Ryan Heinsius
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News Director & Managing Editor, KNAU Arizona Public Radio. @knauazpubradio.bsky.social. www.knau.org. Reporting for NPR
Officials with the Coconino National Forest have closed numerous roads for the winter season throughout northern Arizona.
Coconino National Forest closes roads across the region
Officials with the Coconino National Forest have closed numerous roads for the winter season throughout northern Arizona.
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January 9, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Officials with the Coconino National Forest have closed numerous roads for the winter season throughout northern Arizona.
A winter storm has delayed school start times in Flagstaff and Prescott and created icy conditions on roads and highways throughout northern and western Arizona.
Winter storm creates icy road conditions, triggers school delays
A winter storm has delayed school start times in Flagstaff and Prescott and created icy conditions on roads and highways throughout northern and western Arizona.
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January 9, 2026 at 2:36 PM
A winter storm has delayed school start times in Flagstaff and Prescott and created icy conditions on roads and highways throughout northern and western Arizona.
The City of Flagstaff is now requiring those attending city council meetings to go through a metal detector before entering council chambers.
Walk-through metal detector now in use for Flagstaff City Council meetings
The City of Flagstaff is now requiring those attending city council meetings to go through a metal detector before entering council chambers.
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January 8, 2026 at 5:50 PM
The City of Flagstaff is now requiring those attending city council meetings to go through a metal detector before entering council chambers.
The Trump administration on Tuesday filed suit against Secretary of State Adrian Fontes for refusing to hand over voter registration and election records.
Trump administration sues Fontes over voter records
The Trump administration on Tuesday filed suit against Secretary of State Adrian Fontes for refusing to hand over voter registration and election records.
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January 7, 2026 at 10:34 PM
The Trump administration on Tuesday filed suit against Secretary of State Adrian Fontes for refusing to hand over voter registration and election records.
In this week's Earth Notes ... The marvels of the Grand Canyon extend beyond its dramatic scenery. Underground, vast cave systems hold clues to the region’s future climate.
Earth Notes: Climate Clues in a Grand Canyon Cave
The marvels of the Grand Canyon extend beyond its dramatic scenery. Underground, vast cave systems hold clues to the region’s future climate.
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January 7, 2026 at 4:53 PM
In this week's Earth Notes ... The marvels of the Grand Canyon extend beyond its dramatic scenery. Underground, vast cave systems hold clues to the region’s future climate.
Colorado ended the year with extremely low snowpack with readings at a third of the state’s measuring sites at or near record lows.
Colorado ends 2025 with extremely low snowpack
Colorado ended the year with extremely low snowpack with readings at a third of the state’s measuring sites at or near record lows.
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January 7, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Colorado ended the year with extremely low snowpack with readings at a third of the state’s measuring sites at or near record lows.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that he is issuing a letter of censure to Sen. Mark Kelly over the lawmaker’s participation in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders.
Hegseth censures Sen. Kelly after warning about following illegal orders
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that he is issuing a letter of censure to Sen. Mark Kelly over the lawmaker’s participation in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders.
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January 5, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that he is issuing a letter of censure to Sen. Mark Kelly over the lawmaker’s participation in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders.
Diné author, educator and artist Brendan Basham was the first-ever culinary resident at Ucross, a foundation that hosts artists in Wyoming, and is working on his second novel after his celebrated debut "Swim Home to the Vanished."
Diné author Brendan Basham on the enduring inspiration of home
Brendan Basham is a Diné author, educator and artist who lives in New Mexico near the Navajo Nation and Pueblo of Zuni. Basham was the first-ever culinary resident at Ucross, a foundation that hosts a...
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December 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Diné author, educator and artist Brendan Basham was the first-ever culinary resident at Ucross, a foundation that hosts artists in Wyoming, and is working on his second novel after his celebrated debut "Swim Home to the Vanished."
Veteran Flagstaff outdoor photographer John Burcham is recovering from a recent rock-climbing accident in a remote Sedona canyon.
