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US judge blocks Pentagon's effort to punish Sen. Mark Kelly

Jan Wolfe, Reuters  |  Updated Feb. 12 - 11:40 a.m.  |  Save Story

A U.S. judge on Thursday blocked the Pentagon ​from reducing Sen. Mark Kelly's retired military rank and pension pay because he urged troops to reject unlawful orders.

Jury finds St. George man guilty of murdering his wife

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 12 - 11:20 a.m.  |  Save Story

A jury found Eric Sampson guilty of murder on Friday after a five-day trial and eight hours of jury deliberations. His wife was found dead in their home on Sept. 1, 2024.

BYU football player went to woman's residence intending to have sex, charges allege

Pat Reavy and Sean Walker, KSL  |  Updated Feb. 12 - 11:06 a.m.  |  Save Story

A BYU football player has been charged with raping a woman in St. George a year ago.

Cartel drones become flashpoint between US and Mexico

Laura Gottesdiener, Reuters  |  Updated Feb. 12 - 11:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

The chaotic closure of the El Paso airport overnight Tuesday brought into sharp focus the growing use of unmanned aircraft ​by crime groups.

Federal authorities announce an end to the immigration crackdown in Minnesota

Steve Karnowski, Associated Press  |  Updated Feb. 12 - 10:38 a.m.  |  Save Story

Federal officials have announced an end to an immigration crackdown in Minnesota that led to mass detentions, protests and two deaths.

Jessie Diggins fights injury to take bronze in race dominated by Sweden at Milan Cortina Games

Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press  |  Posted Feb. 12 - 10:36 a.m.  |  Save Story

Jessie Diggins of the United States battled through injury to claim bronze Thursday in the women's 10‑kilometer interval start, a race dominated by Sweden's Frida Karlsson as she won her second gold medal at the Winter Olympics.

Former FBI agent says surveillance video points to 'amateur' in Nancy Guthrie kidnapping

Shelby Lofton, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 12 - 10:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

A retired FBI agent said on Wednesday new surveillance images from the home of Nancy Guthrie suggest the person who abducted her may have been an inexperienced kidnapper.

Former AG Sean Reyes claims 'prosecutorial immunity' from Rubicon lawsuit

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 12 - 9:50 a.m.  |  Save Story

Former Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes says a $1 billion lawsuit against him and members of his staff should be dismissed because he has qualified and/or prosecutorial immunity.

Snowstorm gives rusty drivers refresher course for Cottonwood Canyons' traction law

Brian Carlson, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 12 - 9:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

Even a trace of snow was enough to get drivers lining up to enter Salt Lake's Cottonwood Canyons on Wednesday, where they were reminded of the state's traction law.

Planning to hike Angels Landing? Here's when to enter this year's lottery

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 12 - 9:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

Visitors will soon have an opportunity to secure a permit to take in one of the more cherished sites at Zion National Park.

Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych out of Winter Olympics over banned helmet honoring war dead

Tim Reynolds, Associated Press  |  Updated Feb. 12 - 8:40 a.m.  |  Save Story

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych is out of the Milan Cortina Games after he refused to stop wearing a banned tribute helmet.

Utah man accused of 'sex tourism' sentenced to 27 years for producing child sex abuse material

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 12 - 8:20 a.m.  |  Save Story

A Midvale man accused of "sex tourism" was sentenced in California this week to 27 years in prison for soliciting the production of child sexual abuse material.

Utah targets social media companies with new tax

Brigham Tomco, Deseret News  |  Posted Feb. 12 - 8:05 a.m.  |  Save Story

Utah lawmakers will consider becoming only the second state in the country to levy a tax on online advertising giants like Facebook and Google with a new bill introduced on Tuesday.

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4 reasons to build a backyard office

Backyard Office Utah  |  Posted Feb. 12 - 8:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

If you work from home and have a backyard, you have the opportunity to be home, local company Backyard Office Utah is bringing a solution right to your backyard.

Wiles and Moltzan: Bronze, and building the next generation

Matt Gephardt, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 12 - 7:15 a.m.  |  Save Story

Bronze and leadership go hand-in-hand as two Olympic medalists with ties to Utah, Paula Moltzan and Jackie Wiles, help their young teammates learn in Italy.

Man with sword entered random West Valley home, injured residents, police say

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 12 - 6:51 a.m.  |  Save Story

A man was arrested Tuesday after police say he entered a West Valley home uninvited while holding a Katana sword and injured two people.

Utah lawmaker revives proposal targeting immigrant workers in the country illegally

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 12 - 6:15 a.m.  |  Save Story

Utah Rep. Tiara Auxier, R-Morgan, has revived a proposal targeting immigrant workers in the country illegally and the companies that hire them.

Abravanel Hall to remain a 'cultural anchor' in Utah's future as its past is celebrated

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 11 - 11:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

Abravanel Hall will remain a key part of downtown Salt Lake City for decades to come, even as parts of it will be renovated as part of a revamped downtown.

Jazz blowout Kings 121-93 in Jaren Jackson Jr.'s Utah debut

Jaxon Wynder, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 11 - 10:53 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Jazz dominated the Sacramento Kings start to finish as they pick up a blowout win the home debut for Jaren Jackson Jr., who scored a team-high 23 points.

'It feels like a dream': Experienced skiers Moltzan, Wiles pause to celebrate bronze win

Matt Gephardt, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 11 - 10:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

If experience counts for anything in ski racing, it paid off in bronze for the skiing duo of Paula Moltzan and Jackie Wiles in the team combined Alpine race on Tuesday.

Israel has joined Trump's 'Board of Peace,' Netanyahu says

Kanishka Singh, Reuters  |  Updated Feb. 11 - 9:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

Israel has joined President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" initiative, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ​said on Wednesday during his visit to Washington.

Here's a look at Utah State's first Pac-12 season, including who Aggies will (potentially) play twice

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 11 - 8:43 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Aggies will play four nonconference games and a round-robin seven-game Pac-12 schedule with an eighth to be determined by the league's "flex" scheduling policy.

National economist reflects on 2025, looks ahead to 2026 during Utah stop

Logan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 11 - 8:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

National economist Tim Mehedy reflected on a chaotic 2025 and spoke about his economic outlook for 2026 Wednesday at an event in Salt Lake City hosted by the Bank of Utah.