Brianna Bodily

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Brianna Bodily is a former reporter and evening anchor with KSL NewsRadio.

SLC mayor seeks tax increase

The latest budget proposal for Salt Lake City includes a tax increase aimed at improving streets, housing and law enforcement.
6 years ago

Utah families search for support as autism rate climbs

1 in 59 kids now have autism, according to a CDC report.
6 years ago

Family of victim upset after suspected murderer is released on bail

The family of a 33-year-old man shot to death in Tremonton is devastated after the man's suspected killer was released from jail this week.
6 years ago

Speed Sting Operation Stops 267 Drivers in Orem and Provo

OREM — Extra troopers took to the road today to help cut down the number of speeding vehicles along a section of University Avenue that sees far too many speeding crashes. ​​​​​​​​​ High Patrol Lt. Todd Royce says they help monitor hot spots like that with the help of the Utah Department of Transportation and […]
6 years ago

Flu Season May Be On Its Way Out But Allergy Season Has Just Begun

SALT LAKE CITY– Most of Utah is recording medium levels of pollen, with high levels out in Eastern Utah. The worst offenders are Juniper, Olive and Ash trees. All three putting out high levels of pollen this time of year. Dave Switzer, Director of Media Relations for the app Sickweather, said his company tracks every […]
6 years ago

Student designs tech to make wheelchair life easier

A team of students from Utah is winning praise for designing a device to help people in wheelchairs open doors.
6 years ago

Highway drug bust nets hundreds of pounds of marijuana near Coalville

COALVILLE- The Utah Highway Patrol confiscated 356 pounds of marijuana Monday morning. ​​​​​​   ​​ In a statement, UHP said a truck was pulled over around 7:30 AM on I-80 near Coalville, Utah, for a simple lane violation. “After speaking to the driver of the vehicle, the UHP trooper became suspicious of criminal activity,” UHP Lt. […]
6 years ago

Officers burned while saving a suicidal man tell their side of the story

LAYTON – Officer Robert Jackson is still in the hospital. He has third degree burns up and down his calves and will need surgery. He still doesn’t know when he’ll be released from the hospital.​​​​​​​​ “It’s the first time I’ve ever been injured. It’s been scary and hard on my family,” Jackson said. “My family’s […]
6 years ago

Utah ties for last in fair gender pay scale, according to recent report

SALT LAKE CITY — A new report places Utah last of the fifty states when it comes to fair pay between genders. The report authors are urging the state to catch up. The American Association of University Women (AAUW) took at look at both men and women’s median wage, counting only full-time year-round workers. Utah […]
6 years ago

BYU Students Develop Attachment To Turn Wheelchairs into Hand-trikes

PROVO — A team of students at Brigham Young University have designed a special attachment for wheelchairs to help people travel greater distances with less effort. ​​​​​​​​ Creating the design was part of the student group’s capstone project, and was requested by the global wheelchair program within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint […]
6 years ago

Family Blames Utah’s Healthcare System In Man’s Suicide Attempt

OGDEN — The family of a man who burned himself and three officers in a suicide attempt yesterday, said they have been trying for years to get him the help he needs, and have only met push back from hospitals. ​​​​​​​​ Police say Tyler Ivison, 26, doused himself with gas yesterday at a Kaysville Top […]
6 years ago

Report from CDC on suicide advises parents to limit screen time and gun access

SALT LAKE CITY — The Center for Disease Control recently released a report, looking into some of the trends the rising rate of youth suicide in Utah. Among them, guns and access to their devices. Teresa Brechlin, with the Utah Department of Health’s (UDOH) violence injury prevention program, said they’ve been gathering data around Utah’s […]
6 years ago

Spanish Fork Man Dies After Easter Barbecue Fire

SPANISH FORK — It was Easter and the whole family was gathered at Grandpa’s house. “Every Easter the family all convenes here,” said Kim Miller. “We have the barbecue and then an Easter egg hunt.” ​​​​ ​​   ​​ 73 year old Larry Webster was out back grilling the hamburgers. Miller was inside with most of […]
6 years ago

