Bill banning trans athletes in girls sports advances in Utah
Transgender athletes would be barred from playing on girls’ sports teams under a bill that advanced Thursday in Utah, one of more than a dozen states…
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Wyoming man sues after being stunned, arrested by deputies
A Wyoming man filed a lawsuit against the Laramie County board of commissioners and two sheriff’s deputies who stunned and arrested him and his…
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Search and rescuers recover 2 people from Utah snowstorm
Search and rescuers have safely extracted two snowmobilers who were stranded in a snowstorm in…
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Proposed Oregon bill aims to limit bans on homeless camping
Cities and counties in Oregon aiming to ban homeless people from sitting, sleeping and camping on public property may soon face a barrier under a…
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Wyoming man pleads guilty to killing 3 relatives
A Wyoming man accused of killing three relatives has pleaded…
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Cheyenne burger joint defies virus public health orders
The owner of a burger joint in Cheyenne has defied public health orders in Wyoming issued in response to the coronavirus pandemic, arguing he had to…
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Skier survived avalanche by clinging to tree before saving 2
An investigator says a skier caught in an avalanche that killed four people in Utah survived by clinging to a tree through the onslaught of rushing…
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22 Utah legislative staffers given early vaccine access
The Utah House has said about two dozen Utah legislative staffers were placed on the priority list to receive COVID-19 vaccinations ahead of other…
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Montana snowmobiler dies in weekend avalanche in Swan Range
A northwestern Montana man died after being caught in a weekend avalanche while snowmobiling in the Swan Range east of Kalispell, Flathead County…
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4 skiers killed, 4 injured by Utah avalanche, police say
An avalanche killed four skiers and injured four others Saturday in a popular recreation area, making it one of the deadliest avalanches in Utah…
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Idaho man gets 54 years in prison after shooting officer
An Idaho man has been sentenced to 54 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to shooting a police officer last year, a judge…
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Utah poised to remove concealed weapon permit requirements
Utah gun owners would be able to carry concealed weapons without a permit under a bill that passed the state Senate on Friday, leaving one procedural…
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Man who died in plane crash not certified to fly plane
A Portland man who was flying a Cessna Citation 560 that crashed into the Mutton Mountain Range on Warm Springs land last month was not certified to…
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A Utah theme park is suing Taylor Swift over ‘Evermore’ album title
Utah’s Evermore Park has filed a federal lawsuit against Taylor Swift claiming the title of her latest album infringes on the theme…
Continue Reading Park City man’s body recovered after weekend avalanche
Crews have recovered the body of a Park City man who died in an avalanche over the…
Continue Reading Idaho man wins lottery for the sixth time
An Idaho man can now call himself a lotto winner six times…
Continue Reading Washington man dies after falling through ice on Idaho lake
A 60-year-old Washington man died on Friday after falling through the ice at a lake in northern Idaho, Authorities…
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Montana man wins big on Wheel of Fortune
Helena native Jesse Jerome Smith won big on a Wheel of Fortune episode that aired…
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Powder River Basin midwinter eagle count up from last year
A volunteer survey of the Powder River Basin suggests more eagles are using the basin as their winter home this year than in…
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Wyoming Game and Fish Department commissioner replaced
Gov. Mark Gordon has appointed a Lincoln County court clerk to fill a vacancy on the Wyoming Game and Fish Department commission that was created…
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Rexburg senator leads way for restitution for Tapp, wrongfully convicted
A Rexburg Senator is among Idaho lawmakers who are leading the way for a bill that would compensate people who have been wrongfully incarcerated in…
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House bill would ban trans females from women’s sports
A bill that would ban transgender females from competing on female sports teams sponsored by public schools and universities passed the Montana House…
Continue Reading Montana man faces $9.9M fine for racist, harassing robocalls
n Idaho man is facing a $9.9 million fine from the Federal Communications Commission after he sent racist, anti-Semitic and harassing robocalls to…
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Utah lawmaker opens impeachment probe of attorney general
A Democratic lawmaker in Utah said Tuesday he is launching an impeachment probe against Attorney General Sean Reyes following his support of…
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Salt Lake City School District students to return to classes
A school district in northern Utah has reopened to elementary students after increased pressure from state lawmakers and parents during the…
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Utah House votes to allow concealed guns without a permit
The Utah House voted Tuesday to allow adults to carry concealed weapons without a permit, despite some GOP…
Continue Reading Last of 4 domestic terrorists sentenced to 55 years in jail
The last of four domestic terrorists who robbed banks and planted bombs in the Spokane region in 1996 has been resentenced to 55 years in federal…
Continue Reading Seattle ‘vaccine’ peddler arrested for selling untested drug
A suburban Seattle man who advertised a supposed COVID-19 “vaccine” he said he created in his personal lab, was arrested Thursday by federal…
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Unclaimed 2nd vaccine doses to be re-distributed, gov says
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is ordering vaccine shots set aside as second doses be re-distributed as first doses to new people if the original patient…
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Utah National Guard to send 350 troops to Washington, D.C.
