KNAU STAFF
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On today's newscast: federal agencies have finalized guidance for protecting water levels in lakes Powell and Mead, Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren testified before a congressional subcommittee, a conversation with writer and former wilderness guide Michael Engelhard and more.
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Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren told a congressional subcommittee that chronically underfunded programs represent a failure of the federal government to uphold its trust obligation to tribes for equity and socioeconomic justice.
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Fire crews with the Coconino National Forest are continuing a 2,700-acre prescribed burn Thursday five miles south of Flagstaff.
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On today's newscast: a new paper says uranium mining near the Grand Canyon poses a threat to groundwater, Tonto Creek bridge construction nears completion, remains found in northern Arizona nearly 50 years ago identified and more.
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The Coconino County Sheriff's Office has identified human remains found outside Flagstaff in 1975 as Gerald Francis Long. He was a Vietnam veteran originally from Minnesota.
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On today's newscast: the Flagstaff City Council opts not to take a stance on the ongoing war in Gaza, wildlife officers euthanized a mountain lion repeatedly seen in a Prescott neighborhood, an anti-abortion group has asked the state Supreme Court to reject requests to delay enforcement of a near-total abortion ban and more.
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Wildlife officers with the Arizona Game and Fish Department euthanized one of two mountain lions repeatedly seen in an eastern Prescott neighborhood.
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The Flagstaff City Council opted not to move forward with requests to take an official stance on the ongoing war in Gaza. The discussion was prompted by two competing citizen petitions.
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Forest officials say heavy smoke is likely on Lake Mary Road near Flagstaff as crews begin ignitions on a lightning-caused wildfire they'll use to treat thousands of acres.
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On today's newscast: the Arizona District of the U.S. Attorney’s Office is fortifying how they handle MMIP cases, a new poll shows Ruben Gallego and Kari Lake are neck and neck in the Arizona Senate race and critical fire weather conditions forecast for northeastern Arizona.