Utah’s congressional delegation also spoke out against the Department of Defense’s legislative proposal to shift members of the Air National Guard to the U.S. Space Force.
-
Drought, growth and overuse across the West have strained the Colorado River. That’s why KUER has joined a new journalism collaboration focused on exploring the river’s challenges and solutions.
-
A new study from University of Colorado Boulder researchers finds a strong chance that precipitation will make the next two decades on the Colorado River wetter than the last.
Last weekend, Gov. Spencer Cox was booed at the 2024 Republican Nominating Convention. Utah Republicans have traditionally leaned more moderate, even if in past conventions, moderate politicians Mitt Romney, Gary Herbert, Mike Leavitt and Bob Bennett were all booed. Still, they went on to win over voters in the primary, which also will likely be the case for Gov. Cox this year. We’re asking how things are changing in Utah’s Republican Party and what that means for this year’s elections.
-
Cedar Breaks National Monument sits at more than 10,000 feet of elevation and typically holds onto its snow into late May or early June. We got a chance to take a guided snowshoe hike before the season shut down.
-
One mother told KUER she worries about her son who’s in the facility and that the show is taking advantage of an “already marginalized group of people.”
-
Window collisions are a big threat during spring bird migration. New window treatments going up at Zion National Park are part of a movement to reduce glass strikes.
-
Eighteen tribes that use Colorado River water sent a list of principles to the federal government as contentious talks about how to share the shrinking supply continue.
-
The move follows calls from tribal nations, Indigenous community leaders and others for the permanent protection of nearly 120,000 acres of important cultural and environmental land.
-
KUER asked two Utahns — one Palestinian, the other Jewish — about their thoughts on the pro-Gaza student protest movement that has now arrived at the University of Utah.
-
Legislators left it up to each school district to decide how it would communicate the changes. Some have held classroom presentations. Others have sent home fact sheets or met privately with families who might be affected.
-
Nationally, the CDC is seeing a widening gap in mortality rates between urban and rural communities.
-
Nineteen protesters were arrested during the demonstration, but organizers say that won’t stop them from protesting.
KUER's newsroom and “RadioWest” received numerous journalism awards this spring.
KUER is listener-supported public radio. Support this work by making a donation today.