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Armchair detectives flood social media as search for Savannah Guthrie's missing mom continues
Hallie Golden, Associated Press | Updated Feb. 7 - 12:58 p.m. | Save Story
Moments after the news broke about the apparent abduction of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie's mother, the floodgates opened on social media.

Concealed carry at athletic events in Utah? Updated bill has big changes
Emma Pitts, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 7 - 11:27 a.m. | Save Story
A Utah bill that would have allowed concealed carry in private venues that receive public funding has been extensively amended after local and national media drew attention to and raised concerns about its implications.

A generation of Olympic women erased the idea that motherhood ends the gold medal dream
Dana O’Neil, CNN | Posted Feb. 7 - 10:46 a.m. | Save Story
The message Kendall Coyne Schofield posted on her social media was not terribly difficult to decipher.

Ogden housing officials mull 25-unit apartment building for those leaving foster care
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Feb. 7 - 10:01 a.m. | Save Story
Ogden housing officials are mulling a 25-unit apartment building that would serve those leaving foster care, a population that frequently has a limited support network.

Hikers follow blood trail, help rescue woman injured in bad fall
Shelby Lofton, KSL | Posted Feb. 7 - 9:27 a.m. | Save Story
Jacque Tietjen's family says despite her extensive hiking experience, she was seriously injured during a hike at Bridal Veil Falls Tuesday.

Federal officials say U.S. infrastructure should be built like and run 'the Utah way'
Eva Terry, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 7 - 8:52 a.m. | Save Story
Rep. Burgess Owens discussed future plans for Utah's transportation infrastructure with federal, state and local leaders Friday morning at the South Jordan FrontRunner station.
Dow Jones Industrial Average hits record 50,000 points
Reuters | Updated Feb. 7 - 8:18 a.m. | Save Story
The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged above 50,000 points for the first time on Friday, a historic moment for the blue-chip index, which was up more than 2% in afternoon trading.

Taylor Swift takes it back to the '90s with her new video for 'Opalite'
Lisa Respers France, CNN | Updated Feb. 7 - 7:49 a.m. | Save Story
Taylor Swift is back in the headlines, and it's for something more positive than what she's been used to lately, as the superstar musician released the music video for her song "Opalite."

Blake Moore: Congress should 'grow up' and approve the entire federal budget each year
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 7 - 7:10 a.m. | Save Story
Utah Rep. Blake Moore has a vision to help reduce the national deficit. It would only require changing how Congress authorizes federal spending and forcing lawmakers to meet deadlines.

3 men die from likely carbon monoxide poisoning in West Valley City; driver arrested, police say
Curtis Booker, KSL | Updated Feb. 6 - 10:54 p.m. | Save Story
Police in West Valley City are investigating three deaths related to accidental carbon monoxide poisoning, officials announced Friday afternoon.

Utah fourth graders meet Olympians, dream big ahead of 2034 Games
Emma Benson, KSL | Posted Feb. 6 - 10:32 p.m. | Save Story
Not everyone can say they've met an Olympic athlete. For students at the Guadalupe Center, Friday was a dream come true.

Red Rocks earn 2nd-highest score of season in road meet win over Arizona
Josh Furlong, KSL | Posted Feb. 6 - 10:14 p.m. | Save Story
Ahead of the Red Rocks' road meet against Arizona Friday night, head coach Carly Dockendorf told her team to "prove yourself."

Hundreds of Utah students walk out, protest Trump's immigration policies
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Updated Feb. 6 - 10:12 p.m. | Save Story
Hundreds of students from numerous Salt Lake area schools walked out of classes Friday to march and protest President Trump's immigration policies.

DA declines to charge West Valley detective who shot at man who rammed police vehicle
Curtis Booker, KSL | Posted Feb. 6 - 9:58 p.m. | Save Story
Salt Lake County District Attorney declined to file charges at this time against a West Valley City officer who shot at a man who allegedly rammed a police car in November 2025.

