Arizona's Morning News

Arizona's Morning News

Start your morning off right with Arizona's Morning News. You'll be informed with the very latest on what's going on in the Valley, Arizona, nation and throughout the world. Jim Sharpe is a native Arizonan. LaDona Harvey brings decades of experience. Tune in weekdays 5-8 a.m. on 92.3FM, on the KTAR News app, at KTAR.com or on the KTAR YouTube channel.

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Back on this day in 1994, Arizona temperatures reached 128 degrees

Back on this day in 1994, Arizona temperatures reached 128 degrees. The temperature remains Arizona's hottest day on record.

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Jun 29, 2026 8:29 AM
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Barry Markson, KTAR legal analyst

Barry Markson, KTAR legal analyst, joined Arizona's Morning News to tell us all about the SCOTUS decisions that were brought down today.

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Jun 29, 2026 8:6 AM
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Barry Markson, KTAR legal analyst

Barry Markson, KTAR legal analyst, joined Arizona's Morning News to tell us all about the SCOTUS decisions that were brought down today.

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Jun 29, 2026 8:6 AM
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Evan Taylor, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Arizona

Evan Taylor, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Arizona, joined Arizona’s Morning News to talk about another semiconductor company buying land in Arizona, and the feds primary gauge showing inflation grows 4.1% over the year.

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Jun 29, 2026 7:59 AM
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Sarah Porter, ASU's Director of the Kyl Center for Water Policy

Sarah Porter, ASU's Director of the Kyl Center for Water Policy, joined Arizona’s Morning News to talk about Lake Powell being at its lowest summer level ever - and if anything can be done.

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Jun 29, 2026 7:58 AM
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Back on this day in 1974, a pack of chewing gum became the first item to be scanned with a UPC barcode

Back on this day in 1974, a pack of chewing gum became the first item to be scanned with a UPC barcode. It happened in Tory, Ohio.

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Jun 26, 2026 9:19 AM
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Chuck Todd, Political Analyst

Political analyst Chuck Todd joins Arizona’s Morning News to talk about World Cup diplomacy and Trump not signing the housing bill. 

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Jun 26, 2026 8:52 AM
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News Reporter

ABC's Peter Charalambous joins Arizona’s Morning News to tell us about how a federal judge on Thursday blocked part of President Trump’s executive order on mail-in voting. It’s the third judge in a week to block the president's attempt to increase oversight of elections. 

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Jun 26, 2026 8:48 AM
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Back on this day in 2009, Michael Jackson died.

Back on this day in 2009, Michael Jackson died. Jackson suffered a heart attack that was caused by a combination of drugs given to him from his personal doctor.

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Jun 25, 2026 8:24 AM
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Melissa Blasius, ABC15 reporter

ABC15 reporter, Melissa Blasius, joins Arizona’s Morning News to talk about her sit-down with Governor Hobbs that focused on DCS reforms. Hobbs signed 13 new laws that improve abuse hotlines, mandate faster sexual abuse interviews, and boost tribal partnerships. 

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Jun 25, 2026 7:39 AM
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Jim Ryan, ABC News Correspondent

ABC's Jim Ryan joins Arizona’s Morning News to talk about mutant mice evolving to be resistant to poisons designed to kill them. 

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Jun 25, 2026 7:33 AM
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Back on this day in 1997, the U.S. Airforce released a report on the alien spacecraft crash in New Mexico

Back on this day in 1997, the U.S. Airforce released a report on the alien spacecraft crash in New Mexico. Public interest for alien life began to grow in the 1940s.

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Jun 24, 2026 8:19 AM
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Sean Noble, Republican political consultant

Sean Noble, Republican political consultant, joined Arizona's Morning News to preview the GOP primary debate for CD-1.

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Jun 24, 2026 6:51 AM
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Jim Ryan, ABC News correspondent

Jim Ryan, ABC News correspondent, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about a new state-by-state breakdown that shows the DEA allowed fentanyl to flow into New Mexico.

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Jun 24, 2026 6:49 AM
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Kimberly Winson-Geideman, Clinical Professor & Director of the ASU Division of Real Estate and the Executive Director of the International Real Estate Society

Kimberly Winson-Geideman, Clinical Professor & Director of the ASU Division of Real Estate and the Executive Director of the International Real Estate Society, joined Arizona's Morning News  to talk about the Senate passing a bill to lower housing costs and restrict Wall Street from buying homes.

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Jun 24, 2026 6:48 AM
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Back on this day in 1989, Tim Burton's Batman was released in theatres

Back on this day in 1989, Tim Burton's Batman was released in theatres. Micheal Keaton starred as Batman.

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Jun 23, 2026 8:37 AM
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Shira Tanzer, KTAR education reporter

Shira Tanzer, KTAR education reporter, joined Arizona’s Morning News to talk about Arizona voters being able to decide if school districts should be required to spend 60% of their budgets on classroom instruction. 

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Jun 23, 2026 7:24 AM
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News correspondent

Peter Charalambous, ABC News correspondent, joined Arizona’s Morning News to talk about the Nancy Guthrie case and how the second ransom note reportedly said she died shortly after abduction. 

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Jun 23, 2026 7:23 AM
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Tim Werth, Mashable tech editor - Tech Tuesday

Mashable tech editor, Tim Werth, joined  Arizona’s Morning News to talk about Amazon Prime Day, Commodore Computers making a distraction free cell phone, the Tesla crash in Texas, and SpaceX stock plummeting.   

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Jun 23, 2026 7:22 AM
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Back on this day in 2001, the Fast and Furious franchise was born

Back on this day in 2001, the Fast and Furious franchise was born. Since then, there have been 12 different Fast and Furious movies in the franchise.

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Jun 22, 2026 8:21 AM
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Colton Krolak, KTAR reporter

KTAR reporter, Colton Krolak, joined Arizona's Morning News live at the grand opening of Buc-ee's in Goodyear.

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Jun 22, 2026 8:19 AM
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Evan Taylor, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Arizona

Evan Taylor, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Arizona, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about the Strait of Hormuz reopening bringing relief to the global economy, and the May AZ jobs report.

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Jun 22, 2026 8:18 AM
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Steve Roberts, ABC political analyst

ABC's political analyst, Steve Roberts, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about President Trump facing harsh criticism over the war in Iran.

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Jun 22, 2026 8:15 AM
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Laura Douglas, ADOT Communications Project Manager

ADOT Communications Project Manager and PIO Laura Douglas joins Arizona’s Morning News to talk about the new Loop 303 construction. 

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Jun 19, 2026 10:50 AM
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Back on this day in 1910, the first fathers day was celebrated

Back on this day in 1910, the first fathers day was celebrated. It was celebrated in Spokane, Washington.

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Jun 19, 2026 8:16 AM
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