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🌤 56 – 92° in Logan |💧 10% chance

🌤 74 – 98° in Salt Lake City ⚠️

🌤 75 – 107° in St. George ⚠️

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Also on our minds: Utah businesses that got caught up in a $722 million crypto fraud scheme, how Aaron Rodgers ended up reading the Book of Mormon and do we have “election deniers” on the ballot in Utah?

Her husband’s name is on the stadium. Here’s why Patti Edwards says NIL will ruin college football

There is not a story about LaVell Edwards that does not make people love him even more. Patti Edwards, “the emeritus first lady of football,” is very much the same. In this profile of her, she talks about her life and love with LaVell, how she grew to love football, her thoughts on NIL and, most importantly, what a privilege it is to grow old.

Get a box of tissues and read the full story.

Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, speaks at an event for candidates in the GOP primary election at the Awaken Event Center in South Jordan on Tuesday, June 28, 2022.

Does Utah have ‘election deniers’ on the 2022 midterm ballot?

According to the well-regarded website FiveThirtyEight, Utah has two “election deniers” on the ballot this midterm. According to an article on the website, Reps. Chris Stewart and Burgess Owens “either clearly stated that the election was stolen from Trump or took legal action to overturn the results, such as voting not to certify election results or joining lawsuits that sought to overturn the election.”

Both representatives objected to the certification of Pennsylvania’s electoral college votes on Jan. 6, 2021, but Stewart takes issue with this characterization of him, saying that he voted against certifying Pennsylvania due to concerns of voting irregularities, but that he believes President Joe Biden is the lawfully elected president of the U.S.

What about the rest of the story? Read it here.

Business:

How can the work world become more family friendly? Here’s what parents have to say (Deseret News)
Utah Inland Port Authority's 1st director to step down in latest leadership change (KSL)
Juul to pay $438.5 million to states over inquiry into ‘despicable’ marketing practices (Deseret News)

Housing:

U.S. home prices see biggest monthly drop in 11 years. It’s weighing on homeowner wealth (Deseret News)

Police and the Courts:

Utah businesses entangled in alleged $722 million crypto fraud scheme (Deseret News)
Sandy police now linking 12 churches in vandalism investigation (KSL)
Colby Ryan was charged with sexual assault. What happened in his first court appearance? (Deseret News)

Environment:

Heat wave on its way out of Utah, but wildfire smoke is coming (Deseret News)
Salt Lake City reaches all-time heat record again; wildfire smoke heads toward Utah (KSL)

Health:

Why the White House wants you to get a COVID-19 booster shot every year (Deseret News)
Utah doesn’t have enough OB-GYN doctors (Utah Business)

Faith:

Why Aaron Rodgers recently found a Book of Mormon in his locker (Deseret News)
Perspective: One Jewish group is growing in a secular age. What is its secret? (Deseret News)

Northern Utah:

'Haunted' coffee shop in Logan brings in paranormal experts to investigate (FOX 13)

Wasatch Front:

Widow of Utah soldier killed in Afghanistan wants to 'find the unity' through 9/11 memorial exhibit in Farmington (KSL)

The West:

Mountain West food banks struggle to meet rising demand for assistance (KUER)

The Nation:

DOJ is ‘getting very close’ to having the evidence to indict Trump, but shouldn’t charge him, ex-Attorney General Bill Barr says (CNBC)

The World:

Vice President Harris to lead delegation to Abe funeral in Japan (The Hill)

Sports:

Can Cougars’ beefed-up defense slow No. 9 Baylor’s powerful attack? (Deseret News)
How Kyle Whittingham summed up Utes’ defense vs. Gators: ‘Sloppy’, ‘soft’, ‘abysmal’ (Deseret News)
Were the Utah Jazz looking for ‘payback’ with their Donovan Mitchell trade? (Deseret News)

Photo of the Week

Nazdanah carries a pot of tea in her Herriman home on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. Nazdanah recently arrived in Utah after being stuck in Afghanistan for almost a year. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News

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— Kathleen