Behind the Headlines
Fridays from 9 a.m - 10 a.m.
From its politics to its public lands to polygamy, Utah has always been fertile ground for news. Here on UPR, The Salt Lake Tribune presents a fresh way for Utahns to process the headlines. Behind the Headlines, a live weekly broadcast, examines the week’s top local stories through the eyes of reporters on the beat.
Hosted by UPR's Tom Williams, a rotating panel of the state’s top journalists explain what’s happening in the Beehive State along with the hows and whys.
Listeners can join the discussion by sending questions to @upraccess on Twitter or emailing upraccess@gmail.com.
Behind the Headlines is brought to you through a partnership with KCPW and The Salt Lake Tribune.
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On this episode, Brighton shotgun confrontation, allegations against a medical worker and BYU-Idaho rescinds an invite. -
On this episode we discuss school safety, abortion politics and an immigrant odyssey. -
On this episode of Behind the Headlines, Natalie Cline’s troubles grow, Cache elections criticized and gravel pit worries resurface. -
On this episode we discuss equity training being now discriminatory, tithing lawsuits against the LDS Church; and Utah’s coal agenda. -
Gov. Spencer Cox signs an anti-DEI bill prohibiting diversity efforts he once championed, a transgender bathroom ban takes effect, and a judge said a Salt Lake City man could go to rehab after jail, so why did no one take him there before he died? -
On this episode, fear of lawsuits shifts Utah lawmakers’ approach to a transgender bill, a Utah lawmaker proposes a ban on polygraph tests for those who report sexual abuse, and an update from the Sundance Film Festival. -
On this episode, the Utah Legislature kicks off 2024 with country music and prayer as lawmakers eye energy and education policies, multilevel marketing in Utah and how it links to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Utah’s national parks and the towns around them are getting busier; Here’s how it’s changing visits. -
Utah legislators target college diversity offices and hiring efforts. Four Salt Lake City elementary schools will permanently shut down. And how hosting the Olympics could impact Salt Lake City’s bad air. -
Utah lawmakers who approved a luxury ski resort took in donations from the developer, the Latter-day Saint Temple Square of tomorrow could transform Salt Lake City’s downtown, and because their water is poisoned, Navajo in San Juan County rely on a church well for water. -
Salt Lake City's first legal camp opens, Governor Cox says diversity hiring practices at Utah’s universities will end in 2024, and ongoing accusations of Provo OB-GYN accused of sexual assault.
