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Salt Lake Tribune reporters join us to discuss the week's top stories, including the possible future of the Sugar House pond and Idaho's Prop 1 abortion vote.
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Cache County voters will head to the polls this fall to choose who will serve on the County Council. UPR spoke to the candidates competing for the council's third Logan seat.
UPR News & Programs
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The historic, violent, and disheveled tone of this film is believable and consistent, but the director and his team forgot to make the tone dynamic as well.
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John Northup, host of UPR's program The Edge of Jazz, joins us to talk about how the show started and what excites him about it.
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Our hosts sit down with Andrea Brandley, senior education analyst at the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, to discuss how Utah's education system compares and how to improve it.
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The aptly-named "Aspen Alley" near Breckenridge, Colorado, is one of the most popular leaf-peeping destinations in the region. That can lead to trail and parking lot congestion.
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The Justice Department said the incident proves voting fraud is real and stricter regulations are needed. The suspect said he didn't have a political motive and just wanted to "lighten his workload."
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One year ago, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting was eliminating and radio stations across the country lost funding. We talk with station managers about the past year.
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We talk with folklorist Lynne McNeill about the dangers and positives of artificial intelligence, social media and phone bans in schools, and the value of folklore.
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The prominent activist and community organizer is running to be Cache County Council's first Latino member. If elected, she plans to center education and dialogue.
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Voters in Logan will choose between Republican incumbent JoAnn Bennett and Democrat Allison E. Goulais in November.
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Contractors across the nation lost over $1 billion between 2024 and 2025. Small businesses in the West were hit hard, especially those that mitigate and suppress wildfires on the ground.
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In 2025, nearly 1 in 20 Utah homeowners policies were not renewed by insurance providers. That's the highest in the country, and well over double Utah's rate from 2024.
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UPR recently hired two new staff members: Frank Mueller and Colette Czarnecki. We asked them how they got into radio and why they stuck around.
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.
A show designed to showcase local Utah musical artists and highlight public radio.
NPR News
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The ruling is a defeat for Republicans seeking to give their party an edge in the midterm elections for control of the House. It means voters will face a different map than the one used in the primary elections.
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Several Republicans in competitive races broke with President Trump on key agenda issues this week as voters continue to express concern about the economy and the war with Iran.
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The Pacific Ocean has had an unusual number of storms this year, while the Atlantic hasn't recorded a single full-blown hurricane. Scientists point to an exceptionally strong El Niño.
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In Michigan, both candidates in a close race for a U.S. Senate seat reach out to autoworkers amid the trade war between the U.S. and Canada.
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The visit comes at an important time for both men.
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Marlon James' new novel chronicles the events surrounding a vicious anti-gay attack in Jamaica in the late 1980s. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize, The Disappearers churns with passion and ideas.
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On Thursday, the woman identified as Jane Doe filed a declaration in Manhattan federal court stating that all of her original claims against the rapper were false.
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The treaty aims to help the countries of the world prepare for — and defeat — any future pandemic. Why hasn't it gone into effect?
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The Supreme Court is allowing use of a data system that Trump officials overhauled. The system has erroneously flagged U.S. citizens and a lower court found it violated federal privacy protections.
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Pope Leo XIV raised existential concerns about scientific progress, life and human rights during a speech on his first papal visit to France.