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The recently leaked draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe versus Wade would upend five decades of legal precedent relating to reproductive rights. In Arizona, where fewer than 20 locations offer abortions statewide, providers are facing significant restrictions and even a potential outright ban on the procedure. Some organizations are even looking out of state for options to continue abortion access for residents. KNAU’s Ryan Heinsius spoke with Planned Parenthood Arizona’s president and CEO Brittany Fonteno about how the possible court decision could affect heath care in the st...

Until last month, the most recent major wildfires to impact the Flagstaff area had miraculously spared homes. The 2010 Schultz Fire and the Museum Fire in 2019 burned a combined 17,000 acres almost exclusively on national forest land north of the city. That all changed with the wind-driven Tunnel Fire last month, which burned 30 homes in the Timberline area. On yet another recent gusty day, Coconino County Deputy Manager Lucinda Andreani showed KNAU’s Ryan Heinsius one home in a wooded area that was destroyed by the Tunnel Fire, and spoke about where residents, many of whom lost everything, ...

The Tunnel Fire has been burning northeast of Flagstaff for more than a week and has reached nearly 20,000 acres. Hundreds of personnel have steadily increased containment in recent days to about 30%. The massive effort is one of several ongoing concurrently in the Southwest where multiple wildfires are burning during an unusually early time in the region’s fire season. KNAU’s Ryan Heinsius spoke with Tunnel Fire Information Officer Chris Barth about the logistics of fighting the fire and how its timing may have affected suppression efforts.

A bill signed into law by Gov. Doug Ducey will require proof of U.S. citizenship for Arizonans to vote in federal elections. The state already has a similar requirement on the books for state elections and observers say the new law is likely unconstitutional.