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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Two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth can be a recession indicator. However, other factors, like consumer spending and employment levels, suggest a recession is not on the way.
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A project launched to preserve the southern Paiute language and culture is asking for feedback from the public and volunteers.
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Although Congress passed the 988 bill only two years ago, Utah has been working on improving mental health care and suicide prevention for nearly a decade.
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In 2014, Stericycle was fined $2.3 million for emissions violations.
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In the span of one week, the Salt Lake City neighborhood experienced two shootings and an assault.
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The practice is not a preventative vaccine replacement but “a complementary therapy” said one researcher.
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The Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite is one of the most significant Early Cretaceous tracksites in the world. Comments on the project are open until July 26, 2022.
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Concerns about election security have led some people to question the mail-in voting system, but it isn’t on every in-person voter’s mind.
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Another avian influenza outbreak was confirmed earlier this year. The virus spreads easily among birds, but people don’t need to worry about themselves.
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It is illegal to post campaign signs on government property like roads and overpasses. A Utah lawmaker wants to fine campaigns when signs show up.
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A law passed this year requires all unattended ballot drop boxes to have cameras to ease voter fraud concerns. However, there could be unintended consequences.
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The ceremony was observed at two sites downtown and was part of a memorial project documenting racial terror in the U.S.