KSL's Inside Sources

• How one state program looks to help boost and support healthcare and emergency services in rural Utah
• Sen. Lee continues push to largely end mail-in voting
• Three Americans killed in Middle Eastern conflicts
• AI tech industry workers sound an alarm; Utah's human-first AI initiative rolls forward
• Gov. Cox announces new restrictions for Pioneer Day fireworks
• Ask the Attorney: Man sentenced for manslaughter due to girlfriend's suicide
• Visit Salt Lake launches new campaign rebranding the capital city
• Top-ranked Utah mac-and-cheese maker heads to national competition

Think you have a pretty good mac-and-cheese? One Utah woman thought so, and now she's competing on national TV. Inside Sources discusses the owner of Utah's "Hey Grill Hey" and her recent appearance on The Food Network's Pitmaster competition.

Is it time for Utah's capital city to get a new nickname? Some new branding to better promote the area? Visit Salt Lake thinks so, so now they're launching a new marketing campaign labelling Salt Lake City as "America's Mountain City." Take that, Denver -- aka the "Mile-High City!" Greg and Holly read listener suggestions on what nickname SLC should take for future marketing campaigns. Inside Sources executive producer Andy Cupp also joins the conversation.

It could be the very first case of its kind in the United States -- a BYU student's boyfriend has been sentenced for manslaughter after his abuse preceded his girlfriend's suicide. An article on the story caught Holly's eye over the weekend, so she sits down with KSL Legal Analyst Greg Skordas to discuss the nuances of the case.

Amid the annual Days of '47 cattle drive today, Governor Spencer Cox announced a new kind of hybrid fireworks restriction policy for the Pioneer Day holiday. The governor said there will be different kinds of restrictions depending on the area -- that some areas of the state have received enough monsoonal moisture to warrant easing restrictions. But in other areas -- like along the Wasatch Front -- the governor said stricter restrictions are necessary.

The tech industry is finding itself in a bit of a panic thanks to artificial intelligence. Some of the biggest winners in that industry say we may be in for a bit of a reckoning thanks to technology that's evolving way too fast. Amid all of that, the state of Utah is trying to take a more proactive approach to AI policy, making sure it protects our children while also ensuring that Utah stays on the front lines of technological advancements. Jefferson Moss and Margaret Busse, co-chairs of Utah's Pro-Human AI task force, join Greg and Holly for a discussion.

The War in Iran has claimed the lives of an additional three American military service members. Now, several media outlets are asking the question: "Is the conflict in Iran teetering on all-out war?" Greg and Holly get updates on the situation from NewsNation and share their thoughts on how this war continues to stretch on with no real end in sight.

Despite what years of experience and evidence show us, Senator Mike Lee is once again going after mail-in voting. He says that it "should not survive much longer" except for a few exceptions. It's just the latest in a series of moves by Republicans this year to change how the country votes. Joining Inside Sources for this discussion is Deseret News congressional correspondent Cami Mondeaux.

As rural Utah sees more and more visitors every year -- and as Mother Nature takes her toll in the forms of fires and flooding -- existing services in the area can be stretched thin. A program within the Utah Department of Health and Human Services aims to provide more support, funding, and resources to ensure that these small communities that make up the heart of Utah are able to help both their own neighbors and the many visitors who frequent our great outdoors. Director of the Rural Health Transformation Program Krisann Humphreys joins Greg and Holly to explain.

It was a heartbreaking weekend of deadly wild weather across the state. Flash flooding in Wayne County is suspected of killing five family members who were out camping, hiking, and rappelling near Bicknell. The same storm system forced water and mud down the mountain and into the town of Beaver. Much of the debris came from the Cottonwood Fire burn scar and even closed I-15 for a few hours. KSL-TV's Alex Cabrero is on the scene in Beaver and explains what things look like as the sun rises. KSL Meteorologist Matt Johnson joins the show to give an update on the forecast -- unfortunately, more wet weather is in store for the Beaver area. Then we hear from friends of Katrina and Spencer Long, two parents killed in flash flooding while camping near Bicknell.

• Longtime White House teleprompter operator facing allegations of insider training
• 'Teen Takeovers' coming to Utah
• Real Salt Lake issues apology to decorated Utah soccer player
• Lawmakers back east demand Canada do more to stop wildfire smoke from blowing into U.S.
• Defense Secretary Hegseth announces testosterone test for military service members
• Secret to endless youth? Going to the movie theater!

We're always looking for ways to stay young, healthy, and beautiful. But the so-called "fountain of youth"... could be in your neighborhood movie theater. So maybe it's actually the "soda fountain of youth?" A new study published this week in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health says engaging in cultural experiences like going to the movies or visiting a museum could be linked to slower physiological aging. Greg and Holly discuss and are then joined by the KSL Movie Show hosts Val Cameron and Andy Farnsworth to discuss the big movie of the week: The Odyssey.

