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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.

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Video confirms tornado in Davis County; severe storms continue to impact Utah

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 18 - 3:23 p.m.  |  Save Story

A video shows a tornado touching down in Davis County on Friday afternoon, during a sudden and tumultuous storm.

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.

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.

Utah economic office can't tell if $249M was properly spent, audit finds

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL and Daniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 18 - 11:48 a.m.  |  Save Story

A Utah legislative audit says inadequate oversight at the Governor's Office of Economic Development put $249 million in taxpayer funds at risk of being misused.

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Expensive home problems often start small: 5 Things Utah homeowners should check this fall

Gillette Services  |  Posted Sept. 18 - 11:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

Fall provides an ideal opportunity to catch those warning signs before winter puts additional strain on your home's major systems.

UK air traffic controller blames a millisecond software glitch for flight cancellations

Pan Pylas, Associated Press  |  Posted Sept. 18 - 11:23 a.m.  |  Save Story

A preliminary report Friday blamed a millisecond-long software defect for the cancellation of over 2,000 flights in and out of the United Kingdom last week.

Utah State University names new vice president of USU Extension

Todd Kunz, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 18 - 11:04 a.m.  |  Save Story

After a nationwide search, Utah State University President Brad Mortensen named Justen Smith vice president of USU Extension

Miley Cyrus opens up about her final conversation with godmother Dolly Parton

Charlotte Reck, CNN  |  Updated Sept. 18 - 10:31 a.m.  |  Save Story

Miley Cyrus revealed what she and her godmother, the late singer-songwriter Dolly Parton, spoke about in their final conversation during Zane Lowe's Apple Music show on Thursday.

'Bruno,' the Park City police K-9 injured from jumping off an overpass, is home

VideoPat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 18 - 10:02 a.m.  |  Save Story

A Park City police K-9 injured earlier this week after jumping off a freeway overpass has been released from the veterinarian hospital.

Vineyard fills latest City Council vacancy

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 18 - 9:44 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Vineyard City Council approved its newest member to fill the vacancy left by Councilman Ezra Nair, who resigned last month to work for Provo.

Utah mom-to-be finds support through group prenatal care

VideoEmma Benson, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 18 - 9:22 a.m.  |  Save Story

A Utah mom-to-be shares how group prenatal care is helping her find support, answers and connection during pregnancy.

KSL Sports Pick'em: Staff picks for Week 3 of college football

KSL Sports  |  Posted Sept. 18 - 9:02 a.m.  |  Save Story

Each week, we'll release the KSL Sports staff picks for you to see. Can you do a better job than us? Probably, but that's the fun of it all.

ICE officer pleads not guilty to charges he lied to the FBI about nonfatal Minneapolis shooting

Tim Sullivan, Associated Press  |  Updated Sept. 18 - 9:01 a.m.  |  Save Story

Christian Castro pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges that he lied to the FBI about being attacked before he shot and wounded a Venezuelan man during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.

Idaho man handed 6 years in prison for assaulting southern Utah park rangers

VideoCassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 18 - 8:35 a.m.  |  Save Story

A man from Idaho was sentenced Thursday to more than six years in prison for ramming his pickup truck into two U.S. Park Rangers last year.

Police announce resolution to 2005 West Valley cold case homicide

VideoAndrew Adams, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 18 - 8:03 a.m.  |  Save Story

Police on Thursday said they had reached a resolution in a 2005 cold case homicide and pointed to a longtime suspect who died in 2013.