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Hopi elect new Chairman and Vice Chair 2009.11.19 For the first time in nearly a year, the Hopi Tribe in northeast Arizona will have a Chairman and vice chairman. Arizona Public Radio's Daniel Kraker reports. knau

Earth Notes - John Wetherill 2009.11.18 This year Navajo National Monument celebrates its one-hundredth birthday. The natural choice for the monument's first caretaker was a local man: John Wetherill respected Indian trader, explorer, and guide in the Four Corners country. knau

Navajo President investigation moves forward 2009.11.18 An ethics investigation into Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Junior is moving forward. Arizona Public Radio's Daniel Kraker reports. knau

Census projections: two new Congressional seats 2009.11.18 A new report shows Arizona poised to gain two Congressional seats. Arizona Public Radio's Laurel Morales reports. knau

FUSD receives half-million dollar science grant 2009.11.18 This morning Science Foundation Arizona awarded a half-million dollar grant to the Flagstaff Unified School District for an innovative new science center. Katelyn Seabury reports. knau

If I Die in Juarez 2009.11.13 For the plot of her novel, "If I Die in Juarez," Stella Pope Duarte draws from recent history: the serial murders of young women. Writer and Northern Arizona University creative writing professor Ann Cummins has this review. knau

Flagstaff Hosts Post-Green Build Conference Events 2009.11.13 The International Green Build Conference and Expo wraps up in Phoenix today. However, events in Flagstaff are just getting under way. knau

Earth Notes - Bighorn Sheep 2009.11.11 The sight of a bighorn sheep poised on a narrow canyon ledge is always breathtaking. Muscular and lithe, these hooved mammals are majestic symbols of wilderness. But not so long ago, these native sheep were a rare sighting indeed in much of the Southwest. knau

Flagstaff veteran supports military families 2009.11.11 Even though northern Arizona doesn't have a major military base, there are still a lot of people here who feel the impact of war. When Flagstaff veteran Kathleen Jones' son was deployed to Afghanistan three years ago she realized she needed to connect with other moms like her. On this Veterans Day Arizona Public Radio's Laurel Morales reports on what she did. knau

Flagstaff considers rainwater harvesting ordinance 2009.11.10 Flagstaff officials are exploring a rainwater harvesting ordinance similar to Tucson's. Last year Tucson became the first city in the country to require new commercial buildings to harvest rainwater for their landscaping. Arizona Public Radio's Laurel Morales reports. knau

Black liquor subsidy set to expire 2009.11.04 For the past several months KNAU has reported on the struggles of the Catalyst Paper Mill in Snowflake. Over the last year they've been forced to shut down the plant one week a month. That means less pay for the mill's 300 plus workers. But come January they hope to return to full capacity. Arizona Public Radio's Laurel Morales has this update. knau

Earth Notes - Gambel Oak 2009.11.04 Gambel oak grows slowly and doesn't reach great height a 20-footer is a tall one. But while not so mighty in size, it leaves a big mark on the Colorado Plateau. knau

Prescott votes on whether to have more input 2009.11.03 Prescott voters will decide whether city projects that cost 40 million dollars or more should go to a public vote. Arizona Public Radio's Laurel Morales reports. knau

Flagstaff Unified School District Budget Override Election 2009.11.02 Tuesday is the last day to turn in ballots for the Flagstaff Unified School District's budget override election. The election is aimed at renewing a ten percent override for FUSD's current budget. Arizona Public Radio's Gillian Ferris Kohl reports. knau

Saving Daylight 2009.10.30 For most Americans, Daylight Saving Time ends this Sunday at 2 a.m. But not here in Arizona, where our clocks will stay right where they are. Unless, of course, you live on the Navajo Nation, which will spin its clocks back an hour. Confused yet? Commentator and Flagstaff writer Scott Thybony says the best solution may be to just take off our watches. knau

County gives high vaccination dose to young children 2009.10.28 This weekend the Coconino County Health Department accidently gave seven children under two a dose intended for a 4-year-old child. So far they are fine. The agency provided more than 700 vaccines on Saturday. Arizona Public Radio's Laurel Morales talks to Health Department Director Barbara Worgess about what happened when they discovered their mistake. knau

Earth Notes - Steam Heat 2009.10.28 Energy efficiency is in the news today, but it's not really new. For decades, buildings in one southwestern city were heated by plentiful, locally produced energy. The source was steam from a local utility, the Flagstaff Electric Light Company. knau

Metastatic breast cancer patients live longer 2009.10.27 October is breast cancer awareness month. For about 30 percent of US women who are diagnosed with early breast cancer, the cancer will spread to another part of their body. It's called metastatic breast cancer. It wasn't that long ago that women diagnosed with metastatic disease were given only a year or two to live. But today women can live much longer with the disease, as Arizona Public Radio's Laurel Morales reports. knau

Putrefaction Live 2009.10.15 Flagstaff physician Warren Perkins goes outside his comfort zone with his debut novel Putrefaction Live. For James Claw, the hungry soul at the heart of the book, redemption is a guitar, the music a tune from the edge of civilization. Writer and creative writing professor Ann Cummins has this review. knau

Earth Notes - Lichens 2009.10.15 In the woods and around town, crusty growths cling to bare rocks, hang from tree branches, and hug the ground. Lichens are the hardy colonizers of some of the harshest environments on the Colorado Plateau-from the driest deserts to the alpine tundras of the highest peaks. knau