Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK - Bethel
Bethel SAR reins in search for missing man while troopers gather more information
Bethel Search and Rescue is scaling back its search efforts for a missing man who’s disappearance is possibly related to a recent boat accident. Listen now
One dead and one missing in suspected boat accident
One body has been recovered and the search continues for a second person involved in a presumed boat accident on the Kuskokwim River last week.
Ongoing power outages spoil summer subsistence harvests in Tuluksak
Generator problems have meant ongoing power outages for Tuluksak over the past month. Listen now
Largest shipment of Yup’ik artifacts in the world arrives in Quinhagak
The world’s largest collection of Yup’ik artifacts has finally arrived home in Quinhagak on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta coast. Listen now
Y-K Delta communities mull options for National Guard armories
With the Cold War long over, and Alaska Army National Guard recruitment plummeting, the old armories aren’t needed to conduct surveillance as they did in the past. Listen now
ALASKAbuds signs lease to house Bethel’s first cannabis shop
The ink is drying on a lease that could house Bethel’s first cannabis shop. The owner of an Anchorage marijuana store wants to expand his business to Bethel and bring Alaska’s booming cannabis industry to the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. Listen now
King, red and chum salmon meeting ADF&G escapement goals in Kuskokwim tributaries
Healthy numbers of salmon are reaching their Kuskokwim spawning grounds this season, according to state standards. Across salmon species, state-issued escapement goals are being met. Listen now
Drying fish and having trouble with flies? A local biologist wants to help
As fishing restrictions push salmon harvests on the Kuskokwim River later into the wet part of summer, families are seeking new ways to dry their fish and keep bugs away. A local fish biologist has a possible solution and is seeking volunteers to test it out. Listen now
Kalskag negotiating new subsistence fishing regulations with Kuskokwim fishery managers
How you fish on the Kuskokwim River depends on where you are. And—according to local fishermen— how you fish near Upper and Lower Kalskag is unlike anywhere else on the river. Listen now
Remembering our friend, Native media pioneer John Active
Our friend, Yup’ik storyteller, culture bearer, translator and longtime KYUK radio and TV host John "Aqumgaciq” Active died this Monday morning at age 69. Listen now
The clock has stopped; Kuskokwim Ice Classic announces 3 winners
The Kuskokwim Ice Classic tripod sunk through the ice, stopping the clock at 7:51 p.m. on Wednesday. With that, the competition designated three lucky winners to take home thousands of dollars in prize money. Listen now
Donlin Gold final environmental impact statement released
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released its final environmental impact statement on the proposed Donlin Gold project. Listen now
Over a month of severe GCI outages causing headaches for city workers
City workers along the mid-Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta coast are frustrated. The extreme ice pack encasing a GCI tower has been slowing down, or simply cutting off their work for more than a month. Listen now
Bethel highway repair begins as warm winter destroys state roads across Alaska
Starting Thursday, the Department of Transportation will begin repairing Chief Eddie Hoffman Highway. The warm winter has wreaked similar havoc on highways across Alaska.
AK: Kasigluk Yuraq tradition dances through the generations
The 2018 Cama-i Dance Festival was dedicated to six elders from the tundra village of Kasigluk. The elders revived Yup’ik dance in the village and serve as the foundation of the community’s dance tradition today. The community is working to never need a revival again. Listen now
YK Delta forms climate adaptation plan based on international model for indigenous communities
Once again, Bethel hosted a meeting on how climate change is affecting the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. Bethel hosts a lot of these meetings. Many say the same things: temperatures are warming and the weather, land and life is changing.
Tribes plow longest Kuskokwim ice road ever
The Kuskokwim River now has its longest ice road ever in a year when people thought there might not be any ice road at all. The graded, marked road stretches 200 miles from Bethel upstream to Crooked Creek. Listen now
Toksook Bay Tribe receives more than 10 million federal dollars for trail construction
The Trump administration has awarded a major grant to a small community on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. Listen now
To disrupt land in Upper Kuskokwim, Donlin Gold may preserve land by Cook Inlet
The Alaska Mental Health Trust is considering handing over control of nearly 2,000 acres of Cook Inlet land to Donlin Gold. Listen now
BRHS students walk out of class to demand gun reform
On Wednesday afternoon, students walked out of class at Bethel Regional High School to raise awareness about school shootings and to demand stricter gun laws. Listen now