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Mortensen leads No. 18 BYU to victory over Kansas State

Elli Mortensen recorded a career-high 19 kills to lead No. 18 BYU to a 3-1 victory over Kansas State on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. Meanwhile, UC Santa Barbara defeated Utah Valley 3-0 in a match held at Lockhart Arena.

Colloquy on Ukraine

United States Senate Floor Colloquy on Ukraine Senators John Curtis (R-UT), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Alan Armstrong (R-OK) September 30, 2026 Senator Tillis: Mr.

U of U to Startup Partners: "We Are Open for Business"

Mark Tullis Oct 02, 2026 - 10 min read Kyrsten Woolstenhulme, Senior Director for Venture Development, University of Utah Technology Licensing Office, with her U of U colleagues at the April 2026 U Startup Launchpad event. For Kyrsten Woolstenhulme, Senior Director for Venture Development in the University of Utah's Technology Licensing Office, closing that gap is the job.

USBE Seeks Utah Beef and Tree Fruit Producers for School Contracts

The Utah State Board of Education has opened a Request for Proposals for Local Food for Schools Cooperative Contracts to recruit Utah beef and tree fruit producers. This initiative aims to create approved vendors for school meal programs serving over 660,000 students across the state.

StatewideOctober 2, 2026

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The DATA CENTER COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT ACT of 2026 Emerging technologies that Americans increasingly rely on every day-from artificial intelligence to cloud computing-depend on data centers and the infrastructure that supports them.

StatewideOctober 2, 2026

Afternoon Edition Oct. 1, 2026

Afternoon Edition October 1, 2026 Good afternoon. On our minds today: New polls show how voters feel about midterm elections Why Utahns might see their electricity bills drop What the analytics reveal about No. SNAP benefits look different starting now.

via afternoon.deseret.comStatewideOctober 2, 2026

Cougar Insiders Sept. 29, 2026

Cougar Insiders September 29, 2026 BYU can’t underestimate what awaits on trip to TCU against FrogsNo. 10 BYU jumps back into Big 12 action this week, when there are five in-conference battles going on that are key in the standings. “It’s a conference game and it’s BYU,” said Poppinga, and TCU will be ready, hungry and prepared by veteran head coach Sonny Dykes.

via cougars.deseret.comStatewideOctober 2, 2026

ChurchBeat Sept. 30, 2026

Youd like Lincoln. He is 12 now. The seventh grader passes the sacrament each Sunday as a deacon in the priesthood of the Grand Blanc Ward. But a year ago this week, he ran out of the chapel with his parents and sisters after the attack began.

via churchbeat.deseret.comStatewideOctober 2, 2026

Stewart Elementary Announces October Kindness Theme and Upcoming Events

Stewart Elementary announced its October theme of kindness and shared several upcoming school events and deadlines in a report published October 2.

StatewideOriginally published October 2, 2026

A&E Oct. 1, 2026

Arts & Entertainment October 1, 2026 Good evening. On our minds today: The ‘unlikely’ story of how a controversial band came to small town Utah. Plus, Rainn Wilson sang with the Tabernacle Choir. ’The ‘unlikely’ story of how a controversial band came to small town UtahRainn Wilson sang with the Tabernacle Choir.

via arts.deseret.comStatewideOctober 2, 2026

Utah Today Oct. 2, 2026

President Dallin H. The background: President Oaks presided over the faith’s October 2025 general conference while not yet ordained as prophet. At that conference, he surprised members by announcing a slower pace of temple announcements, Amy Ortiz reported.

via utahtoday.deseret.comStatewideOctober 2, 2026

Sports Edition Oct. 2, 2026

Good morning. On our minds today: LJ Martin’s place in BYU history, what analytics say about Utah football’s offense so far and the Mammoth dominate their season opener. The key stat that has LJ Martin settling in among BYU’s ‘Super 6’What the analytics reveal about No.

via sportsedition.deseret.comStatewideOctober 2, 2026

Convergence Point will connect Utah research, talent and industry under one roof

Isabella Pedroza Oct 02, 2026 - 9 min read Draper, Utah — October 2, 2026 Angela Smith grew up in St. George with a fairly limited idea of what she could do with her career. She became a teacher, following a path similar to her mother, and taught for six years.

via techbuzznews.comStatewideOctober 2, 2026

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