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Back on this day in 2002, Kelly Clarkson become the first American idol. For winning, Clarkson was awarded a recording contract and would go on to sell millions of albums. 

KTAR's David Iversen was the only reporter at the South32 Hermosa mine in Patagonia this week. He witnessed the ceremonial signing of the nation's first mining project to make it through a federal fast-track permitting program called FAST-41. It can take up to 30 years for a mining project like this to get going. This one took 2.

Andy Biggs, Republican nominee for governor, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about his ticket in the governor's race.

Political analyst Chuck Todd joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about our governors race and the possibility of states losing funding if undocumented immigrants aren't reported.

Soo Youn, ABC's Business Reporter, joined Arizona's Morning News to give us a closer look at the historic Meta settlement, and how Meta could ultimately benefit from it.

Back on this day in 2009, family and friends paid their last respects to Michael Jackson. His funeral took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Stephen Schork, Principal and Editor for The Schork Group, joined Arizona’s Morning News to talk about Chevron announcing a $7 billion investment to expand its oil operations in Venezuela.

ABC's Jim Ryan joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about the beginning of Labor Day travel. TSA is expecting to screen more than 17 million passengers.

Back on this day in 1969, the first ATM made it's public debut. Earlier versions existed in 1967 in other countries.

Sine Kerr, former Arizona State Senator, joined  Arizona's Morning News to talk about beef prices, Arizona water issues, data centers, and her ticket with Andy Biggs.

Mark Eastin, Detention Operation Manager at the Superior Court of Arizona, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about the ASU room at the Durango Juvenile Detention Center.

John Cohen, former Undersecretary for Intelligence at DHS, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about the top northern command general sending a warning about the U.S. Military's inability to counter drones stateside, and the U.S. Homeland Security to ramp up voter fraud investigations.

Back on this day in 1984, Tina Turner reached #1 on the singles chart with "What's Love Got To Do With It". Turner also became the oldest solo famel artist to top the charts.

Shira Tanzer, KTAR's education reporter, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about the man up fellowship program.

For this month's KTAR Community Spotlight, we are focusing on the Travis Mills Foundation sponsored by Bright Wealth Management. The Travis Mills Foundation supports veterans, first responders, and their families.

For this month's KTAR Community Spotlight, we are focusing on the Travis Mills Foundation sponsored by Bright Wealth Management. The Travis Mills Foundation supports veterans, first responders, and their families.

DPS Trooper Randi Wyborn joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about traffic deaths in Arizona decreasing for the third straight year.

Mashable tech editor, Tim Werth, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about a man accused of posing as an NFL plater to scam women also tricking AI, NASA's newest space telescope, AI companies issue cyber threat warning, and an Apple Watch redesign.

Back on this day in 1997, Princess Diana died in a car accident. She was 36 years old.

Jim Ryan, ABC News correspondent, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about Republicans planning on hosting a convention during a midterm year, breaking previous traditions.

Evan Taylor, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Arizona, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about Fed Chair Kevin Warsh expressing concerns about inflation.

ABC News' technology reporter, Mike Dobuski, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about what cars are being affected by the trade war with Canada.

Political analyst, Chuck Todd, joins Arizona's Morning News to talk about the trade war with Canada, Trump wanting to rename the Kennedy Center, and more. 

Youngtown Mayor, Michael Lavault, joins Arizona's Morning News to talk about how his town is accepting Flock cameras. 

Former FBI Special Agent in Charge, Rich Frankel, joins Arizona's Morning News to talk about how top companies are warning that AI is just months away from becoming a major threat.