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The film Napolean Dynamite holds a special place in many Idahoans' hearts. The sleeper 2004 hit was filmed in southeast Idaho, and also happens to be the site where one of the movie's most iconic automobiles was discovered prior to filming. Napolean Dynamite a handful of times. My appreciation for...

LOGAN — A 31-year-old Cove man has been sentenced to jail for trying to strangle a woman during a domestic dispute last year. Richard E. Petersen was ordered to serve 60 days but given credit for 45 days already served. Petersen was sentenced during a virtual hearing in 1st...

Southern Utah offensive lineman Austin Leausa is transferring to Utah State. The 6-foot-5, 315-pound Leausa announced his decision on Twitter on Thursday. Leausa, a graduate of West Jordan High School in 2017, served a mission for the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints before playing in the 2021 spring and fall seasons for the Thunderbirds.

MINOT, N.D. (KMOT) -- Minot State Wide Receivers Coach Francisco Llanos is joining the Utah State football staff as an offensive analyst, Llanos shared on Twitter Thursday. Llanos also served as the Beavers’ special teams coordinator since his hiring in February 2021. Llanos spent the month of May coaching...

Classic cars will take a spin on Logan city’s Main Street for the 40th time this weekend as a part of the Cache Valley Cruise-In. The three-day event will be filled with vendors, cars, and a concert at the Cache County Fairgrounds. Hours of entertainment are planned for the weekend as more than 1,000 cars are ready to be shown.

BRIGHAM CITY, Utah, June 28, 2022 (Gephardt Daily) — Two people were extricated from their vehicles and transported to area hospitals in critical condition following a head-on crash Tuesday in Brigham City. The crash between a white truck and a gray SUV occurred around 9 a.m. at the intersection...

CACHE COUNTY — Senator Chris Wilson and others championed some funding through the state to get a new veterinarian school started at Utah State University. At the same time, there’s a big veterinarian shortage, so the efforts at USU and the Bridgerland Technical College and other technical colleges will help quite a bit. In addition, New Visions Veterinary has proposed a school campus that incorporates housing and an animal hospital.

BRIGHAM CITY, Utah (KUTV) — Two people were transported to the hospital via Life Flight after police said a car drifted into oncoming traffic hitting another vehicle head on. Officials with Brigham City Fire Department said they were dispatched to the scene while working on a separate incident involving...

UTAH (ABC4) – One of the most controversial bills of the 2022 Legislative Session will become law in Utah on July 1. The bill, House Bill 11, would ban transgender girls from competing in girls’ school sports. After its first proposal on Utah’s Capitol Hill by sponsor Representative Kera Birkeland, (R) Morgan, the bill drew […]

It didn’t take long for a newly-formed local girls soccer team to find its traction, much to the delight of head coach Trevor Wachsman. The Avalanche ’09 Black CV 2 squad certainly made the most of its first experience competing in the Beehive State’s most prestigious tournament. The talented side went undefeated en route to capturing the U13 title at the Utah State Cup, which concluded May 30 in Herriman.

Logan’s public spaces may feel a bit more vibrant with three new murals painted as part of the city’s Public Arts Master Plan. Adopted in 2020, the art plan was created to bring the community together while activating Logan’s unique “places, people and values,” according to the city’s website.

LOGAN, Utah (ABC4) – Utah State University (USU) Police are asking for the public’s help with identifying a man who is wanted for questioning related to lewdness and distribution of pornographic material on the school’s campus. On June 17, the man left a note with a pornographic image taped to a woman’s car in the […]

Utah State University officials are reviewing the new proposed Title IX rules released by the U.S. Department of Education on Thursday, June 23. USU is evaluating how the draft rules, if adopted as is, would affect USU’s policies, procedures and processes. “After a summary review of the 700-page document,...

BRIGHAM CITY — Two people were injured in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday morning in Brigham City. The crash occurred at 200 East and 200 South, at about 9 a.m. According to emergency personnel, the two individuals in the crash had to be extricated. Both were listed in critical condition.

HYDE PARK — A brother and sister in Cache Valley had a close call with a cougar cub that they mistook for a cat. Sixteen-year-old Lucy and 9-year-old Jackson Britsch were walking with their dog Harley on what should have been a routine stroll. "Jackson pointed out he saw...

LOGAN — Memorial services have been announced for the two men killed in Friday’s plane crash near Mendon. Blake Lamar Shumway and Michael Allen Carpenter were flying the Utah State instructor plane when it went down in a hay field. A funeral for Shumway will be held Thursday...

This is an excerpt from Utah State Magazine's Summer 2022 edition, out now, with the theme "Persistence." is available on the magazine's website, utahstatemagazine.usu.edu. If academia is a freeway, people might exit before their destination for any number of reasons. Some might seem small to an outside observer while others...