Purge The Spurge: Utah County Offers To Exchange Invasive Poisonous Plant For Native Plant In Local Gardens

PROVO — Utah County is asking homeowners to help them get rid of a garden plant that is poisonous and is causing problems for the state’s wildlife. The plant is beautiful. Myrtle Spurge has spiraling stems and yellow flowers when it blooms. “It was really popular in the 70’s and 80’s so you’ll see a […]
6 years ago

Family of Scout With Autism Drops Lawsuit Against Boy Scouts of America

PAYSON — The Blythe family filed the lawsuit last month. They claim their 15 year old son, Logan, wasn’t accepted into the Alternative Eagle Scout Program because he has Down syndrome and autism. The family was shocked by the answer. “I cannot support an organization that does not support my son … or support anyone […]
6 years ago

Salt Lake City Moving To New Neighborhood Clean Up Program

SALT LAKE CITY — Every year after Christmas old pine trees litter the curb, and every spring old couches, broken furniture and other debris take that same spot. For years Salt Lake City has taken care of the garbage but environmental problems have them hitting the brakes this year and turning to a new program. […]
6 years ago

Utah Man Charged With Murder In The Stabbing Death of His Father

SOUTH SALT LAKE — Attorneys filed murder charges today against a man accused of stabbing his father multiple times. Charging documents state Warren Richard Phelps, 38, admitted to stabbing his father in their apartment near 2700 S. and 300 East, after an argument about the television on May 19th. ​​​​​   ​​ Salt Lake District Attorney […]
6 years ago

Artists, Engineers And Scientists Collaborate To Build Colorful Sculpture of The Utah Raptor

LOGAN — When art student, Justin Tolman, pitched his idea to Utah State University’s Geology department he had envisioned a sculpture 1/6th the size of the actual dinosaur. ​​​​​   ​​ “With those dimensions I could cut it in half and cook it at home with the oven in my department,” Tolman said. But the Geology […]
6 years ago

One Man In Critical Condition After 200 Foot Fall in Little Cottonwood Canyon

SANDY — Search and Rescue crews hoisted a man out of a tricky spot near Lisa Falls today, after Unified Police say the man fell up to 200 feet. “It’s a difficult rescue because paramedics are up there saying he could lose his life just because they move him,” Hansen said. Because of the rough […]
6 years ago

Salt Lake City firefighters responding to fewer falls after big push in prevention

SALT LAKE CITY — Years of prevention efforts are finally paying off as the Salt Lake City Fire Department said they are seeing fewer elderly people fall and get hurt. ​​​​   ​​ Firefighter and paramedic, Tom McKay, said in some neighborhoods 60 percent of their calls are for senior citizens who have fallen. “Falls can […]
6 years ago

Construction on Layton’s Vietnam wall progresses

A Vietnam veteran is months away from a three-year project to bring a war memorial to Utah. He helped raise $500,000 in the last 3 1/2 years to recreate the war memorial in Washington D.C and bring a smaller version to Layton.
6 years ago

Teen charged with attempted murder in suspected bombing attempt

ST. GEORGE — A 17-year-old Pine View High School student was charged in 5th District Juvenile Court with attempted murder, a first-degree felony, and use of a weapon of mass destruction, a first-degree felony, after police say he brought a homemade bomb to school on March 5th and tried to light it. KSL Newsradio is […]
6 years ago

Utah Scientists Use Famous Arches’ “Songs” To Bring The Rock To Life

SALT LAKE CITY — It started out as a project to measure how quickly Utah’s arches are crumbling, but along the way Utah scientists caught the rocks…singing. ​​​ ​​ Jeff Moore, Assistant Professor of geology and geophysics at the University of Utah, said they measured the vibrations of famous arches to try and determine what how […]
6 years ago

Health Department Concerned About Unvaccinated Students After Whooping Cough Outbreak

DRAPER — Corner Canyon High School has only reported five infected students, but it’s enough for the Salt Lake County Health Department to ask unvaccinated students to stay home from school Friday. ​​ ​​ “In High schools where the students mix a lot, they’re not in a home room or within one contained classroom like an […]
6 years ago