2+ week, 1+ day ago (285+ words) Editor's note: This story was originally published on Nov. 15, 2024. On Nov. 15, 1965, KBYU TV Channel 11 in Provo, Utah, began broadcasting. Per historical records, the Channel 11 allocation in Provo was first intended to be built as a commercial station. It launched as KLOR in 1958 but did not last. In 1962, Brigham Young University applied to buy KLOR's license, and the KBYU-TV callsign was issued. The station returned to the air with regular programs on Nov. 15, 1965, though the station was already on the air during the daytime for broadcasts to schools in association with the Utah State Department of Public Instruction (NET). KBYU-TV joined PBS in 1970. For Utahns, KBYU filled its programming with PBS children's shows and religious content, as well as popular shows like "I Love Lucy," "Perry Mason," "My Three Sons" and "The Andy Griffith Show." Perhaps more importantly, many BYU sports…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago (152+ words) Caitlin is a general assignment reporter with the Politics and the West team. She covers politics, breaking news and other topics. Utah local election results Several cities have competitive mayoral and city council races this year - Utah is holding municipal elections across the state Tuesday. - A number of Utah cities including Riverton, Orem, Provo, Kearns, Lehi, Hurricane, Eagle Mountain, Cottonwood Heights and Sandy, have mayoral races that will be decided Tuesday. - Election Day also features interesting city council races in Utah such as the ones in Ogden Valley and Salt Lake City. There are also elections for school boards, such as for the new Aspen Peaks School District which will be created when Alpine School District is split. - Across the state a number of cities will also be voting on the authorization or reauthorization of Recreation Arts and Parks tax....

3+ week, 22+ hour ago (325+ words) Editor's note: This essay was adapted from a talk given by Arthur C. Brooks at the Deseret News 175th Anniversary Gala on September 24, 2025. Those are your neighbors. Those people are your family. Those people aren't stupid and evil. They're just American citizens who happen to disagree with you on politics. That is where I come from. But that's not the point. The point is, nobody has the right to say that my mother is stupid and evil because of how she votes. And in that moment, motive attribution asymmetry came into view for me because I realized what we need to do as Americans in this political moment when we are so divided. We need to stand up to the people with whom we agree. You want to fix America? Let's stop standing up to the people with whom we disagree, which…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago (320+ words) Editor's note: This story was originally published on Nov. 22, 2024. On Nov. 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was shot to death in a motorcade in Dallas. And a nation moved from shock to grief to, well, back to normal. Kennedy was sitting beside first lady Jackie Kennedy as the motorcade moved through downtown Dallas on that fateful day. Texas Gov. John B. Connally, riding in the same car as Kennedy, was seriously wounded. Suspected gunman Lee Harvey Oswald was soon arrested for the crime, but died by gunfire at the hands of Jack Ruby within days. Within hours of the shooting, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as president. The Deseret News printed an "Extra," a quick edition of the news of the day. Coverage was extensive for weeks. The headlines read: "Kennedy assassinated"; "President killed by Texas…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago (477+ words) Preliminary results from the 2025 general municipal election on Tuesday signal potential leadership changes at the mayoral level in communities throughout southern and northern Utah. Several incumbent mayors " in St. George and Hurricane in the south and Hyrum and Smithfield in the north " look poised to lose their positions to new challengers. And a handful of cities are likely watching their mayoral elections closely, awaiting the replacement of longtime leaders who aren't seeking reelection. Here's a rundown of some of the notable preliminary results from races in southern and northern Utah, respectively. With Cedar City's incumbent Mayor Garth Green not seeking reelection, voters appear ready to elect Steve Nelson as the next leader of Cedar City, as he holds a strong lead on Phil E. Schmidt. Preliminary results show Nelson outpacing Schmidt with 60.26% of the votes compared to Schmidt's 39.74%. Enoch's incumbent Mayor…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago (134+ words) BYU's upcoming clash with Cincinnati finally has a kickoff time. The Cougars will head east to face off with the Bearcats on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET/6 p.m. MT, with the game being broadcast by Fox. Since the start of 2019, BYU is 34-4 in contests that kicked off at 7 p.m. or later, including a 5-0 mark in 2025. Additionally, the Cougars are 2-0 on Fox this season, having defeated Utah and Iowa State on the network. BYU is 3-0 lifetime against Cincinnati, having beaten the Bearcats in 2015, 2016 and 2023. ESPN analytics currently gives the Cougars a 67.5% chance of victory on Saturday " a must-win game for Kalani Sitake's squad on the path to earning a Big 12 championship berth....

2+ week, 1+ day ago (297+ words) Editor's note: This story was originally published on Nov. 14, 2024. On Nov. 14, 1972, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above the 1,000 level for the first time, ending the day at 1,003.16. Since first closing at 62.76 on Feb. 16, 1885, the Dow had been on a steady trend upward. Hitting 1,000 was a pretty big deal and the Deseret News pointed out the news. "History on Wall Street," read the headline of the day. So how did the Dow Jones Index come to be? In 1885, Charles Henry Dow, an American journalist who co-founded The Wall Street Journal, determined to found Dow Jones & Company with Edward Jones and Charles Bergstresser. They later invented the Dow Jones Industrial Average as part of their research into market movements. Today, the Dow is a stock market index of 30 prominent companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. It is one…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago (390+ words) Editor's note: This story was originally published on Nov. 21, 2024. One-hundred-and-one years ago, many Utahns relied on train travel and the Junction City was there to meet those needs. And the city's downtown crown jewel was Union Station. The week of Nov. 21, 1924, was a celebration as the new Union Station building was to be dedicated in Ogden. The building, which is now owned by the city and houses a trio of museums and other amenities, was formally dedicated on Nov. 22, though the cornerstone was laid on May 31, and Ogden residents had been touring the new building for several days. The new station replaced the prior station, completed in 1889 but destroyed in a 1923 fire. The Deseret News covered the unveiling of the new building, predicted to set Ogden up for business success in the years to come. "Confidence in Ogden growth is…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago (250+ words) An exterior rendering and site map of the Yuma Arizona Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were made available Monday in a church press release. The Yuma temple will be a single-story edifice of approximately 18,500 square feet, according to the release. It will be built on a nearly 7-acre site located at the corner of East 36th Street and South 8 East Avenue in Yuma, Arizona, and will be accompanied by an ancillary building. "Time in the temple will help you to think celestial and to catch a vision of who you really are, who you can become, and the kind of life you can have forever," said the late church President Russell M. Nelson in the same address he announced the Yuma temple in. "Regular temple worship will enhance the way you see yourself and how you fit…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago (391+ words) Another week, another victory for both BYU and Utah. It's becoming a habit in 2025. That resulted in both the Cougars, a 44-13 winner over TCU, and Utah, a 55-28 winner over Baylor, moving up in the latest top 25 rankings. BYU (9-1, 6-1 Big 12) moved up one spot to No. 11 in the latest Associated Press rankings, receiving 992 points. The Cougars also jumped one spot to No. 11 in the latest US LBM Coaches poll with 923 points. BYU still controls its destiny to reach the conference championship game if the Cougars win out. Next up is a road game next Saturday at Cincinnati (6 p.m. MST, Fox), who lost to Arizona over the weekend. Fox's "Big Noon Kickoff" will be in town for the game. Utah (8-2, 5-2 Big 12) also moved up in the polls, jumping two spots to No. 13 in the AP rankings, with 795 points. The Utes are No. 14 in…...