(KCPW News) Utah is already well-known for its outdoor adventure industry. Between a tourism campaign promising “Life Elevated” to its claim of the “Greatest Snow on Earth,” Utah places a high priority on bringing outside dollars into the local economy. On Tuesday, Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams and other officials added their own rebranding…
Today on the show we’re joined by a group of people who have chosen to work in Salt Lake City’s downtown, for a conversation about the benefits – and occasional challenges – to having an office in our urban core. Joshua Cannon and Kelly Alder-Williams are attorneys with the firm of Wellborn Sullivan Meck &…
Today on the program we feature the latest of our monthly interviews with Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker. KCPW’s Roger McDonough asked the mayor about revelations from the legislative audit of the Utah Transit Authority, new configurations for bike lanes, The Onion’s coverage of Salt Lake, and more. Plus, the day’s local news.
(KCPW News) Over the weekend, a panel of public officials met at the Cathedral Church of St. Mark in downtown Salt Lake to discuss the plurality of challenges faced by the Utah Transit Authority. Topics ranged from executive compensation to the feasibility of Salt Lake City’s Hive Pass. But perhaps the biggest question is this: how can…
(KCPW News) Demonstrators gathered on Thursday night in downtown Salt Lake to protest recent actions by police officers, here and across the country. At the forefront of the discussion was the shooting death of Dillon Taylor, who was killed by a Salt Lake City police officer outside a South Salt Lake 7-Eleven. Taylor’s brother Jerrail,…
(KCPW News) In light of recent events in Ferguson, Mo., as well as the shooting incident involving a 20-year-old man and a Salt Lake City police officer, Chief Chris Burbank invited reporters to attend a question-and-answer session on Tuesday. Burbank spoke on a range of issues for nearly fifty minutes, but the question of when…
(KCPW News) You may not have heard of Lyft or Uber, but chances are, you could be using them sooner rather than later. Uber and Lyft are services that offer what is called ride-sharing—a way of coordinating transportation with private citizens via phone app. Ride-sharing is a growing trend across the country, and Salt Lake City…
(KCPW News) A civilian review board’s investigation into the shooting death of a Salt Lake resident’s pet dog found that the responsible police officer acted in compliance of policy. Back in June, Salt Lake City officer Brett Olsen was one of several officers searching a south side neighborhood for a missing three-year-old child. Olsen knocked…
(KCPW News) An incident involving a Salt Lake City police officer’s shooting and killing of a dog has sparked outrage in the community, with some Salt Lake residents accusing the officer of using excessive force. The shooting happened during a neighborhood search for a three-year-old boy on Wednesday. Since the incident occurred, SLCPD officials say…
(KCPW News) Monday marks the first day of the Summer Food Service Program in Salt Lake City. The city’s school district offers free lunches to children, in lieu of the lunches they’d normally receive throughout the school year. But for the first time ever, students can get their lunches at Salt Lake City’s main…
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