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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Theatrikos Theatre Company is bringing the Pulitzer Prize finalist Dance Nation to the Flagstaff stage. The show follows a group of pre-teen competitive dancers preparing for a national dance competition. It’s a violent declaration of girlhood, but also an exploration of the complexity of puberty and the adolescent experience.
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Melissa Sevigny's "Brave the Wild River" recounts botanists Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter’s historic 1938 journey down the Colorado River to survey the plant life of the Grand Canyon. The pair risked their lives during the unprecedented 43-day journey only to be nearly forgotten in history.
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Flagstaff folk-rock band Tow’rs recorded their new album live in studio, forcing them to abandon their quest for perfection. Like so many others during the pandemic, front couple Kyle and Gretta Miller felt like parts of their lives were out of control. Their new album is an intimate, yet brutally honest examination of the life they’ve built together and letting go of what doesn’t serve them.
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Flagstaff Justice of the Peace Howard Grodman dismissed the petition against harassment that ordered Arizona Capitol Times reporter Camryn Sanchez not to contact Sen. Wendy Rogers at her residence.
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Residential recycling in Flagstaff is set to resume next week after it was temporarily suspended. All locally collected recyclables will now be transported to Phoenix.
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A first-time marathon racer from the Hopi Nation made a dazzling debut at this year’s Los Angeles Marathon. Hosava Kretzmann was the first American to cross the finish line and finished sixth overall. Kretzmann says his running is intrinsically tied to his culture.
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Arizona-born writer and journalist Tom Zoellner is out with a new book about his 46-day journey hiking the nearly 800-mile Arizona Trail. Rim to River: Looking into the Heart of Arizona is a collection of essays Zoellner created as a way to better understand his home state after years at odds with Arizona’s sprawling urban landscapes and divisive politics.
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A group of Native American students is urging Flagstaff city officials to rename one of the San Francisco Peaks due to its namesake’s history of racism.
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Robert Hershberger's "Diary of an Alzheimer’s Caregiver" provides an unflinching look at the shocking and oftentimes uncomfortable realities of caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s.
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Multiple female inmates at an Arizona prison complex in Goodyear say corrections staff induced their labor against their will. Advocates say the practice is a human rights violation and a medical risk.