Annie Knox
Utah News Dispatch reporter
Annie Knox covers public safety, environmental issues and immigration for Utah News Dispatch.
 Lee Creek flows through mudflats into the Great Salt Lake near Magna on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)
Lee Creek flows through mudflats into the Great Salt Lake near Magna on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)
Utah’s top natural resources official calls 2026 a ‘watershed year’ To get in top shape for the 2034 Winter Games, state officials say the drying Great Salt Lake needs enough additional water each yea...
 Lake Powell and the Wahweap Marina are pictured near Page, Arizona on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)
Lake Powell and the Wahweap Marina are pictured near Page, Arizona on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)
States agree they need a long-term solution but other points of consensus are unclear Utahns hoping for clarity on the government’s next move to keep the Colorado River from drying up and still supply...
 The Colorado River is pictured near Moab on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)
The Colorado River is pictured near Moab on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)
Utah and the federal government aren’t giving details or a new timeline Utah and six other states along the Colorado River blew past their deadline Tuesday to reach a new deal on managing the dwindlin...
 The Colorado River is pictured where if flows near Hite, just beyond the upper reaches of Lake Powell, on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)
The Colorado River is pictured where if flows near Hite, just beyond the upper reaches of Lake Powell, on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)
Arizona’s governor slams Colorado, but Utah rep says states are ‘making steady progress’ A fight over which states along the Colorado River have to cut their water use may still be damming up negotiat...
The Colorado River is pictured where if flows near Hite, just beyond the upper reaches of Lake Powell, on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)
The Colorado River is pictured where if flows near Hite, just beyond the upper reaches of Lake Powell, on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)
Utah and six other states along the Colorado River are pushing up against a deadline to figure out as a group how to manage the river and its reservoirs. If they can’t reach an agreement by Nov. 11, t...