Utah Public Radio

12/16/2025

UPR’s film critic Casey T. Allen has a movie recommendation for you for the holiday season!

What is your favorite holiday movie to watch?

12/08/2025

Shop the UPR Gift Closet is back! From now until Wednesday, December 17, you can stop by the station and Shop UPR’s Gift Overstock Closet!

If you’ve ever regretted not getting one of the gifts we offered over the last few years, then this is your shot to fix it! Just make a minimum donation of $10/month or $120 at UPR.org, and then you can choose one of ANYTHING that we’ve got – mugs, hats, tote bags, tumblers, f***y packs, and a lot more.

The Closet is only open for a limited time – so don’t wait! For more details about how to pick up your gift, how to participate if you can’t pick it up in person, and to make your qualifying donation, go to UPR.org and click “DONATE”

12/01/2025

For Louise, a planned gift to Utah Public Radio is her way of giving forward.

Read the College of Arts and Sciences story about how a planned gift allows Louise Excell and David Pettit to help UPR for years to come at.

For Louise Excell and her husband, David Pettit, Utah Public Radio is more than just a station — it’s a companion, a teacher, and a vital part of daily life in their Springdale home.

11/23/2025

Meet UPR's Interim News Director, Erin Lewis!

Erin has been a science reporter for UPR since August 2022, covering Great Salt Lake, Panama's Secret Beyond the Seed series, and Utah's wildlife, among many other topics. She defended her doctoral dissertation on tourism and Rock Iguana physiology last spring, which is what brought her to Logan in 2018.

Erin is looking forward to continuing to work with UPR and bringing Utah's news to everyone who listens!!

11/21/2025

A huge thank you to Sheri Quinn for all her work at UPR!

Sheri served as UPR's news director for 4 years but has been a friend and contributor to UPR for more than 15!

She plans to continue to support UPR for many years to come.

All of us at UPR will miss her deeply, but we wish her the best at Montana Public Radio!

11/13/2025

Tune in tomorrow to Access Utah at 9:00 AM or at 7:00 PM to hear what USU’s new president has to say!

11/11/2025

Colorado River water shortages threaten to curtail Utah towns and farmers. Click the link to read the full story by Thys Reynolds.

Utah and other states in the upper Colorado River basin might have to sacrifice their water supplies to remain in compliance with the 100-year-old Colorado River Compact.

11/04/2025

UPR’s listener survey closes on the night of the 10th. We want to hear what you have to say! Take a second to take the survey at https://usu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1SQiLsV62qLVbkq

10/31/2025

The Utah Board of Higher Education announced Thursday, Oct. 30 that Brad Mortensen, current president of Weber State University in Ogden, will take over as Utah State University’s next president.

Click the link to read the full story by Naomi Cragun

Photo by Brian Champagne

Mortensen is currently president of Weber State University, a position he has held since 2019. He will start at USU on Nov. 10.

10/30/2025

On Utah State University’s Logan campus, a new project invited students to slow down, look up — and text a tree.

The “Talking Trees” project featured 13 trees — each with a name, personality, and phone number. Passersby could send a text and get a message back, turning an ordinary walk to class into a conversation with nature.

Read the story Naomi Cragun. Photos by Utah State University

The Talking Trees project displayed phone numbers on trees around the Logan campus, offering students the unique experience of conversing with nature.

10/23/2025

Nearly 170,000 Utahns rely on federal food assistance every month. But as the government shutdown continues, those benefits could disappear - and local food pantries, like Cache Community, are bracing for the fallout.

Read the story by Naomi Cragun for more information.

Photo by Naomi Cragun

As federal food aid faces a Nov. 1 pause, food pantries are bracing for a surge in demand.