AUSTIN, Texas-Saturday, at the NCAA Outdoor Women’s Track and Field championships, a pair of former Mid-Utah Radio Sports Network athletes competed and placed in the finals of their respective races. BYU star junior Whittni Orton, a former Panguitch High standout, placed eighth in the women’s 1500-meter run (4:14.73). Oklahoma State’s […]
LOGAN, Utah-Friday, Utah State men’s basketball head coach Craig Smith announced an addition to his staff in Curran Walsh. Walsh joins Smith’s staff after spending the last two seasons at Loyola Marymount of Los Angeles. While with the Lions, Walsh served as a graduate assistant, helping the squad to 22 […]
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Mitt Romney says he’s not sure if he will endorse President Donald Trump for a second term and that he may not support anyone during the 2020 campaign. The Republican Utah senator and former presidential contender spoke to reporters Friday during an annual gathering of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s top education officials abruptly canceled a contract with a Minnesota-based standardized testing company amid a flurry of technological glitches that have created uncertainty about whether this year’s test scores will be validated. The Utah State Board of Education voted early Friday morning just after […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A federal agency says Utah’s small and midsized reservoirs are full or almost full after the state’s snowpack has reached its deepest level in years. The Standard-Examiner reported Thursday that the Natural Resources Conservation Service has found that the smaller reservoirs are reaching capacity and the larger reservoirs […]
DENVER (AP) — A ski resort trade association expects visits to Colorado ski resorts to be up 13% from last year following a snowy winter and spring that extended the ski season. The Denver Post reports Colorado Ski Country USA released its projections Thursday, showing a nearly 12% increase in visits from […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — University of Utah police have apologized after including the name of a slain student in the program for a ceremony that recognized employees. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the police department awarded a dispatcher for the handling of a call involving Lauren McCluskey before her death, and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Health care advocates challenged restrictions set by state officials in Utah’s proposed Medicaid expansion during a tense public hearing. The Utah Department of Health met with residents Thursday to collect feedback before submitting the plan to the federal government. Some health care advocates expressed concern […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A northern Utah highway popular with outdoor recreation enthusiasts is fully reopening after being closed this year two weeks later than is normal because of accumulated snow. The Department of Transportation said the Monte Cristo Highway, also known as State Route 39, was set to reopen […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Per news released Friday morning by the University of Utah men’s basketball program, junior forward Donnie Tillman is taking a leave of absence from the program. He will not play for the Utes during the 2019-20 season. Tillman has played in 58 games for the Utes in his […]
