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Wife pleads guilty to reduced murder charge, admitting to killing her husband
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted April 17 - 8:34 p.m. | Save Story
A woman pleaded guilty on Tuesday to murder, a second-degree felony, admitting to killing her husband in their home with shots from two guns.

DHS finalizes ownership of massive ICE warehouse property in Salt Lake City
Garna Mejia, KSL | Posted April 17 - 8:05 p.m. | Save Story
The Department of Homeland Security has officially taken ownership of all land beneath the massive Immigration and Customs Enforcement warehouse in Salt Lake City.

Feds to release Flaming Gorge water to support Lake Powell, as new hazards emerge
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted April 17 - 7:47 p.m. | Save Story
The federal government is intending to release a substantial amount of water from Flaming Gorge to support Lake Powell.

Incident on Angels Landing trail prompts search and rescue
Curtis Booker, KSL | Posted April 17 - 7:25 p.m. | Save Story
A search and rescue operation was underway Friday at Zion National Park due to an unspecified incident on Angels Landing trail.

Cameras in the courtroom and preliminary hearing argued at daylong Tyler Robinson hearing
Pat Reavy, KSL | Updated April 17 - 7:16 p.m. | Save Story
A judge heard arguments Friday on whether cameras and microphones should be allowed in the courtroom during the Tyler Robinson legal proceedings.

'She's my little hero': Utah mom reflects on daughter's organ donation legacy
Emma Benson, KSL | Posted April 17 - 7:11 p.m. | Save Story
When it became clear there were no more medical options, a family was faced with an unimaginable decision — whether to donate their daughter's organs.

Salt Lake City releases camera footage of police shooting that injured man
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted April 17 - 5:36 p.m. | Save Story
Newly-released body camera footage shows the moment a man was shot as police said he attempted to jump from a third-story window of a Salt Lake apartment during a "high-risk" search warrant raid.

Latter-day Saint boxer repping her faith, family and culture in title fight
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted April 17 - 5:04 p.m. | Save Story
On Friday night, the legends of Madison Square Garden will make room inside the ropes for Lani Daniels, an affable Latter-day Saint woman who enjoys a good scrap.

Supreme Court, Justice Hagen respond to state investigation into misconduct allegations
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted April 17 - 4:35 p.m. | Save Story
Both the Utah Supreme Court and Justice Diana Hagen are responding to news that a state investigation is being launched to look into allegations that Hagen had a relationship with an attorney arguing cases before the high court.

2026 Sterling Scholar Awards: Why a gardening job on Mars may be in a young Utahn's future
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted April 17 - 3:02 p.m. | Save Story
When the day comes that plants are growing on Mars, Bear River High School's Sarah Pace may well be their "gardener."

Rare tornado snapped trees after touching down in northern Utah, report finds
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted April 17 - 1:33 p.m. | Save Story
A series of severe thunderstorms that passed through northern Utah last weekend produced a rare tornado that snapped trees within its short path.

Empanada Fest SLC returns, featuring empanadas from around the world
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted April 17 - 1:04 p.m. | Save Story
Empanada Fest SLC, now in its sixth year, returns on Saturday in Salt Lake City, featuring empanadas from around Latin America and beyond.

Utah farmers worry how weather whiplash will affect crops
Shelby Lofton, KSL | Posted April 17 - 11:58 a.m. | Save Story
Utah farmers try to be ready for the state's different kinds of weather, but many say this year has been more challenging than ever.

West Valley man arrested in Sandy road rage shooting
Pat Reavy, KSL | Updated April 17 - 11:12 a.m. | Save Story
Sandy police have arrested a West Valley man who they believe fired two shots at another vehicle during a road rage incident on Thursday.

Utah woman fights for retail credit after her traded-in devices get lost in shipping
Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL | Posted April 17 - 11:09 a.m. | Save Story
Who is responsible when your return or trade-in gets lost in shipping when the retailer supplied the label?

Grantsville moves forward with plans to bring back its city rodeo
Curtis Booker, KSL | Posted April 17 - 10:16 a.m. | Save Story
Grantsville welcomes back its city-organized rodeo with a two night event just in time for Memorial Day.

Utah leaders to probe relationship between Supreme Court justice, redistricting lawyer
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Updated April 17 - 9:28 a.m. | Save Story
Utah's governor and legislative leaders are launching an investigation into a Utah Supreme Court justice and allegations of a relationship with an attorney in the redistricting case.

Salt Lake City brings back popular landscaping exchange program
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted April 17 - 9:13 a.m. | Save Story
Utah's capital city is bringing its landscaping equipment exchange program back after over 2,000 gas-powered items were removed in the first two years.

New Utah e-bike law to takes effect on May 6
Andrew Adams, KSL | Posted April 17 - 8:06 a.m. | Save Story
With the initial provisions of Utah's new e-bike law set to take effect on May 6, state law enforcement outlined the changes, which they hoped would result in improved safety for younger riders.
Business & Tech »

DHS finalizes ownership of massive ICE warehouse property in Salt Lake City
- Airline adding bunk beds for economy travelers but bans snacks, smells and cuddling
- Utah woman fights for retail credit after her traded-in devices get lost in shipping
- Oil prices drop 13% and the Dow soars over 1,000 points after Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz
- QVC's parent company files for bankruptcy
Education »

2026 Sterling Scholar Awards: Why a gardening job on Mars may be in a young Utahn's future
Health »

'She's my little hero': Utah mom reflects on daughter's organ donation legacy
- Urban Indian Center officials, backers unveil expanded health care offerings at Murray clinic
- Gatorade, inventor of the sports drink, is getting a rebrand targeting non-athletes
- Kennedy touts new food policies but skips vaccines in remarks to Congress
- Not everyone loses weight with GLP-1s; evidence is growing the drugs have other health benefits
Police & Courts »

Wife pleads guilty to reduced murder charge, admitting to killing her husband
- Mounted New York police officer and his horse corner suspected purse snatcher in Manhattan
- Incident on Angels Landing trail prompts search and rescue
- Cameras in the courtroom and preliminary hearing argued at daylong Tyler Robinson hearing
- Salt Lake City releases camera footage of police shooting that injured man
Politics »

Utah advocates tout immigrants as federal programs geared to the community come under fire
Religion »

Police investigate bomb threat at Chicago-area home of Pope Leo's brother
- Utah County business leaders honor BYU presidents, including President Dallin H. Oaks
- Trump says he won't apologize to Pope Leo, explains his reason for posting criticized meme
- Pope Leo XIV in Algeria walks in footsteps of his spiritual father, St. Augustine
- 'A wonderful celebration': New details shared about the Salt Lake Temple's 2027 public tours


