That Didn’t Take Long! Sprinkle Leaves USU For Washington: KSUB News Summary

Utah State coach Danny Sprinkle is the next men's head basketball coach at Washington just as it gets ready to join the Big Ten. The announcement of a six-year, 22 point one million dollar deal came today. Sprinkle led his USU team on an historic run to its first outright Mountain West Conference title and its first win in the NCAA Tournament in 23 years. It will be a homecoming for the Pullman, Washington native whose father played football for the Huskies. Sprinkle replaces Mike Hopkins who was fired after seven years.

Smith Family Portraits Featured In New Church Exhibit

A exhibit opening Monday at the Church History Museum brings unique artifacts to Salt Lake City. The items on display were purchased recently by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The works arrived from Independence, Missouri, and will be on display until October 26th. Included are the original Liberty Jail door and portraits of Joseph and Emma Smith. Officials say the paintings are rare companion portraits of the couple. The door and the paintings were bought from the Community of Christ along with the Kirtland Temple in Ohio and other buildings.

Microhousing Unit Move In Salt Lake City Delayed

A planned relocation of microhousing units is not on tap until this summer. Officials say the 25 units or pods in Salt Lake City with two dwelling spaces each are now on the city's Redevelopment Agency land at 300 South 600 West. Officials had wanted to move the units to the state's Department of Transportation location at 700 West 500 South by the end of April. Switchpoint is a nonprofit that operates the community under a state contract that runs through May 31st. Negotiations on are to extend the contract. When the state site is prepared, the number of units on site could double.

Little Cottonwood Canyon Has Monday Temporary Closure

Little Cottonwood Canyon is closed Monday due to snowy conditions that led to multiple collisions. Unified police say a diesel truck was stuck on the canyon road and two other cars have flipped. Utah Department of Transportation officials closed state Route 210 at the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon to the first Snowbird Resort entry point shortly before 12:30 p.m. citing hazardous road surface conditions. More than 100 crashes were reported over the weekend by the Utah Highway Patrol as stormy weather returned to the state.