Catch up on the latest headlines in Utah with the Thursday morning news brief. #localnews buff.ly/3GaR8kk
The Permanent State School Fund is set to give a record amount of money to Utah public schools next year. $95.85 million will be distributed in July of 2022 — 3.2% increase over this year’s funds. kuer.org/podcast/news-b…
The Utah Legislature’s Education Interim Committee created a working group Wednesday to set transparency standards for materials used in public schools. It comes in response to some parents’ concerns that teachers are trying to politicize their classrooms. kuer.org/education/2021…
A tiger at Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City has died. Zoo officials said the Amur tiger named Cila was 18 and a half years old. The zoo said tigers who live in the wild have a life expectancy of approximately 10 to 15 years. kuer.org/podcast/news-b…
Parts of the Mountain West have some of the nation’s highest rate of COVID-19 cases. Montana, Idaho and Wyoming combined are averaging about 2,600 new cases a day. kuer.org/podcast/news-b…
Utah is faring better in the pandemic than some of its Mountain West neighbors, but its COVID-19 rates are still ranking relatively high nationwide. Over the last 7 day average, the state ranks 12th in the U.S. in case rates according to Brown University. kuer.org/podcast/news-b…