In June, we explore energy production in the United States. From North Dakota to Oklahoma, Texas and Washington, we’ll look at how fracking has opened new realms of oil and gas production – and we’ll examine some of the complex consequences of so-called energy independence. This special airs on Friday June 19th at 10 AM…
Mitt Romney holds his annual summit in Park City with GOP presidential hopefuls. The Salt Lake City Council looks to add social workers and bicycle cops to the city’s police force. President Barack Obama’s executive order on minimum wage affects Moab river guides. And the Prison Relocation Commission prepares for a public hearing with citizens…
Former Utah Attorney General John Swallow waives his preliminary hearing. West Valley reinstates the cop who shot and killed Danielle Willard. The Salt Lake City mayor’s race heats up with four candidates now in the running. Students protest their school’s gendered dress code. And residents for Salt Lake County’s six townships worry about becoming metropolitan…
According to the Outdoor Industry Association, recreation generates over 120,000 jobs in Utah. It brings in $12 billion in consumer spending each year and nearly $1 billion additional in related taxes. 82% of Utahns participate in the outdoor recreation economy each year and that doesn’t include hunting or fishing. In this program, we look at…
The Miller family pulls its land from the short list of sites for a new prison. Rep. Paul Ray wants to expand the death penalty. Yet another audit shows the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control needs more training for its managers and better accounting controls. And critics of federal control want Utah taxpayers to…
Women around the world are striving for full gender equality in how they speak, work, and pray. But feminism takes on new meaning when viewed through the lens of Islam. “I think that Islamic feminism is actually going to be the entry point for this whole renewal of Islamic discourse… So it will be up…
Prosecutors line up witnesses and file a new money-laundering charge against former Utah Attorney General John Swallow. Attendees at a public forum on moving the Utah State Prison repeatedly ask why the facility should move from Draper in the first place. Three Salt Lake City Council members call for more cops on the east-side of…
This hour they built it and we see who came. Another Planet [Excerpt] by David Weinberg, Brendan Baker & Nick van der Kolk (Love+Radio, The Organist, KCRW, 2014) The story of Clyde Casey, a street performer who used surrealism and abstract art to fight crime on Los Angeles’ Skid Row in the 1980s, and the creator of…
Utah Republicans reluctantly agree to go along with changes to the election process spurred by the Count My Vote movement. Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams and his former staffer Rep. Justin Miller trade accusations over financial impropriety and ethical concerns. Gov. Herbert appoints a new chief at the Utah Department of Environmental Quality. And…
Dixie State University drops limits on free speech in response to students’ legal action. Professors at Utah Valley University claim the president’s view on same-sex marriage goes against the school’s mission. Utah Democrats can’t run an online primary election due to a lack of funding. The release of middle-school science standards sparks debate. And how…
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