Plus, here’s what Sen. Mitt Romney and other leaders say Utah needs to do ahead of a 2034 Olympics.
Good morning! Here are today’s temperatures: 🌨️ 29 - 42° in Logan | 💧 90% 🌨️ 34 - 46° in Salt Lake | 💧 70% ☀️ 36 - 59° in St. George Unfortunately, Utah is outside the path of Monday's total solar eclipse. But a partial solar eclipse will still be visible in the Beehive State. Salt Lake City will experience 48.4%, and St. George will have 52% totality. Here's what you need to know to enjoy the eclipse. Also on our mind: Solar panels on canals, alarming cancer predictions and how faith shaped Caitlin Clark. Correction: The April 5 edition of Utah Today featured incorrect information about Utah's snowpack. It has not been a record year, as was reported. See our updated story here. |
| Here’s what Mitt Romney and other leaders say Utah needs to do ahead of a 2034 Olympics |
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| | The time for Utah to prepare for the 2034 Winter Olympics is now, former Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt, Sen. Mitt Romney and other leaders said Friday. The International Olympics Committee will officially vote on the host for the 2034 games on July 24, but Salt Lake City is the committee's preferred host. “The value of the Olympics to the state is the 10 years in advance of the Games, during which there is a huge amount of back pressure that will allow you to get a lot of things done that you could never get done in their absence,” Leavitt said. |
Read more about what needs to be done ahead of the Olympics. |
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