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3 indicted in separate Utah drug cases with combined seizures of 230 pounds of narcotics
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted May 16 - 7:38 a.m. | Save Story
Three men have been indicted in three separate drug trafficking cases in Utah with a combined total of more than 230 pounds of seized narcotics.
Utah school employee took photos of students, created child sex abuse material, police say
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted May 15 - 12:39 p.m. | Save Story
A southern Utah man was arrested Thursday and accused of taking pictures of children at his elementary school and using AI to turn them into child sex abuse material.
Florida man charged with attempted murder in Cedar City stabbing
Pat Reavy, KSL | Updated May 15 - 10:05 a.m. | Save Story
A Florida man suspected of stabbing another man multiple times in Cedar City was charged Friday with attempted murder.
Utah Summer Games celebrates 40 years of shaping athletes and Olympic dreams
Kathleen Clove, KSL | Posted May 15 - 9:12 a.m. | Save Story
The Utah Summer Games gives participants and spectators a mini Olympic experience.
St. George man claimed wife was plotting to kill him, but made it up, police say
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted May 15 - 8:29 a.m. | Save Story
A St. George man was arrested Wednesday and accused of making it appear that his wife was plotting to kill him.
'TikTokers' cause damage to farm in southern Utah; farmer speaks out
Arianne Brown, KSL | Posted May 15 - 8:06 a.m. | Save Story
A farm in Hurricane sustained damage after several social media influencers drove their trucks through oat crops this week. Farm manager Todd Brown urges the public not to trespass on private property.
St. George Police Week features Cops and Robbers race, bike safety event
Arianne Brown, KSL | Posted May 14 - 7:32 p.m. | Save Story
St. George police are holding their annual Cops and Robbers race and Roll with Patrol event in celebration of Police Week.
Nevada man threatens to blow up Utah Costco unless minority employees are fired, police say
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted May 14 - 6:27 p.m. | Save Story
An arrest warrant has been issued for a Nevada man who police threatened to blow up a St. George Costco unless it fired minority employees.
Utah podiatrist and 2 nurses indicted in $27M Medicare fraud scheme
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted May 13 - 8:34 p.m. | Save Story
Three Utahns faces federal charges of healthcare fraud and wire fraud accusing them of billing Medicare illegally for years.
KSL's Mini 5: Edge of the Cedars State Park
Alex Cabrero, KSL | Posted May 12 - 6:01 p.m. | Save Story
Located in Blanding, Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum focuses on the history of the Native American people in the Four Corners area and southeastern Utah.
Man hospitalized from gunshot wound as officers served search warrant in Cedar City, police say
Curtis Booker, KSL | Updated May 12 - 5:37 p.m. | Save Story
One person was shot and injured while police officers were serving a warrant at a Cedar City home on Monday. Police said it was not an officer who fired the gun.
Southern Utah locals creating map to document historic pioneer rock walls in Leeds
Arianne Brown, KSL | Posted May 12 - 8:40 a.m. | Save Story
The Silver Reef Foundation and the Washington County Historical Society are enlisting locals' help to locate the many pioneer rock walls that dot the landscape.
KSL's Mini 5: Frontier Homestead State Park
Alex Cabrero, KSL | Posted May 12 - 7:40 a.m. | Save Story
Frontier Homestead State Park Museum in Cedar City is easy to miss if you are just driving by on your way to southern Utah's national parks. About 12,500 people visited in the last year.
Officials issue public notice to rid yards of 'noxious weeds'
Arianne Brown, KSL | Posted May 11 - 9:00 p.m. | Save Story
Counties across the state are telling property owners to rid yards of noxious weeds under the Utah Noxious Weed Act.
Dog dies after ingesting water in Virgin River; first responders share story and urge vigilance
Arianne Brown, KSL | Posted May 11 - 6:30 p.m. | Save Story
A dog died after ingesting water in the Virgin River in La Verkin on Sunday. First responders tell their firsthand experience and urge pet owners to be vigilant.
Arches tested a timed-entry program in 2022. Here's what happened afterward
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted May 11 - 5:00 p.m. | Save Story
A new report outlines visitation and economic impacts of a timed-entry program implemented at Arches National Park in 2022.
These rural towns are banking on outdoor recreation to boost their economies
Kevin Lind, Deseret News | Updated May 11 - 11:35 a.m. | Save Story
As of the last data dump, the recreation economy is massive and growing. As a whole, the industry added $1.3 trillion to the 2024 gross domestic product and employed 5.2 million people.
2 injured in Monroe Mountain plane crash in Piute County
Payton Davis, KSL | Updated May 10 - 7:50 p.m. | Save Story
Two people suffered injuries after a plane crash on Monroe Mountain in Piute County on Sunday afternoon.
