Utah Local News

Utah's dirty sodas appear to still be stirring the beverage industry with new products

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 12 - 8:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

The new dirty soda wars might be playing out in drink aisles, based on some of the new products unveiled at a Las Vegas trade show last week.

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North Tooele Fire District welcomes new chief

Staff  |  Posted Oct. 12 - 7:42 p.m.  |  Save Story

The North Tooele Fire District has named Brett Nash as its new chief.

6 senators, including Utah Sen. Curtis, call for Trump administration to 'immediately reverse course' on Russian diesel plan

VideoKevin Freking, Associated Press  |  Updated Oct. 12 - 7:41 p.m.  |  Save Story

A bipartisan group of six senators called for the Trump administration to "immediately reverse course" on a plan to purchase diesel from Russia as part of an effort to lower high fuel prices.

Potentially dangerous 'earth fissures' surface as a symptom of long-term aquifer depletion

Mike Anderson, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 12 - 7:13 p.m.  |  Save Story

Geologists are studying what they call fissures in the earth that are popping up as a result of decades of aquifer use and depletion.

Hogle Zoo takes in two spider monkeys rescued from trafficking

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 12 - 7:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah's Hogle Zoo announced Monday they have taken in two young spider monkeys who were rescued from wildlife traffickers.

Settlement in deadly Tremonton shooting outlines payout, changes made to dispatch

VideoMike Anderson, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 12 - 6:46 p.m.  |  Save Story

Documents from a settlement between an injured deputy and Utah's Department of Public Safety detail a payout and changes being made to how DPS dispatch centers run in Utah.

Utah Tech University gets $1M federal grant to research rare childhood neurological disorder

Logan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 12 - 6:46 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah Tech University last week received its first National Institutes of Health-issued research grant, totaling just over $1 million to support research on a rare childhood neurological disorder.

Cache Valley students wear blue to honor classmates killed in carbon monoxide tragedy

VideoEmma Benson, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 12 - 6:20 p.m.  |  Save Story

As the community grieves the loss of a Cache County family, local middle schoolers came together on Monday to honor their classmates.

New fire station election canceled on Kaysville ballots

Kennedy Camarena and Britt Johnson, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 12 - 6:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Kaysville City Council voted to cancel a proposed $16.5 million general obligation bond for a new fire station that is on the city's 2026 General Election ballots.

UDOT to temporarily close Guardsman Pass amid snow forecast

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 12 - 5:43 p.m.  |  Save Story

A popular highway connecting the top of the Cottonwood Canyons with the Wasatch Backcountry will be closed Monday night ahead of the projected first big snowfall of the year.

After nearly dying in fall from overpass, UHP trooper returns to patrol

VideoAlex Cabrero, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 12 - 5:06 p.m.  |  Save Story

After nearly dying in a fall from a Utah overpass, a UHP trooper has returned to patrol.

Runners recount 'positive' experience at Moab 240-mile race despite weather cancellation

Arianne Brown and Bryanna Willis, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 12 - 5:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

Nearly 100 miles into a 240-mile race in Moab, nearly 130 runners were told that due to weather, they could not safely continue on. KSL spoke to two runners.

Police find severed tongue, still looking for victim

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 12 - 4:47 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man had his tongue severed during an altercation with five others. But as of Monday no victim had been found and no arrests made.

Utah's Amendment A seeks to modernize constitutional amendment publication requirements

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 12 - 4:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

Amendment A would change Utah's Constitution to eliminate requirement that lawmakers advertise future proposed amendments in daily newspapers.

Advisory issued as remnants produce Utah's first big mountain snow of the season

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 12 - 3:38 p.m.  |  Save Story

The remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel have already delivered multiple inches of rain in many mountain locations, but leftover moisture is expected to provide the first meaningful snow of the new water year.

Have You Seen This? Floods impact Utah roadways

VideoKennedy Camarena, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 12 - 3:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

Multiple roadways were impacted by floods brought on by a tropical storm that traveled through Utah over the weekend.

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Provo girls meet industry professionals at job fair

Staff  |  Posted Oct. 12 - 3:09 p.m.  |  Save Story

The 8th annual Provo Girls Summit brought girls ages 8 to 12 together with women who work in a wide range of fields to see the broad scope of jobs that exist.

'Severely unaffordable': Housing prices, cost of living plague Utah quality of life survey

Logan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 12 - 2:42 p.m.  |  Save Story

A report from the Utah Foundation released Monday said Utah's quality of life is at its lowest point since the survey was first administered 15 years ago.

Pest control employee accused of stealing jewelry on a job

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 12 - 12:46 p.m.  |  Save Story

A pest control employee was arrested Friday after allegedly admitting to stealing jewelry from nearly a dozen clients while making service calls.