An annual tradition continued on Saturday in Pioneer Park as thousands packed into downtown Salt Lake City to kick off the largest Farmers Market in its 19 year history. Local bakeries, vendors and artisans were out in full force, but KCPW’s Jessica Gail talked with a few farmers who aren’t able to do as much business as they’d like, thanks to the weather.

With temperatures steadily climbing over the next five days, National Weather Service Hydrologist Brian McInerney says the threat for flooding, especially in the Salt Lake Valley, is ever increasing.

The Outdoor Industry Association isn’t happy about Governor Gary Herbert’s pushback on wild lands preservation. The association sponsors the Outdoor Retailer Market, which is held in Salt Lake City twice a year, boosting the state and local economies by millions of dollars. But as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, it’s not ruling out other locations as long as Utah leaders are unsupportive of their causes.

Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon is hoping you’ll support a new bond measure for the county’s parks and trails this fall, which would mean a property tax hike. But first, he’ll have to get the Republican-controlled County Council to agree to put it on the ballot, an effort that begins at Tuesday’s council meeting. KCPW’s Jeff Robinson asked him how large the bond is, and what it would go toward.

From the sky and from the ground Utah Governor Gary Herbert surveyed damage from a wet Weber County yesterday, visiting with families and farmers already affected by the flooding and looking at thousands more homes that are at risk. KCPW’s Jessica Gail was there and learned how much damage the floods could bring to the region, and how the state plans to help.

Weather experts, law enforcement officers, and emergency management crews from across the Wasatch Front met in Davis County Monday to discuss potentially dangerous scenarios coming to Utah in the coming weeks and months. KCPW’s Jessica Gail was at the meeting, and reports on why it isn’t just flooding they’re worried about now.

A snowy winter combined with a wet spring could spell big trouble for Northern Utah in the coming days and weeks. Officials from the National Weather Service say right now it is just a waiting game to see where and when flooding will occur across the Salt Lake Valley, but as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, some northern Utah towns could see problems as early as this weekend.

After last year’s flooding of Big and Little Cottonwood Creeks, local officials are taking caution this spring. Salt Lake County leaders say flooding is once again a concern, but as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, the County says it has already taken precautions to make sure residents are prepared.

Opponents of Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort’s plans to build a 3,000 foot roller coaster that crosses Little Cottonwood Canyon will hold a rally this afternoon at the Salt Lake County Government Center, saying residents are getting taken for a ride. KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports.

Downtown Salt Lake City was clearing out Monday after this weekend’s largest ever Outdoor Retailer Winter Market at the Salt Palace. 18,000 manufacturers and store buyers gathered to look at innovative products, many of which will be out in stores by next winter. And as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, some of this year’s most successful booths at the expo…were those reaching out to a four-legged demographic.