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Have You Seen This? Sandy astrophotographer captures the expansion of a supernova

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 12 - 3:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

A deep space photographer spent months photographing the Crab Nebula and found his composite image, when compared with the 1999 image from the Hubble Space Telescope, shows the supernova's expansion.

Magna man charged with threatening to shoot protesting high school students

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 12 - 3:18 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Magna man was charged Wednesday with threatening high school students who had walked out of class to protest Immigrations and Customs Enforcement operations.

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Tips for prevention and treatment of winter sports injuries from University of Utah Health

University of Utah Health  |  Posted Feb. 12 - 3:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

Many of the most common winter sports injuries are preventable with the right preparation and care from experts at University of Utah Health.

Senate blocks Homeland Security funding, raising likelihood of shutdown

Richard Cowan, David Morgan and Nolan D. McCaskill, Reuters  |  Updated Feb. 12 - 2:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Senate on Thursday blocked legislation ​that would fund the Department of Homeland Security past a Friday deadline, as Democrats pressed to rein in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

Author Arthur Brooks to deliver University of Utah commencement address

Logan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 12 - 2:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

The University of Utah is turning to a familiar voice to send off its 2026 graduates, announcing this week that Arthur Brooks has been chosen as this year's commencement speaker.

Chloe Kim falls short of Olympic 3-peat, taking silver as Choi Gaon wins women's halfpipe

The Associated Press  |  Posted Feb. 12 - 1:57 p.m.  |  Save Story

Chloe Kim fell short in her bid to become the first Olympic snowboarder to win three consecutive gold medals, finishing second to Choi Gaon of South Korea in the women's halfpipe on Thursday.

Aggies freshmen continue to provide big production, depth in first season

Mark Greenwood for KSL  |  Posted Feb. 12 - 1:55 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah State's freshman duo of Elijah Perryman and Adlan Elamin has given the Aggies impressive production and added depth in its title push.

US military pulls last troops from key military facility in Syria

Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen, CNN  |  Updated Feb. 12 - 1:15 p.m.  |  Save Story

U.S. military forces have departed a strategic military garrison in Syria after more than a decade "as part of a deliberate and conditions-based transition" to a smaller U.S. footprint, U.S. Central Command said on Thursday.

Homeless man charged with digging hole under overpass arrested again for same crime

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 12 - 12:45 p.m.  |  Save Story

A transient who was arrested and charged last year with digging a giant hole under a freeway overpass has been arrested again and accused of committing the same crime.

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.

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QUIZ – Test your knowledge of Winter Game venues: Past and present

KSL.com  |  Posted Feb. 12 - 11:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

So, just how good is your memory of past and present Winter Game venues? Test your knowledge with this quiz to find out!

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.

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These singers just performed at the Super Bowl. Now they're coming to Utah

After once-in-a-lifetime performances at the Super Bowl, Brandi Carlile and Charlie Puth are bringing their world tours to Utah  |  Posted Feb. 12 - 11:19 a.m.  |  Save Story

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.

Southern Utah birders spot rare northern pygmy owl

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 12 - 10:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

Bird enthusiasts in southern Utah have captured photos of a northern pigmy owl, calling it a career highlight.

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.