Brian Grimmett

KUER News Pod: Friday May 17, 2013

Brian Grimmett — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:35:49 +0000

The wife of LDS President Thomas Monson passes away, the University of Utah receives a grant to research child asthma, and some members of the Utah Republican party propose a change to the delegate system.

Salt Lake County District Attorney Investigating Attorney General's Office

Brian Grimmett — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:29:18 +0000

Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill has confirmed that he and Davis County Attorney Troy Rawlings are looking into whether or not the Utah Attorney General’s office has violated any state laws.

KUER News Pod: Thursday May 16, 2013

Brian Grimmett — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:27:49 +0000

Utah lawmakers look into ways to encourage people to buy long-term care insurance, a state Senator suggests that the Attorney General become an appointed position, and the Utah Republican Party considers pushing for the elimination of the Common Core academic standards.

Utah Legislative Committee Discusses Appointing Attorney General

Brian Grimmett — Wed, 15 May 2013 22:30:31 +0000

The State Government Operations Interim committee discussed today the possibility of making Utah’s Attorney General an appointed position rather than an elected one.

KUER News Pod: Wednesday May 15, 2013

Brian Grimmett — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:50:33 +0000

The West Valley City mayoral race heats up, Utah’s business mergers and acquisitions reach an all time high, and the Utah House considers its options on how to deal with the allegations surrounding the Attorney General.

Utah House Not Yet Discussing Impeachment of Attorney General

Brian Grimmett — Tue, 14 May 2013 22:48:48 +0000

The Utah legislature is meeting this week for their monthly interim meetings but they don’t plan on discussing the fate or potential impeachment of Attorney General John Swallow.

Speaker of the House Rebecca Lockhart says she’s concerned about the recent allegations brought against Attorney General John Swallow and that they’re looking into how the legislature might address them.

KUER News Pod: Tuesday May 14, 2013

Brian Grimmett — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:47:08 +0000

The U.S. government tries to stop a new Utah law from going into effect, sequestration could have a large impact on wildfire season, and local fallen police officers are honored in Washington D.C.

U.S. Attorney Sues Utah Over Restrictive Law Enforcement Bill

Brian Grimmett — Mon, 13 May 2013 23:32:12 +0000

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Utah filed a complaint against the state today and obtained a temporary restraining order to stop a law from going into effect tomorrow. They say the new law violates a clause in the U.S. Constitution.

KUER News Pod: Monday May 13, 2013

Brian Grimmett — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:35:28 +0000

Utah strikes a deal to split responsibility with the federal government for its health exchange, the Unified Fire Authority puts a deputy chief on administrative leave for prescription fraud, and the Utah fire season arrives.

Lt. Governor to Seek Special Counsel in Swallow Investigation

Brian Grimmett — Fri, 10 May 2013 22:24:27 +0000

Utah Lt. Governor Greg Bell will seek special counsel to investigate three of the 12 allegations brought against Attorney General John Swallow that he violated election law.

KUER News Pod: Friday May 10, 2013

Brian Grimmett — Fri, 10 May 2013 18:26:01 +0000

Utah considers walking away from a high risk insurance pool, the University of Utah considers stricter rules for skateboarders, and Dan Nailen shares why Salt Lake is in for night after night after night of good music.

KUER News Pod: Thursday May 9, 2013

Brian Grimmett — Thu, 09 May 2013 17:21:21 +0000

Family and friends honor the death of fallen soccer referee Ricardo Portillo, the Great Salt Lake Council discusses gays in the Boy Scouts, and the Salt Lake City Arts Council announces the lineup for the Twilight Concert Series.

KUER News Pod: Wednesday May 8, 2013

Brian Grimmett — Wed, 08 May 2013 18:18:12 +0000

The Salt Lake City Council makes a decision about the Sugar House streetcar route, Senator Orrin Hatch files 24 amendments to the comprehensive immigration bill, and a community group protests a plan to build a freeway in West Davis County.

KUER News Pod: Tuesday May 7, 2013

Brian Grimmett — Tue, 07 May 2013 16:53:26 +0000

Federal budget cuts impact medical research at the University of Utah, Governor Herbert appoints a new UDOT director, and last year’s health record data breach will cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars.

Governor Appoints New UDOT Director

Brian Grimmett — Mon, 06 May 2013 21:19:44 +0000

After a nationwide search Governor Gary Herbert has appointed Carlos Braceras as the new director of the Utah Department of Transportation.

Braceras has worked for UDOT for almost 27 years and until today’s appointment had spent the past 12 as UDOT’s deputy director working directly under former director, John Njord. Braceras says as the new head of UDOT one of his main focuses will be to create better relationships with local communities.

KUER News Pod: Monday May 6, 2013

Brian Grimmett — Mon, 06 May 2013 18:02:17 +0000

A local youth soccer referee dies after being assaulted during a game, the Salt Lake County District Attorney drops more West Valley City Police Department drug cases, and Park City says goodbye to a beloved Rabbi.

