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UTAH – The Kansas City Chiefs will be making a second straight appearance in the Super Bowl, thanks to their 38-24 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday in the AFC championship game, and a handful of Utah ties will be trying for another ring when the Chiefs play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV. Kansas City overcame an early 9-0 deficit against Buffalo to advance to the NFL’s title game, as Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, the reigning Super Bowl MVP, threw for 325 yards and three touchdowns in Sunday’s win. Chiefs’ Utah ties headed back to the…

UTAH – Remember how Utah traffic dropped during pandemic stay-at-home orders last spring? It bottomed out in April at just 63% of normal. That’s little more than a fond memory now. In the last week, Utah traffic on average statewide is now at 101% of what it before the pandemic hit, Carlos Braceras, executive director of the Utah Department of Transportation, told lawmakers on Friday. “So, we’ve come back.” However, before traffic rebounded, the state took a significant hit in its motor fuel tax collection last year, which affects spending for highways and other transportation. For example, Braceras said the…