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Morning Brief: April 28, 2026

KUER's morning headlines for April 28, 2026

The Central Arizona Project canal winds through a neighborhood in the Phoenix area on March 26, 2026. States are negotiating the future of cutbacks for the Colorado River, which arrives in The Valley through the canal.

Could a mediator help break the Colorado River deadlock? Utah thinks so

The Colorado River states are stuck in negotiations about sharing the river's water. Utah and its neighbors have proposed breaking the standstill with a mediator.

Police respond to a fatal shooting in a parking lot of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Jan. 7, 2026.

Man arrested in fatal SLC church parking lot shooting faces 6 felony charges

The Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office says a man in California, 32-year-old John Vea Uasike Jr., is in custody on murder charges in connection with a shooting in January that left two people dead in an LDS chapel parking lot.

Evening Brief: April 27, 2026

KUER's evening headlines for April 27, 2026

Lorna Koci, director of the Your Smile Matters campaign, April 23, 2026.

A year after Utah’s fluoride ban, education and awareness are the biggest changes

Utah stopped public water fluoridation in May 2025. While the health effects aren’t immediate, dentists and oral health advocates aren’t waiting for the cavities to pile up.

Morning Brief: April 27, 2026

KUER's morning headlines for April 27, 2026

A space used for dosing psychedelic drugs at the University of Utah’s Psychedelic Science Initiative.

Trump’s psychedelic drug order could be a boon for Utah veterans and research

Psychedelic drug treatment could ease or even cure post-traumatic stress disorder in a matter of sessions, according to a University of Utah researcher. Now, President Donald Trump’s executive order to expedite research and psychedelic drug approval could impact plans for such therapy for Utah’s veterans.

Liban Mohamed speaks to delegates during the Utah Democratic Convention at Jordan High School in Sandy, April 25, 2026, before going on to be the convention’s pick for the 1st Congressional District.

Liban Mohamed is the Utah Democratic convention pick in the new 1st district

Strong backing from progressive voters propelled Liban Mohamed to a Utah Democratic Party nominating convention win. Embattled Eva Lopez Chavez and Luis Villareal were eliminated from the primary.

Rep. Mike Kennedy speaks to the delegates at the Utah GOP nominating convention at Utah Valley University in Orem, April 25, 2026.

Kennedy waltzes out of GOP convention, while Maloy, Moore will face primary foes

More than 3,500 delegates descended on Utah Valley University in Orem Saturday for the state GOP convention. Challengers Karianne Lisonbee and Phil Lyman were relying on the convention to send them to the June primary ballot.

Evening Brief: April 24, 2026

KUER's evening headlines for April 24, 2026

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