Locals respond to Operation Rio Grande
Locals respond to Operation Rio Grande, a collaborative effort by the state, Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County to address public safety concerns surrounding the homeless community. On the show: Mike...
View ArticleRio Grande closing, deal with solar customers, food tax
Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes and Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski announce that the crime-ridden Rio Grande Street will be closed to cars temporarily. Rocky Mountain Power reaches an agreement...
View ArticleDrug court opens for Operation Rio Grande arrestees, LDS Church supports...
The kickoff of a new drug court program adds to the treatment efforts of Operation Rio Grande. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints throws its support behind a Colorado bakery shop owner who...
View ArticleCalls for D.A.’s firing, Operation Rio Grande ‘disaster’ and a plan to limit...
Body-camera footage of a police shooting is released and leads to protests — including calls for the ouster of Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill, who ruled that the shooting was legally...
View ArticleChaffetz is the frontrunner for a race he isn’t in (yet), Jeff Flake puts his...
Morgan Lyon Cotti from the Hinckley Institute of Politics sits in as The Middle and is joined on The Right by Rep. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Sen. Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City. They...
View ArticleFeds OK Utah’s Medicaid waiver, a manhunt follows a U. shooting and Utahns in...
President Donald Trump’s administration approves Utah’s request for a Medicaid waiver to help fund Operation Rio Grande. The fatal shooting of a student near the University of Utah leads to a manhunt...
View ArticleThe Salt Lake Tribune columnists’ opinions on Operation Rio Grande, Bears...
The Salt Lake Tribune’s editorial voices reflect and opine on the #MeToo movement, Operation Rio Grande, national monuments and the power wielded by Sen. Orrin Hatch in 2017. Plus, in a special...
View ArticleA loaded gun left in a bathroom, Utahns consider nuclear power and a SLCPD...
A loaded gun was left in a bathroom at the Living Planet Aquarium, where the property has a posted ban on weapons, but Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill says no law was broken. At least 20...
View ArticleReligious freedom vs. medical marijuana, a big name change for Utah’s biggest...
After its first year of implementation, how has Operation Rio Grande impacted crime and homelessness in Salt Lake City? The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bristles against the term “LDS”...
View ArticleSalt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski on Operation Rio Grande and Growing SLC
Today on the show: It’s been one year since Operation Rio Grande launched to address crime and homelessness in downtown Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski discusses updates on the...
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