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01/09/2026

State Democratic leaders are condemning what they say are racist responses to a campaign video from Utah’s newest candidate for Congress.

The candidacy of Liban Mohamed, who was born in Utah to Somali immigrant parents, has attracted broad attention on social media, including a slew of racially charged comments.

“The flood of racist and religious hate directed at Liban Mohamed is disgusting,” the Utah Democratic Party said in a statement on social media.

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🖊️: Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL

State Democratic leaders are condemning what they say are racist responses to a campaign video from Utah's newest candidate for Congress.

01/09/2026

Neighbors of Salt Lake City’s Rose Park are on edge after a a shooting near a church building left two people dead and several people injured.

“When you see something like that and it’s right next door, it’s terrifying because bullets can go anywhere,” said Thomas Hurrington, who has lived in Rose Park for years.

Investigators are still searching for suspects but police say the violence stemmed from a dispute between two groups.

✍: Mike Anderson

Salt Lake City’s Rose Park neighborhood is on edge after a shooting near a church left several people injured.

01/09/2026

American snowboarding star Chloe Kim posted a video on social media showing a fall she took during training, and to announce that she may not be able to participate in the Winter Olympics in Italy.

“The positive thing is, I have range, I’m not in that much pain, I just don’t want it to keep popping out, which has happened,” she said.

An MRI is scheduled for Friday.

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📸: Gian Ehrenzeller, Keystone via AP

01/09/2026

Jane Grissom admits it: She's addicted to Olympic pins.

“Yeah, no questions,” she said with a laugh.

She's amassed at least 10,000 of them over the years after going to 10 Olympic Games, although she said she's lost count. Grissom is now preparing to bring 1,000 pins to Milan for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games there, and she's ready to trade.

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✍: Alex Cabrero, KSL
📸: Mark Less, KSL

01/09/2026

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, has been flooded with s*xual images of mainly women, many of them real people, and placing them in suggestive poses.

In several cases last week, some appeared to be images of minors, leading to the creation of images that many users are calling child po*******hy. Musk and xAI have said that they are taking action “against illegal content on X, including Child Sexual Abuse Material, by removing it, permanently suspending accounts, and working with local governments and law enforcement as necessary.”

When asked about the images on Grok, a Justice Department spokesperson told CNN the department “takes AI-generated child s*x abuse material extremely seriously and will aggressively prosecute any producer or possessor of CSAM.”

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01/09/2026

Utah health officials gathered Wednesday to discuss the current flu season, which they said is proving to be a strong season. For example, 4% of outpatient visits, they said, are for influenza-like illness.

"That's considered a high rate, but what is a little bit more alarming is that the hospitalization rate across the state is quite high, at 8.42 hospitalizations per 100,000 population," Dr. Andrew Pavia, with University of Utah Health said.

They are also concerned about Utah's current hospitalization rate for flu.

Full story: ksl.com/article/51430032
📸: Kristin Murphy, Deseret News

01/08/2026

Gov. Cox emphasized literacy's importance at a Utah symposium, highlighting AI concerns and a 2022 literacy bill Tuesday.

The symposium was held a day after a Gardner Policy Institute report revealed that almost half of Utah's third graders are not reading at minimum proficiency, coupled with research attesting that almost all kids can learn to read with proper early intervention and instruction.

"We've got to change something," Cox said.

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✍️ : Jason Swenson, Deseret News
📷: Tess Crowley, Deseret News

01/08/2026

DEVELOPING: Police in Layton are searching for a suspect after issuing a shelter-in-place due to reports of gunshots in a neighborhood.

When officers arrived, they said they heard gunfire that was followed by a possible verbal threat.

“Please put all animals inside. Stay inside and call Layton PD if you see anything suspicious,” police said.

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🖊️: Jacob Freeman, KSL
📷: Garna Mejia, KSL

01/08/2026

Layton PD provides the latest information after a shelter-in-place was issued following reports of gunshots.

01/08/2026

JUST IN: Dieter F. Uchtdorf was set apart to serve as the Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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📸: Scott G Winterton, Deseret News

01/08/2026

A crash closed northbound lanes of I-15 at the junction with U.S. 6 in Santaquin as snow comes down heavily.

01/08/2026

BREAKING: Layton PD ordered residents to shelter in place in the area of Oak Lane north of Kays Creek and south of Oak Forest Drive on Thursday. Officers were reportedly searching yard-to-yard, but the police department had not announced what they were searching for.

Police told residents in a Layton neighborhood to shelter in place on Thursday.