'Widespread Olympics' showcased in opening ceremony for Milan Cortina Winter Games
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 6 - 9:31 p.m. | Save Story
The start to the 2026 Winter Olympics, hosted for the first time by a pair of cities, Milan and Cortina, was a celebration of Italy, tempered by a pointed call for peace.
Iran says talks with US in Oman were 'good start,' will continue
Mohammed Benmansour, Parisa Hafezi and Nayera Abdallah, Reuters | Updated Feb. 6 - 9:28 p.m. | Save Story
Iran's top diplomat said on Friday that nuclear talks with the U.S. mediated by Oman were off to a "good start" and set to continue, in remarks that could help allay concerns regionally.

How Mark Cuban, Trump appointee Chris Klomp are attacking common health care goals
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted Feb. 6 - 9:04 p.m. | Save Story
The unlikely pair of businessman Mark Cuban and Trump appointee Chris Klomp developed a relationship and mutual respect over one idea: making health care affordable for Americans.

Accused militant is taken into custody in the deadly 2012 Benghazi attack
Eric Tucker and Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press | Updated Feb. 6 - 9:02 p.m. | Save Story
An alleged participant in the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, has been taken into custody to face prosecution, the Justice Department said Friday.

The top volleyball team in League One is in Salt Lake. And coming to Provo this weekend
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 6 - 8:44 p.m. | Save Story
LOVB Salt Lake, which leads the second season of League One Volleyball with a 6-1 record, will face LOVB Nebraska at 3 p.m. MST Saturday at BYU's Smith Fieldhouse.

A first look at the cozy Cortina Olympic Village
Mike Anderson and Mary Culbertson, KSL | Posted Feb. 6 - 8:39 p.m. | Save Story
As Team USA arrived in Italy for the start of the opening ceremony in the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, KSL took a first look at the Cortina Olympic Village.

Republican Dave Robinson joins race for Utah's new blue-leaning congressional district
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Feb. 6 - 8:02 p.m. | Save Story
Dave Robinson announced his plans to run as a Republican in Utah's newly redrawn 1st Congressional District on Thursday.

Actor Timothy Busfield indicted on 4 counts of sexual contact with a child
Morgan Lee, Associated Press | Updated Feb. 6 - 7:34 p.m. | Save Story
A New Mexico grand jury has indicted Timothy Busfield on four counts of criminal sexual contact with a child, a county district attorney said in a social media post on Friday.

Why the water outlook for Lake Powell and Utah just got worse
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Feb. 6 - 7:11 p.m. | Save Story
Inflows into Lake Powell were already bleak, and January didn't provide any favors.
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Sports »

Meet the Brits who go to every Super Bowl city – and don't care if they end up at the game
- Red Rocks earn 2nd-highest score of season in road meet win over Arizona
- The top volleyball team in League One is in Salt Lake. And coming to Provo this weekend
- KSL at the Games: Competition kicks off, with Utahns among center of Milan-Cortina Olympics
- Lindsey Vonn tests injured knee in Olympic downhill training, pumps fist after successful run
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- Meet the Brits who go to every Super Bowl city – and don't care if they end up at the game
- DOJ casts wide net on Netflix's business practices in merger probe, WSJ reports
- Hikers follow blood trail, help rescue woman injured in bad fall
- Taylor Swift takes it back to the '90s with her new video for 'Opalite'
Utah »

Phone addiction: What can you do to break the habit?
- Concealed carry at athletic events in Utah? Updated bill has big changes
- Ogden housing officials mull 25-unit apartment building for those leaving foster care
- Hikers follow blood trail, help rescue woman injured in bad fall
- Federal officials say U.S. infrastructure should be built like and run 'the Utah way'
Voces de Utah »

Hundreds of Utah students walk out, protest Trump's immigration policies
- This half-mile art piece highlights Salt Lake City's longest transportation challenge
- UVU students protest immigration crackdown, presence of border protection reps at job fair
- Most Americans OK with some moves to counter US immigration crackdown, survey shows
- Future for 2 more Utah immigrants up in the air after detention by immigration agents
Politics »

Concealed carry at athletic events in Utah? Updated bill has big changes
- Ogden housing officials mull 25-unit apartment building for those leaving foster care
- Federal officials say U.S. infrastructure should be built like and run 'the Utah way'
- Blake Moore: Congress should 'grow up' and approve the entire federal budget each year
- Hundreds of Utah students walk out, protest Trump's immigration policies









