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3 weeks ago | 
kslnewsradio.com | Brian Carlson |Britt Johnson |Mariah Maynes
WEST VALLEY CITY — “Driving safer around big semitrucks,” that message is one Utah drivers need to hear. The Utah Department of Transportation said deadly crashes with cars and big rigs in Utah are too high, and its on a campaign to fix that. The problem is bigger in Utah than almost anywhere else in the country. Utah has more big rigs on the road than nearly every other state.
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1 month ago | 
kslnewsradio.com | Brian Carlson |Bridger Beal-Cvetko |Bryanna Willis |Kennedy Camarena
WEST JORDAN — Gov. Spencer Cox got a crash course as an electrician Wednesday: wiring a light fixture, bending a metal conduit and watching a hot dog be fried with 120 volts of electricity during a tour of a West Jordan apprenticeship training facility. Dozens of students laughed when the governor said a series of trigonometry equations written on the whiteboard are why he went to law school, and they applauded as he flipped a switch, successfully illuminating a light bulb he wired.
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1 month ago | 
kslnewsradio.com | Brian Carlson |Bridger Beal-Cvetko |Shelby Lofton |Britt Johnson
SALT LAKE CITY — A legislative audit found “consistent problems” of compliance with building codes in several newly constructed and renovated public schools and recommends more state oversight to ensure safety and compliance going forward. Related: How earthquake proof is your child’s school? The report, presented to state lawmakers Tuesday, comes after that panel requested an examination of the Utah State Board of Education‘s oversight of school construction.
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1 month ago | 
kslnewsradio.com | Brian Carlson |Shelby Lofton |Britt Johnson |Kennedy Camarena
SALT LAKE CITY – Big changes may be coming for thousands of elementary school students in the Granite School District. The district is looking at possibly closing elementary schools on the district’s east side from among a list of ten schools, including: Cottonwood, Crestview, Driggs, Eastwood, Morningside, Oakridge, Oakwood, William Penn, Rosecrest, and Upland Terrace Elementaries. Parents have a chance to weigh in on it Wednesday night.
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1 month ago | 
kslnewsradio.com | Brian Carlson |Mariah Maynes |Shelby Lofton |Bryanna Willis
SALT LAKE CITY — Former President Joe Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis has brought an old conversation to the forefront of headlines, and it’s one that men in Utah need to hear, because right now, they have nearly the highest death rates for prostate cancer in the U.S.According to the Huntsman Cancer Institute, one in eight Utah men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime, with roughly 2,000 to 3,000 new men diagnosed every year.
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1 month ago | 
ksl.com | Logan Stefanich |Brian Carlson
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Feb 14, 2025 | 
kslnewsradio.com | Michael Houck |Brian Carlson
SALT LAKE CITY — The mayor of Salt Lake City confirmed that it was her decision to make the city’s police chief step down earlier this week. After a media event about the 2034 Winter Games on Capitol Hill, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall spoke to media about Wednesday’s announcement of Salt Lake City police chief Mike Brown’s upcoming resignation. When asked if she forced Brown to resign, Mendenhall said, “Yes.
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Feb 11, 2025 | 
kslnewsradio.com | Mariah Maynes |Brian Carlson
SALT LAKE CITY — One person was killed after a West Haven house fire on Tuesday night. According to David Reed, Weber Fire District’s deputy chief, the fire broke out near 4300 S and 3450 W. Weber Fire District’s chief said they received a call around 6:15 p.m. They believe it was reported after someone saw smoke emerging from the house. Three engines arrived on the scene; one from Roy Fire Department and two from the Weber Fire Department.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
ksl.com | Brian Carlson
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah families are welcoming home soldiers with the Utah National Guard this weekend as 150 Utah soldiers returned home Saturday from a nearly yearlong military mission to Africa. KSL-TV was there as their plane arrived, and they greeted their families. Walking off the plane to families anxious for their return, soldiers came home Saturday to hugs long overdue. For loved ones greeting them, it was their best day ever. "We're very excited.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
bvmsports.com | Brian Carlson
Vanderbilt vs Lady Vols Preview Believe it or not, there was a time Vanderbilt-Tennessee was the biggest rivalry in women's basketball. Before Tim Corbin arrived and brought the baseball team to national prominence, Commodore women's basketball was considered the flagship program for Vanderbilt athletics. Vandy was competing for SEC titles every year and consistently making deep NCAA tournament runs, even reaching a Final Four in 1993.
