"It's working!" Check out the critters big and small who are using Utah's first wildlife overpass to cross Interstate 80. The
@UtahDWR
shared this video on Thursday.
Just
#ICYMI
- There is incredible video as a puma / mountain lion / cougar / catamount stalked a Utah hiker today who made the right moves for the six minutes while he was followed to keep from being attacked AND recorded the whole encounter.
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BREAKING: A Target in Layton was evacuated after officials said they were informed of a bomb threat to multiple Utah locations. They said the threat mentioned Target's Pride merchandise displays.
BREAKING: The Utah House voted 58-14 to pass a bill that removes "diversity, equity and inclusion" in Utah higher education, public schools and government.
@bmullahy2news
BREAKING: Multiple women have filed new allegations against Tim Ballard and Operation Underground Railroad, involving a top leader from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes.
🎆⚡️ WOW, talk about a wild light show in Utah! As fireworks lit up the sky to celebrate Pioneer Day, Mother Nature had her own grand entrance with an ELECTRIFYING thunderstorm!
📍: Fruit Heights, Utah
📸: Courtesy of Scott Stringham
Capturing the eerie capture of fall at Sundance! 🍂🏔️ With snow-capped peaks, fiery foliage, and a touch of mist, the scene is straight out of a spooky story.
📍: Sundance, Utah
📸: Annie Giles, via
OREM VOLLEYBALL: "Utah is about to suffer big time. No one here takes the social distancing seriously, I’m so sick of these a**holes," - Twitter user
@kanraye
GUIDELINES:
🦌 These elk were seen taking a stroll through Salt Lake City in the area of Harvard Ave & 1300 East.
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📹: Angie Larsen
WOW! ☄️
@SnowbasinResort
captured this amazing video of the meteor that sent a loud boom over northern Utah on Saturday. Its tail was seen only for a few seconds as it shot through the sky.
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Transgender athletes are now banned from competing in women’s athletics through the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the organization announced Monday.
BREAKING: Utah's governor signed a bill into law Tuesday that makes the state the latest to prohibit diversity training, hiring and inclusion programs at universities and in state government.
CRASH VIDEO: (No sound) Dashcam video shows moment oil tanker slammed into back of another vehicle, causing it to roll over and spill its load. I-15 was closed for nearly 12 hours as a result.
Details:
📍: Draper, Utah
🎥: Jesse Kelley
BREAKING: Gov. Spencer Cox signed a law requiring individuals to use facilities matching their sex assigned at birth in public schools and government buildings on Tuesday.
"He led his men, and they followed him, but I know in my heart of hearts he was out front." - Staff Sgt. Taylor Hoover's father talks about the pride he feels for his son, who was killed in a terrorist attack at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan.
GUNLOCK FALLS RESURRECTED💦 After roughly three years without water flow, Southern Utah's Gunlock Falls has been brought back to life!
DETAILS:
📍: Gunlock, Utah
📷: Carson Patterson via
REST IN PEACE, TATER TOT ❤️🐱 Tater Tot, the stray Utah kitten with special needs, whose heartwarming story captured the attention of social media users worldwide, has passed away.
Amanda Gilbert KUTV
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BREAKING: The woman whose racist, profanity-heavy rant against a Midvale neighbor has been arrested, taken into custody on multiple active warrants, according to the city's mayor
BURIED: 🌨️ The snow is swallowing ski chairs up at Snowbasin! 😮 As of Saturday, the resort has received 544" this season, and that number is expected to rise this week-
📍: Snowbasin Ski Resort, Utah
📸: Jamie Richards, via
The city of St. George must issue a permit for a Utah-based group that organizes drag performances to host an all-ages drag show in a public park, a federal judge ruled, calling the city's attempt to stop the show unconstitutional discrimination.
In a heated board meeting, the father of a transgender student in the Jordan School District, Jessie Sirivanchai, fought for his transgender daughter's right to use the girls' restroom at Fox Hollow Elementary School.
@ArielleHarrison
Utah teachers will be free to display LGBTQ+ Pride flags and other social, political or religious imagery after the state House blocked a bill on Monday that would have banned teachers from using their position to promote or disparage certain beliefs.
BREAKING: Gov. Spencer Cox was beaten by Phil Lyman for governor nomination at the Utah Republican Party Convention. Both will face off at the primary in June.
REMEMBER?
One year ago fire burned the famed
#NotreDame
cathedral, distressing for many around the world. TODAY a bell rang to mark the anniversary.
France has vowed to rebuild it, but work has paused during the
#coronavirus
pandemic.
