KSL's Inside Sources

An emotional announcement from the General Relief Society President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Friday, as President Camille Johnson announced a $65-million donation from the Church towards caring for women and children. Inside Sources' Holly Richardson was able to attend the donation; she explains what happened and why it's so important.

Doug Lovell, the man convicted and sentenced to death twice for the 1985 killing of Joyce Yost, was back in court today. Both of his previous sentences were overturned, but prosecutors are trying again. This time, they want to use artificial intelligence to clone Yost's voice, which would be based on recordings of her talking to police. In this edition of "Ask the Attorney," Holly asks KSL Legal Analyst Greg Skordas to explain what's prevented the death sentences from sticking in the past, plus what might make this time around different.

Despite rulings from the Supreme Court blocking President Trump's earlier attempt, the President is looking for different ways to fire Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve Governor. SCOTUS Blog Managing Editor Kelsey Dallas joins Inside Sources to explain what the President's trying to do differently this time around. She also explains some recent polling that finds more and more Republicans are losing confidence in the country's highest court.

A new Reuters/Ipsos poll finds that roughly 66% of Americans agree that there should be more oversight of social media companies. But how that oversight is handled is the biggest question. Should the government do it? Should a completely unrelated organization do it? Can social media companies be trusted to do it themselves? Greg and Holly both share their answers and then read comments from listeners to get their perspectives.

Teachers across the state are already hard at work preparing for a new school year. Joining us for a chat about how teachers are preparing and the costs teachers often cover themselves is Renee Pinkney, President of the Utah Educators Association. She explains that here in Utah, teachers spend nearly $1,000 of their own money just to set up their classrooms and help their students be successful. She also offers tips on how parents can support their children's teachers.

As hundreds of thousands of Utah kids prepare for a new school year, so too are thousands of teachers. This year, the state's welcoming in roughly 3,000 brand new teachers! For those brand-new teachers who are just starting off in their careers, it can be an intimidating and stressful journey. Deseret News reporter Jason Swensen caught up with several new middle school teachers to find out how they're preparing for a new school year; he joins the program to explain what he learned from them.

It's like a game of chicken between the U.S. and Iran -- Iranian officials say the Strait of Hormuz waterway will never fully reopen until the U.S. "corrects its behavior." Iran has issued a slew of demands, which U.S. officials have scoffed at. Iran says it's now working with Oman to reopen and monitor the strait. In the meantime, Israel has rejected a 15-point peace plan from President Trump aimed at promoting peace in Gaza. Professor Austin Knuppe, Director of the Heravi Peace Institute at Utah State University, joins Greg and Holly to talk about the broader effects that conflicts in the Middle East may have on upcoming midterm elections here in the states.

ICE agents will finally get body cameras; they're expected to be equipped by the end of the month. But the agency says they'll only release the footage collected on those body cameras when it's in the agency's "best interests." Is this a win for transparency, or simply a political show? At the same time, the courts dealing with immigration cases continue to be bogged down by thousands of emergency cases. Inside Sources goes in-depth on both ICE-related stories.

A bit of panic across the Wasatch Front yesterday, over an evacuation alert mistakenly sent out to a large audience over the Rocky Canyon Fire burning near Henefer. People around Northern Utah and even in Evanston, Wyoming received the alert on their phones last night, which said to evacuate now, but didn't say why or where to go. Turns out that was a bit of a mistake -- a technical glitch. Then in Southern Utah, a community is in mourning after two helicopter pilots crashed and died while fighting the WideMouth 2 fire. Greg and Holly have more updates on Utah's evolving fire situation.

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