April Ashland

This weekend, a slow-moving winter storm will impact Utah beginning Friday afternoon and lasting through Sunday night.

The entire state will see accumulating snow through Sunday, but the mountains will reach the largest amounts of snow. The northern mountains are predicted to receive one to two feet of snow, while the southern mountains are predicted to receive 10 to 20 inches. Valleys North of 1-70 are expected to receive 4 to 8 inches of snow.

There were no injuries when a single-engine plane crashed near Wellsville Saturday afternoon.

Lynn Goodsell, pilot, and four others were aboard and were attempting to fly over the Wellsville Mountains when  the plane experienced problems with the fuel system according to a press release from the Cache County Sheriff's Office.

Submit Your Design for the UPR 60th Anniversary Mug!

Utah Public Radio is seeking submissions of artwork from our creative listeners for the station's first mug design contest. You make UPR possible and we want you to leave a lasting impression on UPR and our contributors with your winning design on a limited edition UPR coffee mug.
 

The Utah Political Capitol (UPC) group is launching a new initiative to encourage Utahns to interact with their representatives, and make state politics more accessible to the average state resident. Eric Ethington is the Managing Editor of the UPC and said it's vital the community is involved.

Governor Gary Herbert and Lt. Governor Greg Bell will be sworn in as part of inauguration ceremonies Monday, January 7 at 11 a.m. Utah Public Radio will broadcast the event which will take place in the Rotunda of the Utah State Capitol.

Students at Utah State University are packing up and heading out of Cache Valley this week. The fall semester has ended and students will leave for the holiday break. Some will return as students, and others, like UPR's April Ashland, will return as a graduate, moving forward in their lives. 

Join us between 6 and 9 p.m. this Friday, April 13, as Utah Public Radio will be a part of the annual Gallery Walk, hosted by Cache Valley Center for the Arts. Stroll through our downtown studio at 43 S. Main Street, looking at artist Trent Gudmundsen's exhibit Women and Children, while listening to guitarist Robert Linton. Refreshments will be provided by Auntie Em's Cakes for All Occasions and Culligan Water. To learn more about the artists we will be showcasing at our stop on the Gallery Tour, you can visit their websites.