(KCPW/ Explore Utah Science) Utah is the second driest state in the country and we use about 40% more water per person than neighboring states such as Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. With the climate changing and the population growing, water will not stretch as far in the future as it has in the past.…
(KCPW News) Researchers announced the discovery of a new dinosaur species at the Natural History Museum of Utah on Wednesday. The specimen was found in southern Utah in November 2009, and it is an ancestor to the well-known Tyrannosaurus rex. KCPW’s Ryan Cunningham reports.
(KCPW News) Back in February of 2012, Congress and President Obama authorized the Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA, to choose six test sites for commercial drone use. In December, the FAA is expected to announce which locations they’ve selected. Utah is one of 24 states vying for this potentially lucrative deal. The state has proposed…
(KCPW News) Each year on the heels of Halloween, el Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead is celebrated by Utah’s growing Mexican American population. But the two holidays are distinct from each other. Beginning next week an altar display, community gathering and folk art exhibit at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center will…
(KCPW News) The Governor’s Prison Relocation and Develop Authority board, or PRADA, decided on Wednesday to delay any recommendations to the state Legislature regarding the relocation of Utah’s State Prison. Citing a need for more information on the issue, board chairman Lane Summerhays says PRADA won’t make a recommendation to the Legislature before 2015. The…
(KCPW News) After 16 days of shutdown, the federal government is up and running again. But for how long? KCPW’s Roger McDonough posed that question to Thomas Burr, Washington Correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune and author of Political Cornflakes, a daily online roundup of Utah politics.
(KCPW News) A proposal to eliminate the personal tax exemption in order to fund schools was presented to a legislative committee on Wednesday. KCPW reporter Kim Schuske has the story.
(KCPW News) On Tuesday, Governor Gary Herbert announced the creation of a Clean Air Action Team that will gather air quality data, analyze possible solutions, and make policy recommendations to fight air pollution. KCPW reporter Kim Schuske has the story.
(Explore Utah Science/ KCPW) The cost of removing a cataract – between $2,000-$4000 dollars – is prohibitive for many, leaving them to struggle with a completely curable form of blindness. The Moran Eye Center has started a Charitable Surgery Day, to help restore sight to some Utahns. Kim Schuske has the story.
(KCPW News) Sex advice columnist and gay rights advocate Dan Savage is known nationally for his syndicated column Savage Love, as well as his podcast Savage Lovecast. He has frequented many national news and media outlets, such as Real Time with Bill Maher, The Colbert Report, and This American Life. He also started the It…
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