Catch up with this week’s top stories on ‘Behind the Headlines’
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Brigham Young University students, Sept. 16, 2020.
In this week’s news:
Utah sees a big spike in coronavirus cases, with a whopping 911 new cases on Thursday. How children transmit the virus and what we know about Utah’s school outbreaks. What polling says about the 4th District congressional race. And Sen. Mike Lee tries to downplay the role of climate change in this year’s devastating wildfires.
At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune government and politics editor Dan Harrie, reporter Andy Larsen, and news columnist Robert Gehrke join KCPW’s Roger McDonough to talk about the week’s top stories. Every Friday at 9 a.m., stream “Behind the Headlines” at kcpw.org, or tune in to KCPW 88.3 FM or Utah Public Radio for the broadcast. Join the live conversation by calling (801) 355-TALK.
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