Martha Harris
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KUER
Last year, Utah lawmakers banned cellphones during class time. But Gov. Spencer Cox thinks phones also need to be off-limits in between classes. That’s called a bell-to-bell ban.
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Hannah Schoenbaum/APThe Wednesday night shooting took place in the parking lot of the Rose Park 5th Ward meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 660 N. Redwood Road. Dozens of people were attending a funeral inside at the time. -
Sean Higgins/KUERNo date has been set, but the Mammoth will play the Colorado Avalanche at the home of the University of Utah football team.
Gilberto Tadday
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On Sept. 10, 2025, political activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley University. The very next month, attorney and free speech advocate Greg Lukianoff gave a lecture there about why free speech is an antidote to violence. Find out what he told those students and why he thinks free speech remains vitally important for the future of the nation.
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While economic pressures are still high, a slow decline in interest rates could provide an opening for buyers who feel shut out of the housing market. -
Record 2025 temperatures show how climate change is affecting Utah, including the state’s water supply. -
Only half of Utah third-graders are reading at grade level. Gov. Spencer Cox thinks having a law to hold students struggling with reading back a grade would help boost that number. -
Award-winning authors and two Utah high school students say the law that has banned 22 books in all Utah public schools violates their First Amendment rights. -
Utah tiene una grave escasez de proveedores de cuidado infantil con licencia. Eso significa que las familias deben planificar con anticipación y presupuestar de manera inteligente si quieren que el cuidado diario esté en su futuro. -
The decision-making process included an unclear survey question, which upset some trail users. They plan to keep advocating for a path. -
Tour buses, RVs and trailers that exceed size limits won’t be allowed on the Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway as of June 7. -
Twenty-two books are now banned in Utah K-12 schools. In addition to “Wicked,” the popular young adult novel “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” and “Nineteen Minutes” were also added to the ban list. -
Republican leaders say expanding the state’s highest court from five to seven justices makes practical sense for a growing state, but others see it as flirting dangerously with court packing.
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