Caroline Ballard

Salt Lake City

Assistant News Director and Executive Producer, State Street at KUER-FM (Salt Lake City, UT)

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Three dead, two injured in shooting at WestFest in West Valley City

1 week ago | kuer.org | Saige Miller |Caroline Ballard

Three people were killed, including an infant, in a shooting at WestFest in West Valley City Sunday night. A 16-year-old suspect is in custody. A total of five people were shot at the festival, according to Roxeanne Vainuku, deputy communications director for West Valley City. A 41-year-old woman, an 8-month-old infant and an 18-year-old male were killed when a juvenile opened fire during the last night of the festival.
Shots fired at Salt Lake City ‘No Kings’ protest, suspect in custody

2 weeks ago | kuer.org | Saige Miller |Elaine Clark |Caroline Ballard |Jim Hill

This is a breaking news event and will be updated. Salt Lake City police say they have an individual in custody as they investigate a shooting downtown. The shots were heard during the “No Kings” protest, where an estimated 10,000 people were marching to the Wallace F. Bennett Federal building. Police do not know if the shooting is associated with the protest. Multiple law enforcement units are on scene near 200 South State Street.
The push to get electric air taxis for the 2034 Olympics in Salt Lake City

Mar 12, 2025 | ctpublic.org | Caroline Ballard

By Caroline Ballard Published March 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM EDT A Vermont company with operations in Utah says it can have electric air taxis ready for service in time for the 2034 Olympics in Salt Lake City. Pending federal regulations will be a big factor. Copyright 2025 NPR
The push to get electric air taxis for the 2034 Olympics in Salt Lake City

Mar 12, 2025 | tpr.org | Caroline Ballard

A Vermont company with operations in Utah says it can have electric air taxis ready for service in time for the 2034 Olympics in Salt Lake City. Pending federal regulations will be a big factor.
The push to get electric air taxis for the 2034 Olympics in Salt Lake City

Mar 12, 2025 | wesa.fm | Caroline Ballard

A Vermont company with operations in Utah says it can have electric air taxis ready for service in time for the 2034 Olympics in Salt Lake City. Pending federal regulations will be a big factor.
The push to get electric air taxis for the 2034 Olympics in Salt Lake City

Mar 12, 2025 | weku.org | Caroline Ballard

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:Last year, Salt Lake City won the bid to host the Winter Olympics in 2034. Now, state leaders are trying to have electric air taxis operating in time for the Games. KUER's Caroline Ballard reports. (SOUNDBITE OF AIRCRAFT ENGINE HUMMING)CAROLINE BALLARD, BYLINE: The small, white ALIA aircraft buzzes down the runway and lifts into the sky above Utah's snow-capped mountains. It looks similar to any other small plane overhead.
With Utah’s legislative and judicial branches sparring, the Chief Justice weighs in

Feb 27, 2025 | kuer.org | Caroline Ballard

Utah’s legislative and judicial branches are locked in a bitter fight in the waning days of the session. Now, the Chief Justice of the Utah Supreme Court is weighing in. In a letter to Speaker of the House Mike Schultz and Senate President Stuart Adams, Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant expressed significant concerns about one of the nine bills lawmakers have on the table.
Utah stands by the words, but maybe not the spirit, of its compact on immigration

Feb 17, 2025 | kuer.org | Caroline Ballard

In 2019, Utah leaders reaffirmed their commitment to the Utah Compact on Immigration. The agreement, originally drawn up in 2010, advocates for a bipartisan, common-sense approach to immigration. The compact has five pillars: a free society, federal solutions, families, economy and law enforcement. Now in 2025, Utah lawmakers are considering a suite of legislation that would affect immigration largely through that last pillar: law enforcement.
Utah’s Hill Air Force Base confirms drone sightings

Dec 16, 2024 | kuer.org | Caroline Ballard

Hill Air Force Base has confirmed that Utahns recently spotted unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, flying near the base in Davis County. In a statement, officials said they will continue to monitor the area and are working with local authorities to track the drones. “To date, unmanned aerial systems have not impacted Hill AFB operations and all appropriate measures are being taken to safeguard Hill AFB personnel, assets, and infrastructure,” the statement read.
There’s a harvest hiding in Salt Lake City. Just ask the Sugar House fruit guy

Jul 30, 2024 | kuer.org | Caroline Ballard

Peaches, apricots and cherries hang ripe from Utah trees this time of year. But the pulpy, sweet flesh of the unpicked fruit also covers the sidewalk. Recent Utah transplant Chase Collins began to notice all the waste on his daily walks around Salt Lake City’s Sugar House neighborhood. “I just saw tons of fruit trees and tons of stained sidewalks of fruit that has been left rotting.”Collins loves fruit too much to just let it go to waste.