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5 days ago | 
kslnewsradio.com | Carter Williams |Alton Barnhart |Mariah Maynes
SALT LAKE CITY — Earth has experienced at least five “mass extinction” events throughout its existence, but some species have been able to survive these major shifts. Utah researchers say they believe they now know how existing crocodile, alligator and gharial species were able to survive the last two extinctions — each tens of millions of years ago — which could help understand how certain species can survive future events.
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1 week ago | 
kslnewsradio.com | Mariah Maynes |Kennedy Camarena |Alton Barnhart
PARK CITY, Utah — ‘Ride On,’ the Park City carpool program designed to cut back on greenhouse gas emissions and alleviate traffic congestion, accounted for 350,639 miles of multi-person transportation between Dec. 1 2024 and March 31, 2025. According to Park City Municipal, the program transferred 26,000 single-occupancy vehicle trips to public transit or carpools. Clayton Scrivner, the communications manager for Park City, said 8.9 tons of CO2 were reduced this year during the program.
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1 week ago | 
kslnewsradio.com | Adam Small |Alton Barnhart |Mariah Maynes |Josuee Sanchez
SALT LAKE CITY — A BYU graduate student has had his revoked without notice and told to go back to Japan before the end of April. He is among dozens of international students in Utah who were told their visas had been revoked last week. Suguru Onda has been living legally in the United States and said he has one year more before he completes his doctoral degree. Related: ICE detaining immigrants on probation during court-ordered check-insWhat is a Form I-20, or I-20 visa?
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1 week ago | 
kslnewsradio.com | Josuee Sanchez |Alton Barnhart |Mariah Maynes
SALT LAKE CITY — Researchers at the University of Utah say they’ve learned that one of the most common health-care-acquired infections, Clostridioides difficile or C. diff, spreads three times more than was originally thought. Right now, hospitals and care centers report about 225,000 cases of C. diff each year. It’s a germ that can cause diarrhea and colitis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC also reports that C. diff can be life-threatening.
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1 week ago | 
kslnewsradio.com | Sam Herrera |Alton Barnhart |Mariah Maynes |Josuee Sanchez |Samantha Herrera
SALT LAKE CITY — A four-car crash in Murray left one person dead on Tuesday. According to Lt. Jake Huggard with Murray police, the crash happened around 10:55 a.m. on Winchester Street. Murray police and firefighters responded to the scene and transported several people to the hospital. One person died shortly after arriving at the hospital, according to Murray police. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
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1 week ago | 
ksltv.com | Mariah Maynes
Apr 14, 2025, 9:34 PM SALT LAKE CITY— Unified Police Department Special Victims Unit is searching for a missing 18-year-old who was last seen on April 6. According to UPD, Andrea “Andrew” Mathew was last seen in the parking lot of St. Mark’s Hospital. He was wearing a grey hoodie, checkered black and white pajama pants, and Spongebob Squarepants slippers. Mathew was described as being 5 feet 10 inches tall with dark skin. He has black hair and brown eyes.
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1 week ago | 
kslnewsradio.com | Mariah Maynes |Amie Schaeffer |Britt Johnson |Alexandrea Bonilla
SALT LAKE CITY— Unified Police Department Special Victims Unit is searching for a missing 18-year-old who was last seen on April 6. According to UPD, Andrea “Andrew” Mathew was last seen in the parking lot of St. Mark’s Hospital. He was wearing a grey hoodie, checkered black and white pajama pants, and Spongebob Squarepants slippers. Mathew was described as being 5 feet 10 inches tall with dark skin. He has black hair and brown eyes.
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1 week ago | 
kslnewsradio.com | Simone Seikaly |Amie Schaeffer |Britt Johnson |Mariah Maynes
SALT LAKE CITY — Sandy police confirmed Tuesday morning that a missing 12-year-old girl was found. The girl went missing near 8600 South 700 East in Sandy. Missing girl found safeThe Sandy Police Department made the announcement via Facebook and said she was back home with family. No other information about the case was given. This story has been updated to remove identifying information out of respect for privacy.
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1 week ago | 
kslnewsradio.com | Alexandrea Bonilla |Amie Schaeffer |Britt Johnson |Mariah Maynes
SALT LAKE CITY — State employees will no longer be able to telework on designated bad air days as a bill repealing the program goes into effect in May. The repeal was included in a bill passed this legislative session that focused on which state employees were eligible for a performance-based evaluation program. The program was created back in 2021 after data was made available showing an increase in healthy air quality during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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1 week ago | 
kslnewsradio.com | Mariah Maynes |Alton Barnhart |Britt Johnson
KANAB — Kane County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue found a man dead in Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park on April 14. He had been reported overdue the day before. According to Kane County Sheriff’s Office, Neal Mower, 67, bought a day pass to the state park on April 10 at approximately 11 a.m. On the morning of April 13, other park visitors notified authorities they hadn’t seen the man, but his vehicle had remained in the same place for several days.
