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1 week ago | 
kslnewsradio.com | Caitlin Keith |Mariah Maynes |Ivy Farguheson |Shara Park
One argument in favor of the law is that it will decrease the political power of the unions. Osborne shared that in Chicago the teacher’s union got one of their union officials elected as mayor. “They get him in place, and then come negotiation time, they’re like, ‘Alright, let’s do a deal.’ He has basically drawn up plans to bankrupt the city for the benefit of the teachers unions,” he said.
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1 week ago | 
kslnewsradio.com | Carter Williams |Ivy Farguheson |Shara Park |Shelby Lofton
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s largest power provider is bracing for higher demands ahead of the state’s first real heat wave of the year. High temperatures across the Wasatch Front and northern Utah will jump from the mid-to-upper 80s on Tuesday to upper 90s and low 100s by Thursday. Temperatures could reach as high as 110 degrees in the St. George area by Thursday, as well.
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2 weeks ago | 
kslnewsradio.com | Jacob Freeman |Bridger Beal-Cvetko |Bryanna Willis |Ivy Farguheson
MOAB — A man was taken into custody in Moab Thursday after police said he drove recklessly, hit another car head-on and then fled the scene. A probable cause statement for the incident said a 911 caller saw a black Ram 3500 doing donuts in a gas station parking lot on Main Street, “nearly hitting multiple other vehicles,” at approximately 9:30 p.m.According to the statement, the caller followed the truck to another gas station to try and get the plates and tell police.
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2 weeks ago | 
kslnewsradio.com | Bridger Beal-Cvetko |Bryanna Willis |Ivy Farguheson |Kennedy Camarena
WASHINGTON — Utah Sen. Mike Lee introduced a resolution calling for an investigation into a former FBI director and Trump critic for a social media post Lee said called for the assassination of the president.
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2 weeks ago | 
kslnewsradio.com | Jacob Freeman |Bryanna Willis |Ivy Farguheson |Kennedy Camarena
PAROWAN — A man broke his ankle and had to be airlifted out of a remote area in Iron County Thursday. His family was also helped by rescuers. Parowan Police Lt. Eamonn Taylor said they received reports of a traumatic injury near the Vermillion Castle trail east of Parowan. “(The 911 caller) and her siblings and her father were hiking off trail, kind of doing some light bouldering on some rock faces back there,” Taylor said.
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2 weeks ago | 
kslnewsradio.com | Ivy Farguheson |Kennedy Camarena |Bryanna Willis
TOOELE — If the Tooele Downtown Alliance has its way, Tooele residents won’t have to head to Salt Lake City for a night on the town. Composed of small business owners, city residents and property owners, the alliance believes Tooele residents should be able to have fun in their own city. And they are taking the steps to make this a reality.
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3 weeks 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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4 weeks 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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4 weeks 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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4 weeks 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.
