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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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.
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Artist Joella Jean Mahoney fell in love with Northern Arizona when she first stepped off the train in the early 1950s. Her large-scale expressionist paintings recount her passion for the landscape of the Southwest. Now, a new exhibit at the Museum of Northern Arizona serves as a retrospective for the late Mahoney, who died in 2017.
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There’s a new exhibit at the Coconino Center for the Arts called 25 Million Stitches: One Stitch, One Refugee. It’s a global participatory art project that uses thousands of hand-stitched panels to represent refugees worldwide. It’s meant to bring awareness to the enormity of the crisis.
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A new survey from Northern Arizona University found that healthcare access is a big concern for Arizona’s rural residents
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Election Day was yesterday, but it could be days before we have official results for most major races.
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Arizona is a state to watch in the midterm elections between a high-profile race for governor and U.S. Senate. But four propositions on the ballot could seriously impact the way Arizonans vote in future elections.
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Flagstaff officials hope a proposed bond measure on the November ballot will help ease the city’s ongoing housing crisis.
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The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office is one of only four Arizona law enforcement agencies utilizing a new technology that makes DNA processing quicker and easier.
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Voters will soon weigh in on ballot proposition to extend a half-cent tax that provides the majority of the funding for the Coconino County Jail.
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Northern Arizona University’s crime rates plummeted in 2021 after reaching a record high the year before.