KNAU-FM (Flagstaff, AZ)

KNAU (88.7 FM) is a radio station that plays classical music and also provides news and talk shows. It is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and serves the northern Arizona community along with its sister stations. Owned by Northern Arizona University, KNAU features programs from well-known organizations like National Public Radio, Public Radio International, and American Public Media, as well as content from other sources.

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The White House is pushing a big budget increase for the Kennedy Center

1 day ago | knau.org | Jaclyn Diaz

A House committee has proposed boosting the budget for the Kennedy Center sixfold. It comes after President Trump said the arts center was in "disrepair."
Show Low woman indicted for obstructing investigation into missing teen

2 days ago | knau.org | Bree Burkitt

The editor of a Show Low online news outlet is charged with two felonies after authorities say she made several fake social media posts about the case of a 16-year-old boy missing for nearly two years. According to the Navajo County Attorney's Office, 50-year-old Molly Kathryn Ottman reported that the stepfather of Jarrett Brooks had implied he molested the teen in several posts to the website Reddit. Investigators later determined she made the posts herself.
Chicago Catholics react to the news of Pope Leo X1V

6 days ago | knau.org | Lauren FitzPatrick |Lauren Fitzpatrick

Pope Leo XIV, the first American to lead the Catholic church, grew up in the Chicago area and Catholics in Chicago are overjoyed.
Dan Green, Rachel Entrekin set new records in Cocodona 250

6 days ago | knau.org | Ryan Heinsius

West Virginia’s Dan Green and Colorado’s Rachel Entrekin won the men’s and women’s divisions, respectively, in the Cocodona 250 Wednesday. They each set new records for the ultrarunning event now in its fifth year. Green finished more than an hour ahead of the previous course record set last year. The 28-year-old Green had never competed in the event, which was longer and more difficult than in years past at 256 miles. He had also never before taken part in a race longer than 100 miles.
County sups question federal reliability as annual budget discussions begin

6 days ago | knau.org | Adrian Skabelund

Nearly 15% of Coconino County’s budget comes from the federal government. But, as the Trump administration cancels grants and holds up funding, officials are unsure just how reliable that money will be as they draw up next year’s budget. More than $76 million in federal funding support nearly 40 full-time jobs with Coconino County. Supervisor Patrice Horstman says that includes the entire emergency management division staff. She worries that funding is no longer a sure thing.
What Trump administration cuts mean for mental health in one rural school district

1 week ago | knau.org | Jonaki Mehta |Janet Lee

AILSA CHANG, HOST:The Trump administration has announced that it will cut $1 billion from a program that sent federal money to schools for mental health care. Passed in 2022, the bipartisan Safer Communities Act was especially valuable for students in rural areas where access to mental health services is limited. NPR's Jonaki Mehta was in Maine one day before news of the cuts came.
Colorado River gets scanty runoff from winter’s snow

1 week ago | knau.org | Melissa Sevigny

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation says it’s likely Arizona will continue to take cuts in its Colorado River supply next year. The region’s historic drought shows no signs of easing. The federal agency’s annual spring projections come from the Colorado Basin River Forecast Center. Snowpack levels measured by the Center were just below normal, but scientists say warm temperatures led to early melt and increased evaporation. Extra-dry soils also sopped up the water before it reached the river.
Flagstaff, Sedona see May Day rallies against Trump admin

1 week ago | knau.org | Adrian Skabelund

More than a thousand people rallied in Flagstaff on Thursday as part of nationwide May Day protests against the Trump administration and in support of labor. Pam Bettis drove from her home in Prescott to attend. She says she’s furious to see the administration deport legal residents and, in some cases, American citizens without due process. “If you don't have due process, anyone can come and grab you in your home and they don't have to give a reason. They'll just whisk you away. You'll disappear.
Lawmakers pass bill requiring US-made voting machines

1 week ago | knau.org | Howard Fischer

President Trump has promised to bring manufacturing back to America. But if he isn't successful by 2029, Arizonans could end up having their ballots counted by hand.
Flagstaff activists and community leaders speak out against Trump’s environmental harms

2 weeks ago | knau.org | Melissa Sevigny

Flagstaff community leaders and environmental activists spoke Wednesday at a press conference about the Trump administration’s first 100 days. They say it’s left Arizonans “dangerously vulnerable” to wildfires and other effects of climate change. Flagstaff Major Becky Daggett denounced mass federal layoffs and funding cuts. She estimates the Coconino National Forest has lost 15 to 20 percent of its staff to resignations.