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5 days ago | 
kslnewsradio.com | Garna Mejia |Daniella Rivera |Ivy Farguheson
SOUTH JORDAN — After more than a month, South Jordan missing teenager Alisa Petrov has been found alive in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The South Jordan Police Department confirmed that the 15-year-old girl is in the care of officers with the Colorado Springs Police Department. Scanner traffic indicated the teen walked into the police station and identified herself. Authorities confirmed she is in good health and safe. Her family has been notified and is expected to reunite with her soon.
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1 week ago | 
kslnewsradio.com | Brynn Carnesecca |Daniella Rivera |Bryanna Willis |Ivy Farguheson
MURRAY — Shoes are a necessity for children to go to school. They provide protection, give a sense of security and help students to fit in. Still, many students have to wear shoes that are ill-fitting, no longer functional or may not be able to afford shoes at all. Intermountain Medical Center in Murray partnered with the Murray School District and Murray Education Foundation to provide shoes for the students in need.
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1 week ago | 
kslnewsradio.com | Daniella Rivera |Ivy Farguheson |Verl Johansen
SALT LAKE CITY — A majority of Utah law enforcement agencies have not complied with a new law requiring them to provide sexual assault data to the state. “This is a really important issue,” said Rep. Angela Romero, D-Salt Lake City. Unlike other types of violent crime in Utah, rape is consistently recorded at than the national average. “In Utah, we’re in the top 10,” Romero said.
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1 week ago | 
kslnewsradio.com | Ivy Farguheson |Verl Johansen |Bryanna Willis
PAYSON — Troopers have identified the two drivers who were killed in a wrong-way crash on I-15 in Payson on Tuesday afternoon. A blue Kia SUV was northbound about 2 miles south of the freeway’s junction with state Route 164 when it “cut across the northbound lanes, came through the median cable barrier,” and hit a green Jeep Gladiator head-on in the southbound lanes, UHP Cpl. Jared Heywood said. The drivers of both vehicles died on impact, a statement from UHP says.
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Feb 9, 2025 | 
kslnewsradio.com | Michelle Lee |Ivy Farguheson
SALT LAKE CITY — Respiratory illnesses such as the flu, COVID-19, and RSV are on the rise across the U.S.Let’s Get Moving with Maria Host Maria Shilaos spoke with Nicole Henry, district leader and pharmacist at CVS, to learn what the health trends look like in Utah and what we can do to stay healthy. Below is a partial transcript of this interview as well as the full podcast. KSL NewsRadio edited the following transcript for brevity and clarity.
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Feb 6, 2025 | 
kslnewsradio.com | Allessandra Harris Gurr |Ivy Farguheson |Bryanna Willis
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah researchers say diabetes and weight loss drugs may have an impact on vision loss and other eye complications because they work too well. Semaglutide and tirzepatide are active ingredients in popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound and Mounjaro. A recent review by the Moran Eye Center found these ingredients may play a role in vision complications, such as eye stroke.
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Feb 3, 2025 | 
kslnewsradio.com | Heather Peterson |Ivy Farguheson |Alton Barnhart
SALT LAKE CITY — Many Utahns stayed home from work and school Monday to demonstrate what a Day Without Immigrants would look like. But Monday’s absenteeism could also be related to illness or to President Trump’s executive order calling for the removal of undocumented immigrants. While numbers have not been collected on Monday’s attendance or student absences, Granite School District Spokesperson Andrea Stringham confirmed their district saw an increase in absences.
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Feb 3, 2025 | 
kslnewsradio.com | Adam Small |Ivy Farguheson |Alton Barnhart |Mariah Maynes
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah experts warn that the tariffs President Donald Trump is threatening to bring against countries like Canada and China will directly affect local businesses, and in-turn Utah consumers. “[Tariffs are] just a broad tax on all Americans,” said Jonathan Freedman, president and CEO of World Trade Center Utah.
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Feb 3, 2025 | 
kslnewsradio.com | Ivy Farguheson |Alton Barnhart |Mariah Maynes |Carlysle Price
SALT LAKE CITY — The American Dental Association has long recommended that everyone see the dentist at least once every six months. But many Americans are not following through with this suggestion. The American Dental Association reports that in 2022, slightly more than half the population aged 0-18 years old — 52% — visited the dentist at least one time during the year.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
deseret.com | Ivy Farguheson
Mysti Lopez just wanted to do what all the other parents do at her children's school: help on field trips, attend events, see her children succeeding in school. But, as a convicted felon since she was 18, Lopez was prohibited from doing anything at her children's school. She was, in essence, prevented from being a regular mother to her kids. Until, that is, she got the felony on her criminal expunged, or removed, allowing her to start a new life she always wanted.
