Hugo Rikard-Bell
KUER Politics ReporterHugo is one of KUER’s politics reporters and comes to us from the ABC Northern Territory in Australia where he covered rural affairs and politics. He earned a bachelor’s degree in agricultural science from the University of Adelaide and spent half a decade working as a ranch hand across Australia. He became a journalist to see the world a bit which landed him in Salt Lake City, Utah! When he’s not in the news room you can find him in his garage tinkering on one of his bikes.
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Local fishermen are "going to want to get out now, especially if they have a boat," says the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. The bad snowpack and drought are likely to take their toll. -
"We will ensure that the development is done responsibly and in a manner that protects the best interest of the Box Elder County and its residents," the county commission said in a statement. -
In a bid for safer streets, Salt Lake City and Moab both lowered speed limits in high-risk areas. According to those who pushed for the changes, it's working. -
Gov. Spencer Cox said this year's budget was tight, but he carved out $25 million in one-time money plus an ongoing $20 million for Utah's new approach to homelessness that aligns with a Trump executive order.
