2025 in Utah

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The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in Utah .

Incumbents

State government

• Governor: Spencer Cox (R)

Events

• January 4 – Utah is impacted by the January 5–6, 2025 United States blizzard. ^[1]
• January 23 – February 2: 2025 Sundance Film Festival ^[2]
• March 28 – Utah becomes the first US state to ban LGBTQ pride flags in government buildings and schools. ^{[3] [4] [5]}
• May 6 – In response to the LGBTQ pride flag ban enacted in March, Salt Lake City adopts two new official flags depicting the sego lily atop the pride flag and transgender flag, respectively. ^[6]
• May 7 – The name of the new National Hockey League (NHL) team based in Salt Lake City is revealed to be the Utah Mammoth. ^[7]
• June 14 – During a No Kings Day protest in Salt Lake City, a member of the protest's security team shoots at a man armed with a rifle, injuring him and killing bystander Afa Ah Loo. ^[8]
• June 15 – Three people are killed, including an infant, and two teenagers are injured in a shooting following a confrontation at a carnival in West Valley City. ^[9]
• June 20 – 2025 Southwest United States measles outbreak: Health officials confirm the state's first measles case of 2025. ^[10]
• August 15 - As a result of the Roblox Schlep ban controversy, Steak, a YouTuber and multiple people protested at the Utah Capitol calling out to Roblox to unban Schlep. ^[11]
• August 18 – Two police officers are killed and one wounded in a shooting in Tremonton. The suspect is arrested at the scene. ^[12]
• September 10 – Conservative activist Charlie Kirk is shot and killed during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem. A suspect is arrested two days later ^[13]

Deaths

• August 18 – Deng Mayar, 22, basketball player, drowned. ^[14]

See also

• 2025 in the United States

References

1. "WEATHER ADVISORY: Winter storm hitting Utah through Saturday evening". ABC4 Utah. January 4, 2025. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
2. Kohlwey, Kirsten (October 23, 2024). "2025 Sundance Film Festival ticket passes and packages on sale now". TownLift, Park City News. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
3. "Utah becomes first state to ban LGBTQ pride flags in government buildings and schools - CBS News". CBS News . March 28, 2025.
4. "Pride flag ban: Utah becomes first state to outlaw pride flags in government buildings, schools".
5. "Utah becomes first US state to ban pride flags in schools, government buildings". ABC News. March 29, 2025.
6. Schoenbaum, Hannah; Boone, Rebecca (May 7, 2025). "Salt Lake City and Boise make pride flags official city emblems, skirting flag ban laws". The Associated Press. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
7. Whyno, Stephen (May 7, 2025). "Utah Mammoth is the permanent name of the NHL team in Salt Lake City". The Associated Press. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
8. Bedayn, Jesse (June 15, 2025). "Protester shot and killed at 'No Kings' rally in Utah, police say". The Associated Press. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
9. Gruver, Mead (June 16, 2025). "Carnival argument shooting kills 3 in an unusually violent weekend in Salt Lake City". Associated Press . Retrieved June 16, 2025.
10. "Utah reports its first measles case. Here's what you need to know". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
11. "Roblox's ban of a user named 'Schlep' has ignited a crisis for the mega-popular gaming platform".
12. "2 officers killed and a 3rd is wounded in a Utah shooting, authorities say". Associated Press . August 18, 2025.
13. Holmes, Kristen (September 10, 2025). "Trump ally Charlie Kirk shot at event in Utah, source says". CNN. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
14. "Omaha basketball player Deng Mayar drowns in a Utah reservoir". AP News. August 18, 2025. Retrieved August 19, 2025.