In other news, the final Utah Supreme court vacancies were filled this week after a months-long saga. And, Utah is establishing a new veterans cemetery in northern Utah.

We talk with Margaret Brucia, author of "The Key to Everything: May Swenson, A Writer’s Life." May Swenson was one of the most important and original poets of the twentieth century.

Historian Benjamin Park is giving the annual Arrington Mormon History Lecture on Sept. 24, titled "Declarations of Interdependence — Why the Latter-day Saints Just Can’t Quit the United States."

In other news, Charlie Kirk's family took a step towards suing Utah Valley University and the state over his death. And, there are more tickets to tour the Salt Lake City Temple next year.

Host Evelyn Funda explores the impressive collection of cookbooks at Utah State University's Library Special Collections and Archives. One of those that recently caught her eye is an 1877 book entitled “Six Little Cooks,” or, “Aunt Jane's Cooking Class,” by Elizabeth Stansbury Kirkland.

The Hualapai Tribe said hyperscale data centers threaten its sacred water, lands, environment, and way of life. Some of its neighbors are similarly worried about development.

Journalist and author Annette McGivney joins us to discuss the true story behind a deadly wellness retreat led by a celebrity self-help guru in 2009.

In other news, Ogden residents can now participate in Weber Basin's waterwise lawn program. And, unusually loud U.S. Army detonations in Tooele County on Monday shook residents' homes.

A decade ago, only two states let Medicaid help cover the cost of doulas, who provide emotional support and information to people around childbirth. Now, 28 do, including five in the Mountain West.

The unanimously passed measure formally documents what Navajos already know — the spiritual and natural significance of where two life-giving rivers converge in northern Arizona's high desert.

Wildfires and hail — made more destructive by climate change — have created a deteriorating insurance situation in the West. According to a new report, it's also threatening home sales.

A Nibley landowner says she and her late husband spent 14 painstaking years trying to preserve their farm. Here’s how it finally happened.

The Houthis' biggest land grab in years reignited Yemen's 12-year civil war and pushed up global fuel prices, extending their reach to a key maritime chokepoint and threatening Saudi Arabia's oil exports.

The latest lawsuit, first reported by NPR, argues the Trump administration's repeated suggestions that federal officers could be at polling sites is a form of illegal voter intimidation.

An SUV driver was under the influence of drugs when she swerved into the wrong lane, blew a red light and slammed into a Los Angeles city bus, killing two riders, prosecutors said as they charged her with murder.

There is growing concern that President Trump may deploy U.S. military to polling places in the upcoming elections, despite strict state and federal laws against such a move.

The White House says it is withdrawing its nomination of Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, to lead ICE, ensuring that an agency at the forefront of President Trump's domestic agenda will remain without a Senate-confirmed leader for at least a while longer.

The president made the remark to reporters amidst back-and-forth developments in federal court, including an allegation that a forklift repeatedly struck the center.

Christian Castro, a federal immigration officer, made his first court appearance in Minnesota since he was booked Wednesday into a local jail. Castro faces multiple state and federal charges in connection with a shooting during the immigration surge in Minnesota.

This spring Jessie Diggins retired as one of America's most successful winter Olympic athletes at age 34. She's relaxing by entering 100-mile trail running races and navigating what comes next.

Many questions come up during pregnancy. Is swelling normal? Are avocados safe to eat? For folks in Kenya who don't have a search engine at their fingertips, a chatbot is offering a lifeline.

A murder trial, a meme and the unending search for meaning. Plus: Colin Kaepernick fires back at Jay-Z and Macklemore walks the talk.