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U of U Basketball Star Drafted to the WNBA

Alissa Pili, a standout forward for the University of Utah basketball team, was selected in the 2024 WNBA draft by the Minnesota Lynx. Throughout her college career, she received various accolades including Pac-12 Freshman of the Year. She’s also the fastest to score 1,000 points in U of U history, with a career total of 2,165. [KSL]

• Related: In December 2023, Alissa Pili made our nice list. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]

Beaver Deaths Raise Concern

In recent weeks, nine beavers were found dead across Summit, Wasatch, and Utah counties. Three of them tested positive for tularemia, a disease that can also affect humans. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources urges caution and to report any dead beavers to DWR officials. [Utah Division of Wildlife Resources]

• Related: Learn more about the misunderstood Jordan River beavers. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]

Water Levels To Rise at the GSL

Good news for the Great Salt Lake: Last month was the 23rd-wettest March since 1895. Because of this and the record snowpack, the lake is at its highest level in four years. The Natural Resources Conservation Service predicts it could rise by 600,000 to 1.42 million acre-feet of water between April and July. [Salt Lake Tribune]

Bring on the Yotes

Host Ali Vallarta and executive producer Emily Means have the skinny from Salt Lake County’s GOP Convention. Plus, everything you need to know about the Coyotes' move to Salt Lake City, our neighbor first-round draft pick, and potholes. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]

De-Clined! Hockey Starts October? And 6,759 Potholes

Controversial Utah State Board of Education member Natalie Cline got the boot at the Salt Lake County GOP convention last weekend. Host Ali Vallarta and executive producer Emily Means analyze what the outcome says about Salt Lake Republican delegates. Plus, the Arizona Coyotes NHL team is Utah-bound, U of U basketball star Alissa Pili heads to the WNBA, and SLC is busy patching potholes.