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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.