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Visit upcoming exhibit at Hardware Wildlife Education Center to learn about turkeys in Utah

Visit upcoming exhibit at Hardware Wildlife Education Center to learn about turkeys in Utah

Details Published: Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 8:01 am Hyrum — You can learn about wild turkeys in Utah — and maybe even see some yourself — by visiting the Hardware Wildlife Education Center in November. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources'...

Owner:  American Government
Have a big game or swan hunting permit this fall? Don't forget to submit mandatory harvest report

Have a big game or swan hunting permit this fall? Don't forget to submit mandatory harvest report

Salt Lake City — With several hunts recently ending and others in full swing, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is reminding hunters to submit their mandatory harvest reports for big game hunts and tundra swan hunts in Utah. Big game hunts...

Owner:  American Government
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Weather balloon likely cause of mid-air collision with United Airlines plane

Weather balloon likely cause of mid-air collision with United Airlines plane

A mysterious object that struck a United Airlines flight bound for LAX last week, shattering the cockpit windshield, may have been a weather balloon, according to the CEO of WindBorne Systems. A mysterious object that struck a United Airlines...

Owner:  Murdoch Family
Utah ranks among top 10 most energy-efficient states

Utah ranks among top 10 most energy-efficient states

LOGAN — Utah has been named one of the nation’s most energy-efficient states, according to a new report from the personal-finance website WalletHub. The Beehive State ranked 7th overall for energy efficiency, placing 5th in home energy use, 9th in...

Owner:  Kent Frandsen
After a Utah travel blogger’s tragic death, her legacy is living on in a new children’s book

After a Utah travel blogger’s tragic death, her legacy is living on in a new children’s book

Tiffany Rosenhan says that she and Elise Caffee met over Denmark. Caffee, who ran the Instagram account 3KidsTravel, reached out to Rosenhan in a DM to ask for travel tips. Rosenhan, author of the YA novel “Girl from Nowhere,” had just returned...

Owner:  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Specialty Utah conservation plate raking in the money

Specialty Utah conservation plate raking in the money

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Owner:  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
BuyWander enters Utah market with a fourth warehouse store

BuyWander enters Utah market with a fourth warehouse store

BuyWander Inc., an e-commerce retail returns marketplace, has opened a fourth warehouse store, this time in West Valley City, Utah, in the greater metropolitan area of Salt Lake City. “West Valley City is kind of like Spokane Valley,” says...

Owner:  Cowles Family
Salt Lake City, Portland battle it out in MLB expansion game

Salt Lake City, Portland battle it out in MLB expansion game

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — If, and when, Major League Baseball decides to expand, numerous sports analysts have theorized one team will be added in the east and one in the west. As Salt Lake City vies for that western team, analysts have also...

Owner:  Smith Family
Utah State University takes flight with advanced airline pilot training program

Utah State University takes flight with advanced airline pilot training program

LOGAN — Utah State University is soaring to new heights in aviation education, aiming to become a premier destination for training future airline pilots. With major upgrades to its aviation program, students now have access to cutting-edge...

Owner:  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Airline Emergency Landing in Utah Likely Caused by Weather Balloon Collision

Airline Emergency Landing in Utah Likely Caused by Weather Balloon Collision

A United Airlines plane appears to have collided with a weather balloon while cruising over Utah at 36,000 feet last week, fracturing layers of its windshield and forcing an emergency landing. A California company called Windborne Systems said it...

Owner:  Wells Media Group Employees
Utah Supreme Court rejects Colorado River water pipeline project

Utah Supreme Court rejects Colorado River water pipeline project

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Supreme Court has rejected a project that proposes to take water from the Colorado River system in Utah, pump it hundreds of miles across Wyoming into Colorado. In a unanimous decision, the state's top court sided with...

Owner:  The Scripps Family
Weather Balloon, Not a Meteor, Likely for Impact into United Flight to Los Angeles

Weather Balloon, Not a Meteor, Likely for Impact into United Flight to Los Angeles

A balloon like this one may have impacted the windshield of a United aircraft flying to Los Angeles over the Rocky Mountains. Image: WindBorne It now appears a collision with a weather balloon and not a meteor is likely for the damage and injury...

Owner:  Michael Konowicz
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