(Salt Lake City, UT) — The University of Utah is becoming the first university to partner with a private equity firm that will help run a for-profit offshoot of the athletic department. Yahoo Sports says the landmark deal with Otro Capital could generate 500-million dollars in capital. If approved by […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s state legislature criticized a judge for redrawing Utah’s congressional districts as they extended the filing deadline for congressional candidates. Because the Republican majority cannot overrule the judge, pushing the filing deadline into March was the most they could do. The GOP lawmakers hope the […]
(Undated) — Utah Governor Spencer Cox is taking playful jabs at Notre Dame for opting out of the Pop-Tarts Bowl set for later this month. Notre Dame and BYU were reportedly invited to face off in the bowl game, but the Fighting Irish passed on the opportunity after it was […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is calling the state legislature back for a special session. The session, which starts on Tuesday, is designed to handle several topics. Chief among them is the desire by Republicans to overturn a judge’s ruling that changed congressional districts. Cox wants the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new state bill aims to improve public access to service animal information and increase penalties for harming them. If passed, H.B. 23 would require the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code to create a public website providing contact information for the state’s protection and […]
(Bountiful, UT) — Authorities in Bountiful have issued an endangered missing advisory for a five-year-old boy. Police say James Despain is believed to have been taken by his father, Benjamin Despain, without custody. James was last seen wearing a gray astronaut shirt with a rocket and green pants. He is […]
(Provo, UT) — A football player for BYU is now off the team after he was accused of committing lewd acts. Kason Krebs was contacted by Provo Police officers who accused him of three different incidents. The Cougars running back allegedly exposed himself near a Smith’s grocery store in Provo. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Northern Utah will see heavy snowstorms through much of the weekend. These storms are forecast to last until Sunday morning. Some mountain communities will get between one and three feet of snow. It’s good news for skiers, snowboarders and the resorts who depend on their […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is proposing a 30-point-seven-billion-dollar budget for Utah’s next fiscal year, beginning in July. The plan is slightly below the current 30-point-eight-billion budget set to expire in July 2026 and is described by officials as a “stay the course” framework for the legislature. […]
(Undated) — The Drug Enforcement Agency reports that more than 378-thousand fentanyl pills were seized in Utah during October’s Operation Fentanyl Free America. The month-long operation targeted the Rocky Mountain region, which also includes Colorado, Montana, and Wyoming, and resulted in over one million pills seized across the region. In […]
