At this past weekend’s 182nd semi-annual Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints General Conference in Salt Lake City, Church President Thomas S. Monson announced new age requirements that allow LDS youth to start their missions earlier. As KCPW’s Charlotte Duren reports, while this is good news for young missionaries, some Utah universities could see a dip in enrollment.
Segment 1: Coal touched the life of Erin Thomas decades before she was born. Her forebears mined coal in Wales. When they emigrated to the U.S., the Thomases spent time in Utah’s Carbon County and dealt with the Castle Gate Mine disaster of 1924. Her ties to coal country run deep and in a…
If it wasn’t women’s rights, it was public education or numerous other political issues that Esther Landa has spent her life working on. Now, just months before her 100th birthday, the Salt Lake City resident and League of Women Voters member is still actively involved, and as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, she says that is one secret to her longevity.
On Monday, the State Board of Education will choose Utah’s new Superintendent of Public Instruction, replacing Larry Shumway, who is set to retire in January. As KCPW’s Charlotte Duren reports, some legislators believe the process was rushed, while the board says filling the position quickly is vital to education funding.
Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker is concerned about the “fiscal cliff” the nation could face after the election. And independent U.S. Senate Candidate Bill Barron tells us about his 1,200-mile tour of the state on his bicycle.
Segment 1: Should an east-bench area of Salt Lake County become its own city? That’s the question facing the 60,000 residents of Millcreek, East Millcreek, Canyon Rim and Mount Olympus. On Monday, we’ll find out the details of the Millcreek ballot initiative and how such a move would affect taxes, zoning and municipal services…
(KCPW News) Salt Lake City welcomes visitors every day, but twice a year, Utah’s capital city fills with tens of thousands of Latter-Day Saint faithful from across the world anxious to get a seat at General Conference. This weekend will be the 182nd semi-annual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day…
While presidential candidate Mitt Romney enjoyed what most pundits consider to be a superior debate performance this week, former Utah Governor Mike Leavitt is coordinating the complicated effort to have a team in place should Romney’s campaign successfully lead him to the White House. And he’s certainly got his work cut out for him. Every Friday, we talk with Thomas Burr, Washington Correspondent for The Salt Lake Tribune and author of Political Cornflakes, a daily, online round-up of Utah politics.
Salt Lake City is now home to a six-foot-tall baby girl… who happens to be a giraffe. The new giraffe was born at Hogle Zoo a week and a half ago and is now out for everyone to meet. Primary Giraffe Keeper Cindy Segneri says Kipenzi, the nine-year-old mother, was pregnant for 14 months before starting to deliver while out on exhibit.
Squaring off in the first of a series of candidate forums at the Salt Lake Chamber Thursday, Governor Gary Herbert and Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Peter Cooke took on issues important to the business community, such as jobs, healthcare, the economy and education. As KCPW’s Charlotte Duren reports, while Herbert says he’s improved public schools in…
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