Arizona's Morning News

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.

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. 

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.

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. 

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.

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

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.

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

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. 

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. 

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.   

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

ABC's Jim Ryan joins Arizona’s Morning News to talk about the new black market for next-gen diet drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound. People are so eager to try them that they’ll jump the gun on FDA approvals. 

Free-range political analyst Chuck Todd joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about the memorandum of understanding with Iran—and how we might be worse off than we were before the war.

ABC's Mason Leath joins Arizona’s Morning News to talk about the Fed leaving interest rates unchanged after the banking system's first meeting this week. Plus, Mason has the latest on gas prices falling for the first time since the war in Iran started. 

Back on this day in 1983, Sally Ride became the first woman in space. Ride had previously pursued a professional tennis career before becoming an austronaut.

Host of Outspoken with Bruce and Gaydos, Larry Gaydos, joins Arizona’s Morning News to talk about outspoken against hunger and St. Mary’s Food Bank.

Republican political consultant Stan Barnes joins Arizona’s Morning News to give us his reaction to the gubernatorial debate last night. 

ABC's Steven Portnoy joins Arizona’s Morning News to talk about the key takeaways from the 14-point memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran. 

Former KTAR reporter and wildfire expert, Jim Cross, joins Arizona’s Morning News to talk about the several active wildfires and how the monsoon season could impact the fire season. 

Back on this day in 1973, Dolly Parton recorded "I Will Always Love You". The song is directed to an old business partner after Parton decided to continue a solo career.

Arizona Corporation Commission Vice Chair, Rachel Walden, joins Arizona’s Morning News to talk about how they are helping scam victims recover money and avoid fraud with their securities division. 

Political analyst and CEO of High Ground Inc., Chuck Coughlin, joins Arizona’s Morning News to talk about the Republican gubernatorial debate that takes place today, June 17th, at 6pm. 

Vice President of Asylon Robotics, Kurt George, joins Arizona’s Morning News to talk about the company's newly developed DroneDog security system. 

ABC's Jim Ryan joins Arizona’s Morning News to talk about the U.S. infant mortality rate falling to an all-time low. Data shows that there were fewer than 5.4 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2025. 

Back on this day in 1884, the first rollercoaster opened. It opened in Coney Island, NY, and cost a nickle to ride.

Rich Frankel, former FBI Special Agent in Charge, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about the foiled terror attack on the UFC White House event.

KTAR's education reporter, Shira Tanzer, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about Arizona Republicans asking voters to block teacher-backed ESA accountability initiative. 

Tim Werth, Mashable tech editor, joined Arizona's Morning News for a Tech Tuesday to talk about how AI can help build your resume, UK banning social media, and the new foldable iPhone rumors.

Back on this day in 1973, Marvin Gaye released "Lets Get It On". The song would go on to spend 8 weeks on top of the charts.

Jorge Torres, ABC15 Meteorologist, joined Arizona's Morning News to give us an outlook on this years monsoon season. It officially started today.

Rich Frankel, former FBI Special Agent in Charge, joined Arizona's Morning News to give us a security report card on the U.S. hosting the World Cup, the White House UFC event, and the Knicks winning the NBA finals.

Back on this day in 1974, Little League Baseball allowed girls to play. Originally founded in 1939, the league did not prohibit girls to play until 1951.

Tempe Councilman, Randy Keating, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about how he issued a demand with the Maricopa County Recorder's Office that all relevant and appropriate records be preserved for potential litigation against Justin Heap in regard to a recent video showing employees moving a ballot scanner.   **NOTE: During the interview, the equipment in question was erroneously called a tabulation machine. It is a pre-tabulation scanner.

Political analyst Chuck Todd joins Arizona’s Morning News to talk about economic news and its political ramifications, if Republicans would survive midterms IF the Iran war ended today 

ABC's parenting reporter, Bethany Braun-Silva, joins Arizona’s Morning News to talk about educators reporting calmer classrooms and stronger student connections after a year of cellphone bans. 

Back on this day in 1982, E.T. was released in theatres. The films focuses on a boy named Elliot, who befriends an extra terrestrial dubbed E.T.

Political analyst Chuck Coughlin joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about the political ramifications of high inflation. Yesterday, President Trump told reporters that he "loves inflation".

Jim Ryan, ABC News correspondent, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about FIFA World Cup tickets going unsold. Could it be because of expensive ticket prices?

Back on this day in 1752, Benjamin Franklin flies a kite in a thunderstorm. Franklin did the stunt to see if a key attatched to the string would draw an electrical current. Some historians, however, don't believe this ever happened.

Colton Krolak, KTAR reporter, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about a new Kids and Car Safety report that shows 10 children have been killed in driveway and parking lot tragedies in the last 18 days.

Steven Portnoy, ABC News national correspondent, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about the house passing a $70 billion immigration enforcement bill.

John Cohen, Former Acting Under Secretary for Intelligence and Counterterrorism Coordinator, Department of Homeland Security, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about the security issues surroundng UFC 250. The event take splace this Sunday, when UFC fighters will fight on the White House South Lawn.

Back on this day in 1973, Secretariat won the Triple Crown. Secretariat was the first horse since Citation in 1948 to win the award.

Education reporter, Shira Tanzer, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about the lack of growth for charter schools across the state.