Daniel Woodruff
@danielmwoodruff.bsky.social
Reporter/Anchor at KSL-TV in Salt Lake City, UT
BREAKING: A judge ordered Tyler Robinson to stand trial for aggravated murder in the shooting death of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University last year. Robinson then pleaded not guilty on all counts. Prosecutors have said they will seek the death penalty www.ksl.com/article/5161... @ksl.com
WATCH: During the conclusion of Tyler Robinson's preliminary hearing, a defense attorney told the judge that Charlie Kirk spoke "hatefully." Prosecutors didn't like that and said so. "He had an opinion that he would express on politics and religion. That doesn't make it hate." @ksl.com
CHARLIE KIRK MURDER: Tyler Robinson is in court in Provo for the conclusion of his preliminary hearing. A judge will decide whether this case will go to trial. But before that, he heard arguments -- again -- about whether cameras should be allowed in the courtroom. @ksl.com
Governor Spencer Cox talks Trump endorsement, Biden visit, getting booed by GOP in new book www.ksl.com/article/5161... #utpol
Governor talks Trump endorsement, Biden visit, getting booed by GOP in new book
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox described the aftermath of his surprise endorsement of President Donald Trump as
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Hundreds of Utah families are set to lose their childcare assistance www.ksl.com/article/hund... #utpol
WATCH: Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and Attorney General Derek Brown are celebrating a settlement with Meta, which agreed to pay $17 billion and make child-safety changes to Facebook and Instagram. Cox says Utah changed history, while Brown calls this a "generational settlement" www.ksl.com/article/5161...
Here's how much you need to earn to afford a home in Salt Lake County www.ksl.com/article/5161... @ksl.com
Here's how much you need to earn to afford a home in Salt Lake County
Utah's most populous county recently hit a record-high $645,000 median sales price during the second quarter of 2026.
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The Cody Wyoming Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opens this week for public tours www.ksl.com/article/5161... @ksl.com
The cost of fighting wildfires in Utah is projected to hit a record-setting $300 million www.ksl.com/article/5161...
Firefighting costs in Utah projected to hit record level this year
The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands estimates the total cost of fighting wildfires in the state this year will be $300 million.
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While Salt Lake immigrant detention center plans are dead, talk of finding a site may not be over www.ksl.com/article/5161... #utpol
WATCH: Utah Gov. Spencer Cox became a grandfather for the first time this week, and he became emotional talking about the experience during a news conference with reporters today www.ksl.com/article/5161... #utpol
The Utah State Hospital needs dozens of new beds over the next few years to meet growing demand, administrators told lawmakers during a hearing at the Capitol www.ksl.com/article/5161... #utpol
Utah State Hospital needs 'significant' increase in beds, lawmakers told
The hospital in Provo currently has 378 beds, but hospital leaders said they need many more, starting in 2028.
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BREAKING: U.S. debt crosses $40 trillion threshold for the first time, doubling in less than a decade after borrowing by Trump and Biden.
U.S. debt crosses $40 trillion threshold after doubling under Trump and Biden
Global U.S. creditors may already be growing wary of the U.S. government’s debt levels and the perceived lack of a push to address it.
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WATCH: Utah Senate President Stuart Adams explains why he's threatening several critics with defamation lawsuits -- and how some of those critics are responding www.ksl.com/article/5161... #utpol
Utah Senate President Stuart Adams is threatening several critics with defamation lawsuits for comments made following his primary election defeat in June www.ksl.com/article/5161... #utpol
NEW: 723 jobs are being lost as Tyson Foods closes its Eagle Mountain facility, which just opened a few years ago www.ksl.com/article/5160... @ksl.com
723 jobs being lost as Tyson Foods closes Eagle Mountain facility
Tyson Foods announced this week it will close its case-ready meat facility in Eagle Mountain as the company restructures to deal with a historic cattle shortage.
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Weather helps Widemouth 2 Fire containment but poses flooding risks www.ksl.com/article/5160... @ksl.com
Weather helps Widemouth 2 Fire containment but poses flooding risks
Utah's largest wildfire, the Widemouth 2 Fire, is now 36% contained thanks to better weather conditions.
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Firefighting pilots killed in Utah crash remembered for lives in service, selflessness www.ksl.com/article/5160... @ksl.com
Jury convicts former Utah Senate candidate in sexual abuse trial www.ksl.com/article/5160... #utpol
Jury convicts former Utah Senate candidate in sexual abuse trial
A Utah County jury decided the fate of a former Utah Senate candidate on Wednesday in a sexual abuse case that dragged on for years.
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As anxious tenants of a burned apartment complex in Midvale wait to get back inside to try to salvage their belongings, the city said there's currently no timeline for that to happen www.ksl.com/article/5160... @ksl.com
WATCH: Utah's two U.S. senators are sharply divided over how to handle one of the biggest political debates in Washington right now. While they both support the SAVE America Act, Sen. Mike Lee wants to “nuke the filibuster” to get it passed, but Sen. John Curtis does not #utpol
“Journalists should not have to choose between protecting confidential sources and facing government threats. A free press depends on reporters being able to pursue the truth, and on sources being able to share information the public has a right to know.” www.cnn.com/2026/07/23/m...
Trump’s DOJ says it will withdraw subpoenas targeting NY Times reporters | CNN Business
The federal government says it will drop its subpoenas compelling New York Times reporters to testify about anonymous sources in a case that involved President Donald Trump’s claims about a Qatari-gif...
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President Donald Trump declassified intelligence that he said showed Chinese interference in U.S. elections, reviving his long-running attacks on election security despite a U.S. intelligence assessment that found no evidence Beijing altered the 2020 vote which he lost www.ksl.com/article/5159...
Trump accuses China of 2020 voting interference, contradicting US intelligence findings
President Donald Trump declassified intelligence on Thursday that he said showed Chinese interference in U.S. elections, reviving his long-running attacks on election security.
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WATCH: Utah Sen. John Curtis says Congress needs to get involved with what's happening in Iran. He also says it's a "stretch" to say the 60-day clock -- during which President Trump can direct military action without congressional approval -- has restarted www.ksl.com/article/5159... #utpol
NEW: Several opponents of the Box Elder County data center project have sued Kevin O'Leary and the Fox News Network for defamation after the businessman claimed opponents had links to China www.ksl.com/article/5159... #utpol
NEW: This is a Utah Department of Corrections photo of Peter Michael Larsen, who's accused of stabbing a man multiple times at Valley Fair Mall. According to police, Larsen targeted the victim (identified by family by his first name, Sohail) because he is Muslim www.ksl.com/article/5159... @ksl.com
JUST IN: President Trump shrinks the sizes of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments — again www.ksl.com/article/5159... #utpol @ksl.com
The family of Charlie Kirk says the conclusion of a weeklong preliminary hearing in the political activist's murder case "marks an important step forward in the pursuit of justice" www.ksl.com/article/5159... @ksl.com
WATCH: Tyler Robinson was crying the day after the shooting of Charlie Kirk and said he wished he "hadn't done it," his former roommate and partner said in a video interview played today in court. @ksl.com