KSL-AM (Salt Lake City, UT)

4 days ago | kslnewsradio.com | Kennedy Camarena

SALT LAKE CITY — At least 4,707 Rocky Mountain Power customers are without power on Sunday afternoon in the Ballpark neighborhood. According to Rocky Mountain Power, the cause of the power outage is currently unknown, and crews are working to get the power up again. The power company stated on its website that the power went out right before 1 p.m.The Salt Lake City Police Department said in an X post that people should treat traffic signals as a four-way stop while the power is down.

4 days ago | kslnewsradio.com | Alex Cabrero |Alton Barnhart |Kennedy Camarena

SALT LAKE CITY — The sound of bagpipes echoed off the marble steps of the Utah Capitol Saturday morning. It was the kind of sound that makes people stop and listen. But this event wasn’t about music. It was about a gunshot; one that was fired 250 years ago on Lexington Green in Massachusetts, a moment forever known as the Shot Heard Round the World. It was the beginning of the American Revolution and, eventually, the story of how the United States began.

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.

5 days ago | kslnewsradio.com | Alton Barnhart

LEHI — Timpanogos Highway was shut down Thursday night due to a diesel fuel spill, according to the Lehi Fire Department. The Lehi FD said in a Facebook post that a trailer hauling diesel fuel overturned and ruptured on the westbound lanes. The trailer was carrying approximately 300 gallons of diesel fuel, according to the post. Lehi FD Hazmat technicians responded to the area, as they worked to contain the spill and stop the leak.

5 days ago | kslnewsradio.com | Kennedy Camarena

SALT LAKE CITY — Six people were arrested after police discovered stolen property, cash, firearms and three different types of drugs. Heber City Police Department said in a Facebook post that the discovery was made when the Wasatch Back Major Crimes Task Force (WBMC) investigated burglaries and vehicle thefts happening in Heber City, Midway City and Wasatch County. Police also said those thefts started in January.