Kane County

Alfalfa dominates Utah farm fields. It also takes a lot of irrigation. So, some farmers and ranchers in Utah’s Colorado River Basin are experimenting with alternative crops that might help agriculture diversify and survive in a future with less water.

Visiting Arizona on Tuesday, President Joe Biden signed a proclamation establishing the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument.

Even with temperatures reaching well over 100 degrees, visitors continue to flock to Utah’s Zion National Park. That means park staff have to work extra hard to keep people safe.

Between 2020 and 2060, the percentage of Utahns over 65 years old is projected to double, and communities across the state have to prepare to meet their needs.

Many boat ramps closed as the Colorado River drought pushed Powell to record lows. But abundant snowmelt is bringing some good, if temporary, news for both recreation enthusiasts and the local economy.

Many rural providers in Utah provide care through family practice providers rather than services that are more common in metropolitan hospitals.

This is what happens when you give a reporter a microphone, a GoPro and a fun outdoor assignment to one of Utah's hidden gems.

The lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges that President Joe Biden’s action violates the authority granted in a century-old law that allows presidents to protect sites considered historically, geographically or culturally important.

Fires are monitored after they’re contained, but hot spots can spread when there’s high wind and temperatures, as well as low humidity.

Tourists spend over $100 million each year in southern Utah’s Kane County, but it’s the workers who keep the businesses running who pay a high price.

Kane County could be getting an electric bus system. Residents are voting on whether or not to approve a transit authority that would change access to Zion National Park.

The latest Utah news from Tuesday evening, Sept. 14, 2021.