Flagstaff outdoor photographer recovering from climbing accident
Veteran Flagstaff outdoor photographer John Burcham is recovering from a recent rock-climbing accident in a remote Sedona canyon.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Veteran Flagstaff outdoor photographer John Burcham is recovering from a recent rock-climbing accident in a remote Sedona canyon.
Flagstaff officials say they deactivated the city’s automated license plate cameras after the council unanimously voted to end its contract with Flock Safety Tuesday.
Flagstaff City Council ends automated license plate camera program
Flagstaff officials say they deactivated the city’s automated license plate cameras after the council unanimously voted to end its contract with Flock Safety Tuesday.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Flagstaff officials say they deactivated the city’s automated license plate cameras after the council unanimously voted to end its contract with Flock Safety Tuesday.
Several elected leaders from northern Arizona are calling on Attorney General Kris Mayes to determine if the Trump administration’s cuts to wildfire mitigation efforts are illegal.
Western leaders demand probes into wildfire mitigation cuts
Several elected leaders from northern Arizona are calling on Attorney General Kris Mayes to determine if the Trump administration’s cuts to wildfire mitigation efforts are illegal.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Several elected leaders from northern Arizona are calling on Attorney General Kris Mayes to determine if the Trump administration’s cuts to wildfire mitigation efforts are illegal.
Officials at Grand Canyon National Park will reopen hotels on the South on Wednesday more than a week after a break in the Transcanyon Waterline forced the closure of all overnight lodging.
Grand Canyon hotels to reopen after pipeline break
Officials at Grand Canyon National Park will reopen hotels on the South on Wednesday more than a week after a break in the Transcanyon Waterline forced the closure of all overnight lodging.
www.knau.org
December 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Officials at Grand Canyon National Park will reopen hotels on the South on Wednesday more than a week after a break in the Transcanyon Waterline forced the closure of all overnight lodging.
U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego is emerging as a key figure for the Democratic Party as it aims to regain Latino support lost in 2024.
Ruben Gallego emerges as key Democratic figure in Latino voter outreach
U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego is emerging as a key figure for the Democratic Party as it aims to regain Latino support lost in 2024.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego is emerging as a key figure for the Democratic Party as it aims to regain Latino support lost in 2024.
Republican state Sen. David Farnsworth plans to introduce a bill to force public schools that teach evolution to also teach creationism during next year's legislative session.
State lawmaker wants Arizona public schools to teach creationism
Republican state Sen. David Farnsworth plans to introduce a bill to force public schools that teach evolution to also teach creationism during next year's legislative session.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Republican state Sen. David Farnsworth plans to introduce a bill to force public schools that teach evolution to also teach creationism during next year's legislative session.
A new report from Housing Solutions of Northern Arizona shows rental costs in Flagstaff have stabilized over the last year but remain stubbornly high.
Flagstaff rent stabilized in 2025 but remains persistently high
A new report from Housing Solutions of Northern Arizona shows rental costs in Flagstaff have stabilized over the last year but remain stubbornly high.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:15 AM
A new report from Housing Solutions of Northern Arizona shows rental costs in Flagstaff have stabilized over the last year but remain stubbornly high.
Rescuers in Utah responded Sunday to an emergency satellite beacon activated by a backpacker caught in quicksand in Arches National Park.
Hiker mired in quicksand in Utah's Arches National Park is rescued unharmed
Rescuers in Utah responded Sunday to an emergency satellite beacon activated by a backpacker caught in quicksand in Arches National Park.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Rescuers in Utah responded Sunday to an emergency satellite beacon activated by a backpacker caught in quicksand in Arches National Park.
An Arizona lawmaker has a plan to increase legislative pay for the first time since 1998 while also imposing term limits in the state House and Senate.
State lawmaker wants Legislative pay hike in exchange for term limits
An Arizona lawmaker has a plan to increase legislative pay for the first time since 1998 while also imposing term limits in the state House and Senate.
www.knau.org
December 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
An Arizona lawmaker has a plan to increase legislative pay for the first time since 1998 while also imposing term limits in the state House and Senate.
