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April activities, events, concerts, festivals, markets in Utah
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (1104+ words) April 3-12 " "Urinetown, the Musical" | University of Utah Theatre April 3-18 " "Arsenic and Old Lace" | The Empress Theatre April 3-26 " "Once Upon a Mattress" | Heritage Theatre April 6-8 " "Tina: ... April events and activities in Utah Here are events, concerts, sporting events and more that…...
A New Kind of Nuclear Reactor Arrives in Utah
2+ week, 3+ day ago (252+ words) A prototype microreactor built by California startup Valar Atomics has arrived in Utah for testing, part of a broader push to develop a new generation of nuclear reactors. The system was transported in modular components aboard U.S. Air Force cargo planes…...
Utah State gets major revenge, cruises past UNLV in Mountain West quarterfinals
3+ week, 21+ hour ago (1963+ words) The Utah State Aggies certainly wouldn't be the first people to think they could still break even after a particularly disastrous night in Las Vegas. But even suggesting that you could pull off a 47-point swing over the course of…...
Utah ski team heads into NCAA championship on home snow after last-minute change
3+ week, 2+ day ago (793+ words) Utah has hosted the NCAA skiing championships plenty of times before, most recently in 2022, but the 2026 edition has proven to be unlike any other. Three weeks ago, the NCAA announced that they were moving the championships, previously slated to be…...
Prop 4 repeal effort asks Utah Supreme Court to extend deadline in final push to gather signatures
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (766+ words) Utahns for Representative Government, the group trying to repeal Proposition 4, asked the Utah Supreme Court on Wednesday to push back the signature submission deadline to put the redistricting law back on the November ballot. The petitioners justified the extension by…...
Utah ranks last in judicial transparency. Here’s how GOP lawmakers plan to fix that
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (674+ words) Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz demonstrated on Wednesday that the Republican-led Legislature is not done reforming the state's judiciary with the introduction of a new bill requiring courts to be more transparent. In response to high-profile legal battles, HB540 would prevent…...
Utah governor looks to the heavens for water miracle ahead of 2034 Olympics
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (690+ words) Utah Gov. Spencer Cox once again called on Utahns to call upon heaven for water in a post to social media on Monday. Like he did in 2021, 2023 and 2025, the openly religious governor renewed his request for "faith communities across Utah…...
Deseret News archives: Big Utah State Prison break in 1968 had a swift and peaceful conclusion
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (538+ words) Editor's note: This story was originally published on Nov. 17, 2024. Myron Lance and Walter Kelbach, two of the state's most notorious and deadliest inmates, spent many years at the Utah State Prison following their five-day crime spree that left six people…...
Deseret News archives: KBYU was a unique television station, precursor to BYUtv
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (285+ words) Editor's note: This story was originally published on Nov. 15, 2024. On Nov. 15, 1965, KBYU TV Channel 11 in Provo, Utah, began broadcasting. Per historical records, the Channel 11 allocation in Provo was first intended to be built as a commercial station. It launched as…...
What Kalani Sitake said after BYU’s rivalry win over Utah
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (196+ words) After BYU defeated Utah Saturday night in Provo, Kalani Sitake could have opened his postgame press conference any way he wanted to. But after a quick opening statement, he chose to take some time to praise Kyle Whittingham. "He's one…...