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Police cancel missing and endangered advisory for baby boy

Devin Oldroyd, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 17 - 10:06 p.m.  |  Save Story

A missing and endangered advisory for a baby boy who was believed to be in danger has been canceled.

Family works to restore monument for former apostle, Salt Lake City mayor

VideoDaniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 17 - 9:45 p.m.  |  Save Story

For at least 125 years, a granite monument has stood at the gravesite of Daniel H. Wells at the Salt Lake City Cemetery. His family is now trying to restore it.

Lindsey Vonn warns fans about scammers impersonating her online

VideoMatt Gephardt, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 17 - 9:08 p.m.  |  Save Story

Olympic ski legend Lindsey Vonn said scammers are creating fake accounts impersonating her. The warning comes as con artists increasingly use AI and deepfakes to make celebrity scams harder to spot.

U. dismisses cases against College Republicans who posted about anti-Charlie Kirk cake

Brigham Tomco, Deseret News  |  Updated Sept. 17 - 9:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

A fight over free speech at the University of Utah has erupted after administrators contacted College Republican students over allegations of internet doxxing.

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.

Police announce resolution to 2005 West Valley cold case homicide

VideoAndrew Adams, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 17 - 7:50 p.m.  |  Save Story

Police on Thursday said they had reached a resolution in a 2005 cold case homicide and pointed to a longtime suspect who died in 2013.

Body of missing woman recovered at Sand Hollow; search continues for 2nd woman

Devin Oldroyd, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 17 - 7:20 p.m.  |  Save Story

Police recovered the body of one of two women who went missing in Sand Hollow Reservoir earlier this week.

Preserving Salt Lake Temple was 'nothing short of another miracle,' project official says

VideoCarter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 17 - 7:06 p.m.  |  Save Story

A multiyear effort to seismically secure the iconic Salt Lake Temple has been a "miracle" much like the original construction was, a project official noted in a University of Utah lecture.

Utah mom-to-be finds support through group prenatal care

VideoEmma Benson, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 17 - 6:21 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Utah mom-to-be shares how group prenatal care is helping her find support, answers and connection during pregnancy.

A rare look inside: Carmelite Monastery opens grounds for annual fair

VideoGarna Mejia, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 17 - 6:19 p.m.  |  Save Story

Once each year, the grounds at the Carmel of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Convent open to the public for the annual Carmelite Fair, a fundraiser that helps support the cloistered nuns who rarely leave the monastery and devote their lives to prayer.

Driver in fatal auto-pedestrian crash went home and ate, didn't call for help, charges state

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 17 - 6:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

Criminal charges have been filed against a man accused of hitting and killing a pedestrian and then driving home and eating and going to bed rather than calling for help.

Police identify man hit, killed by truck in Salt Lake City

Joe R. Wirthlin Jr, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 17 - 5:51 p.m.  |  Save Story

A 20-year-old man named Juan Mattias Ottoniel was killed after being hit by a truck that then drove away early Wednesday in Salt Lake City. Police performed life-saving measures, but he died at the hospital.

After nearly 1M scooter trips, Salt Lake City is changing where riders can park downtown

Eric Cabrera, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 17 - 5:43 p.m.  |  Save Story

Salt Lake City has launched mandatory, geofenced parking zones for rental e-scooters in parts of downtown, preventing riders from ending a trip until they park in a designated area.

Great Salt Lake dust expensive to manage, study finds

VideoMike Anderson, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 17 - 5:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

A study found that dust from the exposed lakebeds of Great Salt Lake is costing Utahns millions of dollars in healthcare costs, and could cost even more in trying to manage the spread.

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This year's AARP Andrus Award recipient finds purpose through music and community

VideoTamara Vaifanua, KSL  |  Updated Sept. 17 - 4:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

Alice Cipollini, 80, shows how a life of service has no age limit.

Have You Seen This? Countdown to fall

Kennedy Camarena, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 17 - 3:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah's mountains are showing signs of fall through colors a little over a week before autumn officially starts with the autumnal equinox.

Rising rates push Utah homeownership further out of reach

VideoDebbie Worthen, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 17 - 3:27 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Federal Reserve's latest interest rate hike is creating new challenges for Utah families already struggling with housing affordability.

Sixth-annual Tooele Renaissance Faire expects more than 5,000 guests

Joe R. Wirthlin Jr, KSL  |  Posted Sept. 17 - 3:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

The sixth-annual Tooele Renaissance Faire will be held for two days this weekend. Organizers believe they will sell more than 5,000 tickets this year, their biggest attendance yet.

New Ikon Pass destinations offered

KSL  |  Updated Sept. 17 - 2:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

Ikon Pass holders are getting more options around the world this winter.