Hojun Song
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USDA
Dry, warm conditions could trigger an early and possibly larger Mormon cricket hatch. Surveys are already underway as the state urges residents to report sightings.
Trent Nelson
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The Salt Lake Tribune
A show designed to showcase local Utah musical artists and highlight public radio.
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.
UPR News & Programs
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Melissa Julien grew up deaf without sign language. Together, she and her friend Cassie Riding share experiences introducing deaf children to the powerful impacts of sign language. -
Our hosts discuss President Trump's trip to China, Kevin Warsh's plans to change the Federal Reserve, and the increasing state and local scrutiny of Utah data centers. -
Ranching and energy groups were excited for former congressman Steve Pearce, while conservationists were worried he'd sell public lands. In the end, the Senate voted on party lines to approve him. -
Hot, dry, and windy days have become more common across the West since 1973. The fire season is also becoming longer and more intense, and can bring other issues like unhealthy air quality. -
In other news, half of Riverton is under a boil order after an illegal cross connected mixed secondary irrigation water with culinary water. -
Southern Utah Tribune reporters Mark Eddington and Brooke Larsen joined UPR for a live broadcast in St. George. They talk about the top stories in southern Utah, including the Colorado River. -
Actors jump around stage, run through the aisles, and interact with audience members in Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre's performance of "The Cat in the Hat." -
Today we talk with Rachel Miner, founder of Bellwether International, and Jennie Lloyd, Board Chair of Utah Global Diplomacy, about how to promote peace in our communities. -
Thomas Lowe Fleischner invites us to see clearly and feel deeply the living world around us, while recognizing the vital link between our well-being and the health of the Earth. -
The Jordan River is almost at the bottom of the Great Salt Lake Basin. An expert says that means that a lot of upstream pollution ends up concentrated in the river. -
It's not clear yet how the money would be distributed among several states in a river basin where political fights over how to share water long term have persisted even during historic drought. -
The Dragon Bravo fire burned about 145,000 acres and destroyed nearly half of all structures on the North Rim. Some businesses and trails are back open, but evidence of the fire is still visible.
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The AgWellness podcast explores mental health in the farming and ranching community.
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One California town is in a state of emergency and 50,000 people are under an evacuation order as a malfunctioning chemical tank at an aerospace plant is overheating and could leak or explode. -
Africa races to contain a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak threatening 10 countries as infections spill from eastern Congo into Uganda. -
The number of cases — and deaths — in Bangladesh is staggering. As of Sunday, 528 have died, mostly children. How did this measles outbreak begin? And how is the country responding? -
The young women make photos that look at life — how it is, how they wish it could be — under Taliban rule. The images are on display at the Photoville Festival in Brooklyn, New York. -
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with W-U-N-C listener Thomas Hirschman of Durham, North Carolina. and Puzzlemaster Will Shortz. -
There's an effort on Capitol Hill to increase funding for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, which awards funding to houses of worship to harden their defenses. In 2024, roughly a third of those who applied actually received funding. -
The Toy Story squad takes on a tablet, the Minions take on Hollywood and Christopher Nolan takes on a Greek epic. -
RaDonda Vaught was convicted of negligent homicide after dispensing the wrong drug to a patient. She now gives speeches about hospital safety in an era of automation and artificial intelligence. -
At least two people were killed and 77 injured in the attack, which included the use of a powerful hypersonic ballistic missile called the Oreshnik, which is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. -
Dozens of athletes — including former Olympians — will participate in the Las Vegas event while using performance-enhancing drugs.
