New Utah license plate helps pay down state's multimillion-dollar school lunch debt
A new Utah license plate was designed to help pay off school lunch debt, with the purchase of each plate contributing $30 a year to the cause. Advocates are raising awareness for the "Feed Utah Kids" plate during National School Lunch Week, which kicked off Monday.
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Church’s donation to help Grandmother of Juneteenth amplify Black voices
Garth Brooks’ Utah fans had to fight the bots. He was fired after his first 40 hours on the air.
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Utah Today Oct. 12, 2026
Here are the top stories from last week: Lagoon reveals ‘J3 Grand Prix’ — First roller coaster of its kind in the USThis NBA player from Utah was asked about basketball, then the questions changed to church missions. The background: A majority of the House is 218 seats.
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Elder James E. Faust- The Voice Of The Spirit/ President Henry B. Eyring- Gifts Of The Spirit In Hard Times
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Utah House District 59: Celeste Johnson and Luke Searle face off
House District 59: Celeste Johnson and Luke Searle face off
The candidates for a seat representing the Wasatch Back differ on how to address the state’s biggest issues. (Campaign photos) Celeste Johnson, left, and Luke Searle are candidates for the 2026 House District 59 election.
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Utah’s 3rd Congressional District: Celeste Maloy faces 5 challengers
The Tribune asked Celeste Maloy, Kent Udell, Cassie Easley, Michael Stoddard, Adonis Hooslyn and Ayden Scott questions about water resources, affordability and more. (Campaign photos; The Salt Lake Tribune) Clockwise from top left: Cassie Easley, Adonis Hooslyn, Celeste Maloy, and Kent Udell, candidates for the 2026 3rd Congressional District election.
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SNL spoofs ‘Shark Tank’s ‘Mr. Wonderful’s’ proposed Utah AI data center
NEW YORK, Oct. 12, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — “Saturday Night Live” writers reached nearly 3,000 miles to the west over the weekend for a comedy sketch lifted from Utah’s recent headlines. In Saturday’s “Weekend Update” sketch, actor James Austin Johnson, who also portrays Donald Trump on the show, portrayed Canadian businessman Kevin O’Leary.
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Eleanor Arthel Williams Redington
Eleanor was born on April 18, 1931, in Malad, Idaho, to John Haynes Williams and Eleanor Jones Williams. She loved growing up in Malad and graduated from Malad High School in 1949.
On April 16, 1955, Eleanor married Albert Reid Redington.
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Nutrition Education Through Culture and Community
Join us for a nutrition education session featuring delicious carnitas tacos with salsa verde and a live food demonstration led by David Aguilar, Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Department. Also available on Zoom.
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Utah Senate District 5: Jill Koford faces off against CJ Hernandez
Senate District 5: Jill Koford faces off against CJ Hernandez
A state representative wants to continue her policy work from the Senate, but she’s up against a former diplomat running to make her own public service pivot. (Campaign photos) CJ Hernandez, left, and Jill Koford, candidates for the 2026 Senate District 5 election.
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Flood threat continues with unseasonably cool temperatures and mountain snow
Remnants from Tropical Storm Rachel will interact with an upper-level low digging its way through the Pacific northwest and Utah to bring the redevelopment of rain showers and thunderstorms. This will continue to lead to an increased flood threat across the I-15 corridor.
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Utah politicians oppose Pentagon plan to live-stream execution of convicted mass murderer
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah officials here and in Washington have reacted with almost universal dismay to the pending public execution of convicted murderer Nidal Hasan by the U.S. military.
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In a time of distrust, how do we know Utah’s elections are secure? Clerks show us
Editor’s note: This story is part of We Vote Utah, a partnership between KUER, PBS Utah and Utah News Dispatch to cover Utah’s 2026 elections. Utah clerks on both sides of the political aisle, frustrated by national discourse that’s not based in fact but has cast a shadow over voting by mail, are pushing back.
via Utah News DispatchStatewideOctober 12, 2026
October 11 Football Rankings Place Georgia and BYU in Top 10
In a report published October 11, national college football rankings were released for the AP Top 25 and the US LBM Coaches Top 25. The rankings feature several prominent programs, including BYU and Utah.
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