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Nancy Drew, Betty Boop and more: 26 notable works entering the public domain in 2026
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Jan. 1 - 12:04 p.m. | Save Story
Nancy Drew, Betty Boop and the first version of what would become Pluto are among the countless creative works entering the public domain as their copyrights expire on New Year's Day.
Americans in 1998 tried to predict 2025. Here's what they got right
Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN | Posted Dec. 29 - 10:03 a.m. | Save Story
Gallup and USA Today called up 1,055 Americans on those landlines and asked them for their best predictions about a year in the distant future: 2025.
Salt Lake City won't break this 135-year-old record, but the similarities are striking
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Dec. 27 - 2:46 p.m. | Save Story
Salt Lake City's first snowfall of the year avoids a record set in early 1891, but there are a lot of similarities 135 years apart.
Tooele's Little Mountain Christmas tree stands as a beacon of community spirit
Curtis Booker, KSL | Posted Dec. 24 - 10:03 a.m. | Save Story
The Christmas tree on a hill in Tooele has been a holiday staple for nearly 50 years
Remembering Utah's epic snowstorms: Here's the top 6 that made history
Kathleen Clove, KSL | Posted Dec. 23 - 3:00 p.m. | Save Story
Here's a list of the top six snowfalls from a single storm, based on snow levels recorded at the Salt Lake City International Airport.
Church returns petroglyphs removed from Utah-Idaho border 80 years ago to Shoshone Nation
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Dec. 18 - 8:37 p.m. | Save Story
A 2,500-pound stone containing prehistoric petroglyphs has returned to wildland near the Utah-Idaho border, 80 years after it was removed and taken to a Tremonton church.
Camp Floyd's 'Spirit of the Season' shows how soldiers celebrated holidays 160 years ago
Alex Cabrero, KSL | Posted Dec. 12 - 8:38 p.m. | Save Story
A holiday celebration is planned at Camp Floyd State Park to show what life was like for soldiers stationed at the former Army base back in the late 1850s.
$3K reward offered as Utah investigates theft of human skull at ancient burial site
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Dec. 8 - 11:47 a.m. | Save Story
State officials are offering a $3,000 reward as they continue to investigate who stole a human skull from a protected ancient burial site in southern Utah.
From Springville to Wendover: WWII buildings are going back where they came from
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 7 - 7:00 p.m. | Save Story
A Utah company is making a donation to preserve a piece of the state's and World War II's history.
Unseen photos of Rosa Parks return to Montgomery, Alabama, 7 decades later
Safiyah Riddle, Associated Press | Updated Dec. 7 - 4:00 p.m. | Save Story
Seven decades after Rosa Parks was thrust indelibly into American history for refusing to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, new photos of the Civil Rights Movement icon have been made public for the first time.
Idaho man reflects on family's pioneering legacy in aviation and agriculture
Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com | Posted Dec. 7 - 11:22 a.m. | Save Story
Bob Hoff reflected on his father, Mark, and his family's legacy in aviation and agriculture, after Mark Hoff was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Historic World War II buildings returning to Wendover after 75 years in Springville
Alex Cabrero, KSL | Posted Nov. 21 - 8:03 p.m. | Save Story
Two historic World War II–era buildings are making a long-awaited return to Wendover, nearly 75 years after they were first moved to Springville.
Salt Lake City has a clearer vision for historic Japantown as part of downtown changes
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Nov. 18 - 9:05 p.m. | Save Story
Salt Lake City leaders say they might be able to fully fund planning for a major overhaul of the city's historic Japantown street by the next fiscal year budget.
Southern Utah woman ordered to pay almost $15K in fines over damaged Utah petroglyph
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Nov. 17 - 6:15 p.m. | Save Story
Daniela Ganassim Ericksen, 47, of Ivins, Washington County, was sentenced for land vandalism on Monday.
US National Archives releases Amelia Earhart records promised by Trump
Steve Gorman, Reuters | Updated Nov. 15 - 10:42 a.m. | Save Story
The U.S. National Archives on Friday released several batches of records related to the 1937 disappearance of famed aviator Amelia Earhart over the Pacific, following President Donald Trump's orders.
Utah Mammoth embraces its prehistoric history with new museum 'quest' for fans
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Nov. 14 - 6:15 a.m. | Save Story
A new "quest" gives Utah Mammoth fans a better chance to learn the history about the state's newest mascot.
Tracy Aviary plans to move original 87-year-old structure for new bird show pavilion
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Nov. 12 - 6:16 a.m. | Save Story
One of Utah's oldest zoos received the green light to relocate one of its original buildings to make way for a new pavilion that will allow its handlers to conduct shows throughout the year.
Weber County woman installs field of flags to mark Veterans Day, honor locals killed in WWII
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Nov. 11 - 1:15 p.m. | Save Story
The daughter of a World War II veteran installed a field of flags in an Ogden park as a Veterans Day tribute to the 181 Weber County men killed in the war.
