Roger McDonough

On this episode, taking ocean water to fill the Great Salt Lake, bad dust storms and the Utah Inland Port.

Lawmakers ponder importing water from the Pacific Ocean to rescue the Great Salt Lake. Hear this story and more Friday morning at 9 on UPR.

On this episode we discuss Native American boarding schools, Paris Hilton urging federal oversight for teen treatment centers, and what The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says (and doesn’t say) about abortion.

On this episode, a Utah trigger law, accusations against a Provo OB-GYN and Utah's drought and power consumption.

On this episode, Orrin Hatch's Legacy, a rancher misappropriating water rights, and one Utah family's heart-wrenching story.

Sen. Mike Lee dodges questions about text messages regarding efforts to overturn the 2020 election, a 13-year-old transgender girl speaks out about how a new Utah law has impacted her love of swimming, and state auditors say widespread issues persist at the University of Utah.

In this episode, housing caseworkers decry what they say is a “blacklist” by a Utah law firm, the scope of landownership by the LDS church, and the Jazz against the Mavericks in the first round of the playoffs.

The Salt Lake County Council bans new mines in the foothills and canyons of the Wasatch Mountains, a Utah congressional candidate brings controversial Republican adviser Roger Stone onto his campaign, and Sen. Mike Lee stays mum on former President Donald Trump’s “Complete and Total Endorsement.

Democrats are switching affiliation, a Utah dancer comes forward, and issues with the state's beauty industry. All on this episode of Behind the Headlines.

The legislature tries to override Gov. Spencer Cox’s veto of a transgender sports bill, the outdoor trade show returns, and the history of Native Americans in Utah boarding schools.