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When it comes to prediction markets, if it “walks like a duck and quacks like a duck,” Gov. Spencer Cox said. “It's a duck” — meaning the apps are gambling, and should be banned in Utah.
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Macy Lipkin/KUERICE a veces retiene a personas durante la noche en su centro temporal de detención en Ogden, en violación de las condiciones establecidas por la comisión de planificación municipal en 2000. ¿Podría la ciudad hacer algo al respecto? -
Devyn Latorre/KUERNational Weather Service meteorologist Hayden Mahan said if Salt Lake City hits at least 81 degrees this weekend, “that would be the warmest March temperature ever recorded. The previous record being just 80 degrees.”
20 years ago, there were roughly 200 commercial lexicographers in the United States. Today, there are less than 50. Stefan Fatsis book, “Unabridged,” chronicles his time at Merriam-Webster. Fatsis joins us to talk about how words make it into the dictionary, how they’re defined and how they shape culture.
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ICE sometimes holds people overnight at its temporary detention facility in Ogden, in violation of conditions set by the city planning commission in 2000. Could the city do anything about it? -
The governor is scheduled to meet the press at 10:00 a.m. MDT on Thursday, March 19, 2025. -
Speaking to the Utah State Bar, Justice Petersen reviewed the just-finished 2026 legislative session and defended judicial independence. -
The announced change from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is effective immediately. Before this, only men could be Sunday School presidents in local wards. -
Search and rescue crew leaders from national parks across the West converged at Zion this week to share tips and tricks for how to keep people safe. -
Colorado's capital city has managed two conservation herds of bison in its mountain parks since 1914. Six years ago, it started donating them to tribes rather than auctioning extras off to ranchers. -
Estoy especialmente orgulloso de los habitantes de Utah que son conservadores y religiosos y que están dispuestos a sentarse a conversar y realmente ayudarnos a encontrar puntos en común, dijo Troy Williams, el director ejecutivo saliente de Equality Utah. -
Weber State scientists have an eye on the correlation between weather and the timing of flowers blooming. Short answer: heat speeds things up. -
Kouri Richins, the author of a children’s book on grief, was convicted of the 2022 murder of Eric Richins at their Utah home. She was also found guilty of attempted aggravated murder, forgery and two counts of insurance fraud.
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