Feds prosecute Moab residents for allegedly stealing over $1M in dinosaur bones

Two Moab residents are under arrest for allegedly stealing over $1 million dollars of dinosaur bones from public lands in Southeastern Utah. Prosecutors allege the Moabites, along with two others, were involved in a conspiracy to steal, sell and export paleontological resources. In a press conference Thursday, a US attorney categorized this case as an environmental crime. And later, tribal advocates are trying to repeal a prohibition of same sex marriages on the Navajo Nation. And, a free, outdoor – and makeshift – wedding venue gets shut down in Park City.

// Plus, the Weekly News Reel! Sophia Fisher of The Times-Independent gives us the latest on traffic-reducing projects in Moab City, a deep dive on constraints related to housing solutions and re-defining glamping in Grand County. Alison Harford of the Moab Sun News keeps track of pika in the La Sal Mountains, and has updates on restaurant 98 Center’s kitchen renovation.

// Show Notes:
https://www.kzmu.org/invaluable-loss-to-science-public-lands-feds-prosecute-moab-residents-for-allegedly-stealing-over-1m-in-dinosaur-bones-plus-the-weekly-news-reel/