Ciara Hulet
/
KUER
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints quietly posted a document online written by its third president in mid-June. The church previously denied its existence for over a century.
-
Elaine Clark/KUERIn a high-profile case this complex, Utah criminal defense attorney Steve Burton said prosecutors will want to thoroughly evaluate all the evidence, which they have lots of. -
Elaine Clark/KUERThe addition of the two southern Utah schools will give the conference 11 full members following Sacramento State’s departure for the Big West in all sports except football.
Historian John Turner’s new biography, "Joseph Smith: The Rise and Fall of an American Prophet," offers a fresh take on Mormonism’s founder — neither the fraud of Fawn Brodie’s telling nor the saint of Richard Bushman’s. Turner doubts Smith found golden plates, but sees the Book of Mormon as a bold, imaginative feat. He portrays Smith as a brilliant religious innovator who captivated 19th-century Americans and left a legacy that still resonates today.
More from RadioWest
More from RadioWest
-
Pay attention to restricted dates and locations, keep a hose at the ready and leave alcohol out of the mix, says the state fire marshal. -
El gobernador Spencer Cox dejó pasar la fecha límite del 21 de junio para convocar una elección especial. El referéndum se realizará en las elecciones generales de noviembre de 2026. -
The Senate parliamentarian ruled out Lee's proposal to sell federal land for housing and infrastructure from the Republicans’ big tax and spending cut bill. The Senate is pushing hard to pass the "big beautiful bill" by July 4. -
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says the approach is problematic while Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon voiced qualified support for plans to tap federal land for development. -
So far, 13 homes have been lost. Larry Gardner has lived here for 75 years and says their pioneer heritage will help the community rebuild. -
Colorado River states appear to be coalescing around the early makings of a new plan to share water in a way that accounts for climate change. -
Gov. Spencer Cox let a June 21 deadline to call a special election pass and instead sent the referendum to the November 2026 general election.
-
Financial details were not disclosed. Pac-12 commissioner Teresa Gould called it a “transformational partnership” that allows the Pac-12 to grow when it starts as a remodeled league in 2026-27. -
The Utah Investigative Journalism Project reviewed 174 reports made to the state spills database from 2019 through the first half of 2024 that specifically related to pollution of storm drains and some of the main surface waters that feed the Great Salt Lake.
Join us at Loki Coffee on Saturday, June 28, from 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
KUER is listener-supported public radio. Support this work by making a donation today.