Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
Casey Grove is host of Alaska News Nightly, a general assignment reporter and an editor at Alaska Public Media. Reach him at cgrove@alaskapublic.org. Read more about Casey here.
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, December 16, 2021
St. George struggles with fuel, power and water shortages in the dead of winter. And how genetic genealogy is solving cold case murders in Alaska.
Anchorage man’s magic mushroom selling leads feds to swastika stickers, charges say
Luke Edward Foster, 27, faces federal drug dealing and weapons charges. The stickers, along with a black-and-white swastika flag, were allegedly found in Foster’s possession, but are so far not part of the criminal allegations against him.
The lack of law enforcement in rural Alaska prompted promises of more police. Two years later, they haven’t been kept.
Gov. Dunleavy promised to put Alaska State Troopers and police in specific communities off the road system. But two years later, reporting by the Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica has found the state has mostly failed to follow through on those promises.
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Claims Settlement Act created a divide within families. And sponsors of a ballot initiative say tribal recognition in the state is long overdue.
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Communities across the state are seeking changes to the Alaska Redistricting Board's new legislative map. Also, a surprise decision about halibut bycatch in Western Alaska leaves some fishermen worried. And a weather station malfunction leaves Yakutat without air travel for days.
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, December 13, 2021
A federal appeals court weighs a fishing dispute on the state's only Native reservation. Also, residents near the proposed Ambler mine are ambivalent about the project that could harm subsistence but also bring much needed jobs to the region. And a meeting on salmon declines in western Alaska leads to few solid answers.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, December 10, 2021
Questions abound after the Permanent Fund's executive director is voted out. Also, communities around the state are rolling out access to rapid at-home COVID-19 tests. And Fairbanks tries a new type of responder to help people experiencing a mental health crisis.
Dairy farmer’s Alaska sprint mushing dreams come true in new documentary ‘Underdog’
"Underdog" is the product of 10 years of work by filmmaker Tommy Hyde, who shot, directed and edited the film, which he says tells Vermont dairy farmer Doug Butler's "curiously optimistic" tale.
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, December 9, 2021
Alaska Native Corporations scramble to meet the deadline for spending CARES Act funds. Also, a trip to the mine described as a model for Alaska Native shareholders to earn a good living and stay in their communities. And a new documentary tells the story of a Vermont dairy farmer realizing his dream of mushing dogs in Alaska.
Former ‘Deadliest Catch’ captain admits to dealing heroin, court documents say
Elliott Neese, 39, has agreed to plead guilty to one count of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. That’s according to a plea agreement Neese signed and filed in federal court Monday, shortly after prosecutors charged him.
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Congress considers granting Alaska tribes more power to prosecute some crimes. Also, Skagway residents question a ferry schedule change that leaves the town with no service. And a student in Dillingham finds inspiration for a rap song in an ancient poem.
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Alaska doctors describe their frustration fighting misinformation during the pandemic. Also, as the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act turns 50, a look back at what's worked and what hasn't. And Anchorage assembly members are concerned about turnover at the city health department.
Alaska’s resident killer whales have a lot to say in underwater recordings
Hannah Myers is a Ph. D. marine biology student with UAF's College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences. A recent paper Myers co-authored in the journal Scientific Reports delves into the mysteries of where North Pacific killer whales spend their time in winter.
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, December 6, 2021
A federal judge rejects the state's challenge to an emergency subsistence hunt in Kake. Also, the recent COVID outbreak in Petersburg stretches nurses as they treat patients. And listening to North Pacific killer whales reveals where they spend their winters.
Alaska Native stories featured in new ‘Buried Truths’ documentary on painful history of boarding schools
A new half-hour documentary on the Al Jazeera program "Fault Lines" delves into that painful history of Native American boarding schools in the U.S.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, December 3, 2021
High-speed satellite internet has a bumpy rollout in rural Alaska. Also, nurses in Petersburg go door-to-door treating COVID-19 patients. And a new documentary featuring two Alaska Native people's stories delves into the painful history of boarding schools.
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, December 2, 2021
Survivors of the Haines landslides reflect on the devastation one year later. Also, an Anchorage man has invested his heart, soul and savings to bring 17 Afghans to Alaska. And Seward Olympic gold medalist Lydia Jacoby signs a deal with a swimwear company under new NCAA rules.
Police chief retirement and budget vetoes mark latest shakeup in Anchorage politics
Turbulence in Anchorage’s city politics continued Tuesday with the chief of police announcing his retirement and the mayor vetoing most of the changes the Assembly made to the city’s budget last week.
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, December 1, 2021
In Napakiak, administrators are moving kids into portable buildings to keep them safe from the encroaching river. Also, the Anchorage airport starts handing out rapid COVID-19 tests to travelers. An Alaska Native heavy metal band takes a critical look at issues impacting Native people.
Alaskans should be vigilant, not overwhelmed, with likely arrival of omicron variant, Zink says
As Alaska virus hunters look for sings of omicron in the state, Alaska's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink says overcoming coronavirus fatigue is more important than ever.