Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK - Bethel
Anna Rose MacArthur is a reporter at KYUK in Bethel.
Aniak is preparing for 2 possible disasters at once: COVID-19 and flooding
Among other concerns, the Yukon-Kuskokwim community of Aniak has to grapple with question of where to put to bodies from anyone who dies from COVID-19
First COVID-19 case reported in the Yukon-Kuskokwim region
A positive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed for the first time in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
When Ravn stopped flying, these airlines stepped in
Regional airlines are stepping in to close the gaps Ravn left behind. Three airlines are expanding their routes in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, and some are even hiring.
Bethel grocers ‘significantly’ increase shipments to stores, anticipate another big shopping week
Grocery stores in Bethel are expecting another large run on goods this week, and have substantially increased the size of their shipments into Bethel to prepare.
Here’s how the Bethel hospital is preparing to respond to coronavirus
The Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation is increasing its inventory of personal protective equipment, including masks, gowns, and gloves, at its Bethel hospital and village clinics.
For rescuers retrieving passengers from Y-K crash site, the task was grim and cold
Carl Andrew has volunteered with Tuntutuliak Search and Rescue for 38 years. It’s always the hope that when searchers go out, it’s for a rescue, not a recovery, he said.
Yute Commuter Service has named pilot of plane that crashed, killing 5
Yute Commuter Service has released the name of the pilot killed in a plane accident on Thursday, Feb. 6, along the lower Kuskokwim River that also killed four passengers. The pilot, Tony Matthews, was flying a Piper PA-32R from Bethel to Kipnuk when it crashed about 11 miles southwest of Tuntutuliak.
Five dead in small commercial plane crash outside of Bethel
Bethel, Alaska — Five people are dead following a plane crash Thursday near the lower Kuskokwim community of Tuntutuliak, according to Alaska State Troopers.
At 1:42 p.m., troopers were alerted to an overdue Yute...
Citing population decline, ADF&G closing hunt early for Mulchatna caribou herd
The restriction is a conservation measure following the herd’s dramatic population drop to half the size that it was three years ago.
Toksook Bay prepares to be first town counted in 2020 U.S. Census
The national count will begin in two weeks in a town in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Toksook Bay, population 590 during the previous census.
Eek Traditional Council approves funds to bring DMV to town to issue Real IDs
Starting Oct. 1, 2020 Alaskans will need Real ID compliant identification to board commercial airlines, access military bases and enter federal facilities. But the state's vast geography can make getting the document complicated.
As REAL ID deadline approaches, Toksook Bay plans to pay for a visit from the DMV
The city will be required to pay the DMV workers' airfare, lodging, and miscellaneous travel expenses, like airport parking and per diem.
Mulchatna caribou conservation efforts are just beginning, manager says
A call-in radio show hosted by Bethel-based KYUK gave local subsistence users and federal managers a chance to share local knowledge of the Mulchatna caribou and to discuss how federal authorities plan to manage the hunt.
Kwethluk tribe seeks to loosen some Kuskokwim set net restrictions
The tribe has submitted a proposal to the Board of Fish to allow set nets of 6-inch or less mesh to be used anywhere in the Kuskokwim River during times of king salmon conservation.
No one is sure why the Mulchatna caribou are disappearing in Southwest Alaska
Perhaps the animals trampled their food, but the herd was not at the peak numbers it once had decades ago. Perhaps there was heavy predation, like from wolves, but predators don’t usually cause a population to drop by half. Then there’s a theory of over-hunting, which could be a contributing factor.
A barista ministry opens the only real coffee shop in Bethel
The purpose of opening the shop is to create something rare in Bethel: a place to sit and relax in a social setting that’s not work and not home, and where you’re not expected to drop money in the double digits, like at a restaurant, Pastor Adam London said.
Mulchatna caribou herd population drops by half, prompting hunting bag limit reduction
The reason behind the disappearance of high numbers of adult caribou remains a mystery, and with the Mulchatna herd declining so quickly, managers had no choice but to reduce the bag limit.
Marshall voters want to open city-run alcohol store in dry community
After three decades of prohibiting alcohol, the dry Lower Yukon community of Marshall wants to open a city-run alcohol store and has begun moving in that direction.
‘It felt like we were all connected.’ Akiak teen returns from U.N. climate summit
For 17-year-old Carl Smith of Akiak, the climate crisis became real one night while driving the ice road to Bethel.
Akiak boy among those who filed legal complaint about climate change with a United Nations committee
The complaint alleges that five countries are violating children’s rights by failing to curb fossil fuel emissions and reduce the effects of the climate crisis.