Tuesday May 10, 2022

The Navajo Nation police department wants to triple its number of officers in the next five years. That’s meant to help communities like those in southern Utah where residents report high crime and few resources. Today on the news, we speak with officers from the Navajo Nation and Utah about challenges and solutions to policing in this rural area of our state. Plus, federal officials ordered limits last week on how much water is released by Glen Canyon Dam in order to maintain sufficient levels to generate hydropower. But conservationists warn time is running out to develop long-term solutions to the West’s dwindling water supplies.

// Photo: The Navajo Nation police’s Shiprock District covers towns and communities in southern Utah like Aneth, Montezuma Creek and Red Mesa. Fifteen years ago, around 40 officers covered this northern section of the reservation. Now, the district has about a third that number. Aneth Chapter House/Wikimedia Commons