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Patrick Kinahan: Lots of ways to improve for BYU football

Patrick Kinahan, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 31 - 7:38 p.m.  |  Save Story

No better remedy for a football team coming off an embarrassing loss, which grew worse one week after the fact, than to play an inferior opponent.

Man sentenced for assault, attempted kidnapping of woman who said he wanted to 'mark her'

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 31 - 7:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

A West Jordan man who tried to "mark" a woman with a stick and a hammer, according to charges, will be spending a year in jail and three years on probation after the domestic violence incident.

Utah football takeaways: Fast start, emerging playmakers set the tone at Cincinnati

Steve Bartle, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 31 - 7:28 p.m.  |  Save Story

Morgan Scalley had Utah ready to play, and Cincinnati spent the first half paying for it.

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BYU survives Halloween scare, holds off Arizona State 27-20 in familiar fashion

Jaxon Wynder, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 31 - 7:08 p.m.  |  Save Story

No. 8 BYU bounces back at home with a 27-20 win over Arizona State as the defense records six sacks.

On Day of the Dead, tourists bump shoulders with celebrating families in San Andrés Mixquic

Rocio Muñoz Ledo, CNN  |  Updated Oct. 31 - 7:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

As the sun sets on Halloween, the door between the worlds of the living and the dead are about to open for Day of the Dead in Mexico. Here's a look at how people are celebrating it.

No. 6 Utah extends pick-6 streak, rolls in blowout victory over Cincinnati on Halloween

Josh Furlong, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 31 - 6:42 p.m.  |  Save Story

By the time the clock hit zeros at the halftime break Saturday afternoon, a majority of Nippert Stadium was empty. Halloween parties, at that point, seemed more interesting for the home crowd.

Weber State students press to resurrect centers geared to Latino, Black and other students

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 31 - 6:29 p.m.  |  Save Story

Three Weber State students are pressing to resurrect the cultural centers geared to Latino, Black, LGBTQ and other students after their elimination in the wake of HB261.

Rubio says the US government did not facilitate Bolsonaro's flight to the US

Associated Press  |  Updated Oct. 31 - 5:52 p.m.  |  Save Story

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday that the Trump administration did not facilitate defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro's departure to the U.S. after his election defeat.

Salt Lake County hosts first-ever Halloween early voting

Sarah Earnshaw, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 31 - 4:57 p.m.  |  Save Story

Residents in Salt Lake County had the chance to vote in person ahead of Election Day for the first time on a Saturday this weekend — and it fell on Halloween.

Utah Jazz end homestand with blowout loss to Trail Blazers

VideoChandler Holt, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 31 - 4:48 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Utah Jazz's slow start to the season extended through the early homestand as they fell to 1-5 with a loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday.

Online registry highlights Utah's haunted 'real estate'

VideoAndrew Adams, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 31 - 4:11 p.m.  |  Save Story

Kris Bowen acknowledged that sometimes a property's spooky secrets are something to be celebrated, which is why he created "Utah's Real Haunted Houses: The Registry."

'Grasping at straws': Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter

Dave Collins, Associated Press  |  Updated Oct. 31 - 4:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

A federal judge has dismissed President Donald Trump's multibillion-dollar lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch over a story reporting on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

1 dead, 6 wounded in targeted shooting at California Spirit Halloween store, police say

Sydney Bishop, Karina Tsui, CNN  |  Updated Oct. 31 - 3:43 p.m.  |  Save Story

One person was killed and six others injured after a shooting inside a shopping mall at a Spirit Halloween store in Fairfield, California, on Friday night, police said.

Have You Seen This? Toppling tree nearly takes out man at festival

VideoGrant Olsen for KSL  |  Posted Oct. 31 - 3:29 p.m.  |  Save Story

This unusual scene took place at a traditional celebration in Austria that marks the end of the maypole season.

Red Cross urges Utahns to check smoke alarms as daylight saving time ends

VideoEmma Benson, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 31 - 2:21 p.m.  |  Save Story

The American Red Cross is reminding Utahns to check their smoke alarms as daylight saving time ends this weekend and the risk of home fires increases during the colder months.

'More exciting than the finish': How NYC Marathon volunteer has helped runners for over 50 years

Elissa Candiotti, WCBS via CNN  |  Updated Oct. 31 - 1:53 p.m.  |  Save Story

Ask Joanne Navarra and she'll tell you the real magic of the New York City Marathon happens at the start, where the full spectrum of the human experience unfolds.

G20 foreign ministers in Atlanta meeting head to an ending without consensus on key issues

Matthew Lee, Associated Press  |  Updated Oct. 31 - 1:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

Top diplomats from the Group of 20 largest world economies are wrapping up two days of talks Saturday without reaching consensus on several critical global security issues after divisions, notably over Russia's war with Ukraine, overshadowed the start of the Atlanta meeting.

Former church building in Rush Valley prepares to reopen as museum

Joe R. Wirthlin Jr, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 31 - 1:13 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Clover Ward meetinghouse for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was restored over a period of five years, thanks to more than 4,000 hours of volunteer labor, spearheaded by John and Carol Cluff.

Dockworkers worldwide strike against arms shipments and to demand better working conditions

Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press  |  Updated Oct. 31 - 12:52 p.m.  |  Save Story

Dockworkers in Europe and beyond were striking on Friday as part of an international campaign against arms shipments and for better working conditions, unions said.

Advisories issued as more rain, snow return to Utah, including areas recovering from floods

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 31 - 12:48 p.m.  |  Save Story

Various advisories have been issued as an atmospheric river and cold front are forecast to collide over the state this weekend.

Evacuees reunite with family at the Ukrainian-Belarusian border after fleeing Oleshky

Derek Gatopoulos and Efrem Lukatsky, Associated Press  |  Updated Oct. 31 - 12:16 p.m.  |  Save Story

Evacuees from Russian-occupied Oleshky have crossed into Ukrainian-held territory. The rescue operation happened during the most substantial truce since Russia's invasion of Ukraine over four years ago.

Popemobile exhibition unveiled at the Vatican featuring the vehicle used since 1930

Francesco Sportelli And Nicole Winfield, Associated Press  |  Updated Oct. 31 - 11:57 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Vatican is opening a celebration of the popemobile. The now-iconic vehicle has allowed popes to get close to the faithful at home and abroad for nearly a century.

Halloween through the years: A look back at Utah's spooky season traditions

VideoShelby Lofton, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 31 - 11:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

From trick-or-treating and costume parades to candy safety and haunted graveyards, KSL archive footage reveals how Halloween traditions in Utah have evolved over the decades.