Utah’s Morning News

Utah Rep. Burgess Owens got a look at the southern border this week. He joined us live with his experience.

The Salt Lake County Mayor hopes people will still keep wearing face masks after the statewide mask mandate ends.

A majority of Utahns say they are ready to get out of town and they plan on traveling in the near future after staying home for most of the past year due to the pandemic. 

The statewide mask mandate expires later this week.  However, schools will still require masks, and businesses can do the same.

It's a busy weekend here in the state of Utah.  Many schools districts are finishing up, or starting spring break.  Today is Good Friday and it's also General Conference weekend.  

With all the potential for more people on the road, the Utah Highway Patrol says they will be cracking down on dangerous drivers.

Investigators are trying to figure out what led to a shooting at a California office building that left four people dead including one child.  

We are hearing from Utah Jazz NBA players who say they thought they were going to die when their charter flight hit a flock of birds, and flames started coming from one of the engines. 

We are hearing from one of the women who say they were groped while walking on, or near the BYU campus over the past few days.  The suspect has been arrested. 

Senator Mitt Romney was named as this year's recipient of the Profile in Courage Award.  The award was created by the family of the late President John F. Kennedy to honor public figures who risk their careers by embracing unpopular positions for the greater good.  Hear more on the story near the end of the hour.

Utah's COVID-19 case trends continue to go down as do hospitalizations.  This as the state has opened up vaccines to everyone 16 and up.