Kristine Weller
KUER News InternKristine Weller is a newsroom intern at KUER. She’s only been a journalist for a year but is excited to see what the future holds. Right now, she is a student at the University of Utah studying communication with an emphasis in journalism and international studies with a focus on human rights. She plans to graduate in 2023. When she is not reporting or doing schoolwork, Weller is outside playing some kind of sport, reading, or painting.
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Even as Utah religious leaders of all stripes are urging lawmakers to take immediate action to save the Great Salt Lake, one faith might be able to make the biggest impact.
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A University of Utah panel discussed both policing and safety. Students said there needs to be more intervention before campus tragedies happen.
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The PACT Act expanded health care and benefits for veterans who were exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange and other toxic substances in the line of duty.
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Housing construction on what used to be a University of Utah parking lot has some students upset with the lack of parking. In the end, different Utah cities and schools have a variation of the problem.
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Hundreds of ballet dancers around Utah gathered to perform at the Youth America Grand Prix scholarship competition.
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For 30 years, the law has pushed to repatriate Native American remains in museum collections. A ProPublica investigation looks into why it hasn’t happened.
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The National Weather Service needs volunteers to be weather observers in the Hanksville, Marysvale and Fairfield areas.
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Algal blooms could cause more snowmelt and affect Utah’s water supply in the future.
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Ogden City Council wants to improve Union Station and the area surrounding it, but community members are worried the museums inside the depot will be put in storage.
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Midvale Middle School students made quilts to be displayed in the Homeless Memorial Blanket Project. After the installation, they will be given to people experiencing homelessness.
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More than 700,000 turkeys have been depopulated in Utah and at least 16 farms and 25 facilities have been affected.
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Utah Valley University held a workshop training police on how to keep people with autism safe during emergencies. Police are trained on tactics to use and things to be aware of.