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Gunman who shot driver during Provo protest gets full prison sentence
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted April 6 - 7:00 p.m. | Save Story
A judge ordered Jesse Taggart to serve consecutive prison sentences Monday for shooting a man and threatening a woman with a gun during a Black Lives Matter protest in Provo.

Investigation underway after inmate dies in Weber County Jail
Curtis Booker, KSL | Posted April 6 - 6:30 p.m. | Save Story
An inmate at the Weber County Jail died Monday morning, officials said.

4-car collision leaves 1 dead in Springville
Curtis Booker, KSL | Updated April 6 - 5:23 p.m. | Save Story
A crash in Springville on Monday left one dead and caused traffic delays.

Cedar City's historic iron marker to be restored following yearslong hunt for missing pieces
Arianne Brown, KSL | Posted April 6 - 5:00 p.m. | Save Story
The Iron Foundry Marker in Cedar City, erected in 1851, is being restored after it was destroyed in a move and pieces scattered.

4 injured, driver charged in southern Utah ATV crash
Pat Reavy, KSL | Updated April 6 - 4:43 p.m. | Save Story
A fiery crash near Sand Hollow State Park resulted in one person being flown to a burn center in Las Vegas. Three others were also injured and the driver was charged Wednesday with DUI.

Ogden man sent to prison for deadly drunken-driving spree
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted April 6 - 4:35 p.m. | Save Story
An Ogden man faces up to 45 years imprisonment after his sentencing in connection with a deadly drunk-driving spree that killed a pedestrian in 2024.

Water provider to lease water to Great Salt Lake amid record-low snowpack
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted April 6 - 2:55 p.m. | Save Story
A major water provider in Salt Lake County is poised to deliver the Great Salt Lake a boost as the area's namesake deals with a record-low snowpack this year.

Man found dead in West Valley canal, police say
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Updated April 6 - 1:44 p.m. | Save Story
Police say a man was found dead in a West Valley canal on Sunday.

Prosecutors say Tyler Robinson has plenty of evidence for a May preliminary hearing
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted April 6 - 12:30 p.m. | Save Story
Prosecutors in the Tyler Robinson capital murder case say the defense has the same evidence they have and the preliminary hearing set for next month should not be continued.

'Arresting me teaches me nothing,' man arrested going 112 mph tells trooper
Pat Reavy, KSL | Updated April 6 - 11:01 a.m. | Save Story
A man arrested Sunday for going 112 mph on the freeway allegedly told police he drives like that all the time.

'The whole moon all at once': Artemis II astronauts set to make historic lunar flyby
Shelby Lofton, KSL | Posted April 6 - 10:30 a.m. | Save Story
Astronauts aboard NASA's Artemis II mission will make history Monday as they complete a flyby of the moon, traveling farther from Earth than any humans before them.

Man shot by Salt Lake police booked into jail
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted April 6 - 10:03 a.m. | Save Story
A man shot Friday by a Salt Lake police SWAT team and hospitalized last week has now been booked into the Salt Lake County Jail.

1 arrested, motorcyclist seriously injured in alleged road rage confrontation
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted April 6 - 9:42 a.m. | Save Story
A motorcycle rider was seriously injured and a driver arrested following an alleged road rage confrontation near Midway on Sunday.

College students will soon be paying a bit more at Utah's public higher education institutions
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Updated April 6 - 8:14 a.m. | Save Story
Utah college students are feeling inflation's pinch whenever they go to the movies, pick up lunch, buy sneakers, pay for car insurance — and enroll in class. And it's getting tighter.

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This small Utah ski resort has billion-dollar expansion plans
Dennis Romboy, Deseret News | Posted April 6 - 6:16 a.m. | Save Story
Nordic Valley didn't have a good winter. In fact, the small ski resort wasn't open much this season due to warm temperatures and lack of snow. And yet they're still thinking big.

Utah filmmaker took a Regency romance from Lehi to England, and now to No. 1 on Amazon
John Clyde for KSL | Posted April 5 - 9:00 p.m. | Save Story
It's not every day a Utah filmmaker takes on a Regency romance (think Jane Austen), crowdfunds the whole thing and then watches it climb to No. 1 on Amazon.

Utah consumer sentiment increases despite national sentiment decline, war in Iran
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted April 5 - 7:05 p.m. | Save Story
When it comes to thoughts on economic conditions, Utahns generally have a better outlook than the rest of the country.

Colorado City family remembers dad who 'chose love' when others didn't always get to
Arianne Brown, KSL | Posted April 5 - 6:00 p.m. | Save Story
Gregory Barlow, 52, died unexpectedly on March 29. His children reflect on their parents' love story that they say was "forbidden" due to their beliefs.

Fighting demons to conquer a monster: Utahn sets record in 300-mile race across Arizona desert
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted April 5 - 5:00 p.m. | Save Story
Utah native Michael McKnight overcame mental and physical hurdles to break the record for the Arizona Monster 300, a 304-mile race through the Sonoran Desert.
Education »

College students will soon be paying a bit more at Utah's public higher education institutions
- Rep. Kennedy challenges 'failing' assumption that higher education is built around 4-year degrees
- Colleges and universities remain Utah's portal to higher wages, better health and 'social capital'
- Farmington parents seek increased transparency after teacher allegedly consumed alcohol in class
- How Burgess Owens is seeking to better 'MATCH' job seekers with employers
Health »

Menopause products are having a hot minute. Why doctors urge caution
- 6-year-old girl holding art auctions to raise money childhood cancer patients
- South Florida dad heads home after nearly 7-year wait for lifesaving heart transplant
- From grocery stores to campus: Measles continues to spread in Utah
- Audit raises 'significant' issues with Utah's oversight of a Medicaid nursing home program
Police & Courts »

Former Ogden police chief defends involvement backing ex-officer in sex misconduct case
Politics »
Trump proposes to cut 9,400 TSA workers, $1.5 billion from budget
- Trump threatens jail for reporter who revealed Iran airman rescue
- US, Iran study ceasefire plan as Trump's warning nears deadline
- Rep. Kennedy challenges 'failing' assumption that higher education is built around 4-year degrees
- International group critiques Utah transgender review cited by congressional Democrats
Science »
Artemis moon mission breaks record for distance from Earth
- As 4 astronauts aim to make history in space, Trump proposes NASA budget cut
- 'The whole moon all at once': Artemis II astronauts set to make historic lunar flyby
- A gray whale that swam 20 miles up a Washington state river is found dead
- Fossils from China show complex life evolved millions of years earlier than once thought