HEARTWARMING: This kindergarten class at Hickerson Elementary in Tennessee learned "Happy Birthday" in sign language to celebrate the 60th birthday of their custodian. James Anthony, who is hard of hearing, has been working with the school for 15 years. - via CBS
SPILL OVER: 🌊 East Canyon Reservoir appears to be FULL! Look at all that water.. look at all that green!!! 🟢
📍: Morgan County, Utah
📸: Chad Hawkes, via
SHOOT AND MISS: This is our first look at Jibril Ali Ahmed who is accused of shooting at a 7-Eleven clerk 6 times and missing each time on Friday.
WHAT HAPPENED:
BREAKING: Natalie Cline has lost her nomination for re-election to the Utah State Board of Education, meaning she will not appear on the ballot as the GOP candidate.
BREAKING: In a unanimous vote, the Board of Education of the Davis School District has decided to reverse its previous decision and permit the Bible in school libraries at all levels.
Gov. Spencer Cox faces backlash for a campaign email featuring a photo with former President Trump at Arlington National Cemetery. Federal law bans campaign activities at military cemeteries—a rule widely recognized in U.S. politics.
Utah is suing the Biden Administration over its inclusion of LGBTQ+ protections under Title IX: "We're not going to let the Biden Administration and the Democrats destroy women's sports"
We are blown AWAY by these pics of northern lights over Utah! Thank you to everyone sending your photos at ! 🌌🤯
See our FULL gallery here 📷
📸1: Austin Lloyd
📸2: Skyler Jensen
📸3: : Shanda Lyman
BREAKING: A resolution has just been announced that would change the Utah Constitution in order to lower property taxes. How? By legalizing the lottery.
#utpol
#utleg
BREAKING: The widespread news coverage of Gabby Petito has helped lead to the discovery of another missing person, Teton County Search and Rescue officials stated.
Our snowpack has officially surpassed the 1983 record, using modern measuring techniques, AND the record set in 1952 before measuring methods were updated.
#utwx
#snowpack
@Benbelnap
@jondahl5
@Utah_Football
Hey Ben. I would love to talk to you about this for an online story. Humor and yet horrible. Send us a DM if you want to chat.
😍NATURE'S GRAND FINALE BEFORE WINTER? 🍂🍁The trees have donned their finest hues, transforming the landscape into a mesmerizing kaleidoscope of reds, yellows, and oranges!
📍: Guardsman Pass & Wasatch State Park, Utah
📸: Chris Williams, via
BREAKING: Utah State Board of Ed. unanimously voted to request Natalie Cline's resignation and issued a formal censure against her. Removal from all standing committees, prohibition on placing items on board agendas, barring her attendance at meetings.
After over a year of trying to get Kevin Bacon to revisit the iconic "Footloose" film location at Payson High School before its demolition, the actor showed up just in time for prom.
FULL GALLERY:
KUTV will not be airing the controversial America This Week program as has been reported. The company is reevaluating the viewpoints and looking at additional voices and context this week. We appreciate our customers across all platforms and are always willing to listen.
Apparently the best time to physically go out of your way to defy a trail closure is during a live report about the trail closure. (More: )
@KristenMcPeekTV
WATCH: 🐾 A mountain lion and her three kittens were spotted walking through the snow on a trail camera in northern Utah.
Full video & more info:
📹: Utah Mountain Lion Conservation
BREAKING: Utah House passes bill calling for use of public building bathrooms according to gender on birth certificate; moves to Senate.
@bmullahy2news
Lavender, periwinkle & violet, oh my! 💙💜 Quite the blue & purple show above Cache Valley Saturday morning as the sun rises over the Bear River Mountains (part of Wasatch Mountain range).
📷: Scott Taylor, via
There's a new push to designate the Great Salt Lake as Utah's 6th national park to help preserve the lake and natural ecosphere. What do you think?
VOTE in our poll:
@ArielleHarrison
😮 WOW 😮: Watch the waves from the 5.7 magnitude Magna earthquake roll across North America with the USArray Transportable Array seismic network.
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This dinosaur in Salt Lake City's Highland Park neighborhood was clearing the snow on Sunday to prevent potential tyrannosaurus wrecks️
📍: Highland Park, Salt Lake City
📷: Julia Vinson via
WATER LEVELS PEAK🌊 Nearly every Utah reservoir is between 90% and 100% in water level, with 16 overflowing.
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📍: Echo Reservoir in Summit County, June 14
Cox’s sudden support for Trump after the Pennsylvania assassination attempt and his controversial use of a photo involving the former president has unsettled some Utah moderates he had worked hard to win over.
Sen. Mike Lee introduced a bill that would ban taxpayer dollars from being used for gender transition research on youth. The bill would prohibit federal funding from being used in research or publications.
@AGilbertReports
RAINBOW CLOUD! 🌈☁️ Fun fact: this pretty & colorful phenomenon is possible thanks to something called cloud iridescence.
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📍: Spanish Fork, Utah
📸: JoAnn Sutherland, via