Utah senators toured the Great Salt Lake to assess restoration efforts firsthand. While the lake's level remains a foot above 2022's record low, despite last winter's poor snowpack, Senate Majority Whip Chris Wilson said lawmakers aren't losing focus on the lake and said it's still a "high priority." New Great Salt Lake Commissioner Hannah Freeze also outlined 5 ways the state could use $1 billion from the Trump administration.

Severe weather prompts flood advisory, school bus delays in Utah County; Severe thunderstorm sweeps through Wasatch County, brings intense hail

2:30 pm: Veterans and Military Affairs Commission

University of Utah dismisses cases against College Republicans who posted about anti-Charlie Kirk cake (Deseret News)

Great Salt Lake Commissioner lays out 5 ways to use Trump’s proposed $1B — If Congress approves it (Deseret News)

Utah has 2 new officials helping to steer the state’s response on the Great Salt Lake (Utah News Dispatch)

'Seeing is believing': Utah senators tour Great Salt Lake as they look at ways to protect it (KSL)

16 local leaders in Utah sign letter to Interior secretary, urging him to 'protect public lands' (KSL)

Logan Municipal Council workshops efforts to preserve 2030 goals for renewable energy (Cache Valley Daily)

A Utah state agency made $677,000 in unnecessary payments after an employee’s contract fraud (The Salt Lake Tribune)

Former University of Utah president seeks confirmation as U.S. ambassador to Serbia (Deseret News)

Salt Lake County hit pause on data centers. Here is when they may be back on the table. (Salt Lake Tribune)

Editorial Board: Henderson is leading the fight for Utahns’ right to vote. Use it. (Salt Lake Tribune)

Provo ranks first in nation in multiple job growth metrics, report shows (Fox13)

September declared 'Utah's Own Month' to honor local agriculture (KSL)

Utah immigration attorneys hosting event to aid immigrants seeking U.S. citizenship (KSL)

Have You Seen This? Countdown to fall (KSL)

‘PAWSITIVE NEWS!’ Park City Police K-9 Bruno released from hospital after jumping from overpass (ABC4)

OpenAI announced it had discovered six new instances of “concerning or unexpected” behavior by its artificial intelligence models (ABC)

AI has transformed the Pentagon’s aging networks into a national security risk (Washington Post)

Hackers Used Anthropic’s Claude to Break Into OpenAI (Wall Street Journal)

OpenAI flags concerning new AI behavior and vows to track it more closely (The Associated Press)

Anthropic quietly sets up biology lab as it ramps AI drug program (Reuters)

‘Godfather of AI’ warns Congress has ‘maybe a year’ left to regulate AI (NBC)

Lost evidence should result in dismissal of Douglas Carter's death penalty case, attorney argues (KSL)

DNR investigates illegal poaching incident, killing of two bull elk (ABC4)

30-yr old Ogden cold case closed after investigators obtain prison confession (KSL)

NFL? MLB? WNBA? Here’s the pro sport Utahns would most like to see come to town (Deseret News)

Utah’s National Parks are having a moment (Deseret News)

Sixth-annual Tooele Renaissance Faire expects more than 5,000 guests (KSL)

He thought a Michelin email was a scam. Now, everyone knows this Utah deli’s food is for real. (The Salt Lake Tribune)

Preserving Salt Lake Temple was 'nothing short of another miracle,' project official says (KSL)

South Summit School District addresses concerns over teacher support, leadership (KPCW)

Voices: I sheltered in place with my students. A year later, UVU still doesn’t feel safe. (Salt Lake Tribune)

In Utah classrooms, ‘AI is a tool.’ It doesn’t replace students’ work or teachers (KUER)

Judge strikes down anti-DEI grant policy at Education Department (The Hill)

2026 Utah wildfire season: 1135 fires, 559,608 acres burned, 482 human-caused (Utah Fire Info)

How logging for the railroad reshaped Utah’s streams — and why they still haven’t recovered (The Salt Lake Tribune)

Utah’s coldest place may hold a key to combating the state’s suffocating inversions (The Salt Lake Tribune)

The Great Pumpkin Shortage? Heat, drought crush Utah's pumpkin harvest (FOX13)

What the Constitution requires of us, according to President Oaks at the National Cathedral (Deseret News)

Preserving Salt Lake Temple was 'nothing short of another miracle,' project official says (KSL)

Opinion: What we have lost by losing trust in science (Deseret News)

New Salt Lake City housing opens for people leaving homelessness (KSL)

Home prices rise across Southern Utah as renters face steep barriers to buying (St George News)

Voices: In Salt Lake City, we can’t have an honest debate about housing without acknowledging who’s been left out (Salt Lake Tribune)

Utah saw the country’s highest home insurance nonrenewal rate in 2025 (KUER)

People's houses are collapsing into the ocean. FEMA gives them no other option (NPR)

Texas Air National Guard F-16 crashes in Michigan, sparking evacuation (ABC)

Steve Sarkisian apologizes for Holly Rowe, Arch Manning incidents (Deseret News)

Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman, a post he has held since 1970 (AP)

Beautiful new cat species is first to be named in a century (New Scientist)

Does technology hold the answer to getting people off of welfare? (Deseret News)

The Senate is one step closer to rewriting the rules of college sports (Deseret News)

Judge orders Kennedy Center to provide 30 days’ notice before any changes like demolition (The Associated Press)

The Kennedy Center is empty and in peril. Its community is in anguish. (Washington Post)

Democratic advisers are warning their candidates not to go too hard at AI (Politico)

Pentagon releases sixth batch of UFO files (News Nation)

For now, Pentagon plan for testosterone testing will apply to male troops only (Washington Post)

Trump Wants Putin to End the War. He May Offer Russia Business Deals First.(New York Times)

Senate Republicans rebuff Trump’s attacks on Supreme Court, Federal Reserve (The Hill)

ICE agent appears in Minnesota court to face charges in the shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant (NPR)

Trump withdraws Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, as his nominee to lead ICE (The Associated Press)

Fear and loathing in Trump's Miami backyard over immigration crackdown (Axios)

Trump tells Axios he's approaching major crossroads in Iran war (Axios)

Pentagon No. 3 frustrates senators in closed-door briefing on Iran war, Trump defense strategy (The Hill)

Rubio takes behind-the-scenes role on Iran war while keeping his options open for the future (NBC)

US, in controversial deal, agrees to sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia (Politico)

Warm words on Canada's EU 'associate membership' but no guarantees (BBC)

King Charles issues fiery response to Princess Diana’s brother over claims in new book (NBC)

Russia’s global fuel customers push back against US sanctions bill (Politico)

Barefoot and terrified, Yemenis flee the Houthi advance (Reuters)

Sept 29 - Hatch Center symposium with Fox News Sunday’s Shannon Bream in Washington, DC, 12:00 pm EDT, RSVP here.

Oct 20-22 — October interim

Oct 29 — Sutherland Institute Awards Dinner, 6:00 pm, Grand America Hotel

Nov 3 — General election

Nov 11 — 2026 Women & Business Conference and ATHENA Awards, 8:00 am - 3:30 pm, Grand America Hotel, Register here

Nov 17-19 — November Interim

Jan 19 — General session begins

1793 - George Washington lays the foundation stone of the US Capitol

1850 - US Congress passes the Fugitive Slave Law as part of the Compromise of 1850

1851 - The New York Times starts publishing (2 cents per copy)

1947 - The US Air Force is created as a separate military branch as well as the position of Secretary of Defense

2020 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies of pancreatic cancer at age 87