Bree Burkitt
Morning Edition Host/ReporterBree Burkitt is the host of Morning Edition and a reporter for KNAU. Previously, she worked as a reporter and editor for The Arizona Republic, covering public safety, law enforcement and crime. She is a graduate of Northern Arizona University and has also worked at The Spectrum & Daily News in Southern Utah and Flagstaff's Arizona Daily Sun. When not working, Bree can usually be found reading or out in the woods with her two dogs, Jill and Sonora. Contact her at bree.burkitt@nau.edu.
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A memorial site at a Flagstaff cemetery marks the graves of dozens of victims who died when two passenger planes collided in the skies over the Grand Canyon in 1956.
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It's the first time Planned Parenthood Arizona has provided abortion care in northern Arizona since 2022 and comes just weeks before a near-total abortion ban goes into effect.
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KNAU’s Science and Technology Reporter Melissa Sevigny traveled with Lowell Observatory to Waco, Texas — one of the cities within that path of totality — to experience the Great American Eclipse firsthand.
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Navajo textile artist Naiomi Glasses first went viral for clips of her skateboarding on the sandstone of the Navajo Nation. She’s now the first artist-in-residence for the fashion brand Ralph Lauren.
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The Coconino County Board of Supervisors doubled down on their opposition to a uranium mine near the South Rim of the Grand Canyon this week.
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Some of Arizona’s highest-ranking Republicans have signed onto a lawsuit against the Biden administration over the designation of a new national monument near the Grand Canyon last year.
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More than a dozen Republican state senators have signed onto a bill that would prohibit satanic displays from being placed on public property in Arizona.
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An Arizona lawmaker wants to give the state Legislature the power to appoint presidential electors regardless of who wins the popular vote.
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The tow truck driver who injured multiple cyclists and killed one after he drove into a bike safety ride in 2021 will spend 17 years in prison.
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A rocket to the moon carrying human remains launched as scheduled this morning despite objections from the Navajo Nation.