Republican Mike Kennedy and Democrat Jonny Larsen are running to represent western and central Utah in the U.S. House of Representatives. Watch their debate Thursday at 6 p.m.
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Set amid the cornfields of central Nebraska, "The Beautiful Plain" opens on a hot afternoon in a hay barn. What begins as a prank will reverberate for decades. -
The company recalled some salsa bean dip trays, but consumers probably don't have the affected product. In other news, part of a Zion National Park roadway is still closed after last week's rockfall. -
The Utah Legislature has already tried to transfer three high-profile cases to the new panel. Plaintiffs in those cases claim it's an overreach of lawmakers' constitutional authority. -
The third-party projects would've included environmental and cultural resource work, like digitizing museum collections in Zion National Park. Over 130 projects lost funding across the country. -
Republican Celeste Maloy and Democrat Kent Udell also offered competing approaches to energy, water, and wildfire management. -
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New research found the Wasatch and Uinta Mountains had some of the most substantial increases in annual burned area. Aging infrastructure further complicates the danger. -
Strong El Niño conditions could last through the winter, bringing Utah more moisture. It's still unclear if the rain will fall where it's most needed — and if it will be enough to combat drought. -
Gabe Reilly, the Salt Lake City firefighter who died Sunday BASE jumping in northern Utah, “truly loved to fly,” his family said. -
In other news, Utah State Fairpark is warning food vendors of scammers impersonating the organization. And, the Bureau of Land Management is removing 300 wild horses in southwest Utah.
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Republican Celeste Maloy and Democrat Kent Udell are running to represent eastern and southern Utah, along with parts of the Wasatch Front, in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Utah State University Caine Dairy Farm produces Aggie Ice Cream, among other products. This week, the community had a chance to milk cows at the farm.
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