KJZZ's Stories You Don't Want to Miss
Can't find the time to listen to every story on KJZZ? We've got you covered. Get the week's top stories from the KJZZ newsroom, including highlights from The Show and the latest in Arizona business, education, science and tribal natural resources news.
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Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of Oct. 5, 2026
New Medicaid rules took effect October first, leaving thousands of refugees in the U.S. without health coverage. The Scottsdale Unified School District’s governing board voted to close two more schools. A protest against the Trump administration’s border wall construction is ongoing in Lochiel. Plus the latest politics, business, metro Phoenix and tribal natural resources news.
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of Sept. 28, 2026
New federal rules for the Colorado River officially went into effect Oct. 1, but they won’t change the amount of water flowing to Arizona quite yet. A land developer and film producer wants to turn 13-hundred acres in Maricopa County into a complex featuring a film studio, amusement park, and golf course. ASU is placing its head hockey coach on paid administrative leave just days before the start
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of Sept. 21, 2026
Congressman Andy Biggs said Tuesday that if elected governor he’ll eliminate the income tax. Temperatures are finally beginning to cool off after an extremely hot summer in Phoenix. Amazon is launching a two-year effort to raise $100 million for water conservation around the Colorado River. ASU researchers say this year the Cactus League added nearly half a billion dollars to Arizona’s gross domes
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of Sept. 14, 2026
President Trump’s One, Big Beautiful Bill is front and center in the race to represent southern Arizona’s Congressional District Six. APS is looking to nearly double its natural gas supplies to meet growing energy demands. Monarch butterflies are once again passing through the Phoenix-area as they migrate south from Canada and the northern U.S. Plus the latest tribal natural resources, Fronteras D
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of Sept. 7, 2026
Katie Hobbs and Andy Biggs — the Democrat and Republican nominees for governor— have wildly different plans for Arizona’s water future. To commemorate those lost in the 9/11 terror attacks 25 years ago, the North Valley Symphony Orchestra is partnering with North Valley Chorale in a special benefit concert. The Navajo Nation Council took a major step toward protecting one of its most precious wate
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of Aug. 31, 2026
Four Phoenix metro police agencies have launched investigations into potential officer misuse of the ALPRs. Grand Canyon experts say flash floods there are common, but this weekend’s deadly mudslides were unusual because of where the rain fell. The Trump administration has just green-lighted a plan that could let the Navajo Nation dig up more than half a billion tons of coal by extending the life
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of Aug. 24, 2026
New rules for sharing water from the Colorado River are here, and Arizona stands to take the biggest hit. The Tohono O’odham Nation says the Trump administration is sending Border Patrol agents to their tribal lands where contractors are preparing to erect a border wall. The Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix has a special program helping people with memory loss recall happier times. Plus the la
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of Aug. 17, 2026
As the number of data centers across the U.S. continues to increase, so does public opposition to them and that has some Arizona leaders looking for new standards for what acceptable data center development could look like. An election is underway on whether to form a union at Banner Health, which calls itself Arizona’s largest employer. The West Valley NAACP says it’s filing a complaint with the
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of Aug. 10, 2026
Celebrated sites in Arizona are slated to see a double border wall. The water level in Lake Mead is now the lowest it’s been since the nation’s largest reservoir was filled, about ninety years ago. The Arizona Healthy Schools Act recently took effect as students across the state filed back into classrooms. Plus the latest tribal natural resources, business, metro Phoenix, and technology news.
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of August 3, 2026
In the first of a three-part series, KJZZ explores the Navajo Nation’s complicated history with the coal industry. Plus, a non-profit in Surprise is bringing military veterans together through the art of theater, Arizona researchers are looking into ways to keep desert dust on the ground, and leaders of the Colorado River Indian Tribes say the federal government didn’t consult them enough while dr
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of July 27, 2026
A new poll shows people living in the Colorado River Basin overwhelmingly want their governments to do more to secure water for the future. Arizona’s two largest utilities APS and SRP say they saw record-breaking demands for energy late last week. And to help answer questions about what is happening and why, we’re launching a reporting project called “A.I. in Arizona.” Plus the latest politics, he
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of July 20, 2026
After some hesitancy, the Arizona Water Banking Authority has assured city utilities around the Valley that it will use its stored supplies to make up for all of the water they lose to Colorado River cutbacks. Measles continues to spread in Maricopa County. The Trump administration has announced plans to roll back a two-decade moratorium on mineral leasing around Chaco Canyon in New Mexico. Plus t
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of July 13, 2026
The two Republicans seeking re-election to the Arizona Corporation Commission are running on a platform of promises made, promises kept. Policymakers are likely just days away from announcing new rules for managing the Colorado River's shrinking supply, and advocates want to ensure there will still be water saved for the river itself. A panel discusses whether Phoenix can ever be walkable. Plus th
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of July 6, 2026
With longtime Congressman Andy Biggs leaving to run for governor, two Republicans are running to replace him in Congressional District 5. As wildfires grow larger in the West, utilities are using a variety of strategies to get ahead of risks and keep the power on. New World Screwworm cases have been confirmed in more than two dozen cows, sheep and goats in Texas since early June, having made its w
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of June 22, 2026
A Maricopa County judge reinstated an order requiring Recorder Justin Heap and the board of supervisors to sit down with an independent mediator to solve their ongoing election dispute. The nation’s nearly 600 federally recognized tribes are now eligible for conservation grants from the National Park Service. Valley Metro and the city of Phoenix are planning a light rail extension west down Indian
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of June 15, 2026
Negotiators are discussing the future of the free trade deal that keeps all the produce crossing the border tariff free. Looking to shore up its water supply as Colorado River cuts loom, Cave Creek is finalizing a water agreement with Peoria. The Tucson Unified School District has approved a nearly $800-million budget proposal for the next fiscal year. Plus the latest tribal natural resources, met
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of June 8, 2026
A new state budget passed out of the Arizona legislature Thursday night with support from most Republican and Democratic lawmakers. Colorado River experts were in Washington D.C. Wednesday to speak with senators about the state of the region’s water crisis. A former Centennial High School student has filed a $20 million notice of claim against the Peoria Unified School District. Plus the latest Fr
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of June 1, 2026
The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating claims that Arizona State University is illegally discriminating against some students by operating surreptitious diversity, equity and inclusion programs. A state committee is directing the Arizona Auditor General to conduct special audits on student safety and child care assistance. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed a New World screw
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of May 25, 2026
Extreme heat kills hundreds of Arizonans each year. But some groups are at much higher risk than others – that includes residents of manufactured homes. A member of the Deer Valley Unified School District board is under fire for giving a Nazi salute following a dispute with the board president during a public meeting on Tuesday night. The town of Superior has forged a $20-million dollar water deal
Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of May 18, 2026
Phoenix is planning several new investments in housing affordability and homeless services in the year ahead. A new federal proposal for sharing the Colorado River would take a new approach to managing water, forcing states to check in with each other every two years. Local officials in southern Arizona are voicing concerns about Copper World, a controversial mine proposed just south of the Tucson
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