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After Iron County vote, other 4-day school districts share lessons and warnings
VideoBrenna Donnelly, KSL | Updated Aug. 28 - 12:14 p.m. | Save Story
Iron County School District is now the largest school district in the state to approve a four-day school week for all students, after a 4-3 school board vote Tuesday.

Police in Herriman offer back-to-school reminder about new Utah e-bike law
VideoAndrew Adams, KSL | Updated Aug. 28 - 8:05 a.m. | Save Story
Police joined administrators at Providence Hall Junior High School Thursday to share an important reminder with students and parents about Utah's new e-bike law.

California couple confront their surrogate in a Texas court as dispute over newborn escalates
Jamie Stengle And Anna Wilder/report For America, Associated Press | Updated Aug. 27 - 6:34 p.m. | Save Story
A California couple in an escalating fight with their surrogate over a newborn with a life-threatening heart defect told a Texas court Tuesday that the child's condition has worsened and they are anguished by attempts to deny them parental rights because they previously wanted an abortion.

Hundreds of Utah families set to lose childcare assistance
VideoDaniel Woodruff and Heather Peterson, KSL | Updated Aug. 27 - 6:03 p.m. | Save Story
The Utah Department of Workforce Services is lowering the income eligibility limit to qualify for Utah's childcare assistance program.

What Meta settlement actually changes for Utah kids
Brooke Nally for KSL | Posted Aug. 27 - 4:55 p.m. | Save Story
Utah's landmark settlement with Meta will put daily time limits, nighttime blocks and school-hour restrictions on Instagram and Facebook for kids. Here's what changes, when it starts and what parents should do now.

The connections that save lives: What Utah's new teen suicide study reveals
VideoDon Brinkerhoff | Updated Aug. 26 - 9:29 p.m. | Save Story
A new study from the Utah Department of Health and Human Services took an in-depth look at the causes of teen suicide.

Meta reaches $18 billion settlement with Utah, other states in landmark trial over teen social media addiction
VideoBarbara Ortutay, Associated Press | Updated Aug. 26 - 1:31 p.m. | Save Story
Meta has agreed to pay $17 billion and add child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms to end a landmark trial over teen social media addiction and settle claims filed by 47 states, state attorneys general announced Wednesday.

Massive backyard structure sparks outrage among Lehi and American Fork neighbors
VideoDan Rascon, KSL | Posted Aug. 26 - 8:03 a.m. | Save Story
A large backyard construction project rising behind homes right on the border of a Lehi and American Fork neighborhood is drawing sharp criticism from residents.

Here's how much you need to earn to afford a home in Salt Lake County
VideoDaniel Woodruff, KSL | Updated Aug. 25 - 9:36 p.m. | Save Story
Utah's most populous county recently hit a record-high $645,000 median sales price during the second quarter of 2026.

Lehi boy home recovering after 2-story window fall
VideoAnnette Campbell, KSL | Posted Aug. 25 - 12:59 p.m. | Save Story
What began as a family birthday celebration quickly turned into a nightmare for the Silva family when 6-year-old Zion Silva fell from a second-story window, suffering serious injuries.

Family facing $300,000 in medical debt after K-9 officer attacks toddler, maims her father
Michael Abeyta, KCNC | Updated Aug. 23 - 8:36 p.m. | Save Story
After a K-9 officer attacked a two-year-old and maimed her father, a Colorado family said they are facing hundreds of thousands in medical debt with no help from the county.

How to help your kids make friends at a new school
Cheyanne Mumphrey, Associated Press | Posted Aug. 22 - 8:34 a.m. | Save Story
For students starting at a new school, the first day holds many questions: Will they see any familiar faces? Who will they sit with at lunch? Who will they play with at recess?

Governor says efforts to reduce Utah's housing prices aren't working
VideoDaniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted Aug. 21 - 5:36 p.m. | Save Story
Utah's home prices remain high despite the state passing numerous bills and announcing numerous initiatives designed to move the needle.

Idaho 7-year-old recovering from brain injury after being hit by a truck on his dirt bike
Kaitlyn Hart, EastIdahoNews.com | Updated Aug. 21 - 10:29 a.m. | Save Story
A 7-year-old boy is recovering from multiple serious injuries after he was hit by a truck while riding his dirt bike.

Utah kids rank 3rd nationally for money lost to online scams
VideoMatt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL | Posted Aug. 20 - 9:07 p.m. | Save Story
FBI data shows Utah victims age 17 and younger reported more than $1 million in online scam losses. The FBI says parents can help by talking with kids early.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox becomes a grandfather
Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted Aug. 20 - 12:03 p.m. | Save Story
Gov. Spencer Cox's first grandchild was born on Wednesday, the governor confirmed during his monthly news conference.

Running is really getting their kids somewhere
VideoPeter Rosen, KSL | Updated Aug. 19 - 7:28 p.m. | Save Story
Sarah and Sasha Pachev joke that they've got a family farm. But they're not growing corn or raising livestock. They're raising runners.

Utah parents urged to talk to kids about fentanyl as school year begins
VideoAnnette Campbell, KSL | Posted Aug. 18 - 10:28 p.m. | Save Story
As students head back to school across Utah this week, law enforcement and educators are encouraging parents to have conversations with their children about the dangers of illegal drugs


