Pollock are transferred from a fishing boat into a processing plant in Dutch Harbor, in the Aleutian Islands, in January, 2019. (Photo by Berett Wilber) 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: The new strain of bird flu is detected in a fox in the Aleutian Islands. Also, a bi...
May 28, 2022•29 min
The district’s senior director of maintenance and operations wants all elementary schools to have secure vestibules like the one at Lake Otis Elementary. (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: The Anchorage School District prioritizes se...
May 27, 2022•29 min
Activists hold anti-Pebble Mine posters at an EPA meeting in 2012. (Photo by Daysha Eaton) 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 EPA proposes vetoing development of the Pebble Mine. As COVID case numbers rise, health officials urge older Alaskans to take extra precau...
May 26, 2022•29 min
Many stores are limiting the number of baby formula containers each customer can buy. At a Fred Meyer in Anchorage, customers are limited to four. (Tegan Hanlon/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. Tuesday on Alaska News Nightly: The state’s redistricting board must use a new map fo...
May 25, 2022•29 min
The Mountain View community fridge opened on Saturday, May 21, 2022. (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. Monday on Alaska News Nightly: Gov. Mike Dunleavy picks a running mate for this year’s election. Also, a structure fire spreads into nearby trees amid warm and win...
May 24, 2022•29 min
The Lowell Point Landslide (Photo courtesy of James Unrein) 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: The state’s Office of Children’s Services has been sued over its handling of foster care. Also, Alaskans welcome Ukrainian refugees to the United States. And weeks after a land...
May 21, 2022•29 min
A person holds a sign that reads “APD body cameras now” in bold letters at a rally for justice for Bishar Hassan on Friday near 16th Avenue and A Street, where roughly a hundred people attended. Hassan was shot and killed by Anchorage Police Department officers three years ago nearby, after he pulled out a BB gun from his pants. (Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to [email protected]. Follow Alaska Public Med...
May 20, 2022•29 min
A fisherman pulls a king salmon from the Kuskokwim River during a subsistence fishing opening on June 12, 2018. (Photo by 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: The federal government is suing the state of Alaska over its management of Kuskokwim River...
May 19, 2022•29 min
Sara Stekoll works behind the counter on Friday at Forbidden Peak Brewery in Juneau. (Photo by Lyndsey Brollini/KTOO) 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: Business owners welcome changes to the state’s alcohol restrictions. Also, the University of Alaska boosted faculty s...
May 18, 2022•29 min
Nine U.S. House candidates prepare to speak at a May 12 forum hosted by Alaska industry groups. Candidates are seated in alphabetical order: Nick Begich, former state Rep. John Coghill, Anchorage Assembly member Christopher Constant, Al Gross, Jeff Lowenfels, former Gov. Sarah Palin, former state Rep. Mary Peltola, state Sen. Josh Revak and former Assistant Interior Secretary Tara Sweeney. (Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and ...
May 17, 2022•29 min
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. Friday on Alaska News Nightly: Industry leaders and politicians criticize the Biden administration’s cancellation of a Cook Inlet lease sale. Also, a mom in Homer finally has some answers about her daughter, who went missing in 2019. And a “ghost b...
May 14, 2022•29 min
The Alaska State Capitol building in Juneau, pictured in Feb. 2017. (KTOO file photo) 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: Alaska now leads the nation in drug overdose deaths. Also, the state House still has to decide if it agrees with the Senate’s budget proposal. And y...
May 13, 2022•29 min
Sabrina and Kobi Jervsjo’s yard in Manley Hot Springs. (Photo courtesy of the Jervsjo family.) 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: Alaska Democrats denounce Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s opposition to a federal abortion bill. Also, Manley Hot Springs residents assess the damag...
May 12, 2022•29 min
A Bartlett High School graduate waits to walk across the stage. (Adam Nicely/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. Tuesday on Alaska News Nightly: State health officials are changing the way they fight drug overdoses. Also, how Alaska’s wildland firefighters are preparing for the upc...
May 11, 2022•29 min
Manley Hot Springs on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Alaska State Troopers) 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: State senators vote to give energy relief payments on top of permanent fund dividends. Travelers adapt after a landslide blocks a road near Seward. And Alaska Native U...
May 10, 2022•29 min
Roughly 200 people gathered at rush hour Tuesday night in midtown Anchorage to rally for the protection of reproductive rights. (Jeff Chen/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: Some anti-abortion advocates doubt a constitutional convention will bring a ...
May 07, 2022•29 min
An Anchorage Police Department Headquarter’s window looking out on to 4th Ave on May 7th, 2021. (Hannah Lies/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: Anchorage police ask for help in two cases, including one that involves a missing child. Also, tuberculo...
May 06, 2022•29 min
