(Provo, UT) — Officials with Brigham Young University are apologizing after several prospective students were mistakenly sent acceptance letters. Nine people received what they thought was good news, only to later be told that they hadn’t actually been accepted. Director of Admissions Chad Johnson says he knows the error caused […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The U-S Department of Justice is suing Utah to get access to private voter information. The suit targets Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson. The Trump administration says she has not handed over the names, dates of birth, addresses and driver’s license numbers of all Utah voters. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Police searched Salt Lake Community College campuses yesterdeay afternoon after a reported bomb threat. Authorities say a caller claimed a bomb had been placed in a restroom but did not specify a location. Utah Highway Patrol officers conducted precautionary searches across the campuses. Investigators say […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A major prediction market is suing Utah over a proposed state law that would ban their industry. Kalshi says so-called proposition bets are regulated at the federal level by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Last week, that agency made it clear that prop bets are […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that recently passed the Utah House would raise taxes on cigarettes and other nicotine products, increasing the cost of a pack of cigarettes by about one-dollar-seventy-five. House Bill 337 also changes how products like nicotine pouches and moist snuff are taxed, treating them […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A judge has denied a request to remove prosecutors from the Charlie Kirk murder case. Attorneys for defendant Tyler Robinson argued the Utah County Attorney’s Office should be recused because one prosecutor’s child attended the rally, though the 18-year-old did not witness the shooting. Kirk […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A three judge federal panel has rejected a Republican effort to overturn the congressional map that’s set to be used in this year’s elections. The judges from the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals issued their decision yesterday. That comes a few days after the Utah […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal from legislative leaders seeking to overturn approval of a new congressional map. The court’s action leaves the updated map in place and declines to reinstate the 2021 boundaries. The decision comes as officials verify signatures tied to […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — State lawmakers are advancing two bills that deal with police quotas and unmarked squad cars. Republican State Senator Dan McCay has a bill that would ban police in unmarked cars from making stops that only involve an infraction, like speeding. He thinks it’s often inappropriate […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A total of 19 athletes with ties to Utah took home medals in the Olympic games that wrapped up yesterday in Italy. In team events, Utah athletes had a part in three gold medals, one silver and one bronze. An all-Utah team took home gold […]
