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Evening Brief: Sept. 11, 2026

KUER's evening headlines for Sept. 11, 2026

Leaders with the International Boundary and Water Commission pose after signing a new Colorado River agreement in El Paso, Texas, on September 2, 2026. (Left to right) U.S. IBWC Secretary Sally Spener, U.S. IBWC Commissioner Chad McIntosh, Mexican IBWC Commissioner Adriana Reséndez, and Mexican IBWC Secretary Manuel Morales.

U.S. and Mexico sign new Colorado River sharing deal

The new agreement means less water for Mexico, but provides stability to those who use the Colorado River near its delta.

Morning Brief: Sept. 11, 2026

KUER's morning headlines for Sept. 11, 2026

Fort Mojave Indian Tribe chairman Timothy Williams squats down to touch the water in the Colorado River, water which the tribe relies on both economically and culturally, on July 14, 2026 on the border of California and the Fort Mojave reservation (Jimmy Romo/KNPR)

Tribes along the Colorado River are still fighting for their rights

Along the Colorado River, 30 federally recognized tribes have legal and cultural claims. Yet they have no formal seat in negotiations.

Campus ROTC numbers are growing, and the Utah National Guard is having no trouble filling its ranks 25 years after the Sept. 11 attacks. Most of today’s recruits aren’t old enough to remember 9/11, and reasons for serving lean more pragmatic than patriotic. The ROTC building on Fort Douglas at the University of Utah, Sept. 10, 2026.

25 years after 9/11, Utah military recruits have more pragmatic reasons to serve

As memories of 9/11 fade for younger Americans, Utah’s military recruiters are now seeing interest from people drawn by college benefits, career opportunities and economic uncertainty.

Evening Brief: Sept. 10, 2026

KUER's evening headlines for Sept. 10, 2026

A zebra crosswalk with a school crossing sign near a school in Ogden, Sept. 10, 2026.

Utah’s different crosswalk rules are confusing. We went down the rabbit hole

The term “school crosswalk” is missing from traffic code definitions and Utah’s driver handbook, and police departments phrase things differently when posting about it on social media.

Aerial shot of Salt Lake City, which has fewer trees on its west side than its east side.

Why trees in a city matter

Salt Lake City's west side has about half the amount of trees as the east side — areas that urban foresters "tree canopy deserts."

President Donald Trump speaks during the RNC Midterm Convention, Sept. 9, 2026, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.

Appeals court hands Trump a loss as Supreme Court considers his mail voting order

An appeals court has upheld a block on President Donald Trump’s order to limit mail voting. The decision by a panel of the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals comes even as the Supreme Court is already considering the same case.

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