The Senate Indian Affairs Committee heard testimony in support of a water settlement for tribes in northern Arizona. State authorities are recommending the owner of a Tempe bar raided twice last year should lose his liquor license and face prosecution on criminal charges. The Commerce Department is investigating whether Mexico’s exports of fresh winter strawberries to the U.S. violates fair trade practices. Plus, the latest metro Phoenix and politics news.

In the aftermath of a pair of fatal shootings by immigration officers in Minneapolis — and amid reports of ramped up ICE plans in Arizona — some city and county officials are mulling new policies to police federal actions locally. A major development on the California coast could make it possible for Arizona to indirectly benefit from desalinated ocean water. Mesa Public Schools will be eliminating 50 positions in May as part of a planned reduction in force. Plus the latest business, Fronteras Desk and metro Phoenix news.

Crews with the Salt River project are dumping thousands of fish into Phoenix-area canals in an effort to help keep them clean. Research has shown that the impact that created Meteor Crater in northern Arizona may have dammed the Colorado River. Thursday is one month since federal authorities raided more than a dozen sports bars and restaurants in metro Phoenix. Plus the latest education, Fronteras Desk and metro Phoenix news.

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors agreed to give key election duties back to Recorder Justin Heap, who sued the board over the issue. This year, as America celebrates its 250th anniversary, Arizona is highlighting community-led events, many showcasing state history. Members of the Scottsdale Unified School District governing board are at odds over how to make necessary budget cuts. Plus the latest science, Fronteras Desk and business news.

The Colorado River is getting smaller thanks to climate change, and the states that use it are facing a deadline of this Saturday to agree on new rules about how to share water in the future. The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality says it’s working with communities outside the city of Globe and the town of Star Valley on projects to address PFAS in drinking water. The Paradise Valley Unified School District has fired its superintendent. Plus the latest business, metro Phoenix, Fronteras Desk and politics news.

It’s Super Bowl week! And while the game won’t be in Arizona this year, a good share of the betting will be. Gov. Katie Hobbs says she’s cautiously optimistic that Western states are moving towards a deal on the Colorado River. Mexico and the U.S. agreed to a sixty day action plan aimed at developing trade policies for critical minerals. Plus the latest business, indigenous affairs, politics, and metro Phoenix news.

Health officials continue to urge Arizonans to take precautions against measles. Federal investigators say a southern Arizona man shot by Border Patrol agents early Tuesday could face federal charges. As Arizona’s legislative session begins, housing affordability continues to be a priority for many lawmakers. Plus the latest education, Indigenous affairs, environmental and metro Phoenix news.

Arizona has had more than 200 measles cases since August. President Trump’s administration Wednesday dropped an effort to defund schools that teach “diversity equity and inclusion.” Remittances — or the money immigrants send back to their countries of origin — dropped to Mexico in 2025. Plus the latest business and metro Phoenix news.

Maricopa County is reporting its first measles case amid the state’s ongoing outbreak. It’s still unclear how Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs and Republican lawmakers plan to pay for their dueling plans to cut taxes by hundreds of millions of dollars. Two East Valley school districts are looking to cut millions of dollars from their budgets to keep up with declines in enrollment. Plus the latest Fronteras Desk, metro Phoenix, and business news.

In the wake of Wednesday’s fatal ICE shooting in Minnesota, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is concerned about reports that the Trump administration plans to ramp up immigration enforcement activities in Phoenix. Sens. Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly are some of more than two dozen Democrats asking Trump administration officials about its diversion of federal agents to immigration work. The labor union for Arizona public school educators says voters want accountability and transparency for the state’s voucher system. Plus the latest business, metro Phoenix, tribal natural resources and politics news.