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How to use KSL Classifieds to upgrade your March Madness at home

Jim Harker, KSL  |  Posted March 12 - 5:07 p.m.  |  Save Story

Level up your home entertainment setup, game-day gear and used furniture to make the Big Dance a slam dunk with KSL classifieds.

Plan to rezone Smith's Ballpark receives key endorsement after lengthy debate

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted March 12 - 5:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

A plan to rezone Smith's Ballpark to set up Salt Lake City's grand vision for the old home of the Bees was approved by an advisory committee Wednesday after a lengthy discussion.

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Man, 37, dies in industrial accident at Kennecott

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Updated March 12 - 4:47 p.m.  |  Save Story

A 37-year-old man died early Thursday in an industrial accident at Rio Tinto Kennecott.

South Ogden man charged with killing neighbor, attempting to kill 6 others unfit for trial

Tim Vandenack, KSL  |  Posted March 12 - 4:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

A South Ogden man killed with killing a neighbor and attempting to kill six others outside his home last January has been deemed unfit for trial, at least for now.

Armed man rammed vehicle into Michigan synagogue and was fatally shot by security, AP says

Corey Williams and Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press  |  Posted March 12 - 4:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man armed with a rifle rammed a vehicle into a major synagogue in a Detroit suburb and was fatally shot by security.

Have You Seen This? Pursuit of the runaway ice shelter

Grant Olsen for KSL  |  Posted March 12 - 3:30 p.m.  |  Save Story

It looks as though "ice shelter chase" is an official sport in the Great Lakes region.

Here's who is running for each of Utah's 4 congressional seats

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL  |  Updated March 12 - 3:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

See who is running for Utah's four congressional seats this year.

1 of 3 victims has died after a shooting at Virginia's Old Dominion University, campus police say

Jonathan Mattise and Olivia Diaz, Associated Press  |  Posted March 12 - 2:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

Old Dominion University police say a gunman and one victim are dead, and two other victims are hurt after a shooting at the school on Thursday morning.

Rideshare driver with police certification arrested, accused of sex abuse of passenger

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Updated March 12 - 2:18 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man who is a graduate of the state's police academy was arrested for investigation of sexually abusing a passenger while he was working as a rideshare driver.

One-third of Americans cut back on other expenses to cover health care in 2025, survey shows

Reuters  |  Updated March 12 - 2:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

Roughly one-third of Americans cut back on food, utilities or other daily expenses to ​pay for health care last year, research from the West Health-Gallup Center showed on Thursday.

DNA technology leads to murder charge in 33-year-old Salt Lake homicide

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Updated March 12 - 1:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Cedar City man has been arrested and charged with killing a Salt Lake woman back in 1993. Police say DNA technology helped them solve the cold case.

Boy struck by truck near Glendale Park, prompting calls for new crosswalks

Garna Mejia, KSL  |  Posted March 12 - 1:28 p.m.  |  Save Story

The crash happened across the street from the newly opened Glendale Regional Park, an area neighbors say has become increasingly dangerous for children because of heavy traffic and a lack of nearby crosswalks.

Testimony concludes in Kouri Richins murder trial as defense opts not to call witnesses

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Updated March 12 - 1:22 p.m.  |  Save Story

Defense attorneys rested, and Kouri Richins waived her right to testify in her murder trial. Prosecutors rested as well following the testimony of detective Jeff O'Driscoll.

Iran's new supreme leader vows to keep Hormuz shut in defiant first remarks

Parisa Hafezi and Maya Gebeily, Reuters  |  Updated March 12 - 12:17 p.m.  |  Save Story

Iran will keep the Strait of Hormuz shut as leverage against the United States and Israel, new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in the first comments attributed to him since he succeeded his father.

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Brain Awareness Week: Treating hearing loss and tinnitus

Hearing and Brain Centers of America  |  Posted March 12 - 11:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

Hearing and Brain Centers of America is spotlighting one of the most overlooked but scientifically proven ways to protect brain health: Treating hearing loss and tinnitus.

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At George Washington's home, women gather to remember and look forward

Lauren Irwin, Deseret News   |  Posted March 12 - 11:28 a.m.  |  Save Story

Mount Vernon Ladies Association celebrates role of women in history on country's 250th birthday.

A surprising percentage of produce from the nation's largest supplier contains 'forever' pesticides

Sandee LaMotte, CNN  |  Updated March 12 - 11:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

Nearly 40% of nonorganic fruits and vegetables grown in California contain traces of pesticides that are also PFAS, or "forever chemicals," according to a new investigation.

Western Governors University building new headquarters in Salt Lake City

Logan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted March 12 - 10:52 a.m.  |  Save Story

Western Governors University on Thursday announced plans to develop a new national headquarters in downtown Salt Lake City, furthering the university's footprint in Utah.

Why Utah Valley will play in the WAC Tournament while under active litigation from conference

Sean Walker, KSL  |  Posted March 12 - 10:37 a.m.  |  Save Story

The university alleges the WAC has failed to pay $2.3 million in unpaid NCAA deposits and other revenues since it announced it was leaving for the Big West Conference, effective July 1, 2026.

Google overhauls its Maps app, adding in more AI features to help people get around

Michael Liedtke, Associated Press  |  Updated March 12 - 10:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

Google Maps will depend more heavily on artificial intelligence to help people figure out where they want to go and the best way to get there as part of a major redesign unveiled Thursday.

How Red Rocks gymnast Zoe Johnson decided on a 'scary doll vibe' on floor routine

Josh Furlong, KSL  |  Posted March 12 - 10:26 a.m.  |  Save Story

You won't catch Red Rocks gymnast Zoe Johnson watching scary movies by herself in the dark. So why is her floor routine this season a bit dark and a "scary doll vibe"?

Utah coach Morgan Scalley gifts $2 million to Utes football program

Josh Furlong, KSL  |  Posted March 12 - 10:18 a.m.  |  Save Story

Utah football coach Morgan Scalley is putting his money where his mouth is.

Provo City Council denies zoning change for proposed data center

Curtis Booker, KSL  |  Posted March 12 - 10:00 a.m.  |  Save Story

Provo's City Council denied a proposed zoning change for a data center in Provo, with council members saying they want to examine an economic study first.