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Number of uninsured children in Utah on the rise

Utah's growing number of uninsured children is outpacing most of the county.  According to the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, 72-thousand children in Utah were not covered by health insurance in 2018, which accounted for more than seven-percent of the state's children.

Utah beer drinkers say goodbye to 3.2 

Utah beer drinkers aren't exactly sad to see three-point-two beer disappearing from state store shelves. West Valley City's Stacy Manzaneres expressed the sentiments of many beer drinkers last night at a funeral for three-point-two beer at Vivint Smart Home Arena.

Utah firefighters heading west, but what about the homefront?

Utah firefighters are continuing to head west this week as wildfires rage in California, but fire crews in Southern Utah say their homefront comes first and their wildfire season isn’t over yet. Conditions right now are so unusual that fire officials have extended the closed fire season through the middle of November.

Body of missing hiker discovered

The body of a missing hiker from New Jersey has been found in Garfield County.  The sheriff's office says the body of 72-year-old Norman Applegate, Jr. was found Tuesday near Boulder.  Applegate had been missing since September 26th.  The death is being investigated as suspicious.

St. George man dies from West Nile Virus

A St. George man has died following complications from West Nile Virus.  Family said 86-year-old Emery Matsko died nine weeks after contracting the rarest form of the virus, known as West Nile neuroinvasive disease.  Health officials say it occurs when the virus spreads to the brain, causing damage and swelling.

McAdams says he supports impeachment inquiry

Utah's lone Democrat in Congress says he supports opening the impeachment inquiry of President Trump publicly.  In a statement, Congressman Ben McAdams said all lawmakers should have access to witness testimony, and not just the members of three House committees.

Tyson Foods plant coming to Utah

Tyson Foods has broken ground on its new meat packaging plant in Eagle Mountain.  The 300-million-dollar facility will process large cuts of beef and pork, and package them for grocery stores across the western U.S.  Tyson will hire eight-hundred workers when the plant opens in 2021, but could eventually expand that number to 12-hundred.

Romney supports college athletes to benefit financially

Republican Senator Mitt Romney is supporting a move from the NCAA to potentially allow college athletes to financially benefit from their own name, image and likeness. However, the senator said the NCAA needs to regulate the process so the system is fair for all athletes in all sports.

World War Two marine returns home to Utah

The remains of a Utah man who died while serving in World War Two have been identified.  The Defense POW-MIA Accounting Agency says dental and other evidence has been used to positively identify the remains of Marine Corps Reserve Private First Class Robert Hatch of Woods Cross.  Hatch died while fighting the Japanese on a Pacific island in 1943.  Hatch will be buried in Bountiful in mid-December.