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Abigail Wilt/Cronkite NewsThe ongoing measles outbreak along the Arizona-Utah border has surpassed 500 cases. -
Cayla Nimmo/APThe SAVE America Act would require voters to prove their citizenship in person to register to vote. But tribal leaders say it would create barriers to voting for Indigenous populations. KNAU speaks with Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley about the proposal. -
Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZMonument Valley’s long film history continues as the Navajo Nation and Utah sign a new agreement to expand production while supporting jobs and Indigenous storytelling. -
Brittany Peterson/AP/APHydrologists working high in the Rocky Mountains have measured what they say is Colorado’s driest winter of snow moisture on record.
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Flagstaff Mayor Becky Daggett says she and other local officials are still seeking information on a possible U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement substation in the city. -
The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected an attempt by Arizona Republicans to nullify a nearly million-acre national monument near the Grand Canyon. -
Low snowfall this winter, paired with unprecedented June-like heat in March, has local forest managers closely monitoring fire conditions across northern Arizona. -
April in northern Arizona is heralded by the loud metallic wing trills of broad-tailed hummingbirds returning from winter in the Highlands of Mexico and Central America. -
The Trump administration plans to move the headquarters of the U.S. Forest Service to Salt Lake City as the U.S. Department of Agriculture begins a sweeping restructuring of the agency. -
The Arizona Supreme Court denied Mohave County Supervisor Ron Gould's bid for immunity to hand-count ballots. He maintains that hand counts are not prohibited by Arizona law.
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On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Author George Saunders talks about the experience he wishes he could give to every person.
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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Daniel Durkin, founder of the University of Mississippi's Center for Collegiate Gambling, about gambling among students and the rise of gambling addictions.
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President Trump has complained that some NATO states aren't letting him use bases in the war against Iran. His criticism has left many wondering if the U.S. may try to withdraw from the alliance.
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Some Christian villages are besieged as Lebanon's army pulls out of an area where Israel is battling Shia Muslim Hezbollah militants.
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As homelessness increases in cities around the country, it's also increasing at airports. Some places are upping outreach efforts at airports to get people connected with shelter or services.
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Sunny and warmer Saturday, then partly cloudy and warmer yet on Easter Sunday. Sunday afternoon isolated mountain showers will be possible, better chances for mountain showers and thunderstorms come on Monday.
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