NPR Utah: News, local stories + RadioWest & State Street. On your 📻 at 90.1 and in your ❤️ at www.kuer.org Get the Daily Morning Brief: www.kuer.org/newslettershttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mqktdxe7i22vFor the 2nd time in a decade, Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante have been dramatically scaled back. "It was very unfair to the people of Utah, and now fairness has been brought back," President Trump said in the Oval Office. https://www.kuer.org/politics-government/2026-07-13/trump-shrinks-bears-ears-grand-staircase-escalante-utah13 Jul 2026 23:19 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqktdxe7i22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mqk6qgr4gg2nEver since we lost federal funding, KUER has relied entirely on our local community here in Utah. This week, we have a major challenge: If we can sign up 100 new Sustainers (monthly donors), we will unlock $10,000 from longtime listener Katherine Fox. Be one of the 100: buff.ly/5ET9Puq13 Jul 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqk6qgr4gg2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mqaleqlttc2mJoin us on July 16 for our Summer Pint Night at SaltFire Brewing! 🍻 Come hang out with the KUER staff, enjoy $4 draft beers and snag a limited-edition KUER 65th Anniversary pint glass. ☀️ 👉 Details here: https://buff.ly/DkTHtw509 Jul 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqaleqlttc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mpj3uy7wvm2cEver dream of working on "RadioWest"? Here's your opportunity to help shape the conversations on the show. GET ALL THE DETAILS: https://buff.ly/XpgotVZ30 Jun 2026 13:22 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpj3uy7wvm2chttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mp4ub63j3h24Hey Provo! Come swing by our booth at the Provo Farmers Market this Saturday, June 27! 🍓 News director Elaine Clark and Morning Edition host Ciara Hulet will be there and want to chat about what's on your mind. Tell them what stories are important to you. https://buff.ly/gX1F0iW25 Jun 2026 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4ub63j3h24https://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3movlszmhqu22Weekends on KUER are about to get a little sweeter. 🥧 We're adding Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio to the lineup! Explore global cooking and food culture every Saturday at 2 p.m. starting July 4. Plus, check out this stellar Three-Berry Crostata recipe. https://buff.ly/u4ZgFZi22 Jun 2026 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3movlszmhqu22https://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mo4lvspbj42tKUER has won 30 journalism awards in the first half of 2026. From protecting dino fossils in St. George to vote-by-mail changes, this is the work community-funded journalism makes possible. Thank you for backing it. ❤️ READ MORE: buff.ly/oorJRgD12 Jun 2026 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo4lvspbj42thttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mja5w7w5nu25KUER's Spring Fund Drive is officially live! 📢 We’re working to keep local, independent journalism strong across Utah, and we’ve got some incredible new thank you gift this year. Take a look! DONATE NOW: buff.ly/UnxsAYe11 Apr 2026 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mja5w7w5nu25https://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdqxlcx5bh2gUVU, the school in question here, hasn't taken a position on Sen. Brammer's idea. https://buff.ly/lBpUHK131 Jan 2026 23:24 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdqxlcx5bh2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdquq4qabg2s“As the first people of this land, there’s no reason why Native Americans should have their citizenship questioned,” said Jaqueline De León, a senior staff attorney with the nonprofit Native American Rights Fund. https://buff.ly/fuzT1Mc31 Jan 2026 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdquq4qabg2shttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdqo6vs3yn2t"A premium of 10% to 20% at the community level for a temple is just a myth," but the church does have good real estate instincts. https://buff.ly/kuBkBej31 Jan 2026 20:36 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdqo6vs3yn2thttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdqmak2wxs2vIt ain't yer granpappy's Hildale anymore. It has a big supermarket, bank, pharmacy, coffee shop and bar. “Like a normal town,” a resident quipped. https://buff.ly/DEKgWev31 Jan 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdqmak2wxs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdqikd62nd24St. George is workin' it: Jobs increased by 24% from 2019-2024 and another 4% from 2024-2025. https://buff.ly/wpJZcKS31 Jan 2026 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdqikd62nd24https://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdqgjx3xnu2t“We're low on public defenders, we're low on prosecutors, we're low on agency attorneys,” said Sen. Brammer. So, would a more non-traditional student friendly law school help? https://buff.ly/SIPAFkH31 Jan 2026 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdqgjx3xnu2thttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdqcqe4p5t23Interesting tidbit we learned: Only 60% of citizens in Utah had a valid passport in fiscal year 2024. That puts Utah at only 10th highest of the states. https://buff.ly/XtU6ujc31 Jan 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdqcqe4p5t23https://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdqbofnnb42yThe cheap water is gone, which is to say the "easy" water is gone, which is to say that any water project is going to be a big dollar project. buff.ly/DKJhjkW31 Jan 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdqbofnnb42yhttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdqamsfizt27Cue up The Final Countdown for Sundance. buff.ly/hFIqJeN31 Jan 2026 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdqamsfizt27https://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdq7incoh62sThe old adage in real estate is “location, location, location.” https://buff.ly/kuBkBej31 Jan 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdq7incoh62shttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdq6ihb5z324Protestors filled more than a city block as they took to the streets from Washington Square in downtown SLC, chanting: “Whose Streets? Our Streets!” https://buff.ly/WoZSBSQ31 Jan 2026 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdq6ihb5z324https://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdq4eiqfux2kAre lawmakers having different conversations this session in the wake of last year's No Kings shooting and Charlie Kirk? https://buff.ly/aWDe4TN31 Jan 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdq4eiqfux2khttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdo77ndwvt2sIs a highway in conflict with the purpose of Red Cliffs conservation area? Both sides point to what Congress said as justification of their position on the road. https://buff.ly/vVzK10A30 Jan 2026 21:02 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdo77ndwvt2shttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdo5boz6sb2sBy tradition, the US isn't a "papers, please" country. https://buff.ly/3PbGuBI30 Jan 2026 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdo5boz6sb2shttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdo2nnogvz2sAs usual, there are several #utleg gun bills this session. Some appear to directly conflict with one another. https://buff.ly/fJLFtGy30 Jan 2026 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdo2nnogvz2shttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdnxshkqmm24Carrying tribal ID “gives me some peace of mind. But at the same time, why do we have to carry these documents?” said Shane Mantz of the Choctaw Nation. “Who are you to ask us to prove who we are?” https://buff.ly/IGrhUOa30 Jan 2026 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdnxshkqmm24https://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdnwagi2k423“We call it ‘life after Jeffs’ — and, frankly, it’s a great life,” said Willie Jessop, a former FLDS spokesman. https://buff.ly/fmjDo4N30 Jan 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdnwagi2k423https://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdntiwhb2h2tIt feels good to be a gangsta: “These success stories and these rankings help us think, ‘OK, what are we doing well? And let's continue to do that.’” https://buff.ly/IneUJZV30 Jan 2026 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdntiwhb2h2thttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdnrpahhc42sWhat's next for kratom in Utah? https://buff.ly/OWXBR4f30 Jan 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdnrpahhc42shttps://bsky.app/profile/kuer.org/post/3mdnpehhxwv2m“We are sewer folks. … We can't take our jobs too seriously.” Wise words my water reuse friend. https://buff.ly/4IGmx6w30 Jan 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:qhkusjlqo7pjdlbo2kr5kmoj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdnpehhxwv2m