Cox spoke Friday at a news conference announcing the arrest of the suspect in Charlie Kirk's assassination. Cox said this is a moment to make a choice: escalate or "find an off-ramp.”

“I think there's going to be a lot of soul searching on the part of people in politics in Utah, community leaders and campus leaders,” said Utah State political scientist Damon Cann.

Even though the Orem campus of Utah Valley University is closed, some students still gathered the day after political influencer Charlie Kirk was shot and killed to grieve and pay their respects.

As the manhunt continues, state officials and law enforcement are asking for help from the public in identifying the suspect.

Planned Parenthood says Thursday’s ruling means that more than 1.1 million patients can’t use their Medicaid insurance at its health centers.

“We ask the public to be patient with the investigative process,” said Beau Mason, commissioner of the Utah Department of Public Safety.

The Utah Legislature has asked the Utah Supreme Court to block a recent lower court ruling that threw out the state’s current congressional map. Plaintiffs in the case called the petition “jarring irony.”

Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, was arguably the most influential voice in young conservatism, and played a pivotal role in President Trump's return to the White House.

“It's a tragic day for our nation,” Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said. “I want to be very clear that this is a political assassination.”

La Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos permitirá que la administración de Trump recorte casi 800 millones de dólares en fondos de investigación de los Institutos Nacionales de Salud de Estados Unidos (NIH) para proyectos relacionados con temas de diversidad, equidad e inclusión (DEI, por sus siglas en inglés). Investigadores en Utah están preocupados por lo que eso podría significar para el avance de la ciencia médica en el estado.

The rule adopted last year allowed public property to be leased for restoration in the same way that oil companies lease land for drilling.

The Food and Drug Administration says everyone who is healthy and under 65 years old needs a prescription for the updated COVID-19 vaccine. New CDC guidance coming after Sept. 18 could change that.