Dozens of protestors are forcibly removed from a Utah Inland Port Authority board meeting. The field of candidates running for mayor of Salt Lake City becomes clear, as do some of the major issues of the race. And University of Utah police apologize for including slain student Lauren McCluskey’s name in the program for awards…
A tragedy unfolds in Logan after the disappearance of a 5-year-old girl. With needle exchanges legal, some local health advocates think it’s time for safe-injection sites for people with addictions. And an ax-throwing venue finds a workaround to get a recreational license to serve beer. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune senior managing…
Sen. Mitt Romney calls a GOP lawmaker ‘courageous’ for saying the president has engaged in impeachable behavior, though Romney doesn’t support impeachment himself. Democratic federal lawmakers want an investigation into whether the Interior Department broke the law by considering oil and gas leases inside the original boundaries of a Utah national monument. And a feud…
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints comes out against an LGBTQ rights bill in Congress. In a separate move, the faith announces a plan to increase political participation on the part of its members. And Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox launches his gubernatorial campaign. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune government and…
The Salt Lake Tribune seeks to become a nonprofit organization. Riverton declares itself a ‘sanctuary city for the unborn.’ And testing backlogged rape kits leads to 105 new suspects. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune senior managing editor Matt Canham, reporter Taylor Stevens, and columnist George Pyle join KCPW guest host Marcie Young…
A BYU valedictorian comes out to fellow classmates during his commencement speech. Kennecott Utah Copper retires its last coal-fired power plant. And a man who was molested as a child by a prominent Latter-day Saint filmmaker goes public with his story. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune senior managing editor Matt Canham, reporter…
An advisory council for the reduced Bears Ears National Monument lacks monument supporters. Environmental activists shut down a Utah Inland Port Authority board meeting. And Moab’s tourism boom reaches a tipping point. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Brian Maffly and Taylor Stevens, and columnist George Pyle join KCPW’s Roger McDonough to…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren makes a campaign stop in Utah and says she would restore protections for Utah national monuments. Neighbors of the planned Inland Port say they fear the end of their rural way of life. And the state of Utah won’t enforce its 18-week abortion ban, for now. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt…
An Instagram account sharing anonymous stories renews conversation about Brigham Young University’s Honor Code. U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman Jr. explores a return to Utah politics. And Utah sex-ed standards get an update, while preserving a focus on abstinence. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune government and politics editor Dan Harrie, reporter…
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reverses a policy that generally prevented the children of same-sex parents from joining the faith, and that labeled same-sex married couples apostates. Under a new law, four Utah women ask for a second look at their sexual assault cases. And the exemption to a new law governing…
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