Ted Wood
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The Water Desk.
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.
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Eric Risberg/APThe 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. -
Caroline Ballard/KUERKUER 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.
Sean Higgins
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KUER
Salt Lake once hosted a hugely popular hockey franchise. But that was decades ago, long before Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith pulled off an ambitious gambit to bring an NHL team to town. We’ll talk about how we got the team, what it means for the economy and the collective identity of this place — and whether fans, some who know nothing about hockey, will pay to watch a game.
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Since Utah's Sanpete County Sheriff’s Office hired Cheryl Swapp in 2023, recidivism has dropped sharply. -
Arkansas and Tennessee filed the lawsuit in federal court April 25, calling the new rules an illegal interpretation of a 2022 federal law. -
The bulk of funds will be allocated to widening roads and building new interchanges in counties across Utah. -
With a virtually guaranteed Olympics in 2034 and Utah’s new NHL team to face off in the fall, youth sports could get a huge boost in participation and financial assistance. -
Thousands of immigrant workers survived perilous conditions to build the transcontinental railway – a new monument wants to make sure we don’t forget about them. -
A new Utah State University study defined large spring rainfall events – and found evidence they’ll be fewer and further between as the climate warms. -
In annual reports sent to Dark Sky International, Utah’s national and state parks list light pollution from development and tourism as the main threat to maintaining their certification. -
Los padres latinos dicen que el grupo “Padres y Madres Líderes” de la escuela les ha dado la confianza para involucrarse más profundamente en la educación de sus hijos. -
Currently, students can bring their phones on campus. But they can’t use them during class unless their teacher says so.
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