The Utah National Guard announced Friday it will send about 350 service members to Washington, D.C. to support law enforcement at President-elect Joe…
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Utah reports first case of United Kingdom COVID-19 variant
Utah health officials confirmed the state’s first case of the COVID-19 variant that’s been seen in the United Kingdom on…
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Park ranger rescues man from submerged truck in Utah
A park ranger has saved the life of an 80-year-old man who was drowning in a submerged vehicle by smashing through the truck’s window and pulling the…
Continue Reading Utah Capitol closed to public as session opens amid protests
The Utah State Capitol will be largely closed to the public when lawmakers begin their work for the year next week amid planned protests in Utah…
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University of Utah president to step down after 3 years
University of Utah President Ruth Watkins has announced she is stepping down in April after accepting the position of president of Strada Impact, a…
Continue Reading Coronavirus vaccine brings relief to Utah homeless hospice
While no one living at a Salt Lake City hospice center for homeless people has tested positive for COVID-19, the vaccine’s arrival has provided a new…
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Suspect now sought in Elko homicide; 1 of 2 victims has died
The search for a man accused of shooting two people in Elko has now become a search for a homicide…
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Official: Boise area might gain 1 legislative district
Population estimates suggest the Boise metropolitan region will gain another legislative district at the expense of rural Idaho, a state official…
Continue Reading Utah snowboarder died in backcountry avalanche at Park City
A Utah man who was snowboarding near Park City was caught in an avalanche in the backcountry Friday morning and died, according to…
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Wyoming county health department vandalized with fake blood
Health officials in Wyoming have reported that the exterior doors of the Cheyenne-Laramie County Health Department were vandalized with fake blood, a…
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New Utah governor unveils vaccine plan amid holiday surge
New Gov. Spencer Cox unveiled a plan Friday to ramp up Utah’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution as the state sees a post-holiday surge in new…
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Late-night earthquake hits southeast Idaho
A 4.2 magnitude earthquake was felt in southeast…
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Police: Twin 61-year-old brothers found dead in Wyoming
Authorities in Wyoming have said two 61-year-old twin brothers were found dead over the weekend.…
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Superintendent Ybarra announces new SDE transportation director
Kyle Rahn, a law enforcement officer for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in Boise, will join the State Department of Education Dec. 30 as…
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Idaho school district replaces Indians mascot, keeps colors
A school board in Idaho has unanimously approved a new mascot to represent its school after it retired the Indians moniker earlier this…
Continue Reading First COVID-19 vaccinations begin in Oregon
Oregon hospitals administered the first coronavirus vaccines in the state Wednesday to nurses, respiratory therapists, housekeeping workers and other…
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Utah hospitals begin administering first COVID-19 vaccines
An intensive care nurse in Salt Lake City became the first person in Utah to receive the COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday morning as hospitals began…
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Utah university votes to pursue dropping ‘Dixie’ from name
A university in Utah voted Monday to move forward with an effort to drop “Dixie” from its name – an example of the nation’s reexamination of the…
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Wyoming awards 3 electoral votes to Trump
Wyoming’s three presidential electors cast ballots Monday for President Donald…
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University of Wyoming close to reinstating spring break
A new proposal by the University of Wyoming’s administration would reinstate a spring break that was previously…
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Idaho store closes after group of mask-less customers enter
An outdoors store in northern Idaho temporarily closed after 25 to 30 customers entered and refused to put on masks when asked by the store’s…
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Rigby couple honored for creating ‘COVID Concert Series’ Facebook page
RIGBY, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – A local couple who’s active in the local music scene has found a way to keep musical performances live. Diana and Todd…
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Man arrested for bomb threat in Spokane charged with arson
Police on Thursday identified the man who threatened to blow up the office of the Spokane County Democrats as a 45-year-old man from Grand Coulee,…
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Rep. Rob Bishop in hospital after suffering “mild” stroke
Republican U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop says he has been hospitalized after suffering a “mild” stroke earlier this week.…
