Kingman AZ Local News Brief

Flying Fortress Opens The Flying Fortress I-40 interchange ribbon cutting is today at 11 a.m. at Flying Fortress Parkway and Grand Canyon Road. A B-17 flyover is set for about 11:30 a.m. Parking is off Airway Avenue east to Flying Fortress Parkway, then right toward the water tank. City staff wants people there by 10:30 … Read more

B-17 On Display The B-17 Sentimental Journey is on the apron at Kingman Municipal Airport today. The Aviation Heritage Center brought it in for Monday’s Flying Fortress Parkway ribbon cutting. More WWII planes and vehicles are out there too. Aircraft tours and paid rides run Monday through the Arizona Commemorative Air Force. Ribbon Cutting Monday … Read more

Young Marines Ball Kingman Young Marines hold their Birthday Ball today from 5 to 8 p.m. It is at College Park Community Center at 1990 Jagerson Ave. Tickets cost $10 and include dinner. Formal dress. Fortress Opening Monday Flying Fortress traffic interchange ribbon cutting is Monday at 11 a.m. A B-17 flyover is set near … Read more

Downtown Block Party First Friday runs tonight from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on Beale Street. Theme is 100 Years of Route 66 and Big Hair Bulldogs Reunion. Vendors and food trucks line about First to Sixth with live music all night. Bulldogs Beat Odyssey Kingman High beat Odyssey 32-10 on Thursday night at Kingman High. … Read more

Beale Street Night First Friday returns to downtown tomorrow from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. The theme is A Trip Down Memory Lane for 100 Years of Route 66 and a Big Hair Bulldogs Reunion. Beale Street closes from First Street to Sixth Street for the block party. Vendors, food, and live music fill the five … Read more

Street Drags Kingman Route 66 Street Drags run Oct. 9 through Oct. 11 on Historic Route 66. Racers will compete in 11 classes for the Route 66 centennial. Friday Test and Tune runs 1:00 to 9:00 p.m. Saturday racing runs 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., and Sunday finals wrap near 4:00 p.m. Park at the … Read more

Flood Watch A Flood Watch covers Kingman through this evening. NWS Las Vegas says heavy showers and storms can flood washes and low spots. Golden Valley and Dolan Springs sit under the same watch. Water Meeting City of Kingman and Mohave County hold a joint water task force meeting today at 1:30 p.m. It is … Read more

Ballot Testing Mohave County tests ballot tabulation equipment today for the Nov. 3 general election. The county check starts at 9:00 a.m. at 700 W. Beale. The Arizona Secretary of State runs a second test at 2:45 p.m. there. Press and the public can watch both tests. Water Task Force City of Kingman and Mohave … Read more

Murder Charge Mohave County Sheriff’s detectives arrested a 46-year-old Kingman man Tuesday on a first-degree murder charge. The case is the Dec. 14, 2016 shooting death of a 22-year-old. The victim died of multiple gunshot wounds after a weapons call. The suspect is booked into the Mohave County Adult Detention Facility. Water Meeting City of … Read more