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On this episode of “In the Hive,” we have a conversation with former GOP state lawmaker Steve Urquhart, who served 16 years in the Utah legislature. Urquhart had a falling out with his party, and with his church, over the stance both took when it came to equal protections for LGBTQ people. After finally getting a […]

Today on “In the Hive” we look at the wildfires that have been devastating the Western United States this summer. More than 4.7 million acres have burned in ten states. At least 34 people have now died in the fires raging in California, Oregon and Washington. Climate scientist Peter Gleick says there’s a clear link between […]

Where did this week’s powerful windstorm come from? What caused it? Just how destructive was it? We hear from a National Weather Service meteorologist about the origins of the storm, and from city officials about the cleanup efforts underway. Guests: Christine Kruse, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service Erin Mendenhall, mayor of Salt Lake […]

On this episode of “In the Hive” we look at a novel method for detecting coronavirus – but one that has nothing to do with nasal swabs or blood tests. Instead, scientists are measuring the genetic material of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) in sewage. And in some instances they’re detecting the presence of […]

A recent guideline adopted by the Utah Sentencing Commission allows a defendant or their attorney to ask for sentencing leniency because of racial bias. Leniency might be requested because bias was shown in a specific instance or because the criminal justice system itself is perceived to be biased. But, since the rule was adopted in […]

This week on the program we feature a conversation with Sen. Mitt Romney about the impasse in Congress over the latest round of coronavirus relief. We also ask the senator about President Trump’s false claims of widespread voter fraud, and whether the U.S. is prepared for a largely by-mail election this November. Speaking of the […]

This week on “In the Hive”, we check in with the mayor of Salt Lake City to hear about an executive order enacting policy changes for the city’s police department. Then we hear from a Cottonwood Heights City Councilwoman who participated in, and filmed, a protest that was forcibly broken up by police. And we […]

This week on In the Hive we continue our look at water in Utah and the West. For 31 years, a battle has been waging between water purveyors in the city of Las Vegas and residents along the Utah-Nevada border over aquifers beneath a number of Great Basin valleys. For three decades, in and out […]

This week on In the Hive, we feature a conversation with Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill. Gill has been under fire from protestors for his decision not to file charges against officers involved in the police-shooting death of Bernardo Palacios-Carbajal. Through the years, though, Gill has drawn the ire of police and protestors […]

Today on “In the Hive,” the plan for Utah’s flagship university to reopen, with various precautions in place, this fall. The University of Utah’s ‘Return to Campus’ plan calls for a hybrid of in-person and online classes. Masks will be required. But what happens if Utah’s sustained spike in coronavirus cases continues? Will the U […]