SALT LAKE CITY — Here are 10 stories you may have missed over the weekend. As always, click on the headline to read the full story.

1. 17 arrested as protesters fight homeless removal in Washington Square

Seventeen people were arrested overnight after police moved to clear campers from Washington Square in downtown Salt Lake City.

2. Investigation continues for 2 missing Idaho children; grandparents just want answers

The grandparents of one of the missing children from Idaho fear that time may be running out to find 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and 17-year-old Tylee Ryan alive.

3. Utah's Iranian American community reacts to Soleimani strike

News broke Thursday night that American forces, with the authorization of President Donald Trump, had killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani and several others in a drone strike in Baghdad.

4. Here’s what to expect from the biggest tech show of the year

Over the next week, nearly 200,000 people will descend on Las Vegas for the biggest tech show of the year.

5. Lehi woman warns others after 2 boys fall through ice into pond

Two boys are alive and well after falling through the ice at a pond in Lehi, thanks to a quick-thinking group of friends and a neighbor who saw it happen.

Sports

1. Locals in the NFL Playoffs: Bobby Wagner's Seahawks moving on, Taysom Hill's Saints fall in OT loss

Utah State’s Bobby Wagner (Seahawks) and SUU’s LeShaun Sims (Titans) will still be playing, while BYU’s Taysom Hill (Saints) and Kyle Van Noy (Patriots) saw a strong season end disappointingly early.

Click the link above for a full roundup of the 2019 NFL playoffs' wild-card round.

2. BYU basketball overcomes stodgy shooting night to top LMU, 63-38 in WCC opener

Yoeli Childs had 19 points, 12 rebounds and two blocked shots; Jake Toolson added 13 points, three rebounds and four assists; and BYU overcame a stodgy shooting night with a 63-38 win over Loyola Marymount in a West Coast Conference opener at the Marriott Center.

3. No. 13 San Diego State beats Utah State to improve to 15-0

Malachi Flynn scored 22 points, Matt Mitchell added 19 and No. 13 San Diego State beat Utah State 77-68 on Saturday night to improve to 15-0.

4. Georges Niang sparks Jazz in 4th as Utah pulls away for win in Orlando

Niang had just hoisted up a deep shot that can only be described as a heat check, and he wanted to let his teammates know that it was his bad. But it was pretty easy to forgive him Saturday in Utah’s 109-96 win at Orlando because if there ever was a time Niang was worthy of heat check, it was then.

5. Runnin' Utes rally falls short as No. 4 Oregon defeats Utah 69-64

Utah kept it close, but No. 4 Oregon prevailed in the end to defeat the Utes 69-64 on their home court for Oregon’s first win of conference play this season.

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