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Have You Seen This? Minor leaguer's base hit baffles long-time announcer

Have You Seen This? Minor leaguer's base hit baffles long-time announcer

Carter Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted April 26 - 3:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

What happened during a recent minor league game has to be seen to be believed.
What to expect as massive project to fix Millcreek Canyon's aging road begins

What to expect as massive project to fix Millcreek Canyon's aging road begins

Carter Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted April 26 - 2:46 p.m.  |  Save Story

Construction will begin soon on the upper section of Mill Creek Canyon Road, which will also impact some access in the popular canyon over the next two summers.
New tribal national park in North Dakota aims to preserve rugged, scenic landscape

New tribal national park in North Dakota aims to preserve rugged, scenic landscape

Jack Dura, Associated Press  |  Posted April 26 - 12:51 p.m.  |  Save Story

A new tribal national park in North Dakota's rugged Badlands is opening a little-seen area of the dramatic landscape to hikers and other outdoors enthusiasts, part of a Native American tribe's efforts to preserve the land and encourage recreation.
Salt Lake Interfaith Roundtable looks ahead to Sunday event, embraces group's ongoing purpose

Salt Lake Interfaith Roundtable looks ahead to Sunday event, embraces group's ongoing purpose

Eva Terry, Deseret News  |  Posted April 26 - 12:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Salt Lake Interfaith Roundtable has been around for over 2½ decades, and it's not going anywhere any time soon. In fact, the group is hosting a sacred music evening for all faiths at the Salt Lake Tabernacle on Sunday evening.
Japan's Nintendo fans test Switch 2 ahead of launch amid tariff worries

Japan's Nintendo fans test Switch 2 ahead of launch amid tariff worries

Irene Wang and Tim Kelly, Reuters  |  Posted April 26 - 11:18 a.m.  |  Save Story

Nintendo fans were given a chance to try out the company's new Switch 2 gaming device at an event near Tokyo on Saturday, ahead of a release that some worry could be overshadowed by tariffs driving up prices.
Utah's Japanese community, Japantown redevelopment plans focus at festival Saturday

Utah's Japanese community, Japantown redevelopment plans focus at festival Saturday

Tim Vandenack and Carter Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted April 25 - 10:27 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah's Japanese community as well as Japantown redevelopment plans will be the focuses of Nihon Matsuri, the annual Japan Festival, on Saturday.
Utah's new holiday to help folks combat loneliness is on Saturday

Utah's new holiday to help folks combat loneliness is on Saturday

Lois M. Collins, Deseret News  |  Posted April 25 - 10:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Utah Legislature created Utah Social and Community Health Day, the last Saturday in April, to nudge people to mind their relationships and to counter the growing problem of loneliness, a challenge that has seeped through communities across the country.
Culture of El Salvador, Argentina, Brazil focus of weekend events

Culture of El Salvador, Argentina, Brazil focus of weekend events

Tim Vandenack, KSL.com  |  Posted April 25 - 9:47 p.m.  |  Save Story

The culture of El Salvador, Argentina and Brazil's quilombola communities are focus of separate events over the weekend.
Bear attack survivor laughs, speaks out after completing jaw reconstruction treatment

Bear attack survivor laughs, speaks out after completing jaw reconstruction treatment

Gabriela Fletcher, KSL.com  |  Posted April 25 - 7:12 p.m.  |  Save Story

Nearly two years after his groundbreaking "jaw in a day" surgery, bear attack survivor Rudy Noorland is celebrating his recovery and thanking his Utah hospital care team.
Have You Seen This? Beware the 'Epic Bushman'

Have You Seen This? Beware the 'Epic Bushman'

Alex Tumalip, KSL.com  |  Posted April 25 - 3:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

People often prank unsuspecting passersby by dressing up as bushes, hiding in garbage cans, or even acting like the Tin Man. Now, the trend has arrived in Hawaii.
Utah ended up with a near-normal snowpack. Here's how the rest of the West fared

Utah ended up with a near-normal snowpack. Here's how the rest of the West fared

Carter Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted April 25 - 3:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah's snowpack season basically sums up what played out all across the West. Some states won big, while others nearly broke unwanted records.
Church History Museum debuts 'Lift Up the Hands Which Hang Down' art gallery

Church History Museum debuts 'Lift Up the Hands Which Hang Down' art gallery

Gabriela Fletcher, KSL.com  |  Posted April 24 - 7:14 p.m.  |  Save Story

Artwork from the 13th International Art Competition of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be displayed in a Church History Museum exhibit until Jan. 3, 2026.
Gov. Cox issues drought declaration for 17 counties, urges Utahns to be 'mindful' of water

Gov. Cox issues drought declaration for 17 counties, urges Utahns to be 'mindful' of water

Carter Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted April 24 - 5:09 p.m.  |  Save Story

Gov. Spencer Cox issued a drought declaration for 17 of Utah's 29 counties, following a snowpack collection season that was beneficial for parts of Utah and less than ideal for others.
Streets will be closed as Salt Lake City Marathon returns this weekend

Streets will be closed as Salt Lake City Marathon returns this weekend

Carter Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted April 24 - 1:40 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Salt Lake City Marathon returns this Saturday, as will the associated traffic impacts while the event occurs.
Utahraptor State Park offers history beyond dinosaurs and fossils

Utahraptor State Park offers history beyond dinosaurs and fossils

Alex Cabrero, KSL-TV  |  Posted April 24 - 11:25 a.m.  |  Save Story

The new Utahraptor State Park in Moab memorializes dinosaurs, fossils, and people who lived there not of their own choosing.
'That's bull carp': Utah Lake Authority launches comedic campaign to improve public opinion

'That's bull carp': Utah Lake Authority launches comedic campaign to improve public opinion

Gabriela Fletcher, KSL.com  |  Posted April 24 - 10:03 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Utah Lake Authority hopes to improve public opinion and correct misconceptions of Utah Lake through its new Utah Lake is My Lake awareness campaign.
Medical assistant helps victims of wrong-way crash along I-15

Medical assistant helps victims of wrong-way crash along I-15

Dan Rascon, KSL-TV  |  Posted April 24 - 7:40 a.m.  |  Save Story

A good Samaritan is speaking out about helping two men involved in a horrific wrong-way crash along Interstate 15 in Millard County last week.
Are increases in home prices slowing down?

Are increases in home prices slowing down?

Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News  |  Posted April 24 - 6:13 a.m.  |  Save Story

U.S. home prices went up again in March, but by just 0.2% from a month earlier as a new analysis shows the pace of the increase is the slowest since December 2022.
Have You Seen This? Brief firenado towers into the sky during Iowa field fire

Have You Seen This? Brief firenado towers into the sky during Iowa field fire

Tim Vandenack, KSL.com  |  Posted April 23 - 3:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

A firenado during a field fire in Iowa climbed into the sky, causing a spectacular though brief sight.
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