Arizona's Morning News

On May 10th in 1872 Victoria Woodhull was the first female candidate nominated for U.S. president. 

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Inflation isn't going away but it's slowing down. 

Valley economist, Jim Rounds believes inflation numbers won't be ideal, but they'll be lower than the 8.5% we saw in March. 

 

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According to an AP article 1 in 3 people believe there's an effort to replace U.S. born Americans with immigrants for electoral gain. 

We discussed the new AP-NORC poll and why both sides believe immigrants influence elections. 

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Learn all about when Mother's Day was created in today's KTAR Newsmaker.

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Pat Shearer, the retired Peoria police officer who has been in Ukraine helping residents, joins Jim and Jayme live in studio to discuss his experience and what it's like to be in Ukraine. 

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The San Rafael fire in Southern Arizona has grown to over 10,000 acres, and with the weather reaching 100 degrees, the fire risk in our state grows higher by the day. Senior Reporter Jim Cross joins Jim and Jayme to discuss what makes this fire season such a dangerous one.  

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The Phoenix Suns are battling the Dallas Mavericks in round 2 of the NBA playoffs, and sports commentator Vince Marotta joins Jim and Jayme to discuss what the Suns are doing wrong, what they can improve, and the relationship between fans and players. 

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Even the Phoenix Suns playoff success couldn't drag Jim Sharpe out of the doldrums of a bad news week. But he's blaming his body — not the Suns.

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On May 6th in 2004, Friends officially came to a close.

52 million people in the U.S. alone tuned in to watch the finally. 

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What fire restrictions do Arizonans have to look out for? 

KTAR senior reporter, Jim Cross talked about Arizona hitting 100 degrees later then usual and how that will impact wildfire season. 

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