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Bigger crowds and increasing heat can strain national park search and rescue crews. A training at Zion National Park, seen here March 16, 2026, aims to help teams get ready.

‘Rescues are why we train’: National crews brush up at Zion before busy season

Search and rescue crew leaders from national parks across the West converged at Zion this week to share tips and tricks for how to keep people safe.

Evening Brief: March 17, 2026

KUER's evening headlines for March 17, 2026

Troy Williams, outgoing executive director of Equality Utah, poses for a photo at the KUER studios in the Eccles Broadcast Center, March 11, 2026.

‘¿Podemos encontrar puntos en común?’ Ese principio guió al líder saliente de Equality Utah.

Estoy especialmente orgulloso de los habitantes de Utah que son conservadores y religiosos y que están dispuestos a sentarse a conversar y realmente ayudarnos a encontrar puntos en común, dijo Troy Williams, el director ejecutivo saliente de Equality Utah.

Morning Brief: March 17, 2026

KUER's morning headlines for March 17, 2026

Botany professors Jim Cohen and Heather Root leaf through plant specimens in their Weber State University lab in Ogden, March 10, 2026.

Utah’s warm winter is likely to lead to a confusing spring for early flowering

Weber State scientists have an eye on the correlation between weather and the timing of flowers blooming. Short answer: heat speeds things up.

Defendant Kouri Richins, left, accused of poisoning her husband in March 2022, listens to closing arguments in Third District Court, Monday, March 16, 2026, in Park City.

Park City jury finds Kouri Richins guilty in her husband’s fatal poisoning

Kouri Richins, the author of a children’s book on grief, was convicted of the 2022 murder of Eric Richins at their Utah home. She was also found guilty of attempted aggravated murder, forgery and two counts of insurance fraud.

Evening Brief: March 16, 2026

KUER's evening headlines for March 16, 2026

Morning Brief: March 16, 2026

KUER's morning headlines for March 16, 2026

Visitors look across Bryce Canyon National Park in southern Utah, Aug. 31, 2025.

Utah’s Mighty 5 national parks saw a half-million visitor dip in 2025

The slump in Utah park tourism comes as American politics and rhetoric keep many international visitors away. Locals around the parks are feeling the impact.

The West’s snow drought is pushing cross-country ski areas to a breaking point

Cross-country ski areas are doing their best to adapt, but they lack the same tools available in the far bigger downhill skiing industry.

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