Congress has averted a shutdown with a temporary funding bill set to last the government until November 17. So we’re temporarily on the clear… but Dave thinks that a shutdown would be appropriate.

Will we see another candidate running for Sen. Mitt Romney’s Senate seat next year? All the signs are pointing in that direction. Who is it? None other than Utah Rep. John Curtis. KSL NewsRadio Reporter Lindsay Aerts joins the show with the details.

Student loan repayments have resumed. Did President Biden's extension of the student loan pause—coupled with his program to forgive 10-20K that got panned by SCOTUS—put borrowers in a much more precarious financial situation? DMBA Certified Financial Planner Shane Stewart joins the show with tips on how you can refinance your loan..

How has full-day kindergarten been since it's taken place? How's enrollment? And is it expected to expand? Dave and Debbie check in with Christine Elegante, K-3 Literacy Specialist with the Utah State Board of Education.

Sounds like a wild scene in North Ogden. Envision this: A kid says he's walking home from a skate park. He picks up a broken construction sign and is on his way to take it home. A neighbor sees this, yells: “There won't be stealing in my neighborhood,” goes after the kid, pushes him, puts him in a chokehold as the boy is trying to call 911. The man's in jail, on a child abuse charge. Does his "citizen's arrest" claim have merit? KSL Legal Analyst Greg Skordas explains.

After months of negotiating and procrastinating, we have avoided a shutdown… for now. The temporary funding bill gives the government until November 17th. Technically, we've only delayed the possibility of a shutdown. And Speaker McCarthy’s job is on the line as Rep. Matt Gaetz said he will attempt to oust him from his speakership this week. Will Democrats step up to save his job? Ike Ejiochi, ABC News Correspondent in Washington, joins the discussion.