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Arizona Department of Public Safety helicopter crash kills 2 while responding to shootout

Cheyanne Mumphrey And Matthew Brown, Associated Press  |  Updated Feb. 5 - 9:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

An Arizona Department of Public Safety helicopter responding to a shootout between police and a suspect has crashed in an accident that killed the pilot and a trooper on board.

BYU basketball coach, athletic director decry 'hurtful' chant targeting church members

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 8:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

BYU basketball coach Kevin Young and athletic director Brian Santiago spoke out against the latest expletive-backed chant directed at members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

3.5-magnitude earthquake hits Saratoga Springs

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Updated Feb. 5 - 8:18 p.m.  |  Save Story

A 3.5-magnitude earthquake was reported in Saratoga Springs Thursday afternoon.

Epstein emails lead Brad Karp to resign as Paul Weiss law firm chairman

Mike Spector and Mike Scarcella, Reuters  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 8:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

Brad Karp, chairman of Wall Street law firm Paul Weiss, resigned from his top leadership role after a series of emails revealed his extensive interactions with Jeffrey Epstein.

Proposed state park, reservoir in Sanpete County rejected by Senate committee

Daniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 7:38 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Utah Senate committee on Wednesday rejected a bill that would have led to the creation of a new state park and bring a long-awaited dam and reservoir to northern Sanpete County.

New report outlines University of Utah's economic, societal contributions

Logan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 7:11 p.m.  |  Save Story

A new study outlines how the University of Utah's economic contributions and societal impact through avenues like education, research and health care help shape Utah and beyond.

Salt Lake City father given consecutive prison terms for abuse of 2-month-old

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 6:38 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Salt Lake City father was sentenced to prison in January after his 2-month-old son was brought to the hospital with a brain bleed.

This half-mile art piece highlights Salt Lake City's longest transportation challenge

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 6:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

A traditional Mexican folk art installation hangs along the intersection of 900 South and 600 West in Salt Lake City Thursday, stretched across the west-east divide of I-15 and the rail tracks.

Trump administration to end job protections for up to 50,000 federal workers

Courtney Rozen, Reuters  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 5:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump will have more power to hire and fire up to ​50,000 career federal employees in an overhaul of the government's civil service system, as announced on Thursday.

Tech group sues to block Utah's law requiring age verification to download apps

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 5:07 p.m.  |  Save Story

A tech industry group is suing Utah, claiming its law requiring app stores to verify users' ages before downloading apps constitutes "censorship" and violates the First Amendment.

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Euro cars are the main attraction at Cars & Coffee this Saturday

Kathleen Clove, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 4:57 p.m.  |  Save Story

Enjoy the warm weather while perusing cool imports at the free event at The Stores at South Town this Saturday, Feb. 7.

Officials trying to determine what caused flooding at Skyline Mine

Jodi Reynosa, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 4:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

In Carbon County, crews continue working to figure out what caused flooding at the Skyline Mine, an underground mine about an hour away from Price.

Officers identify 'person of interest' shot, killed by police during shooting investigation

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Updated Feb. 5 - 3:50 p.m.  |  Save Story

Tooele police have identified the man shot and killed Wednesday while by officers who were investigating a shooting that occurred at a convenience store the night before.

Utah consumer sentiment still lower than a year ago; 3rd consecutive month of slight uptick

Logan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 3:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

For the third consecutive month, Utah's consumer sentiment ticked upwards with a modest 0.9% increase in January.

Can apes play pretend? Scientists use an imaginary tea party to find out

Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press  |  Updated Feb. 5 - 2:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

A new experiment hints that an ape may be able to play pretend like humans do.

UDOT begins next phase of safety upgrades for Spanish Fork Canyon

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 1:45 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Utah Department of Transportation announced Thursday it had completed safety upgrades along four miles of Spanish Fork Canyon, but more improvements are in the works.

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2 phone booths connected a red and a blue state. Here's what happened next

Lauren Irwin, Deseret News  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 1:37 p.m.  |  Save Story

In liberal and conservative cities, these unique setups hope to bridge the political divide.

32-year-old man killed after crashing head-on into semi in Nephi

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Updated Feb. 5 - 1:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Utah Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that occurred Thursday morning in Nephi.

Savannah Guthrie's missing mother is 'still out there,' sheriff says, but no suspects

Sejal Govindarao And Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press  |  Updated Feb. 5 - 12:57 p.m.  |  Save Story

Investigators believe the missing mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie is "still out there," but they have not identified any suspects.

Vance, in Milan, says the Olympics are 'one of the few things' that unite Americans

Michelle L. Price, Associated Press  |  Updated Feb. 5 - 12:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

Vice President JD Vance arrived in Milan with his family Thursday, telling U.S. athletes competing in the Milan Cortina Winter Games that the competition "is one of the few things that unites the entire country."

Some Santaquin residents raise concerns over approval of future data center

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 12:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

Dialogue intensifies over a future data center planned for construction in Santaquin. Some oppose the facility, citing a myriad of concerns, while others think it's a good idea.

7 ways to make sporting events more affordable for families

Grant Olsen for KSL  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 11:40 a.m.  |  Save Story

Many of our local teams provide unique offerings to ensure that families aren't priced out of the live game experience. Here are seven of our favorites.

Judge rejects plea deal, orders prison time for Utah therapist who secretly recorded patients

Courtney Johns, KSL  |  Posted Feb. 5 - 11:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

A Utah judge rejected a plea deal and ordered consecutive prison sentences for a former therapist who secretly recorded patients and possessed child sexual exploitation material.