Caroline Ballard
Assistant News DirectorEmail: cballard@kuer.org
Caroline Ballard is a central Virginia native and a graduate of the Columbia Journalism School. Ever since 2014 – to her delight and the dismay of her East Coast family and friends – she has steadily moved further west. For five years she served as Morning Edition host at Wyoming Public Radio, as well as its newsroom editor and host of the podcast HumaNature. She earned two PRNDI (Public Radio News Directors Inc.) awards for Best Podcast for her work as lead producer on episodes of the show. In 2016, her reporting project Women Run the West, which examined the representation of women in western politics, was selected to be a part of the first NPR Story Lab. Caroline became KUER’s All Things Considered host in August 2019. When she’s not behind the mic, you can find her spending time with her husband and her rescue pup Scrappy, and cooking recipes that are far too complicated for her skill level.
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The governor continues to plead with lawmakers to pass fewer bills to ease the burden on school administrators and municipal workers of implementing new laws. -
Utah imagines a near future with advanced air mobility, but that will require more infrastructure, lower prices and sustained federal regulation. -
Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant’s letter is part of a larger movement opposing legislative bills that would change Utah’s courts. A letter was also sent by 900 lawyers, and the Utah State Bar Association stands in formal opposition, as well. -
The Utah Compact’s language states a respect for the rule of law, and emphasizes that “local law enforcement resources should focus on criminal activities,” as opposed to civil infractions. Republicans like Candice Pierucci have said current legislation hews closely to that intent, focusing on people who have committed crimes. -
An uptick in drone sightings could signal a more crowded aviation ecosystem. The military, photographers, hobbyists, law enforcement, and even search and rescue operations all use unmanned aerial vehicles. -
From cherries to apricots to pears, Utah has thousands of fruit trees on public and private property. Individuals and community organizations are working to make sure all that food doesn’t go to waste. -
Utah State University is partnering with the National Integrated Heat Health Information System to continue to provide heat mapping data and improve forecasting accuracy. -
KUER asked two Utahns — one Palestinian, the other Jewish — about their thoughts on the pro-Gaza student protest movement that has now arrived at the University of Utah. -
Clouds obscured much of the sky during the eclipse, but when the view was clear, cheers rang out. -
Senate President Stuart Adams and Senate Minority Leader Luz Escamilla appeared together during Senate media availability to present a united front. When asked about impeachment, Adams said “I think we're looking at those issues.” -
“We value our rivers and streams, wetlands, whatever it may be, our lakes,” said the bill’s Republican sponsor. “But trying to mix the idea that it's actually a human person is not appropriate.” -
The measure to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs flew through the Utah House of Representatives and seems to be on a similar pace in the Senate.
