What Is KGUN-TV? How to Find Local News, Weather, and Sports on KGUN 9

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KGUN-TV is the ABC-affiliated television station serving Tucson, Arizona, and its website is kgun9.com, branded on the site as KGUN 9 with the tagline "Tucson's Source for Local News, Sports, and Weather." Use the site when you want Tucson-area reporting, regional Arizona news, and local weather and sports; national and international stories on the site are largely carried from the Associated Press and Scripps News Group rather than produced by the Tucson newsroom.

What KGUN-TV and kgun9.com Are

KGUN 9 presents itself as a Tucson local news outlet. Its site organizes content into a few clear layers:

Layer What it covers Example from the site
Local News Tucson and Pima County reporting Crash that shut down eastbound I-10 near Dragoon Road; Pima County seeking guidance on a new lease holder for Old Tucson Studios
In Your Neighborhood Hyperlocal community items Sidewalk and pedestrian improvements along South Palo Verde Road; TUSD parent reactions to possible school closures
Local Sports Tucson-area sports Pickleball players who saved a life on the court; Rotary Classic Car Show anniversary
Statewide News Arizona stories, sometimes from partner stations Terry Black's BBQ expanding to Arizona (credited to KXXV Digital Staff)
National News / National Politics Wire and partner coverage Six Flags seat belts after a rider's death; Trump ordering a DOJ lawsuit over Alaska's Senate race (AP via Scripps News Group)

The distinction matters: if a story is credited to "AP via Scripps News Group" or another station's staff, it is not original KGUN reporting. Local bylines such as Craig Smith, JJ McKinney, Eddie Celaya, and Alexis Ramanjulu indicate Tucson-produced coverage.

Finding Local News, Weather, and Sports

The homepage is the main entry point. Its navigation and section headings lead to Local News, Local Sports, Statewide News, and National News, and the page also surfaces "More News In Your Neighborhood" for community-level items.

  • Local news: Start with the Local News section. Headlines mix public safety (crime logs, shootings, crashes), local government (TUSD consolidation recommendations, Pima County leases), and community events.
  • Weather: The site describes itself as a source for Tucson weather, and weather content sits alongside news and sports in the main navigation. Tucson-specific forecasts and current conditions are the relevant destination; the homepage evidence here does not detail the forecast page layout, so expect to navigate from the weather section rather than a single fixed URL.
  • Sports: The Local Sports section carries high school and community sports plus regional pro angles, such as Larry Fitzgerald reflecting on his career.

If you are looking for a specific story, the section structure is more reliable than scanning the homepage, which rotates headlines frequently.

Interactive and Contact Entry Points

KGUN 9 lists several ways to engage beyond reading:

  • You Ask We Investigate — the station's viewer-driven investigative segment, listed among the site's keywords and a recurring feature.
  • Share With Us — a submission channel for tips, photos, or story ideas.
  • News Navigator and In Your Community — community-oriented sections.
  • Team Near You — a station/team locator.

These are the appropriate routes for submitting a news tip or asking the newsroom to look into an issue. The site does not publish a single universal contact form for all purposes, so choose the channel that matches your intent: investigation request, general share, or community item.

Deciding Whether kgun9.com Is the Right Source

Choose KGUN 9 when your question is about Tucson or southern Arizona — local crime and safety, Pima County and TUSD decisions, road closures like the I-10 work near Dragoon Road, or community events. For statewide Arizona news, the site aggregates partner coverage, so a Phoenix-based outlet may have more depth. For national and international stories, KGUN 9 republishes AP and Scripps material, and going to those original sources will usually give you fuller coverage.

One practical caution: local headlines on the homepage are updated continuously and are not archived in a single index there, so bookmark the section you use most (Local News, Local Sports, or Weather) rather than relying on the front page.