Back-to-School Warning: How Kids Are Using Emojis to Buy Drugs

As students head back to school, the Drug Enforcement Administration is warning parents about a troubling trend: fentanyl is easier for teens to access than many realize. After seizing millions of potentially deadly counterfeit pills this year, authorities say kids are using seemingly innocent emojis to communicate about buying and selling drugs online. On today's episode,  Host Maria Shilaos and KSL TV's Annette Campbell talk about the hidden meanings behind those symbols and what parents need to know to keep their children safe.   Plus, an Emmy Award-winning children's television series is taking on an important mission: preserving the Navajo language for future generations. Creator Pete Sands shares how Navajo Highways uses puppets, storytelling, and culture to make one of the world's most complex Indigenous languages accessible and engaging for young viewers.   And in our Three Things You Need to Know: Utah lawmakers look for solutions to housing affordability, the University of Utah opens a state-of-the-art medical education facility and Utah State University continues to house the world's largest collection of outdoor gear catalogs and archives.