Arizona health officials are continuing to recommend that all newborns receive a hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth despite a new recommendation from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel.
Arizona health officials continue to recommend hep B shot for all newborns
Arizona health officials are continuing to recommend that all newborns receive a hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth despite a new recommendation from a Centers for Disease Control and Preven...
www.knau.org
December 5, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Arizona health officials are continuing to recommend that all newborns receive a hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth despite a new recommendation from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel.
Officials at Grand Canyon National Park have suspended all overnight hotel stays because of a major break in the pipeline that brings drinking water to the South Rim.
Grand Canyon hotel stays paused following water pipeline break
Officials at Grand Canyon National Park have suspended all overnight hotel stays because of a major break in the pipeline that brings drinking water to the South Rim.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Officials at Grand Canyon National Park have suspended all overnight hotel stays because of a major break in the pipeline that brings drinking water to the South Rim.
Republican state Sen. John Kavanagh plans to introduce a bill that would remove legal penalties for county supervisors who fail to canvass elections.
Lawmaker wants to remove legal penalties for officials who don't certify election results
Republican state Sen. John Kavanagh plans to introduce a bill that would remove legal penalties for county supervisors who fail to canvass elections.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Republican state Sen. John Kavanagh plans to introduce a bill that would remove legal penalties for county supervisors who fail to canvass elections.
In his latest Canyon Commentary, Scott Thybony describes a major turning point in the life of novelist Willa Cather as she was transformed by the human footprint of Walnut Canyon and less by the grand landscape.
Scott Thybony's Canyon Commentary: The Water Trail
A landscape’s dramatic features can overwhelm first-time visitors. But sometimes the places that exist on a more human scale can have a greater impact. In his latest Canyon Commentary, author Scott Th...
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December 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
In his latest Canyon Commentary, Scott Thybony describes a major turning point in the life of novelist Willa Cather as she was transformed by the human footprint of Walnut Canyon and less by the grand landscape.
Attorney General Kris Mayes will continue to pursue the 11 Republicans who falsely claimed to be the state’s legally elected electors during the 2020 presidential race.
Mayes files appeal to US Supreme Court in Arizona fake elector case
Attorney General Kris Mayes will continue to pursue the 11 Republicans who falsely claimed to be the state’s legally elected electors during the 2020 presidential race.
www.knau.org
November 21, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Attorney General Kris Mayes will continue to pursue the 11 Republicans who falsely claimed to be the state’s legally elected electors during the 2020 presidential race.
The cost of wildfire recovery on public lands mostly falls to agencies like the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service. Several western U.S. senators have requested more federal help after a devastating fire year.
Arizona senators urge more funding for wildfire recovery on federal lands
The cost of wildfire recovery on public lands mostly falls to agencies like the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service. Several western U.S. senators have requested more federal help after a de...
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November 21, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The cost of wildfire recovery on public lands mostly falls to agencies like the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service. Several western U.S. senators have requested more federal help after a devastating fire year.
The small town is known for its polygamist history under the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A recent measles outbreak marks Colorado City, Ariz., and Hildale, Utah again.
Ex-FLDS town grapples with the second largest measles outbreak in the country
The small town is known for its polygamist history under the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A recent measles outbreak marks Colorado City, Ariz., and Hildale, Utah again.
www.knau.org
November 20, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The small town is known for its polygamist history under the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A recent measles outbreak marks Colorado City, Ariz., and Hildale, Utah again.
Arizona will provide billions in taxpayer money to help fund several new initiatives aimed at providing alternate drinking water sources for the state.
State water finance board approves funds for desalination and other projects
Arizona will provide billions in taxpayer money to help fund several new initiatives aimed at providing alternate drinking water sources for the state.
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November 20, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Arizona will provide billions in taxpayer money to help fund several new initiatives aimed at providing alternate drinking water sources for the state.