Utah took a 11% federal workforce cut, but now the IRS is hiring in Ogden again ^62.3%

KUER - By Macy Lipkin - 6/12/2026, 8:00 AM

Framing Effect 56.5% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 45.2% - Biased Writer Voice 45.2%

The IRS is hiring in Ogden again, even as Utah’s federal workforce has shrunk by 11% since early 2025. Since early 2025, the Department of the Treasury in Utah has had 1,660 fewer employees. Other industries have expanded enough to swallow the impacts of federal cuts. more

Utah now allows college students to opt out of coursework that conflicts with their beliefs ^22.6%

KUER - By Olivia Sanchez, The Hechinger Report - 5/15/2026, 8:00 AM

Negativity Bias 13.6% - Anecdotal 13.2% - Hasty Generalization 12.7%

The syllabus in 18-year-old Madelynn Wells’ introductory film studies class assigned “Jaws” first, and then the Spanish dark comedy “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.” She said she watched those and did the written assignments with no problem. Around the third week of the term, the assignment was a film called “Pariah.” She... more

Ogden group helps parents plan for the worst: ICE separating them from their kids ^62.1%

KUER - By Macy Lipkin - 5/1/2026, 8:00 AM

Negativity Bias 22.8% - Anecdotal 21.2% - Availability Heuristic 20.5%

Pueden encontrar la versión en español aquí. — As President Donald Trump began to act on his promise of mass deportations, a concerned citizens group in Ogden wanted to do more than just protest. They decided to help immigrants without legal status prepare for a worst-case scenario. Ogden United with Immigrants was formed in 2025 to help... more

Grupo de Ogden ayuda a padres a prepararse para lo peor: que ICE los separe de sus hijos ^44.1%

KUER - By Macy Lipkin - 5/1/2026, 8:00 AM

Anecdotal 18.2% - Availability Heuristic 15% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 11.4%

You can find an English-language version of the story here. A medida que el presidente Donald Trump empezó a actuar sobre su promesa de deportaciones masivas, un grupo de ciudadanos preocupados en Ogden quiso hacer más que solo protestar. Decidieron ayudar a inmigrantes sin estatus legal a prepararse para un escenario de peor caso. Ogden... more

Alan Osmond, the eldest member of the Osmonds, has died at 76 ^39.9%

KUER - By Associated Press - 4/21/2026, 6:52 PM

Halo Effect 18.3% - Appeal to Emotion 13.1% - Anecdotal 12.8%

Alan Osmond, the eldest member of the chart-topping family act The Osmonds, died Monday after decades with multiple sclerosis. He was 76. According to a family spokesperson, Alan's wife, Suzanne Osmond, and their eight sons were with him at his home in Lehi, Utah, at the time of his death. Prior to his passing, Alan used a wheelchair and... more

Los arrestos de ICE en Utah parecen ser más dirigidos, en lugar de ocurrir al azar ^56.9%

KUER - By Macy Lipkin - 4/4/2026, 1:07 AM

Availability Heuristic 17.4% - Appeal to Emotion 16.6% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 14%

Desde agosto, el 14% de los casi 3,000 arrestos del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos en Utah fueron de personas que los agentes encontraron por coincidencia, no de aquellas que estaban buscando específicamente. Durante el mismo período, la tasa fue del 24% a nivel nacional. Datos del gobierno federal... more

DIY balcony solar power can help Utahns chip away at their electric bills ^12.1%

KUER - By Macy Lipkin - 3/25/2026, 8:00 AM

Optimism Bias 23% - Availability Heuristic 4.9% - Anecdotal 4.8%

A neighborhood cat traipses alongside a tall wooden fence in Alex Giesey’s West Jordan backyard. It’s a big space, with garden beds, raspberry bushes and a wooden shed. And off to the side, the sun beats down on four solar panels stretched across the back of his two-car garage. Giesey, who works in supply chain management, liked the idea... more

Activistas de Ogden quieren usar un permiso municipal como una táctica improbable contra ICE ^2.9%

KUER - By Macy Lipkin - 3/20/2026, 1:12 PM

La oficina de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas en Ogden obtuvo aprobación para operar hace más de 25 años. Pero últimamente, el sitio del centro temporal de detención ha estado recibiendo más uso — y más atención. En comparación con los 17 meses anteriores, la instalación registró casi el doble de ingresos entre el 21 de enero de 2025 y... more

Ogden activists want to use a city permit as an unlikely tactic against ICE ^54.1%

KUER - By Macy Lipkin - 3/19/2026, 8:00 AM

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Ogden got approval to operate more than 25 years ago. But lately, the temporary detention facility site has been getting more use — and attention. Compared to the preceding 17 months, the facility recorded nearly twice as many book-ins between Jan. 21, 2025, and Oct. 15, 2025, according... more

Utah’s warm winter is likely to lead to a confusing spring for early flowering ^54.5%

KUER - By Macy Lipkin - 3/17/2026, 2:00 AM

Utah is coming out of a record-breaking warm winter, and nature is responding. “If you've been walking around already in — God, in December of last year — or even now, you're starting to see stuff in flower,” said Jim Cohen, chair of the Department of Botany and Plant Ecology at Weber State University. Along with students and fellow... more