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Provo summit highlights challenges Utahns face in escaping poverty

Provo summit highlights challenges Utahns face in escaping poverty

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Posted April 20 - 10:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Know Poverty summit held last Wednesday in Provo addressed challenges faced by Utahns.
Major Canadian airline to pull out of Salt Lake City, but it's already planning a return

Major Canadian airline to pull out of Salt Lake City, but it's already planning a return

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted April 20 - 9:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

Canada's largest airline says it plans to pull flights out of a select number of airports this year, including Salt Lake City, as it deals with the rising cost of jet fuel.
Celeste Maloy seeks to fend off GOP challenge from Phil Lyman

Celeste Maloy seeks to fend off GOP challenge from Phil Lyman

Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL  |  Posted April 20 - 9:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

Rep. Celeste Maloy is seeking reelection to her second full term in Congress, but a newly drawn congressional district with a more conservative lean could give an opening to one of her challengers.
Utah company says feds used false information to get a warrant

Utah company says feds used false information to get a warrant

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted April 20 - 8:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Davis County company once accused of labor trafficking claims that the recently completed federal investigation was based on false statements from the state probe.
Ephraim Utah Temple open house to be held in September, dedication in October

Ephraim Utah Temple open house to be held in September, dedication in October

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted April 20 - 7:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Monday that the Ephraim Utah Temple will be dedicated on Oct. 11, with an open house from Sept. 2 to Sept. 19.
Utah Food Bank gets massive pork donation; college football players did the heavy lifting

Utah Food Bank gets massive pork donation; college football players did the heavy lifting

Minty Buckwalter, Deseret News  |  Posted April 20 - 6:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

On Friday, a handful of BYU, SUU and Utah State football players worked together to unload 20,000 pounds of pork at the Utah Food Bank.
Texas man identified as hiker who fell at Angels Landing

Texas man identified as hiker who fell at Angels Landing

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Posted April 20 - 6:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Texas man has died after fall at Zion National Park's Angels Landing trail.
University of Utah trustees greenlight 1,500 underground parking stalls on campus

University of Utah trustees greenlight 1,500 underground parking stalls on campus

Logan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted April 20 - 5:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

The University of Utah's board of trustees last week approved a bond measure to fund an underground parking structure that will add approximately 1,500 spaces to campus.
St. George hosts watch party for 50 local Boston Marathon participants

St. George hosts watch party for 50 local Boston Marathon participants

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted April 20 - 4:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

St. George hosted a watch party Monday for nearly 50 local Boston Marathon participants, including Aaron Metler who is the recreation manager for the city.
2 arrested in Wyoming in fatal Salt Lake hotel shooting

2 arrested in Wyoming in fatal Salt Lake hotel shooting

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Updated April 20 - 3:39 p.m.  |  Save Story

A confrontation between people known to each other ended with one person being shot and killed Monday at a Salt Lake hotel, police say. Two people have been arrested.
Herriman woman killed in alleged murder-suicide filed for divorce before death; suspect identified

Herriman woman killed in alleged murder-suicide filed for divorce before death; suspect identified

Sarah Martin, KSL  |  Updated April 20 - 3:17 p.m.  |  Save Story

The family of a Herriman woman have identified Lindha Paola Zerpa Lara, 43, as the victim of what police are calling a murder-suicide.
Ogden woman charged with torturing, abusing young boy

Ogden woman charged with torturing, abusing young boy

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted April 20 - 2:12 p.m.  |  Save Story

An Ogden woman is charged with torture and aggravated child abuse in the the alleged mistreatment of a 6-year-old boy.
Utah care facility manager charged with abusing disabled resident

Utah care facility manager charged with abusing disabled resident

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Updated April 20 - 12:15 p.m.  |  Save Story

A manager at a care facility in Pleasant Grove has been charged with attacking one of its disabled residents.
Lehi man told not to come to family dinner shoots up bedroom, police say

Lehi man told not to come to family dinner shoots up bedroom, police say

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted April 20 - 11:15 a.m.  |  Save Story

A Lehi man was charged with shooting up a bedroom inside his home after police say he was told to stay home from a family dinner.
Church of Jesus Christ announces new Young Women class names, new temple location

Church of Jesus Christ announces new Young Women class names, new temple location

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted April 20 - 10:20 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Church of Jesus Christ announced new names Monday for its young women's groups and also announced Sunday the location of another temple it plans to build.
Springville man charged with killing his mother and a Salt Lake man

Springville man charged with killing his mother and a Salt Lake man

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted April 20 - 8:45 a.m.  |  Save Story

A Springville man was charged Sunday with shooting and killing his mother and a Salt Lake man. But the bodies of Sarah Johnson and John Waldron Handricks remain missing.
Utah Lake Authority campaign hopes to educate public about harmful algal blooms

Utah Lake Authority campaign hopes to educate public about harmful algal blooms

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Posted April 20 - 8:16 a.m.  |  Save Story

A new Utah Lake campaign takes a know-before-you-go approach, targeting harmful algal bloom concerns.
Utah's 'tip of the spear' strategy: Inside the state's move to lead the nation in AI education

Utah's 'tip of the spear' strategy: Inside the state's move to lead the nation in AI education

Brooke Nally for KSL  |  Posted April 20 - 6:24 a.m.  |  Save Story

While the national conversation around artificial intelligence often toggles between fear and fascination, Utah leaders are busy building what they call a "middle path."
Printing a leg: BYU students test 3D-printed prosthetics

Printing a leg: BYU students test 3D-printed prosthetics

Deanie Wimmer, KSL  |  Posted April 19 - 10:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

Inside Brigham Young University's engineering building, months of designing, testing, and problem-solving all come down to one moment.