Kaden Kleinschmidt
Kaden Kleinschmidt(he/him)
News Reporter, Phoenix

Kaden Kleinschmidt expects to graduate in May 2024 with a master’s degree in journalism. Kleinschmidt has interned as a reporter with The Northern Light in Anchorage, Alaska.

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University researchers in Arizona, Washington collaborate to create a Valley fever vaccine

PHOENIX – A new research program combining the efforts of Northern Arizona University and the University of Washington aims to create a vaccine for Valley fever, an infectious fungal disease that poses an increasing threat as the climate gets drier and warmer.


Judge rejects GOP request to extend voting hours after tabulation issues in Maricopa County

PHOENIX – The Republican National Committee and three prominent Arizona Republicans filed a complaint Tuesday ahead of the 7 p.m. close of election polls, requesting an extension to voting hours in Maricopa County until 10 p.m. and suspension of returns for early ballots until 11 p.m.

Voters wait in line at the Litchfield Elementary School District Support Services building to cast their ballots in Litchfield Park on Nov. 8, 2022. (Photo by Alexia Faith/Cronkite News)

‘Fresh food, fresh start’: Tucson cafe doubles as training program for people with mental illness

TUCSON – Café 54 serves as an employment training program for people with mental health conditions. Trainees work as cashiers, cooks, dishwashers and servers. The goal is to help them gain new skills and land a permanent job in the workforce.