Dixie

Utah lawmakers voted to approve the name Utah Tech University. Many of them defended their decision to drop Dixie because of university branding and helping it become a polytechnic institution.

It may be an understatement to say a lot happened in Utah in 2020, both on and off the Wasatch Front. KUER southern news bureau reporters Kate Groetzinger, based in Bluff, and Lexi Peery, based in St. George, spoke with All Things Considered host Caroline Ballard about some of the biggest stories they covered in 2020.

With southern Utah institutions dropping Dixie from their names, some local residents are still fighting for legislators to stop a bill from changing the name of the university.