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Climate change and overuse are causing one of the Colorado River’s biggest reservoirs, Lake Powell, to drop. While water managers worry about scarcity issues, two Utah river rafters are documenting the changes that come as the massive reservoir hits historic low points.

Each year, the Rescue Mission of Salt Lake serves about 1,000 meals to Utah’s homeless and low-income families two days before Thanksgiving. This year, they’ve had to change things up, serving grab-and-go meals for residents and delivering supplies to others in encampments.

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.

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert’s two week “pause” on extracurricular activities and certain social gatherings ended Monday. But it’s not clear yet if those measures have had an impact.

President-elect Joe Biden is continuing to build his incoming White House staff, despite President Trump's refusal to admit defeat in the election. Watch the announcement live at 1 p.m. ET.

Masks are widely considered one of the most effective tools for controlling the spread of COVID-19. But they’re not perfect. One Utah company thinks it can make some improvements.

Utah Sen. Jake Anderegg, R-Lehi, is pursuing a bill that would allow governments to donate land to affordable housing projects and use property tax to subsidize low income people’s rents.

Line crews on the Navajo Nation are rushing to connect over 500 homes to power before the end of the year. The project is funded through the tribe’s federal CARES Act funds, which expire on Dec. 30.

COVID-19 outbreaks at schools across the Wasatch Front are causing major disruptions to public education. It's always been a challenge for teachers to stay home when sick, but now they have to. And it's making their jobs even harder.

Students at Utah colleges and universities are expected to be tested weekly for COVID-19 starting next semester, under the governor’s state of emergency order. But Dixie State University said they don’t have enough tests to do that.

Top leadership at the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food failed to report conflicts of interest, used government resources for personal trips and possibly gave preferential treatment when awarding the state’s first cannabis-growing licenses, according to a scathing report the Utah Office of the State Auditor released Wednesday. The department’s new leadership says they take the concerns seriously and will be implementing changes to improve transparency and control.

Utah doctors have one recommendation for families this holiday season: Don’t spend Thanksgiving with people who don’t live under the same roof. But if people choose to meet anyway, they offer some advice on how to limit infections.