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(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The newly completed North Capitol Building is pictured on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026.

A Utah state agency made $677,000 in unnecessary payments after an employee’s contract fraud

By Addy Baird | September 17, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Michael Menssen with his family in the Senate Chamber as he's confirmed to the Utah Supreme Court, at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026.

The Republican overhaul of Utah’s Supreme Court is complete, as senators fill final two seats on the bench

By Robert Gehrke | September 17, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

As Trump bashes AI guardrails, Utah governor calls for whistleblower protection, mandatory safety reports

As Utah’s elections chief faces federal threats, auditors again find no signs of ‘significant fraud’ in voting

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FILE — Mail-in ballots are processed at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center in Phoenix, Ariz., Nov. 8, 2022. As the Supreme Court weighs the legality of a Trump administration plan to change mail-in balloting, a second lower court judge ruled overnight on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, that the plan is likely illegal and should be blocked before the November election. (Alisha Jucevic/The New York Times)

Supreme Court blocks Trump administration plan to screen mail-in ballots

“That sound you hear is the collective sigh of relief from election officials around the country,” Deidre Henderson wrote on social media.

By Abbie VanSickle | The New York Times | September 15, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Supreme Court nominees Judge Matthew Bell, left, and Michael Menssen, at a Senate confirmation hearing at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026.

Utah Supreme Court nominees say they won’t be the Legislature’s lapdog nor be bound by past rulings

Michael Menssen and Judge Matthew Bell vow to uphold the Constitution — no matter who may object.

By Robert Gehrke | September 15, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A sculpture of Charlie Kirk is unveiled at a memorial event marking one year since Kirk’s shooting death at Utah Valley University in Orem on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. A University of Utah student has apologized for joking about the anniversary that day on a cake with frosting that read, "Happy Kirkiversary."

A Utah student joked on a cake about the killing of Charlie Kirk. Rudy Giuliani and others publicized her identity and now the U. is investigating.

The cake and its fallout online have ignited a dispute between the school’s Republican and Democratic campus clubs.

By Addy Baird | September 15, 2026, 7:44 p.m.

(Yuki Iwamura | AP) A federal agent wears an Immigration and Customs Enforcement badge in New York, June 10, 2025.

Utah among top 10 states for rate of ICE arrests

A new study found Utah ranked ninth in the U.S. for immigrant arrests.

By Addy Baird | September 12, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Julia Demaree Nikhinson | AP) President Donald Trump and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox listen as Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, July 13, 2026, in Washington.

Sen. Mike Lee says Utah’s elections chief is wrong to defy Trump’s DOJ, as Gov. Cox, other Republicans defend her

Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson, who is resisting the Trump administration’s efforts to obtain Utah voters’ private data, was notified this week that she is under federal investigation.

By Emily Anderson Stern | September 13, 2026, 12:04 a.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The University of Utah campus is pictured on Tuesday Nov. 18, 2025.

Trump DOJ sues Utah over state law that allows in-state college tuition for some undocumented students

Utah becomes the 25th entity to face such a suit. Courts in six states have struck down the tuition benefits for Dreamers.

By Robert Gehrke | Courtney Tanner | September 10, 2026, 11:31 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Spencer Cox says a few words at the Turning Point event Glen Smith Spectrum Arena, in Logan on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025.

‘Politics worthy of our country’: Cox declares Charlie Kirk Day a year after the activist’s death

The Turning Point USA founder reminds “us that robust public discourse is essential to a healthy democracy,” the Utah governor wrote.

By Emily Anderson Stern | September 10, 2026, 8:39 p.m.

(Courtesy of Christian Venhuizen | Bureau of Land Management) Katja Knoll, a paleontology technician, recovers fossils from an excavation site inside Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in 2020.

How Trump unleashed an existential fight in Utah over America’s dinosaurs

Trump resurfaced a decades-long dispute over how to protect some of the country’s crown jewels.

By Anna Kramer | The Washington Sun | September 10, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Spencer Cox speaks during a news conference following the shooting death of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University in Orem on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025.

After Charlie Kirk’s killing, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox had to address the world. He called a Democrat for help.

In his new book, “Off Ramp: How to Be a Peacemaker in an Age of Contempt,” Cox reveals how his “Disagree Better” campaign began, where he’s scored a win and where he’s missed the mark.

By Emily Anderson Stern | September 10, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

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