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Ed Sheeran's fans back singer after controversy over Macklemore, Palestinians

Aleksandra Michalska and Nolan D. McCaskill, Reuters  |  Updated Sept. 21 - 8:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

Ed Sheeran fans attending his Philadelphia concert on Saturday said they still support the singer-songwriter despite a controversy over Macklemore being pulled from the tour.

Utah boy gets cancer-free surprise at Fairpark's demolition derby

VideoTyrese Boone, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 21 - 7:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

Make-A-Wish Utah surprised 12-year-old Silas after he was deemed cancer-free that his wish to visit Hawaii with his family is coming true.

Man dies in Sandy after being crushed by skid steer

Payton Davis, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 21 - 7:29 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man died Sunday afternoon in Sandy after he was crushed by the bucket of a skid steer that he was helping to move.

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King's Camo unveils new backpacks in time for hunting season

VideoAdam Eakle, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 21 - 7:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

Andrew Pooch with King's Camo shows off the new XKG Summit Backpacks, just in time for hunting season.

Lawsuit says Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google made illegal agreement on AI slowdown

Kaitlyn Huamani, Associated Press  |  Updated Sept. 21 - 6:38 p.m.  |  Save Story

A new lawsuit filed on Friday claims that Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google illegally agreed to slow their AI development.

'Great for our water supply': BYU study examines how rock glaciers fit into Utah's water puzzle

VideoLogan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 21 - 6:17 p.m.  |  Save Story

Researchers at Brigham Young University are studying rock glaciers, or underground frozen water reserves hidden high in mountain ranges across Utah and the Mountain West.

Man sentenced to prison for 1993 killing doesn't remember it, but says he is 'obviously guilty'

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 21 - 6:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Cedar City man was sentenced to five years to life in prison on Monday for killing a woman while in Salt Lake City from Arizona for the 1993 NBA All-Star weekend.

Israel's president pardons a combat medic whose shooting of a Palestinian attacker caused debate

Cara Anna, Associated Press  |  Updated Sept. 21 - 5:37 p.m.  |  Save Story

Israel's president on Saturday pardoned the combat medic who shot dead at close range a badly wounded Palestinian attacker who had stabbed a soldier in the occupied West Bank, a case that divided the country a decade ago.

Why a Supreme Court justice visited Utah this week

VideoBridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL and Daniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 21 - 5:14 p.m.  |  Save Story

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito visited Utah on Monday to attend the ceremonial swearing-in of one of the new members of the state high court.

'How else am I supposed to discipline them?' man accused of choking child asks police

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 21 - 4:28 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Utah County man was arrested and accused of abusing two young children by, in part, holding them over a river and telling them he had 'backup plans.'

Have You Seen This? Adrenaline junkies devise new ways to board planes

VideoCassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 21 - 3:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

I love a good thrill rush from a rollercoaster ride or steep hike as much as the next person, but these daredevils who do stunts for Red Bull are on another level.

Utah's new initiative aims to tackle addiction, homelessness

VideoBridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 21 - 3:06 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah will look to coordinate efforts to support addiction recovery, prevent homelessness and address mental illness, the governor announced Monday.

Kamala Harris launches into the 2026 midterms as her 2028 decision looms

Bill Barrow, Associated Press  |  Updated Sept. 21 - 2:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

As Kamala Harris mulls whether to run for president again, she's throwing herself into the midterms by campaigning with fellow Democrats, starting with a Tuesday trip to Michigan on behalf of Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed.

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4 reasons to build a backyard office

Backyard Office Utah  |  Posted Sept. 21 - 2:22 p.m.  |  Save Story

If you work from home and have a backyard, you have the opportunity to be home, local company Backyard Office Utah is bringing a solution right to your backyard.

The school day ends before the workday. Utah parents are feeling the gap

Aleigha Marie McDonough, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 21 - 2:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah families are facing a gap in afterschool care, with demand outpacing available programs. Limited access and cost can make it difficult for working parents to find care for their children.

KSL Outdoors Snapshot of the Week: September 19, 2026

VideoAdam Eakle, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 21 - 1:43 p.m.  |  Save Story

The KSL Outdoors Snapshot of the Week from our September 19, 2026 episode.

Provo police identify man shot, killed by officers over the weekend

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 21 - 1:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man shot and killed Saturday night by Provo police has been identified.

Here's how Utah's higher education system can grapple with a declining college-age population

Logan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 21 - 1:09 p.m.  |  Save Story

A report from the University of Utah's Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute outlined ways higher education institutions can navigate demographic changes to strengthen higher education across the state.

Arrest made in Sandy shooting investigation

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 21 - 12:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man who police believe shot at two men in Sandy on Thursday, injuring one of the victims, has been arrested.

Man who attacked officer while trying to escape custody given prison time

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 21 - 12:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Utah man who pleaded guilty to attacking a probation officer while trying to escape custody was sentenced to zero to five years in prison.

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Dads don't see themselves as key to their kids' faith. The data says otherwise

Lois M. Collins, Deseret News  |  Posted Sept. 21 - 11:58 a.m.  |  Save Story

A new report shows that family is the strongest factor in whether the next generation believes in a higher power.

Denmark says NATO shares responsibility for Arctic security under Greenland deal

Stine Jacobsen and Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen, Reuters  |  Posted Sept. 21 - 11:32 a.m.  |  Save Story

Denmark, Greenland and the United States are to sign a deal on Greenland's security on Tuesday, an agreement Denmark says will put Arctic security under NATO's ​watch rather than leaving it solely to Washington and Copenhagen.

'Kind of scary': Pineview visitors discover grenade on previously submerged reservoir shore

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 21 - 11:01 a.m.  |  Save Story

Two visitors to Pineview Reservoir in Weber County discovered a grenade on the previously submerged shore of the reservoir during a bow fishing trip.