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Kate Groetzinger/KUERWhen Kristen Ramirez started the Full Circle Intertribal Center in 2019, her goal was to build community among Native people in Moab. A year and a half later, the nonprofit has grown into a COVID-relief group focused on Native elders, as well as a resource center. -
Jon Reed/ KUERRather than slogging through the snow this year, attendees of the Sundance and Slamdance Film Festivals are going to be able participate from the comfort of their homes. This year, each will take place almost entirely online, with viewers able to stream films over their computers or directly to their TVs
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Virtual Santa visits, masks, reservations and wax-sealed letters: There's plenty of changes at Santa's workshop this holiday and some will outlast the...
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2020 was no doubt a tumultuous year, and our reporters covered beats and stories across the state in the face of unprecedented challenges. From racial justice to sexual assault, our coverage has been widespread. As the year comes to an end, we reflect back on our favorite pieces from 2020.
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The assassination of John F. Kennedy is said to have started the downfall of Southern Utah’s “turkey empire.”
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In 1969, the University of Wyoming football program kicked 14 Black players off the team for wanting to protest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ policy at the time excluding Black men from the priesthood. Now, the Church has announced a partnership with the Black 14 Philanthropy to distribute food to various communities. KUER’s Caroline Ballard spoke with Dr. LaShawn Williams, a social worker, a church member and co-founder of the group Black LDS Legacy, about the move and what it means for racial justice in the Church.
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Vanessa Chavarriaga loves to be outside, whether it's floating down a river in the desert or ice skating on a frozen alpine lake. And when she posts...
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This fall, Ballet West announced changes intended to make it a more equitable place for its Black and brown dancers, from eliminating skin-paling makeup to having the company take on the work of dyeing ballet shoes and straps to match different skin tones. Jazz Bynum, a Black dancer in Ballet West’s second company, helped shape some of these new policies.
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The state of Utah received over $1.2 billion from the federal government through the federal CARES Act this spring. Now, some of that money is going to support Native artists in San Juan County.
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Encircle St. George is the third LGBTQ resource center in Utah. The new location is meant to serve Southern Utah youth and their families.
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During General Conference this weekend, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ President Russell M. Nelson said he grieves seeing the “pains of racism” inflicted on Black people. He called on members to abandon prejudice, but some wish he had been more direct in calling out white supremacy.
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The October General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is this weekend. As the world grapples with the pandemic and civil unrest, some are wondering what leaders will say about these issues.
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A team at the University of Utah led by scientists Tony Saad and James Sutherland recently completed a study of Abravanel Hall’s air flow to help identify risk for musicians in the Utah Symphony.
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This time of year usually means the start of college football. Not this year. Without game days and big crowds of tailgaters, college towns across the Mountain West and beyond look different — and sound a lot different, too.
