Salt Lake police to partner with downtown bars, restaurants to help prevent sexual abuse

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Man found dead after fleeing police, barricading himself in a truck in Midvale

Mary Culbertson, KSL-TV and Logan Stefanich, KSL.com  |  Updated April 4 - 4:40 p.m.  |  Save Story

An armed suspect who evaded officers during a traffic stop was found dead after barricading himself inside a dump truck in Midvale Friday morning, police said.

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Police hope heart-shaped tattoo can help them identify body found in Brigham City

Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com  |  Updated April 4 - 4:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

Police are seeking to identify a body with a "distinct" arm tattoo that was found Wednesday in a trash bag by the side of the road outside Brigham City.

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs faces expanded sex trafficking indictment

Luc Cohen and Jonathan Stempel, Reuters  |  Posted April 4 - 4:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

Sean 'Diddy' Combs was hit with an expanded federal indictment on Friday, charging the hip-hop mogul with five criminal counts including racketeering and sex trafficking.

Review: 'A Minecraft Movie' is no cinematic masterpiece, but man, is it a good time

John Clyde for KSL.com  |  Posted April 4 - 4:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

The filmmakers of "A Minecraft Movie" weren't aiming for anything more than a good time, and that's exactly what they delivered and I'm so happy they did.

Teen hit by 2 vehicles on I-15 in Cedar City; UHP looking for driver who didn't stop

Logan Stefanich, KSL.com  |  Updated April 4 - 3:56 p.m.  |  Save Story

A 14-year-old girl was critically injured Friday when she was hit by two vehicles while walking on I-15 in Cedar City. The Utah Highway Patrol is searching for one vehicle that left the scene.

Have You Seen This? When tailgating isn't so fun

Grant Olsen for KSL.com  |  Posted April 4 - 3:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

Ouch! Nobody is safe with a tailgating truck on the loose.

He wrote the book on social media and kids. Here's what he said about Utah's online laws

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com  |  Posted April 4 - 3:13 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and several lawmakers celebrated a handful of bills addressing cellphone use in schools, app store age verification and digital privacy.

2 teen girls charged with murder in stabbing death of woman in southern Utah

Pat Reavy, KSL.com  |  Posted April 4 - 2:58 p.m.  |  Save Story

Two teenage girls, including the daughter of the victim, have been charged as adults with murder in the stabbing death of a woman inside a southern Utah vacation rental home.

New stadium, new eats: What's on the menu at Salt Lake Bees' new stadium

Carter Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted April 4 - 2:24 p.m.  |  Save Story

Salt Lake Bees baseball fans will have plenty of new food options when The Ballpark at America First Square opens next week.

Trump extends TikTok-sale deadline by 75 days, vows to work with China

David Shepardson and Dawn Chmielewski, Reuters  |  Posted April 4 - 2:20 p.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump on Friday extended by 75 days a deadline for Chinese technology company ByteDance to sell U.S. assets of popular short video app TikTok to a non-Chinese buyer or face a ban that was supposed to have taken effect in January under a 2024 law.

New law, digital tools could help law enforcement officers find missing persons faster

Mike Anderson, KSL-TV  |  Posted April 4 - 1:59 p.m.  |  Save Story

A group of about a couple of dozen law enforcement officers from various agencies gathered this week for specialized training that could help them find missing persons faster.

Stocks extend recent selloff, oil drops as China hits back after Trump tariffs

Caroline Valetkevitch, Reuters  |  Updated April 4 - 1:20 p.m.  |  Save Story

Global stock markets and oil prices tumbled again on Friday as China struck back against President Donald Trump's tariffs and worries mounted about a prolonged global trade war.

Family wants justice for woman shot and killed in Ogden

Daniel Woodruff, KSL-TV  |  Posted April 4 - 1:08 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Utah family is mourning after their mother was shot and killed in Ogden this week.

Fake Utah securities investor accused of pocketing nearly $700K from victims

Pat Reavy, KSL.com  |  Posted April 4 - 12:28 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Salt Lake man is facing criminal charges accusing him of taking nearly $700,000 from investors and spending it on items such as alcohol, drugs and pornography.

Here's how Utah's congressional delegation is responding to Trump's tariffs

Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News  |  Posted April 4 - 12:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

Lawmakers expressed mixed reactions to President Trump's sweeping global tariff plan, which imposes a baseline 10% tax on all imports and higher rates for some countries.

Historic Idaho sign goes missing days before donation to Museum of Idaho

Kaitlyn Hart, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted April 4 - 11:37 a.m.  |  Save Story

An iconic piece of Idaho history has gone missing, and the Museum of Idaho is desperate to find it.

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BYU alum Jared Hess on creating the new 'Minecraft' movie

Lottie Elizabeth Johnson, Deseret News  |  Posted April 4 - 11:04 a.m.  |  Save Story

The offbeat humor and overall character of "Napoleon Dynamite" that won Sundance over 21 years ago is alive and well.

Numbers' game: Carsen Ryan hopes to make family's No. 20 proud with BYU football

Sean Walker, KSL.com  |  Posted April 4 - 10:37 a.m.  |  Save Story

Growing up in Utah County, Carsen Ryan never thought he'd be the star high school football player who went away for a few years before coming back home.

From setup to interpretation and hosting, it takes hundreds to put on general conference

Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com  |  Posted April 4 - 10:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released three videos showcasing the work that goes on from multiple teams helping put on general conference, held this weekend.

Labor market shows resilience before trade tensions escalation

Lucia Mutikani, Reuters  |  Updated April 4 - 9:33 a.m.  |  Save Story

The U.S. economy added far more jobs than expected in March, but sweeping import tariffs could test the resilience in the months ahead. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 228,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate increased to 4.2% last month.

Bracket Challenge: What is most iconic to Utah? Championship round begins

Josh Furlong, KSL.com  |  Posted April 4 - 9:01 a.m.  |  Save Story

We've reached the end of our fun March bracket to determine what in the state is the most iconic.

Police shoot, kill 'known white supremacist gang member' in Ogden

Logan Stefanich, KSL.com  |  Posted April 4 - 8:51 a.m.  |  Save Story

Police in Ogden shot and killed a man who they say was a "known white supremacist gang member." The shooting occurred early Friday.

West Jordan man charged with assault in stabbing of employee at towing service

Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com  |  Posted April 4 - 8:41 a.m.  |  Save Story

A man was charged Thursday with stabbing an employee at a towing service in West Jordan last month.