Continue Reading Utah magazine editor fatally swept out to sea in California
The editor of Salt Lake magazine has died after she was swept into the ocean in Northern…
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Idaho residents mostly slowed travel Thanksgiving Day
Transportation officials in Idaho have reported that highway and interstate traffic volumes on Thanksgiving Day were down in most of the state except…
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Driver pleads not guilty in fatal wrong-way crash on I-90
A woman accused of causing a fatal crash while driving the wrong way on Interstate 90 pleaded not guilty in court…
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Vehicle fatally hits 1 girl, injures another in Idaho
A girl was killed and another was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle while crossing a crosswalk in Nampa, authorities in Idaho…
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Wyoming health official fired after mask mandate ordered
Officials in northern Wyoming have voted to remove Dr. Ed Zimmerman from his position as Washakie County health officer, a decision Zimmerman…
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Voter turnout in Utah breaks 1964 record
Utah had record high voter turnout this year, with a staggering 90% of active voters casting…
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Dixie State lacks testing capacity to enforce state order
A university in southern Utah said testing will be encouraged but not mandatory despite state health orders mandating college students get tested…
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Rexburg mask ordinance met with protest and disorganized meeting
Rexburg’s City Council had a meeting to discuss a potential mask ordinance on Wednesday…
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Wyoming Senate president tests positive for COVID-19
Wyoming Senate President Drew Perkins has announced that he tested positive for COVID-19 after he was heard coughing on screen during a remote…
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Utah city passes ordinance limiting drinking establishments
An ordinance limiting the number of drinking establishments in downtown St. George was passed after the city received complaints, stopping other…
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USU: COVID-19 situation urgent, please take precautions and get tested
Utah State University is urging all students to get tested for COVID-19 prior to leaving for Thanksgiving…
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Utah hospital network adds 200 nurses to combat virus surge
As coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in Utah continue to shatter records, one of the state’s largest hospital systems is adding nearly 200…
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Utah teachers urged to call in sick, get coronavirus tests
A group of Utah teachers has organized an event to encourage educators across the state to call in sick and use the day off to get tested for the…
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Ski resorts in Utah prepare reopening plans amid pandemic
Ski resorts in Utah have started to prepare reopening plans with additional safety precautions intended to keep guests safe during the coronavirus…
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Utah sets new high in number of coronavirus hospitalizations
Utah health authorities on Sunday announced a new high in the number of coronavirus hospitalizations as well as 2,386 more COVID-19 cases as the…
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Utah governor issues statewide mask mandate amid virus surge
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has declared a state of emergency and ordered a statewide mask mandate in an attempt to stem the state’s surge in coronavirus…
Continue Reading Wyoming health officials report 646 new coronavirus cases
Wyoming health officials are reporting 646 new coronavirus cases Sunday, the second-highest single-day total of the pandemic in the…
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Utah voters pass big change to how education is funded
Utah voters have approved a major structural change to how schools are…
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Wyoming denies renewable energy company’s wind farm lease
Wyoming regulators have voted to deny a renewable energy company a lease to build a wind farm on state…
Continue Reading Utah teachers call for remote learning as virus cases surge
Utah’s largest teachers union called for the governor to move all public secondary schools in high coronavirus transmission areas to remote learning…
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East Idaho hospitals are worried about rising COVID-19 numbers
Hospitals in Eastern Idaho are seeing an increase in patients from the regional area, plus Montana and Wyoming as…
Continue Reading Utah governor ‘frustrated’ with record-breaking virus cases
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said he is feeling “frustrated” with the state’s rising coronavirus numbers as new cases and hospitalizations continued a…
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9 injured as truck crashes into COVID-19 testing site
A pickup truck crashed into a coronavirus testing site in Salt Lake City Thursday, injuring nine people and demolishing a medical…
Continue Reading Voters back hunting amendment, re-elect GOP lawman
