The Valley Fair Mall Attack That Shook Utah’s Muslim Community

On today’s KSL News Daily, Maria Shilaos goes inside the disturbing attack at Valley Fair Mall, where a kiosk worker was stabbed and bystanders jumped in to stop the suspect. Reporter Adam Small breaks down what the video shows, what police wrote in arrest documents, and why prosecutors may look at the case as a possible hate crime. Then Imam Shuaib Din explains why an alleged anti-Muslim attack does not just affect one victim, it leaves a wider community feeling vulnerable and unsafe. Plus, new funding is aimed at Great Salt Lake shoreline and wetland conservation, Weber School District looks at early-out days to help students and teachers handle triple-digit heat, a preliminary hearing begins in the case of three disabled men who died in a running van, and Before You Go asks whether Salt Lake City’s trees are getting the deep drink they need during the summer heat.