Get ready for a fun edition of "Hot-take Holly." Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth now says that military service members 30 and older will get testosterone testing as part of their physicals. If the numbers are too low -- whatever that means -- they'll get some gender-affirming care in the form of testosterone replacement therapy. Dr. Rosemary Lesser, an Air Force veteran, former Utah State Representative, and retired physician, joins to share her military and medical expertise.

Some lawmakers back east appear to be blowing smoke today. Well… and they're inhaling it too. Wildfires in Canada have pushed a lot of smoke across the Midwest and Northeast, and lawmakers are mad. In fact, many are calling on Canada to do more to control the smoke. That has Greg and Holly wondering just what on Earth Canada is supposed to do… install some giant fans or something?

A well-decorated female soccer star from Utah is the center of a new apology after Real Salt Lake posted a celebration on social media for her husband, former NFL player JJ Watt. Even though RSL is a soccer team -- and Kealia Ohai Watt was in the picture with JJ -- she wasn't even mentioned. This caused JJ to post on social media, calling on RSL to rethink their original post. Now, RSL is apologizing for an honest mistake.

Are the kids actually alright? From beach closures to assaults, is it just youth delinquency or is it something deeper? It usually starts with a social media post that results in thousands of teens descending on one spot. And as you might imagine, all those teenagers together tend to result in chaos galore. Ahead of the weekend, police in Syracuse are actively warning parents of a "teen takeover" that's rumored to happen. Inside Sources discusses the dangers of unsupervised teenage hijinks and the potential legal consequences that could follow.

Insider trading isn't new, and it's not legal. But a long-time White House teleprompter operator -- the person who'd run the teleprompter for the President's speeches -- is now out of a job over allegations that he used privileged information to bet on what the President would say in his speeches. Unfortunately, Greg and Holly say it seems pretty on par with the way things have been going in Washington. And now, lawmakers like Senator John Curtis are calling for harsher and more thorough crackdowns on insider trading.

The Trump Administration is renewing its claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen or tampered with by foreign governments. In a primetime speech last night, the President claimed multiple times that China was involved in the election, that they hacked voter databases, and that the so-called "deep state" was behind a massive cover-up. Then this morning, Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin reaffirmed those claims. We hear a bit from the DHS Secretary live, and then Greg and Holly share their frustration with the continued misinformation on the 2020 election.

• Understanding what's been cut in the President's executive order shrinking two Utah monuments
• Elections: Revisiting the 2020 election, local election hiccups, LG responds to DOJ
• Domestic violence calls are up
• Tough Conversations with Kids: How parents can work with other parents to help children thrive
• Utah AG joins other attorneys general to push for more robocall changes
• Americans continue to lose trust in higher education
• Utah's national parks ranked as some of the happiest parks… thanks to selfies?
• Allegations of cheating on driver's license tests in California

Thousands of California drivers are being accused of cheating on their driver's test. Now, roughly 11,000 drivers will need to retake their written tests. The DMV says the written tests showed "irregularities," but that was it; no other details as to how the cheating supposedly occurred. Greg and Holly finish the show by sharing the things they wish they had learned when they first got their licenses.

Greg and Holly love Utah's national parks. They're great places to get away and enjoy the great outdoors. And they're not alone -- the parks here see record-breaking attendance year after year, and now there's a new study that ranks three of Utah's national parks among America's happiest parks. But it's the way this was figured out that really made the team chuckle -- an AI tool ran through hundreds of selfies taken at the country's 63 national parks and examined the people in the pictures. The bigger the smile, the happier the park.

“Why are Americans still feeling kind of ‘meh’ about higher education?” It’s a good question, and it’s also the headline of a new Deseret News piece examining changing education trends across the country. Deseret News reporter Jason Swensen dug into polling both in Utah and around the country, which finds more and more Americans have little or no trust in the country's institutions of higher education. He joins Greg and Holly to share more about what he found.

It’s arguably one of the most annoying things to happen, and it often happens multiple times a day and even in the middle of the night. Robocalls. Who doesn’t hate these kinds of calls — the ones that never stop, even when you tell them to? And no matter how many scam call filters you have on your phone, it’s never good enough. Now, Utah Attorney General Derek Brown is joining other attorneys general in pushing the FCC to do more to end them. He joins Inside Sources with more.

Parents: who hasn't felt like a failure at some point? Those thoughts and feelings can make it hard to keep a close relationship with your kids. And not having that relationship can make it even harder to have tough, important conversations with your children. As part of our "Tough Conversations with Kids" coverage this week, we speak one-on-one with licensed marriage and family therapist Dr. Liz Hale. She shares insights and tips to help parents address issues of violence with their kids, while also ensuring parents maintain their own emotional stability and stamina.

The summer season and the ongoing World Cup are both being credited for a rise in domestic violence calls here in Utah and around the world. In the United Kingdom, a charity looking at DV calls says they've seen domestic violence cases rise regardless of who wins and loses the match. Greg and Holly discuss this troubling trend and share resources to help those in need.