Utah voters have approved making hunting and fishing a constitutional right and given the state’s Republican attorney general another…
Continue Reading Utah reports its highest number of COVID-19 hospitalizations
Utah has reported its highest number of hospitalizations yet with 348 COVID-19 patients, surpassing the record of 342 patients set on…
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Utah epidemiologist’s home address leaked online for protest
Utah Epidemiologist Dr. Angela Dunn said protestors were at her home Thursday morning after her personal information was leaked…
Continue Reading Utah hospitals ‘can’t keep up’ amid record-breaking surge
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and health officials said Thursday the state may soon need to implement crisis care protocols as hospitals reach a breaking…
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Utah man arrested for allegedly burning children with water
A Utah man was arrested after police accused him of burning two toddlers with hot water, authorities…
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Governor Little appoints Ron Davies to Fish and Game Commission
Governor Brad Little has appointed Ron Davies of Clayton as the Idaho Fish and Game Commission Salmon Region representative.…
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GOP candidate’s campaign donations went illegally over limit
Republican Burgess Owens is refunding and reallocating illegal campaign donations that went above contribution…
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Both newspapers in Utah’s capital to cease daily publication
The capital of Utah will go from two daily printed newspapers to none after both of Salt Lake City’s major publications announced moves to weekly…
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Salt Lake Tribune to stop printing daily after 149 years
he Salt Lake Tribune announced Monday it will stop printing a daily newspaper at the end of the year after nearly 150 years and move to a weekly…
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Police: Man fatally shot in Boise home; woman arrested
An Idaho woman was arrested after police believe she fatally shot a man inside a Boise home, authorities…
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Colorado wildfires drag on later than normal, break records
Orange skies, winds gusting up to 70 mph, smoke tornadoes and hazardous air. While it could be an apocalyptic scene out of a movie, it’s become the…
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Slain Utah college student’s family gets $13.5M settlement
The parents of a University of Utah track athlete who was killed by her ex-boyfriend on campus two years ago reached a $13.5 million settlement…
Continue Reading Wyoming health officials seek mask mandate in Laramie County
Some county health officials in Wyoming have advanced an effort for a mandatory mask order as the number of active coronavirus cases keeps rising…
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Utah rivals in governor’s race unite in call for decency
Rival candidates vying to become Utah’s next governor joined together in new ads Tuesday urging people to accept the results of the November…
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Wyoming Women’s Antelope Hunt supports state’s food banks
Donations from a recent women’s hunting event will directly benefit food pantries in the state, officials…
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No class Monday in West Ada district due to teacher shortage
A school district in Idaho has canceled school Monday due to a teacher shortage after hundreds called out in sick in protest of in-person instruction…
Continue Reading Wyoming university reports 7 sorority students with COVID-19
The University of Wyoming announced Thursday seven students in a sorority house have tested positive for the…
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Mitt Romney calls for US commission to deal with wildfires
U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah announced legislation Thursday to establish a national commission focused on diminishing future wildfire…
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Close encounter with a mountain lion
A Utah man had a scary encounter while taking a hike in Slate Canyon outside of Provo…
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2020 elk season brings new hunters to the hills
Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Upper Snake Division reports an uptick in sales of hunting licenses and tags for the 2020 elk hunting season that…
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Idaho, Utah surpasses 500 coronavirus deaths as surge persists
Idaho and Utah surpassed the grim milestone of 500 deaths from the coronavirus as the number of new cases and hospitalizations continued to break…
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Pandemic likely to dominate debate between Pence, Harris
Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic challenger, California Sen. Kamala Harris, are facing off in a debate that will highlight conflicting…
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Fight on flight to Provo over man’s refusal to wear mask
Things were far from the “friendly skies” on a flight to Provo over the weekend when a fight broke out after a passenger refused to wear a…
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Body found in burned trailer home in northern Idaho
An investigation is underway after a body was found in a burned trailer home in northern…
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