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Utah economic office can't tell if $249M was properly spent, audit finds
VideoBridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Updated Sept. 18 - 7:18 p.m. | Save Story
A Utah legislative audit says inadequate oversight at the Governor's Office of Economic Development put $249 million in taxpayer funds at risk of being misused.
'Seeing is believing': Utah senators tour Great Salt Lake as they look at ways to protect it
VideoBridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Updated Sept. 18 - 7:11 p.m. | Save Story
Several top Republican state senators took an airboat tour of the Great Salt Lake Thursday morning as they plan future legislation to protect the lake.
Does Utah need to plan for extinction risks due to AI? Not just yet, AI czar says
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Sept. 18 - 7:11 p.m. | Save Story
The head of Utah's artificial intelligence office said AI advancements could be potentially dangerous, but said they have "not manifested in a way that's a real extinction level risk."
All 50 states sign up for Trump's Medicaid most-favored-nation plan
Jarrett Renshaw, Reuters | Updated Sept. 18 - 2:52 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump plans to announce on Friday that all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico signed on to participate in his most-favored-nation drug pricing scheme for Medicaid.
Trump says he is banning media outlets CNN, MS NOW, Politico from White House
Jacob Bogage and David Shepardson, Reuters | Updated Sept. 18 - 2:22 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump said on Friday he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House in his latest move to crack down on the independent press.
The Senate is one step closer to rewriting the rules for college sports
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 18 - 12:41 p.m. | Save Story
The Senate is inching closer to passage of the highly anticipated Protect College Sports Act after it passed the chamber on Thursday in a 77-22 vote.
Trump administration begins building border wall in Texas' Big Bend region
Rebecca Santana, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 18 - 11:10 a.m. | Save Story
The Trump administration has started building the border wall through a west Texas section of the Big Bend region.
Vineyard fills latest City Council vacancy
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Sept. 18 - 9:44 a.m. | Save Story
The Vineyard City Council approved its newest member to fill the vacancy left by Councilman Ezra Nair, who resigned last month to work for Provo.
Weber County sales tax taking effect Oct. 1 expected to generate $13.1M a year
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Sept. 17 - 10:29 p.m. | Save Story
A 0.2 percentage point sales tax hike taking effect on Oct. 1 in Weber County will generate an extra $13.1 million a year.
Utah politicians differ on future of power plants after Trump administration repeals emission rules
Leah Bowers, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 17 - 8:02 p.m. | Save Story
The Trump administration is scrapping Biden-era emissions rules for power plants, saying the rollback will save the industry $310 billion, but it left Utah politicians divided.
Former Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, a 'workhorse' who shaped water policy, dies at 84
Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 17 - 6:28 p.m. | Save Story
Former Sen. Jon Kyl, who represented Arizona in both chambers of Congress over nearly three decades, has died at 84. He had dementia. A family friend says Kyl died Wednesday night.
UN-backed experts cite possible US war crimes in Iran strikes
Jamey Keaten, Associated Press | Updated Sept. 17 - 5:28 p.m. | Save Story
U.N.-commissioned human rights experts say they have found "reasonable grounds" to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran.
Bail set for ICE officer accused of lying and assault in nonfatal shooting in Minneapolis
Tim Sullivan and Russ Bynum, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 17 - 2:24 p.m. | Save Story
A federal immigration officer charged with shooting a Venezuelan man and lying about the circumstances to investigators appeared before a Minnesota judge and had his bail set.
Appeals court weighs Trump-backed Missouri congressional map despite Supreme Court block
David A. Lieb, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 17 - 2:18 p.m. | Save Story
A federal appeals court panel on Thursday was considering an attempt to resurrect new Missouri congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump.
Man accused of ties to bin Laden, tortured after 9/11 has Guantanamo detention reviewed
Ben Finley, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 17 - 2:10 p.m. | Save Story
Abu Zubaydah, a man initially accused of being a high-profile al-Qaida figure and who was tortured in CIA custody, has appeared at a hearing to review his 20-year detention.
Trump withdraws Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, as his nominee to lead ICE
Associated Press | Posted Sept. 17 - 1:28 p.m. | Save Story
The White House says it is withdrawing its nomination of Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Health Secretary Kennedy adds 8 new members to key health committee
Sriparna Roy, Reuters | Posted Sept. 17 - 1:18 p.m. | Save Story
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. named eight new members to the Preventive Services Task Force, the panel on what preventive medical care should be provided free of charge.
Man who sprayed Minnesota Rep. Omar with vinegar sentenced to 14 months in prison
Tim Sullivan, Associated Press | Updated Sept. 17 - 11:37 a.m. | Save Story
Anthony Kazmierczak, the man who sprayed vinegar at Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar during a Minneapolis town hall in January, has been sentenced to 14 months in prison.
