Local News Hour | May 8, 2026

About this episode

The episode discusses a dismissed conspiracy lawsuit, drought issues, a recap of a local council meeting, and a vote on a data center development.

Conspiracy lawsuit against Kamas dismissed by federal judge, Gene Shawcroft on drought and the Colorado River, Park City Councilmember Diego Zegarra has a recap of last night's meeting, and KUER reporter Hugo Rikard-Bell and KPCW's Grace Doerfler on the Box Elder County Commission vote to invite MIDA in to develop data center campus

People in this episode

Hosts: Leslie Thatcher, Roger Goldman

Guests: Hugo Rikard-Bell, Grace Doerfler

Topics covered

• conspiracy lawsuit
• drought
• local government
• data center development
• community meeting

Keywords

• conspiracy lawsuit
• drought
• Colorado River
• Park City Council
• Box Elder County Commission
• data center
• MIDA

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kamas, Park City Council, Box Elder County Commission, MIDA

Places: Colorado River

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