Nation Jun 18 Yellowstone recovery after flooding could take years Floodwaters this week wiped out numerous bridges, washed out miles of roads and closed the park as it approached peak tourist season during its 150th anniversary celebration. Nearby communities were swamped and hundreds of homes flooded as the Yellowstone River…
Nation Jun 16 Montana’s largest city restarts water plant as floodwaters from Yellowstone surge Montana's largest city has restarted its water plant after shutting it down amid record flooding that's caused widespread damage in Yellowstone National Park and surrounding communities.
Politics Jun 01 Utah’s transgender athlete ban challenged in lawsuit A ban on transgender athletes playing on girls' sports teams is being challenged in court in Utah, one of more than a dozen states that have passed similar bans over the last two years.
Politics May 04 LGBTQ advocates worry other rights at risk if court overturns Roe v. Wade Little doubt remains about what the Supreme Court plans to do with Roe v. Wade. But uncertainty abounds about the ripple effects as the court nears a final opinion expected to overturn the landmark 1973 case that created a nationwide…
Nation Apr 23 Senator Orrin Hatch dies at age 88 Orrin G. Hatch, the longest-serving Republican senator in history who was a fixture in Utah politics for more than four decades, died Saturday at age 88.
Politics Mar 22 Utah’s Republican governor becomes latest to veto transgender sports ban Utah's governor vetoed a ban on transgender students playing girls' sports on Tuesday, becoming the second Republican governor to reject such legislation this week.
Nation Feb 25 Stand your ground laws proliferate after Trayvon spotlight Now, upwards of 30 states have some form of the law and recent research indicates they're associated with more deaths - as many as 700 additional gun killings each year, according to a study published this week in the Journal…
Nation Jan 22 With Roe in doubt, states act on abortion limits, expansions Less than a month into the 2022 legislative sessions, battles over the future of abortion already are setting up around the U.S. Republican lawmakers are proposing new restrictions modeled after laws in Texas and Mississippi that present a direct challenge to the…
Nation Dec 07 Some fear ripple effect on civil rights cases if Roe is overturned The Supreme Court’s conservative majority signaled in arguments last week they would allow states to ban abortion much earlier in pregnancy and may even overturn the nationwide right that has existed for nearly 50 years.
Nation Oct 07 Biden to expand 2 Utah national monuments cut by Trump Environmental and tribal groups had sued to reverse the cuts to Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante. But the reductions were applauded by conservative state leaders who considered the size of both monuments U.S. government overreach.