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KNAU Local News Now highlights the day’s headlines and top stories from northern and central Arizona. Tune in every weekday morning on knau.org or wherever you get your podcasts.

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  • On today's newscast: Flagstaff police arrest man suspected of firing a gun at Bushmaster Park, a new report shows 31 states pay teachers better than Arizona, Coconino County gets a new manager, a fire ecologist on the benefits and challenges of prescribed burns and more.
  • On today's newscast: The Navajo Nation is considering legislation to approve a sweeping federal settlement over access to the Colorado River and other key water sources, Habitat for Humanity has completed two homes in the remote Supai Village on Havasupai land, and advocates for the Apache sacred site Oak Flat will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case over a massive copper mine that threatens the area.
  • On today's newscast: The Arizona Supreme Court has delayed enforcement of a near-total Civil War-era abortion ban, rangers in Grand Canyon National Park say they've likely recovered the body of a man who attempted to float the Colorado River in a homemade raft, and fire managers in northern Arizona continue a series of prescribed burns and treatments.
  • On today's newscast: a new study on evaporating snow could help cities and farms that use Colorado River water, Gila County delays the rollout of short-term rental regulations, the Arizona Supreme Court affirms Flagstaff Sen. Wendy Rogers will have an opponent in the Republican primary and more.
  • On today's newscast: federal agencies have finalized guidance for protecting water levels in lakes Powell and Mead, Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren testified before a congressional subcommittee, a conversation with writer and former wilderness guide Michael Engelhard and more.
  • On today's newscast: a new paper says uranium mining near the Grand Canyon poses a threat to groundwater, Tonto Creek bridge construction nears completion, remains found in northern Arizona nearly 50 years ago identified and more.
  • On today's newscast: the Flagstaff City Council opts not to take a stance on the ongoing war in Gaza, wildlife officers euthanized a mountain lion repeatedly seen in a Prescott neighborhood, an anti-abortion group has asked the state Supreme Court to reject requests to delay enforcement of a near-total abortion ban and more.
  • On today's newscast: the Arizona District of the U.S. Attorney’s Office is fortifying how they handle MMIP cases, a new poll shows Ruben Gallego and Kari Lake are neck and neck in the Arizona Senate race and critical fire weather conditions forecast for northeastern Arizona.
  • On today's newscast: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day spotlights disappearances and killings on tribal lands, a candidate for the Sedona City Council has died, the GOP's win in the Arizona Supreme Court and more.
  • The top headlines and stories from northern and central Arizona every weekday. Coming soon.