagon leak probe

Phil Stewart, Reuters  |  Posted April 16 - 6:51 a.m.  |  Save Story

One of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's leading advisers, Dan Caldwell, was escorted from the Pentagon on Tuesday after being identified during an investigation into leaks at the Department of Defense, a U.S. official told Reuters.

Salt Lake swap meet serves ex-Redwood vendors; plans afoot for meet in Grantsville

Tim Vandenack, KSL.com  |  Posted April 16 - 6:16 a.m.  |  Save Story

A Salt Lake swap meet has expanded to serve vendors from the now-shuttered Redwood Swap Meet with separate plans afoot for a location in Grantsville.

Location records show false claims around Charles Vallow's death, detective says

Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com  |  Posted April 15 - 10:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

A police detective who analyzed phone records for the day Charles Vallow was killed said the location records do not add up with what Lori Vallow Daybell and her brother Alex Cox reported to officers that day.

Utah Hockey Club gives Robert Bortuzzo a special moment to end the season

Ryan Miller, KSL.com  |  Posted April 15 - 10:18 p.m.  |  Save Story

Robert Bortuzzo took his time leaving the ice on Tuesday in St. Louis. It wasn't only to savor the final game of Utah's inaugural season — it was to savor potentially his last time on NHL ice.

Just like 'all year,' BYU baseball had another comeback Tuesday night

Sean Walker, KSL.com  |  Posted April 15 - 10:11 p.m.  |  Save Story

Ryder Robinson went 3-for-5 with three doubles and an RBI, and BYU used a four-run fifth to pull past the Wolverines 9-3 Tuesday night at Larry H. Miller Park.

Audit: Department of Workforce Services could improve some outcomes, accessibility

Logan Stefanich, KSL.com  |  Posted April 15 - 10:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

A legislative audit of the Utah Department of Workforce Services found that despite the success of some division programs, areas for improvement exist.

UVU axes center that had served 'multicultural,' LGBTQ and other students

Tim Vandenack, KSL.com  |  Posted April 15 - 9:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

UVU has axed a center that served "multicultural," LGBTQ and other students, as other Utah universities have, in response to 2024 state legislation.

Utah named state with the best economic outlook for 18th straight year

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com  |  Posted April 15 - 9:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

A focus on economic policy has helped Utah top a list of states with the best economic outlook for the 18th year in a row, according to Utah Gov. Spencer Cox.

9-year-old boy hit by car while crossing street in Roy

Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com  |  Posted April 15 - 8:42 p.m.  |  Save Story

A 9-year-old boy was hit by a car while crossing the street in Roy.

Motorcyclist dies in Salt Lake crash

Alex Tumalip, KSL.com  |  Updated April 15 - 8:21 p.m.  |  Save Story

A motorcyclist was killed Tuesday in a collision on 900 West and 200 North in Salt Lake City, police said.

Measles cases in Texas rise to 561, state health department says

Mariam Sunny, Reuters  |  Posted April 15 - 8:17 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Texas health department reported 561 cases of measles in the state on Tuesday, an increase of 20 from April 11, as the United States battles an outbreak of the childhood disease.