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Lauren McCluskey was a 21-year-old student-athlete at the University of Utah who was killed by her ex-boyfriend in 2018. A foundation in her honor has launched a new set of initiatives to address dating violence on college campuses.
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Lexi Peery/KUERHildale Mayor Donia Jessop is facing re-election after her historic win in 2017. She’s up against long-time resident Jim Barlow. -
Courtesy of James Niehues/Most skiers and snowboarders have probably seen the art of James Niehues. Over the last 30 plus years, he’s painted over 300 resort trail maps — including Alta, Snowbird, Deer Valley and many other Utah resorts.
In 1847, soon after Latter-Day Saints settled in Utah, a battered and bloody young Pavant Ute woman was traded to the family of Brigham Young for a rifle. Given the name Sally Kanosh, she lived the next 30 years as a servant in the household of the LDS leader.
In a new book, the anthropologist Virginia Kerns retrieves Sally from obscurity and reconstructs her life before, during and after her captivity.
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In a new book, the anthropologist Virginia Kerns retrieves Sally from obscurity and reconstructs her life before, during and after her captivity.
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Utah Arts Alliance recently bought a historic chapel on Salt Lake City’s west side, and they’re starting renovations to create a space for the area’s arts community to gather. -
St. George added nearly 2,000 new water connections this summer. At the same time, city officials said water usage dropped by just over 8%.
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A proposal from Sen. Lincoln Fillmore had many public education advocates worried teachers would soon be faced with a burdensome and unnecessary transparency law.
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Rep. Steve Christiansen, R-West Jordan, said he also wants the state to regularly conduct independent forensic election audits, make vote-by-mail very rare and eliminate the use of voting machines.
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The Grand County Commission says it should be put into a district with northern San Juan County, but some officials there think the areas are too different.
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Federal regulations would impact the more than 100 teen treatment facilities in Utah, which plays an outsized role in the industry.
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Future Utah college students could have access to a $12 million scholarship fund. And state inmates could see increased and more streamlined education offerings in prisons and jails.
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Being engaged with local politics doesn’t just mean running for office or organizing rallies. It can also look like voting, volunteering with advocacy groups, meeting with lawmakers or just doing research. KUER politics reporter and State Street co-host Sonja Hutson shares some useful tips on navigating the process.
Please join us for this special Nov. 9th event at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center.
This is the place where Utah politics tastes good. Where the stories are covered in fry sauce and you can boost your civic IQ without all the campaigning and cross-talk. This is politics, the Utah way.
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45 days. That’s not a lot of time to write, debate and pass hundreds of bills. And just like one notorious maiden at the ball, once the clock strikes midnight the party is over. So, how does the magic happen?
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Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan has told his Foreign Ministry to expel 10 ambassadors, including the U.S., for demanding the release of businessman Osman Karvara, who has been imprisoned by Turkey.
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