KJZZ's Stories You Don't Want to Miss

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  Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of Nov. 2, 2026 06.11.2026 28m

  Arizona is pushing back on a federal plan that would slash its take from the Colorado River. Early results show Democrats in position to take control of both chambers in the Arizona Legislature for the first time in six decades. Unofficial results show the Navajo Nation has elected its first woman to the tribe’s top seat. Plus the latest education, science, Fronteras Desk and metro Phoenix news.
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  Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of Oct. 26, 2026 30.10.2026 29m

  The Central Arizona Project, which runs the canal that brings Colorado River water to the Phoenix and Tucson areas, moved to join a lawsuit against the federal government over upcoming water cutbacks. The state of Arizona reported its first confirmed case of New World screwworm Wednesday. A Navajo-owned shop in Old Town Scottsdale has opened a second location in a Southwest city also known for its art scene. Plus the latest metro Phoenix, culture, education, and science news.
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  Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of Oct. 19, 2026 23.10.2026 29m

  Voters in Arizona’s first congressional district face a choice they’ve never had before: do they want to elect a Trump-endorsed MAGA Republican to Congress, or a Democrat? Mexico is once again expressing its concern for the safety of its citizens in the United States after a recent death in a Texas ICE processing center. The Phoenix Symphony is suspending its current season starting Nov. 1 due to financial shortfalls. This week, experts from across the globe are gathering at ASU’s Tempe campus to discuss the growing role agentic AI. will have in the workforce and education. Plus the latest tribal natural resources, business, metro Phoenix and election news.
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  Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of Oct. 12, 2026 16.10.2026 23m

  Arizona’s Executive Tower, which houses the Governor’s Office and Secretary of State, was evacuated Thursday afternoon after staff received an envelope filled with white powder. Attempts to curb wall construction in Arizona haven’t found the same success as in Texas. ASU’s hockey coach is officially out amid a probe into a player’s collapse during practice. Plus the latest politics, business, metro Phoenix, and water news.
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  Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of Oct. 5, 2026 09.10.2026 20m

  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.
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  Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of Sept. 28, 2026 02.10.2026 26m

  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 of the season. Plus the latest Fronteras Desk, metro Phoenix, and indigenous affairs news.
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  Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of Sept. 21, 2026 25.09.2026

  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 domestic product. Plus the latest Fronteras Desk, indigenous affairs, metro Phoenix, and education news.
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  Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of Sept. 14, 2026 18.09.2026 23m

  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 Desk, education, and metro Phoenix news.
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  Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of Sept. 7, 2026 11.09.2026 26m

  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 water resources. Plus the latest education, science, water and Fronteras Desk news.
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  Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of Aug. 31, 2026 04.09.2026 34m

  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 of a New Mexico mine over the next century. Plus the latest education, business, and Fronteras Desk news.
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  Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of Aug. 24, 2026 28.08.2026 35m

  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 latest education, business and science news.
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  Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of Aug. 17, 2026 21.08.2026 25m

  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 Peoria Unified School District. Plus the latest Fronteras Desk, business and politics news.
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  Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of Aug. 10, 2026 14.08.2026 23m

  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.
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  Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of August 3, 2026 07.08.2026 32m

  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 drawing up new plans for sharing Colorado River water.
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  Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of July 27, 2026 31.07.2026 28m

  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, health, Fronteras Desk, arts, and metro Phoenix news.
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  Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of July 20, 2026 24.07.2026 26m

  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 the latest politics, Fronteras Desk, metro Phoenix, and health news.
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  Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of July 13, 2026 17.07.2026 31m

  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 the latest health, political, Fronteras Desk and tribal natural resources news.
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  Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of July 6, 2026 10.07.2026 38m

  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 way up through parts of Mexico for over a year and a half. Plus the latest metro Phoenix, tribal natural resources, business, and education news.
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  Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of June 22, 2026 26.06.2026 25m

  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 School Road, and have asked the community to help shape the route. Plus a journey to find one of the largest populations of urban bats in the country.
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  Stories You Don't Want to Miss for the week of June 15, 2026 19.06.2026 31m

  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, metro Phoenix, business, and health news.