More than a year after voters approved them, Anchorage police still don't have body cameras. Also, Gov. Mike Dunleavy says Alaska is the best place to mine for critical minerals. And the end of a federal free lunch program is leaving some parents confused.
The last remaining private company with a lease to drill in ANWR has pulled out. Also, local opposition builds against Donlin Gold's proposed mine. And the unusual bet that motivated a Bristol Bay high school student to graduate.
As homeless campers in Anchorage try to stay out of the rain, advocates say the city needs to plan for winter. Scientists say tundra fires in Alaska could become more frequent. And a new app helps people in Sitka track landslide warnings.
Alaska State Troopers arrest a man connected to an AMBER alert sent last night. Also, firefighters tackle late-season wildfires in the Interior. And it's the first day of school on a military base in Anchorage.
Alaskans went to the polls yesterday, and early results are in. Environmentalists say king salmon fishing in Southeast Alaska hurts killer whales in Puget Sound, but fishermen disagree. And a small village in Bristol Bay gets statewide recognition for its library.
Today is Alaska's first-ever ranked choice election, but not all voters like the new system. Three people were stabbed in Ketchikan, and police are searching for a motive. And Anchorage parents scramble to arrange carpools during a district-wide bus driver shortage.
The federal government could take over management of silver salmon at the lower Kuskokwim River. Also, a former Mat-Su Borough Assembly member says Representative David Eastman shouldn't hold office. And electric vehicle drivers head to the northernmost point on the road system.
Three people died and two were injured in a fire at a Bethel housing complex. Conservative gubernatorial candidates go after Gov. Mike Dunleavy's record. And health officials address misconceptions about monkeypox.
The Anchorage Assembly wants to know how the city's former health director was hired with a fraudulent resume. Republican candidates in the special election are competing for the same pool of voters. Dipnetting brings crowds and their trash to Kenai Peninsula beaches, and volunteers are cleaning up.
Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson launches an investigation into the hiring of the former health director. Also, a new report looks at possible causes of the 2020 plane crash that killed a Soldotna representative and six others. And Denali National Park gets some mid-summer snowfall.
An investigation shows Anchorage's former health director lied about his education and military experience. Also, federal officials hope to expand broadband access throughout the state. And a rural school district is making it easier for local people to become teachers.
The MV LeConte, an Alaska state ferry, sits at the dock in the Southeast village of Angoon on Thursday, March 28, 2019. (Nat Herz/Alaska’s Energy Desk) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to [email protected]. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews . And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast. Monday on Alaska News Nightly: Cruise passengers say Holland America is sending them home on state ferries if they ...
Roughly 20 people marched in front of Anchorage Police headquarters on Tues. Aug. 2, 2022 to demand that officers use Narcan. (Wesley Early/Alaska Public Media) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to [email protected]. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews . And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast. Friday on Alaska News Nightly: Advocates demand that Anchorage police officers carry the opioid overdose r...
A sign outside the Anchorage School District’s bus depot advertises open bus driver positions. Without enough drivers, the district may have to suspend some bus routes. (Katie Anastas/Alaska Public Media) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to [email protected]. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews . And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast. Thursday on Alaska News Nightly: Economists say Anchorage has ...
Petersburg, Alaska, seen from a skiff leaving Kupreanof Island. Officials there have started a task force to seek solutions to a housing shortage. (Katie Anastas/Alaska Public Media) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to [email protected]. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews . And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast. Wednesday on Alaska News Nightly: Homeless advocates worry as outdoor deaths increas...
Sen. Dan Sullivan told reporters that he supported House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan. (Screenshot from Associated Press video.) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to [email protected]. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews . And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast. Tuesday on Alaska News Nightly: Sen. Dan Sullivan says he supports Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan. Ukrainian refugees find a new h...
Akiak was the first community in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta to bring high-speed broadband internet to all its residents last winter. Akiak youth talk with engineers and technicians about which house they will be installing an antenna on next. (Katie Basile/KYUK) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to [email protected]. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews . And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast. Monda...
