KNAU and Arizona news

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz visited the Navajo Nation capital over the weekend. It was the first time a member of a presidential ticket has campaigned on the reservation.

The investment and growth spurred by government dollars are heightening competition among residents, business owners and local officials.

President Joe Biden is heading to Arizona Tuesday on a three-day campaign swing aimed at shoring up his standing in the Southwest as part of an aggressive play to reenergize vital parts of his 2020 electoral coalition.

A Navajo state senator is hoping for final approval of her bill to tighten regulations for rehab facilities amid widespread fraud that has bilked millions in Arizona Medicaid dollars and scammed Native Americans seeking help for addictions.

A Coconino County Sheriff's deputy is on administrative leave after they hit a handcuffed person in the face twice during an arrest in Doney Park Wednesday.

Arizona’s congressional delegation was split in Wednesday's vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on a proposed TikTok ban if the China-owned app is not sold to another company.

The Interior Department will allocate more than $120 million to tribal governments to fight the impacts of climate change. The funding is designed to help them adapt to climate threats, including relocating infrastructure.

Designs will be accepted through April 19 before the public picks their favorites. The winners will be printed onto stickers handed out during the upcoming Primary and General Elections.

Two environmental groups have sued the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the Fish and Wildlife Service over what they call “chronic unauthorized cattle grazing” in the Agua Fria National Monument.

The IRS is offering a new, easier and free way to file taxes in Arizona and 11 other states.