KSL-AM (Salt Lake City, UT)

KSL Newsradio consists of two radio stations based in Salt Lake City, Utah: the original AM station KSL at 1160 kHz and the FM station KSL-FM at 102.7 MHz, which is licensed to Midvale. Both stations air an All-News format during important weekday hours and feature Talk programming at other times. They are owned by Bonneville International, a broadcasting arm of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The stations operate from the same studios as their sister television station, KSL-TV, located in the Broadcast House within the Triad Center in downtown Salt Lake City.

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#171119

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#36371

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Davis High students taking AP test interrupted by fire alarm

19 hours ago | kslnewsradio.com | Allessandra Harris Gurr

SALT LAKE CITY — On Monday, several Davis High School students had only 30 minutes left with their AP Calculus exam when a fire alarm went off. “The cause of the alarm was due to a balloon that interfered with the connection of a beam detector,” said Christopher Williams, spokesperson with the Davis School District.
Utah surrogate woman charged with extorting money from couple during pregnancy

1 day ago | kslnewsradio.com | Pat Reavy

WEST VALLEY CITY — A West Valley woman is facing criminal charges accusing her of extorting money from a couple while carrying their surrogate baby. Teresa Mertes, 33, was charged Tuesday in 3rd District Court with theft by extortion and attempted theft by extortion, third-degree felonies; and attempted theft by deception, a class A misdemeanor. The bizarre case involves a couple from the Washington, D.C., area who “were in a surrogacy agreement with (Mertes),” according to charging documents.
2025 has already had more Utah police shootings to date than any year in the past 10

1 day ago | kslnewsradio.com | Becky Bruce

SALT LAKE CITY — Data from local police agencies and KSL’s own reporting shows Utah police have been involved in at least 11 shootings year-to-date in 2025. At least eight of those shootings resulted in someone’s death. By May 13 of 2024, there had been roughly half that number of Utah police shootings, with at least six identified in our count.
Salt Lake mom arrested, accused of abandoning her 2-year-old son

1 day ago | kslnewsradio.com | Pat Reavy |Britt Johnson

SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake police have arrested a woman who they say gave her 2-year-old son to a man in a car in a parking lot, then passed out and reported her son as being abducted 11 hours later when she couldn’t find him. Chantelle Erichsen Rees, 32, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of child abandonment and child endangerment. The incident began about 4:30 a.m. Monday when Rees went to an apartment complex near 700 South and 300 East along with her 2-year-old son.
Utah County had the most growth in Utah in 2024

2 days ago | kslnewsradio.com | Allessandra Harris Gurr

SALT LAKE CITY — Nearly half of Utah’s population growth happened in Utah County in 2024. Utah County had the highest share of the state’s population growth at 43.4%, according to a report from the Utah County Health Department. “That growth is happening around the whole county, from the north border to the south border. But the majority is happening in the north border,” said Tyler Plewe, deputy director for the Utah County Health Department.
Wellington residents hospitalized after semi hits home

2 days ago | kslnewsradio.com | Michael Houck

SALT LAKE CITY — A semi carrying a tank trailer left a trail of destruction Monday morning after it left the roadway, crashing into several cars, utilities, and ending up in a Wellington home. Lt. Cameron Roden with the Utah Highway Patrol said at approximately 6:20 a.m., the semi was traveling eastbound on state Route 6 when it left the roadway.
Garage fire in West Valley City under investigation

3 days ago | kslnewsradio.com | Alton Barnhart

WEST VALLEY CITY — A fire that started Sunday afternoon in a West Valley City garage is under investigation, according to the West Valley City Fire Department. In an X post from the WVCFD, the garage fire occurred near 3310 W. and Montrone Drive. Garage fire near 3310 W Montrone Dr. Fire spread to the 2nd story. Crews arrived and knocked it down quickly. The cause is under investigation. As a reminder, in high wind conditions be careful with your ignition sources.
Another Newark airport disruption as Trump’s transportation secretary talks of reducing flights

3 days ago | kslnewsradio.com | Alton Barnhart

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he plans to reduce the number of flights in and out of Newark’s airport for the “next several weeks” as it struggles with radar outages and other issues, including another Sunday that again slowed air traffic. Speaking on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that aired Sunday, Duffy said he will meet this week with all major carriers flying through Newark Liberty International, New Jersey’s largest airport.
Family members, police hope to identify suspect in Taylorsville burglary caught on video

3 days ago | kslnewsradio.com | Alton Barnhart

TAYLORSVILLE — Family members and police on Sunday were hoping somebody could identify a man caught by surveillance cameras trying to kick in the door of a home and stealing several tools from sheds in a fenced-off back yard. Erica Walker said it happened at her family’s home just before 8:00 p.m. Friday, when surveillance video shared with KSL 5 showed a pickup track backing up into the carport. A stranger then gets out of the truck and moves to the back fence.
Newest way to move around Salt Lake City doubles as history lesson

3 days ago | kslnewsradio.com | Alton Barnhart

SALT LAKE CITY — A crowd eagerly files into a double-decker bus, scrambling to score a second-story seat as Maurice “Moe” Egan climbs into the driver’s seat. Within minutes, he’s spewing a unique blend of historical facts with folksy commentary and location recommendations through a headset as he drives past downtown Salt Lake City. There’s the Salt Palace, which retains the name it got from the rock salt used to form its original structure.