Ben Winslow

Government reporter for KSTU FOX 13 in Salt Lake City, covering everything from Utah's Capitol Hill to courts to polygamy and vice. Part of the Great Salt Lake Collaborative, calling attention to the peril facing the lake and possible ways to help it. Don’t yell at me for telling you the news, even when it sucks.

2025-06-30

The state of Utah has filed a lawsuit against Snapchat, accusing it of crafting addictive algorithms and forcing an AI onto many users that offers some disturbing advice: fox13now.com/news/politics/uta #utpol #Utah

2025-06-27

After the Lt. Governor rejected their citizen ballot initiatives as “nonsensical,” a group pushing an “initiative on initiatives” is now asking the Utah Supreme Court to intervene: fox13now.com/news/politics/an- #utpol #Utah

2025-06-26

Sen. Mike Lee says he’s talking with the Senate Parliamentarian to put his proposed public land sale back in the “Big, Beautiful Bill.” Meanwhile, a number of groups are mobilizing to kill it: fox13now.com/news/politics/sen #utpol #Utah

2025-06-25

Bison is on the menu in some Utah schools thanks to the Ute Tribe and a state-run program to get more local produce and proteins in cafeterias: fox13now.com/news/politics/uta #utpol #Utah

2025-06-20

New information is emerging about what's being negotiated between the seven states who rely on the Colorado River: an "amicable divorce" between the Upper and Lower Basins: fox13now.com/news/colorado-riv #utpol #Utah

2025-06-19

Following the shootings of Minnesota lawmakers, members of the Utah State Legislature were given a briefing about their own personal security: fox13now.com/news/politics/aft #utpol #Utah

2025-06-18

Salt Lake City Police Chief Brian Redd was summoned to Capitol Hill to meet with lawmakers about the “No Kings” protest shooting: fox13now.com/news/politics/sal #utpol #Utah

2025-06-13

To advance Utah’s nuclear power ambitions, Camp Williams is being looked at for a uranium processing facility: fox13now.com/news/politics/to- #utpol #Utah

2025-06-12

The rafting trip was supposed to look at the need for a new boat takeout along the Colorado River. Then it turned into a rescue. I obtained video of it: fox13now.com/news/colorado-riv #utpol #Utah

2025-06-11

JUST IN: The Trump administration has granted Utah's request to ban soda purchases with SNAP funds: fox13now.com/news/politics/uta #utpol #Utah

2025-06-09

In a slight break with the Trump administration, members of the Utah legislature are opposing a moratorium on states enacting AI regulations: fox13now.com/news/politics/uta #utpol #Utah

2025-06-07

The Utah legislature’s mandated overhaul of higher education is getting under way. College and university presidents presented their plans for what’s getting cut and what’s getting expanded: fox13now.com/news/politics/uta #utpol #Utah #uted

2025-06-06

BREAKING NEWS: A judge has ruled that condemned killer Ralph Leroy Menzies is competent to be executed: fox13now.com/news/politics/men #utpol #Utah

2025-06-05

NEW: The Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District and Salt Lake City Public Utilities are asking people to cut their outdoor water use. People are watering too much for this time of year: fox13now.com/news/great-salt-l #utpol #Utah

2025-06-05

A new report prepared for Gov. Cox is warning communities across Utah to start preparing now for catastrophic wildfires: fox13now.com/news/politics/uta #utpol #Utah

2025-06-04

BREAKING NEWS: A new report prepared for Gov. Cox is warning communities of Utah they need to do more to prepare for catastrophic wildfires: fox13now.com/news/politics/uta #utpol #Utah

2025-06-03

Flavored vape juices are being yanked from store shelves as Utah’s ban goes into effect: fox13now.com/news/politics/fla #utpol #Utah

2025-06-03

An alfalfa farmer in Howell is doing something BIG that could be a game-changer for Utah’s agriculture industry and help the Great Salt Lake: fox13now.com/news/great-salt-l #utpol #Utah

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