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.

On today's newscast: Flagstaff council to discuss controversial AI camera program, Hobbs says Arizona lacks resources to replace food stamp cuts, Coconino Sheriff's Office is investigating human remains found north of Sedona, and more.

On today's newscast: Navajo AG rules blood quantum rule violates law, Mohave County measles outbreak reaches 80 cases, men struck by lightning on Humphreys Peak are recovering from their injuries, and more.

On today's newscast: Two struck by lightning on Humphreys Peak, Sedona council appoints interim mayor, six endangered Mexican gray wolves died in the last quarter, most Arizona students are failing standardized tests, and more.

On today's newscast: Navajo President Buu Nygren delivers State of the Nation in writing, parking costs will double in Downtown Flagstaff next year, lawsuit seeks to force swearing in of U.S. Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva of Arizona, and more.

On today's newscast: Forecasters warn of warm and dry winter for northern Arizona, Trump administration plans to cut thousands of jobs from the U.S. Department of the Interior, black bear that visited a Page school safely returned to the wild, and more.

On today's newscast: Former Flagstaff broadcaster gets prison for child sex crimes, numerous Navajo Nation chapters have been hard hit by recent flooding, Arizona executes second inmate this year, and more.

On today's newscast: Sedona releases investigation into harassment complaints between the police chief and former mayor, Mohave County supervisors are backing an attempt to undo a rule they say limits local access to public lands, Coconino County steps in to ensure families don't lose access to food assistance during the government shutdown, and more.

On today's newscast: Parking in Downtown Flagstaff is about to get more expensive, Arizona AG threatens House Speaker Mike Johnson for not swearing in Adelita Grijalva, federal officials reject Navajo Transitional Energy Company's bid for coal on public lands, and more.

On today's newscast: Israeli government-backed PR campaign lists two Prescott churches as potential targets, a Flagstaff man charged with manslaughter is an international fugitive after he fled to Germany, judge rejects efforts to void a voter-approved immigration measure, and more.

On today's newscast: Navajo Council deems President Nygren's firing of controller unlawful, Round Valley police chief resigns, Sedona council to fill seat after shakeup, and more.

On today's newscast: Flash flooding risk through Saturday, bill to speed up North Rim reconstruction, Cindy McCain has mild stroke, federal shutdown drags on, and more.

On today's newscast: Increased flash flooding risk through Saturday, two hospitalized amid Mohave County measles outbreak, more bears are being spotted in northern Arizona, state Medicaid program now covers traditional healing services, and more.

On today's newscast: The U.S. Supreme Court will not reconsider Apache Stronghold's effort to save Oak Flat from a copper mining project, thousands of acres closed by the Dragon Bravo Fire are back open, Navajo County investigating jail death, and an extended forecast from meteorologist Lee Born.

On today's newscast: Chino Valley restricts large-scale renewable energy projects, Arizona's GOP representatives urge senators to vote to reopen the federal government, U.S. Supreme Court turns down Oak Flat copper mine case again, and more.

On today's newscast: Firefighter killed in third crash in three weeks for Timber Mesa Fire and Medical District, social services gear up as Grand Canyon staff face shutdown uncertainty, a new state law bans overnight encampments on college campuses, and more.

On today's newscast: Arizona now has AI-powered cameras for fire detection – but where does that leave human lookouts? Plus, groups call on GOP leaders to punish Kingman lawmaker for threat, judge blocks surgery mandate for transgender birth certificate changes, and more.

On today's newscast: shutdown impacts Grand Canyon, Yavapai County manager resigns, Planned Parenthood no longer provides services through Az Medicaid, and more.

On today's newscast: Sedona Mayor Scott Jablow resigns, updated 911 system gives cell phone users more reliable access to emergency services, troopers detain a 13-year-old allegedly driving the wrong direction on Interstate 40 while drunk, and more.

On today's newscast: The Dragon Bravo Fire is fully contained, former national park superintendents urge Trump administration to close parks in case of shutdown, the Census Bureau will test using U.S. postal workers on Arizona's tribal lands to prep for 2030 count, and more.

On today's newscast: Grand Canyon National Park visitors spent more than $900 million in gateway communities in 2024, three people killed in historic flooding in Globe, a new law raises the age to buy tobacco to 21 in Arizona, and more.

On today's newscast: "Roadless rule" repeal could impact a million acres in Arizona, Grand Canyon officials to reopen two popular North Rim viewpoints, funeral services for paramedics killed in head-on crash underway and more. Plus, Scott Thybony tries to find a spot described by John Wesley Powell in this month's Canyon Commentary.

On today's newscast: Several northern Arizona officials speak out against attacks on public lands, Arizona pharmacists can now administer the latest COVID vaccine without a prescription, a federal agency will help fund the nation's first culturally centered domestic violence hotline for Native Americans, and more.

On today's newscast: Flagstaff police officer steps down after fatal crash, a Chino Valley teacher faces termination for posting quote from Buddhist monk, Democrat Adelita Grijalva wins special election for the U.S. House in Arizona's 7th Congressional District, and more.

On today's newscast: Tribal colleges and universities to see funding increase, funeral services scheduled for firefighters killed in crash, a state Senator wants to rename a freeway in honor of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, and more.

On today's newscast: Supporters attend Charlie Kirk memorial, Flagstaff police officer involved in fatal crash, law requiring ID for online porn access takes effect Friday, state forester warns of a funding shortfall, and more.

