Ryan Heinsius
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Flagstaff artist Chip Thomas awarded MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’ (opens the original)
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Flagstaff public artist Chip Thomas is among this year’s group of 20 MacArthur Fellows. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced its 2026 class of recipients of its prestigious "Genius Grant," as it’s often called, on Tuesday. Each fellow receives an $800,000 no-strings-attached stipend for their work. Thomas is known for his largescale wheat paste murals on the Navajo Nation. His work often includes portraits of Navajo people and are affixed to abandoned buildings, grain silo
Kelly leads push for additional Grand Canyon recovery funds (opens the original)
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Sen. Mark Kelly along with the rest of Arizona’s Democratic congressional delegation are asking Congress for additional funding to help Grand Canyon National Park recover from a series of disasters in the past year. On Aug. 29 a flash flood tore through Bright Angel Creek. It killed three hikers and destroyed park infrastructure including part of the Transcanyon Waterline. The pipeline supplies water to the heavily visited South Rim, which remains under stage four water restrictions. Officials a
Time traveler: Dom Flemons’ musical fire burns across the ages (opens the original)
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After the success of his album Black Cowboys singer-songwriter Dom Flemons set out to retool his rootsy sound. What he found was a more electrified style that touched on contemporary themes like climate change and global uncertainty. The resulting album, Traveling Wildfire, was also more personal. Flemons spoke with KNAU’s Ryan Heinsius ahead of his performance at Pickin’ in the Pines Bluegrass Festival this weekend. DOM FLEMONS: A few years back I was traveling with my family between Arkansas,
State officials approve increased environmental protections for Upper Verde River (opens the original)
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Arizona officials have given final approval to boost environmental protections for parts of the Upper Verde River and Sycamore Creek in northern Arizona. The Governor’s Regulatory Review Council on Tuesday endorsed a rule to give Outstanding Arizona Waters status to nearly 35.93 miles of the Upper Verde River from the Granite Creek confluence to Sycamore Creek. The council also voted to give added protections to 11.71 miles of Sycamore Creek from Cedar Creek to its confluence with the Verde. Onc
Gov. Hobbs pauses removals of Salt River Horses while scientists study population (opens the original)
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Gov. Katie Hobbs outlined a new plan this week aimed at sustaining a healthy population of wild horses living on the Tonto National Forest. The new management plan for the Salt River Horse Herd suspends the removal of the animals and sets a higher population goal. That's a change from the original plan that set out to remove 25 animals from the area per year. According to the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group, which works with the Arizona Department of Agriculture to manage the animals, the
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