Toddler who nearly drowned is out of coma; first responders recall rescue as 'organized chaos'

Utah man who fired at police pleads guilty to disarming an officer

Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com  |  Posted May 25 - 3:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Utah man who grabbed an officer's firearm and fired it toward a second officer in 2020 has pleaded guilty to disarming a police officer as part of a plea deal.

Have You Seen This? Elevators can be tricky

Grant Olsen for KSL.com  |  Posted May 25 - 3:00 p.m.  |  Save Story

Let this be a reminder to all of us: Some elevators have doors on both the front and the back.

Study says 72 hours not long enough before removing life support

Lois M. Collins, Deseret News  |  Posted May 25 - 2:12 p.m.  |  Save Story

No rule exists that says when families must decide whether to remove life support for a loved one with a traumatic brain injury. But at 72 hours, some hospitals' staff members start pressuring families to make decisions about stopping life support interventions.

Prosecutors ask judge to bar Trump from comments endangering law enforcement

Jasper Ward, Reuters  |  Updated May 25 - 1:18 p.m.  |  Save Story

Prosecutors in former U.S. President Donald Trump's classified documents case asked a federal judge on Friday to prevent him from making statements that pose a "danger" to law enforcement, according to a court document.

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Why it's OK if your kids are bored this summer

Megan Feldman Bettencourt, for the Deseret News  |  Posted May 25 - 11:50 a.m.  |  Save Story

Most people, kids and adults alike, find boredom uncomfortable and strive to avoid it. But there are casualties of the harried state of constant activity we employ to ward off boredom.

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Low cost MRI for $399 available without a doctor's order and without insurance

Taylormed MRI  |  Posted May 25 - 11:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

Getting an MRI can be costly and take weeks to get after visiting a doctor. One walk-in MRI clinic is hoping to disrupt this tedious process.

Forecasters warn Oklahoma may see dangerous tornadoes as Texas bakes in record heat

The Associated Press  |  Updated May 25 - 11:21 a.m.  |  Save Story

Forecasters are warning of another day of heightened risk of dangerous tornadoes in the Midwest on Saturday and telling people in south Texas it may feel like close to 120 degrees Fahrenheit almost four weeks before summer starts.

Juvenile dies in West Jordan autobike crash on Mountain View Corridor

Ashley Fredde, KSL.com  |  Posted May 25 - 10:20 a.m.  |  Save Story

A juvenile died after losing control of his bike near Mountain View Corridor Highway at 9000 South early Saturday.

How this Salt Lake City park became a Memorial Day symbol 100 years ago

Carter Williams, KSL.com  |  Posted May 25 - 10:08 a.m.  |  Save Story

Memory Grove was slated to be a park in 1902, but it officially opened in 1924 to honor fallen Utah soldiers. It's remained a quiet and reflective place since then even as it's grown.

Romney, other senators want Canada to boost defense spending as NATO faces 'severe threat'

Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News  |  Posted May 25 - 9:35 a.m.  |  Save Story

Utah Sen. Mitt Romney is one of more than nearly two dozen Republican and Democratic U.S. senators who have signed a letter urging Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to come up with a plan to increase defense spending to strengthen NATO.

'They want to participate': Mexicans in Utah will be able to take part in Mexico's presidential vote

Tim Vandenack, KSL.com  |  Posted May 25 - 9:01 a.m.  |  Save Story

Mexicans go to the polls on June 2 to pick a new president, and among the voters, from afar, will be a contingent of Mexicans from Utah and the rest of the United States.

Utah 7th grader helps friend cross the finish line of school race

Eliza Pace, KSL-TV  |  Posted May 25 - 8:21 a.m.  |  Save Story

A seventh grader is being praised for helping his friend cross the finish line at their school race on Thursday.

American missionary couple killed by gang in Haiti, family says

Andy Rose, AnneClaire Stapleton and Hande Atay Alam, CNN  |  Updated May 25 - 7:51 a.m.  |  Save Story

A married couple from the U.S. who were serving as missionaries in Haiti were killed there on Thursday, family members said. They were part of a group called Missions in Haiti.

Town of Brighton makes first step in potential purchase of 'icon' Silver Fork Lodge

Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com  |  Posted May 25 - 7:16 a.m.  |  Save Story

The town of Brighton took a first step Tuesday in potentially purchasing the well-loved Silver Fork Lodge.

2 officers injured, 1 of them by vehicle, while trying to arrest fugitive in South Salt Lake

Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com and Lauren Steinbrecher, KSL-TV  |  Updated May 24 - 10:35 p.m.  |  Save Story

Two officers are injured, one from being hit by a vehicle, in South Salt Lake Friday evening after an encounter with a federal fugitive, police said.

Brad Wilson calls 'open border' policies a 'political stunt' to impact census counts

Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com  |  Posted May 24 - 9:57 p.m.  |  Save Story

Senate candidate Brad Wilson said the U.S. should require proof of identification to vote and said he believes undocumented immigrants are being let into the country as a "political stunt" to impact elections and census counts.

University of Utah breaks ground on new medical innovation center

Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com  |  Posted May 24 - 9:11 p.m.  |  Save Story

University of Utah Health officials broke ground Friday morning on a new building for medical innovation and research.

Scott Pierce, longtime TV critic at Deseret News, then Tribune, dies

Lois M. Collins, Deseret News  |  Posted May 24 - 8:45 p.m.  |  Save Story

Scott D. Pierce, longtime television critic at first the Deseret News and later the Salt Lake Tribune, died Friday at age 64.

Italian teenage computer wizard set to become the first saint of the Millennial generation

Associated Press  |  Updated May 24 - 8:10 p.m.  |  Save Story

Pope Francis has paved the way for the canonization of the first saint of the millennial generation, attributing a second miracle to a 15-year-old Italian computer whiz who died of leukemia in 2006.