On today's newscast: Trump pulls his Bureau of Rec nominee, groups denounce anti-monument bill, senators on roadless rule repeal, the investigation into Nygren's administration continues, and more.

On today's newscast: measles spreads, a bill would repeal two national monuments, legislation would make political assassination a capital crime, the Forest Service ends a ban on N-95 masks, and more.

On today's newscast: AG Mayes sues over fed troops, Zorn pleads guilty, the state Department of Child Safety has high turnover, the state wage is set to go up, and more.

On today's newscast: water levels at Lake Powell are dropping fast, Mayes tries to block an APS rate increase, two Show Low firefighters were killed, and more.

On today's newscast: containment on the Dragon Bravo Fire surpasses 90%, FMC received threats, a judge blocks deportations of children, the court strikes down a COVID-era law, and more.

On today's newscast: Vice President Vance transports Charlie Kirk's body back to Arizona on Air Force Two, the Sedona City Council permanently ends controversial license plate camera program, the ongoing measles outbreak is the largest in the state in over 30 years, and more.

On today's newscast: Arizona's political leaders react to the shooting of Conservative Charlie Kirk, a Kingman lawmaker is standing behind his social media posts targeting Muslims, the Trump administration wants to cancel a rule that made conservation a "use" of public land, and more.

On today's newscast: some say northern Arizona is a “memory care desert,” layoffs hit Sky Harbor, Rep Eli Crane stays silent on Epstein, the leader of the Arizona Mexican Mafia is convicted, and more.

On today's newscast: Crews recover the body of a man who drove off the Grand Canyon's South Rim, a firefighter on the Dragon Bravo Fire died Monday, Sen. Mark Kelly introduces a measure to raise the pay cap for wildland firefighters, and more.

On today's newscast: Lawmakers want ICE to provide details on the in-custody death of a man who lived in Flagstaff, Grand Canyon staff displaced by the Dragon Bravo Fire briefly return to the North Rim, Navajo police fatally shoot a man allegedly armed with a homemade gun, and more.

On today's newscast: NAU scientists will monitor water quality after the Dragon Bravo Fire, Sen. Mark Kelly asked federal agencies to reopen portions of the North Rim, Prescott police shot and killed an armed man, a woman died after falling from the Mogollon Rim, and more.

On today's newscast: A Flagstaff man died while in the custody of ICE, Colorado City measles outbreak grows to 24 cases, northern Arizona officials start to lift fire restrictions, a conversation with meteorologist Lee Born on the tardy monsoon, and more.

On today's newscast: BAER team details mostly 'mild' burn severity from Dragon Bravo Fire, while another assessment shows over 100 structures were damaged or destroyed. Plus, the Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority has a new chief.

On today's newscast: Containment on the Dragon Bravo Fire up to 80% after a strong couple of days, new toolkit aims to help wandering tribal members, the Flagstaff Council to weigh in on a citizen petition opposing license plate cameras, and more.

On today's newscast: More measles cases confirmed in Colorado City outbreak, portions of Kaibab National Forest shut down by Dragon Bravo Fire reopens, a new Canyon Commentary from Scott Thybony, and more.

On today's newscast: Minimal fire activity on the Dragon Bravo Fire with the wet weather, federal health department threatens Arizona's sex education money over "gender ideology," a conversation with the journalists who identified possible mismanagement of the Dragon Bravo Fire, and more.

On today's newscast: Reduced fire restrictions go into effect in parts of northern Arizona today, the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office is stepping up patrols after several deadly off-road crashes, a conversation with David Baron on his new book that traces America's alien obsession to Flagstaff, and more.

On today's newscast: NAU says reports of a person with a gun on the first day of classes were a hoax, nine measles cases reported in the Colorado City area, the Arizona Attorney General says President Trump pulled DEA agents from Arizona to Washington, D.C., and more.

On today's newscast: Federal scientists completed their assessment of the potential aftereffects of the Dragon Bravo Fire, Lowell Observatory astronomers have gotten the clearest look yet at a massive binary star system, federal safety investigators want to expand rules for trains carrying flammable material, and more.

On today's newscast: Gov. Katie Hobbs renews calls for an investigation into the federal response to the Dragon Bravo Fire, pre-evacuation status lifted for Sheep Spring Fire near Forest Lakes, environmental groups concerned after Glen Canyon Dam forecast, and more.

On today's newscast: Residents petition Flagstaff to end Flock license plate cameras, Grand Canyon officials reopen trails as Dragon Bravo Fire winds down, an Arizona tribe wants to make the Colorado River a legal person, and more.

On today's newscast: Sedona council pauses automated license plate camera program, authorities are investigating the death of a man in Winslow police custody, parts of the North Kaibab Ranger District open as the Dragon Bravo Fire winds down, and more.

On today's newscast: Gila County officials lift evacuation orders prompted by the Washington Fire, former Prescott City Councilman accused of defrauding the local chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, appeals court blocks Oak Flat land swap, and more.

On today's newscast: Three communities near Payson are under evacuation due to the Washington Fire, judge denies request to halt Oak Flat land transfer, Sedona City Council orders an indefinite stop to the automated license plate reader program, and more.

On today's newscast: Outside prosecutor to investigate defunct Navajo home building program, Round Valley Police Department is under investigation, iconic North Rim statue safe after wildfire, DOJ announces new guidance for revived radiation compensation, and more.

On today's newscast: The latest on several wildfires burning across northern Arizona. Plus, Mohave County health officials have confirmed a measles case in the Arizona-Utah border region and a conversation with meteorologist Lee Born on the return of the monsoon.