KUER News Pod: Friday May 3, 2013

Brian Grimmett — Fri, 03 May 2013 17:35:43 +0000

Governor Herbert declares May “Clean Air Month,” Utah hospitals rank high in stroke treatment, and Kennecott Utah Copper begins laying off workers.

Herbert Asks Public to Take Responsibility for Clean Air

Brian Grimmett — Thu, 02 May 2013 22:02:16 +0000

Governor Gary Herbert demonstrated three simple things Utahns can do to help lower harmful emissions as he kicked off Clean Air Month at a house across the street from the State Capitol today.

Governor Herbert says Utahns aren’t always aware of the simple ways we can help clean up the air but gave these three tips while declaring May Clean Air Month. One could update older fuel storage containers, use paints with low amounts of volatile organic compounds, and replace gas powered yard equipment with cleaner alternatives.

KUER News Pod: Wednesday May 1, 2013

Brian Grimmett — Wed, 01 May 2013 19:30:36 +0000

Senator Mike Lee speaks out against the common core education standards, the opening of Willard Bay state park could be delayed even more, and animal rights activists celebrate a victory in a case dealing with Utah’s so called “ag-gag” law.

KUER News Pod: Tuesday April 30, 2013

Brian Grimmett — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:47:39 +0000

Police officer’s shoot a man inside the West Valley City Public Safety building, Salt Lake City encourages bicycle commuting, and the search continues for a missing fisherman at the Flaming Gorge Reservoir.

KUER News Pod: Monday April 29, 2013

Brian Grimmett — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:03:10 +0000

A unique medical technology company relocates to Salt Lake City, Senator Orrin Hatch says he’s ready to reform immigration, and state legislators plan to reintroduce a couple of defeated gun bills.

KUER News Pod: Thurday April 25, 2013

Brian Grimmett — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:09:44 +0000

Utah releases its final plan for protecting sage grouse, Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker says the budget can be tightened even more, and Provo finalizes the deal to sell its fiber-optic network to Google.

KUER News Pod: Wednesday April 24, 2013

Brian Grimmett — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:53:21 +0000

The public turns out in droves to discuss the Sugar House Streetcar, Great Salt Lake Minerals is scaling back their expansion plans, and the Medicaid Community Workgroup meets at the capitol for the first time.

KUER News Pod: Tuesday April 23, 2013

Brian Grimmett — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:18:21 +0000

A proposed change to federal fuel and car standards could have a large impact in Utah, climate activist Tim DeChristopher is released from federal custody, and the Utah Department of Health is opening up enrollment to the Primary Care Network.

KUER News Pod: Monday April 22, 2013

Brian Grimmett — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:12:07 +0000

Runners at the Salt Lake City Marathon honor the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing, the Utah Legislature will not override Governor Herbert’s veto of a controversial gun bill, and the billionaire owner of the Snowbasin ski resort dies.

KUER News Pod: Friday April 19, 2013

Brian Grimmett — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:41:12 +0000

The U.S. Commerce Secretary visits Utah, the Utah Department of Health extends credit monitoring services to those affected by last year’s data breach, and the University of Utah College of Nursing looks to improve care for sick and injured veterans.

RadioWest & Science Friday Live Broadcast Programming Information

Brian Grimmett — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:15:33 +0000

RadioWest and Science Friday have been preempted for NPR's special coverage of the developing story in Boston. Coverage will continue throughout the day.

Earlier today, we announced a 7 p.m. broadcast of Science Friday. With news breaking now in Boston, we will instead continue our special coverage from NPR.

KUER News Pod: Thursday April 18, 2013

Brian Grimmett — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:31:07 +0000

Provo makes an epic announcement, Governor Herbert says the investigation of the Attorney General is taking too long, and Salt Lake City unveils the design for the new Broadway-style theater.

Drop, Cover, and Hold On: Thousands Participate in Great Utah ShakeOut

Brian Grimmett — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:32:46 +0000

At 10:15 this morning tens of thousands of people participated in what is known as the great Utah ShakeOut: a statewide earthquake drill. Here on the University of Utah campus the drill started with a text message from the University Campus Alert system directing us to drop, cover, and hold on. Not long after that another text message alert arrived directing us to evacuate the building and head to our designated assembly point in a nearby parking lot.

Kennecott Expects Huge Loss in Production After Slide

Brian Grimmett — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:24:39 +0000

The early estimates of the size of the Bingham Canyon mine slide show that more than 165 million tons of rock and dirt have slid into the bottom of the mine. That makes this slide the largest to ever happen there. Kennecott Utah Copper spokesperson, Kyle Bennett, says it will have a large impact on their yearly copper production.

"The 165 million ton slide does translate, unfortunately, into a reduced production of refined and mined copper of about 50 percent,” he says.