Arizona's Morning News

It was a sad day in America on April 4, 1968. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated.

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Jim and Jayme discuss the sports betting market's growth in our state, with over $560 million dollars being placed in bets in the month of January. 

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The man from Strawberry, Arizona is still out in Ukraine. If you thought the stories he has shared before were unbelievable, they continue to get even more incredible, sad and emotional.

 

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On April 1st, 1954 an iconic children's show made its debut.

The Wallace and Ladmo show became the longest running children's television show in the history of broadcasting. 

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March 31st was the 24th anniversary of the Arizona Diamondbacks debut.

Jeff Munn talks about skeptics saying Arizona could never support a major league baseball team. 

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How will our ongoing drought affect our wildfire season?

KTAR senior reporter Jim Cross joins us to discuss the issues with staffing firefighters ahead of our potentially severe wildfire season. 

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With our 100th year anniversary right around the corner, we look back at some of the April Fools pranks we pulled on our listeners throughout the years. 

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How does President Biden's low approval numbers affect Sen. Mark Kelly?

Chuck Todd from NBC's Meet the Press joins us to discuss how Sen. Mark Kelly will attempt to show distance from President Biden. 

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In Jim Sharpe's house, he and his wife insists their girls don't just show tolerance — but also respect to all people. But he wonders if he's bad for not wanting to tolerate trans-gendered girls competing against his daughters on the basketball court.

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Batter up!

On March 31st in 1998 the Arizona Diamondbacks played their first game!

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