The Anchorage Health Department on Nov. 8, 2021 (Lex Treinen/Alaska Public Media) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to [email protected]. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews . And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast. Friday on Alaska News Nightly: Health officials announce Alaska’s first case of monkeypox. Ranchers near Delta Junction look for answers after one of their cows was found killed. And as...
Jay Mojello is one of the many new teachers at the Kuspuk School District who are from the Philippines. (Olivia Ebertz/KYUK) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to [email protected]. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews . And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast. Thursday on Alaska News Nightly: School districts struggle to hire teachers ahead of the new school year. Also, a new contract for Alaska Airl...
In the Ester hills, outside of Fairbanks, strong winds on Monday, July 25, 2022, knocked over trees, some toppled onto homes and others onto powerlines, causing outages. (Bob Grove) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to [email protected]. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews . And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast. Wednesday on Alaska News Nightly: Hundreds of households in the Interior are still wi...
A seiner hauls in hatchery-produced chum salmon in Crawfish Inlet in 2018. (Photo courtesy of NSRAA) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to [email protected]. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews . And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast. Tuesday on Alaska News Nightly: Residents of the Interior face power outages and falling trees during high winds. After a year in office, Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson...
Young Wood Bison that are being transported to join a herd seeded along the Innoko River in 2015. (Alaska Department Of Fish And Game) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to [email protected]. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews . And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast. Monday on Alaska News Nightly: The state Department of Law says homeschooling families can use public funds to pay for private schoo...
Les Gara on Feb. 14, 2022 (Lex Treinen/Alaska Public Media) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to [email protected]. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews . And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast. Friday on Alaska News Nightly: What campaign contributions can tell us about Alaska’s gubernatorial race. Yukon River fishermen turn to food stamps during the lowest chinook run on record. And state health o...
Natasha Price looks for sale produce at Carrs in South Anchorage on Thursday, July 14, 2022. (Kavitha George/AKPM) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to [email protected]. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews . And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast. Thursday on Alaska News Nightly: Anchorage police officers exchange gunfire with a man at a campground opened to the homeless. Also, how inflation is im...
Tents at Centennial Campground on June 27, 2022 (Lex Treinen/Alaska Public Media) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to [email protected]. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews . And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast. Wednesday on Alaska News Nightly: The donor behind the biggest contributions to Senator Lisa Murkowski’s re-election campaign. A fifth bear is killed at an Anchorage campground the city...
Crews from outside are demobilizing from the Lime Complex, a group of 18 wildfires that have burned more than 865,000 acres in southwest Alaska. (Gannett Glacier’s Bryan Quimby/Alaska Incident Management Team) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to [email protected]. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews . And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast. Tuesday on Alaska News Nightly: Homeless residents at an ...
Sockeye in a creek in the Wood River watershed. July 28, 2021. (Stephanie Maltarich/KDLG) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to [email protected]. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews . And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast. Monday on Alaska News Nightly: As COVID circulates widely, state epidemiologists say vaccines and boosters are preventing hospitalizations. Also, a record harvest for Bristol Ba...
Sockeye salmon. (Courtesy of Redoubt Reporter) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to [email protected]. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews . And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast. Friday on Alaska News Nightly: Telecommunications workers in Alaska could soon go on strike. Also, experts weigh in on whether strict regulations on commercial fishing could help Western Alaska subsistence users. And cit...
Sara Palin gives a speech during a rally at the Alaska Airlines Center on Saturday, July 9, 2022. (Kendrick Whiteman/Alaska Public Media) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to [email protected]. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews . And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast. Thursday on Alaska News Nightly: Republicans prepare to “rank the red” in next month’s special election. Also, Denali Borough lea...
A fisherman driftnets for salmon in the Kuskokwim River near Napaskiak on June 12, 2018. (Katie Basile/KYUK) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to [email protected]. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews . And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast. Wednesday on Alaska News Nightly: After weeks of debate, the Anchorage Assembly approves a process to remove the mayor. Subsistence users ask for greater rest...
