Levi Sim
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Utah State University
A scientist considered this northern Utah city’s wetlands protections to be “the least you can do.” City leaders are looking at rolling them back.
Francisco Kjolseth
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The Salt Lake Tribune
Honoring longtime UPR employees and station managers Kerry Bringhurst and Tom Williams, who are retiring this year, this endowment acknowledges the dedicated decades of service of Utah Public Radio employees over the station's 70+ years.
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UPR News & Programs
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The Minnesota State Fair is one of the largest in the U.S. The reason so many people attend is the food. What is considered the most famous fair food? Host Jeannie Sur explores everything from corn roast to spaghetti on a stick. -
The Cache Valley League of Women Voters organizes potlucks for voters to meet candidates running in current election. -
The poll, conducted by the National Parks Conservation Association, comes amid a federal overhaul to conservation that focuses instead on economic considerations like energy. -
Proponents say changes to the National Historic Preservation Act will streamline regulations. Critics argue it weakens the law by reducing the role of tribes and local governments. -
In other news, $18 million is going to recovery efforts for the area impacted by the Cottonwood Fire. And, the neonatal intensive care unit is getting an upgrade at Ogden Regional Medical Center. -
Janet Dexter sketched celebrities for the New York Times and other newspapers in the 1920s and 1930s. But she left her successful career to commit to a life of poverty in the Maine woods. -
The annual award is given to performing, visual, and culinary artists as part of a fundraiser to preserve the historic Governor’s Mansion. -
Our hosts discuss an Iran war powers resolution's narrow failure, Sen. Mitch McConnell's disappearance, Sen. Lindsey Graham's death, and Utah's bid for a nuclear facility. -
Brent Cook, a geologist with experience in 70 countries, discusses his career and insights with StoryCorps in Springdale, Utah. -
A survey to understand what's important to our listeners in regards to Great Salt Lake. -
We shine a spotlight on nonprofit organizations throughout Utah with Amy Anderson, the regional coordinator for A Bolder Way Forward. -
A new summer program at Utah State University's ASPIRE Engineering Research Center is preparing the next generation of engineers to build electric transportation.
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Stream a variety of music and talk programs in Spanish from Radio Bilingüe.
Transmite una variedad de música y programas de charla de Radio Bilingüe.
Transmite una variedad de música y programas de charla de Radio Bilingüe.
The AgWellness podcast explores mental health in the farming and ranching community.
NPR News
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There have been 183 new wildfires, including eight large ones, across the U.S. since Saturday, the National Interagency Fire Center reported on Sunday. -
Vollering, who first won the competition in 2023, finished the stage more than a minute ahead of Spaniard Paula Blasi Cairol and 2024 champion Polish rider Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney. -
Netanyahu's comments come just over a week after President Trump said his Board of Peace had reached a "historic" agreement with Hamas to give up its weapons. -
President Trump is confronting a question that has haunted presidents throughout history: how a war - that has gone on longer than predicted - can reshape a presidency. -
The number of abortions is up in the United States. Is it because fewer people are using birth control pills? -
A new gallery show in London features the paintings of Marc Padeu, playing with themes from Renaissance art and bringing them to his homeland of Cameroon. -
Meanwhile, Iran has made new demands about the restart of negotiations and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and the Pentagon is pressing the U.S. defense industry to accelerate production of weapons. -
It will be visible in parts of the U.S. on Wednesday. -
Matt Rutherford is sailing 10,000 nautical miles, through ice floes and gales, to try and accomplish a world first. He spoke with NPR from the cabin of his boat. -
Oleksiy Yukov spent two decades recovering the bodies of soldiers — including many Russians. He was killed during a recovery mission after stepping on a landmine.
