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Skiing for the super rich and missing FLDS kids on ‘Behind the Headlines’

Salt Lake Tribune journalists join this weekly news roundup.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Two ski lifts are now visible at Wasatch Peaks Ranch, an exclusive community and private ski resort under development outside the hamlet of Peterson on Friday, April 7, 2023.

This week in Utah news: The state’s newest ski resort is for the megarich only. Moms who are former members of the polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints say their kids have gone missing since Warren Jeffs’ latest revelation from prison. And an audit alleges former Cache County prosecutors misused public resources.

At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Brain Maffly, Courtney Tanner and Jacob Scholl, along with news columnist Robert Gehrke, join Utah Public Radio’s Tom Williams 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 UPR at www.upr.org for the broadcast. Join the live conversation this week by email to upraccess@gmail.com or Twitter @upraccess.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lorraine Jessop speaks about her three missing children at a news conference to draw attention to missing FLDS children in Cedar City on Monday, April 17, 2023.



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