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.
Anchorage man murdered mother days after release from psychiatric hold, charges say
Thomas Layou, 38, had known mental health issues, owned guns and had been seen fighting with his mother, Patrice Layou, in the days leading up to her death, the charges say.
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, October 20, 2021
The state is preparing to roll out COVID-19 vaccines for younger kids. Also, a whistleblower in Anchorage says she was illegally fired by the mayor’s administration. And the federal subsistence board votes down a proposal to restrict trapping near trails.
Alaska expecting COVID-19 vaccines for wider group of kids in coming weeks
The state of Alaska is working on a plan to make sure kids can get vaccinated as soon as possible. State of Alaska Immunization Program Manager Matthew Bobo joined Alaska Public Media's Casey Grove to talk about those plans.
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Hospitals in Anchorage report good compliance with COVID vaccine mandates. Also, the state is spending a lot of money to keep its idled ferry, the Malaspina, tied up at a dock. And high schoolers in Haines turn a rundown skate park into a work of art.
Fairbanks’s Lathrop High wins its first football championship with motto of ‘EMAL’: Every Man A Leader
The Lathrop footballers had not spent the season focused on beating Soldotna, says their coach, Luke Balash, who describes the team's success as a byproduct of learning to be physically, mentally and emotionally capable young adults.
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, October 18, 2021
State senators struggle to come to agreement on a plan for the budget and Permanent Fund Dividend. Also, Anchorage businesses adjust to the new citywide mask mandate. And Fairbanks's Lathrop High School wins its first football championship.
Alabama man arrested in Alaska charged in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
It’s unclear why Christian Matthew Manley, 26, was in Alaska at the time of his arrest Friday. He faces charges for allegedly assaulting officers during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, causing civil disorder and entering and engaging in violence in a restricted building, among others.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, October 15, 2021
The Federal Aviation Administration releases recommendations to improve air safety in Alaska. Also, the Episcopal church in Alaska will investigate its history of boarding schools in the state. And Skagway says goodbye to the last cruise ship of a shortened season.
Threatened by melting sea ice, polar bears’ status up for review under Endangered Species Act
The review, which the Fish and Wildlife Service conducts every five years, could result in polar bears being "uplisted" to endangered, with further protections, de-listed altogether or they might stay listed as threatened.
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, October 14, 2021
Alaska's decline in COVID-19 cases stalls. Also, former Anchorage Assembly members weigh in on the current, fraught mask debate. And the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service begins its next review of polar bears' status under the Endangered Species Act.
First Alaska Native woman trooper, now retired, reflects on two decades in law enforcement
Anne Sears' 22-year career in law enforcement took her all over the state — from Southeast, to Southcentral, the Interior and, eventually, back to Northwest Alaska, where she's from.
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, October 13, 2021
After days of fraught testimony, the Anchorage Assembly passes a mask mandate. Also, rural Alaskans ask federal fisheries managers to crack down on salmon bycatch. And the first Alaska Native woman to serve as an Alaska State Trooper retires.
Alaska could see another La Niña winter, but early season snow and temps don’t mean much
That's according to National Weather Service climate researcher Brian Brettschneider, back for our Ask a Climatologist segment.
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, October 12, 2021
City and tribal leaders in Skagway agree to an archaeological study at the site of a former boarding school. Also, new affordable housing is set to open in Anchorage's Spenard neighborhood. And it's looking like another La Niña this winter.
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, October 11, 2021
Conservative officials pressure the state Pharmacy Board to fill Ivermectin prescriptions. Also, Anchorage's chief equity officer believes mayor Bronson fired him illegally. And a 6.9 earthquake struck near Chignik early Monday morning.
Alaska Supreme Court decision gives joint custody to non-biological mom in same-sex couple that split
The decision is the first of its kind in Alaska involving a same-sex couple. It relies on legal precedent from similar child custody battles between men and women, in which the non-biological parent is deemed a "psychological parent” and retains custody.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, October 8, 2021
The Anchorage Assembly hears another long night of testimony over a proposed mask mandate. And Alaska legislators are in their fourth special session, with no sign of progress. Also: The University of Alaska Fairbanks is getting the famous "Into the Wild" bus ready for exhibit.
Conflict erupts between Bronson and Assembly on sixth night of combative mask testimony
A stark conflict between Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson and Assembly leadership marked the sixth day of chaotic public testimony on a proposed mask mandate for the city.
Two birds migrating from Alaska represent thousands threatened by California oil spill
Two birds that nested this summer in Alaska, where they were banded with lightweight GPS trackers, are now in the area of an oil spill off the coast of California.
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, October 7, 2021
Alaska doctors say they’re worried about a difficult winter in pediatric hospital wings. Also, a Ketchikan resident discovers more racist vandalism near a school. And two birds that nested in Alaska have been tracked to the area of an oil spill off the coast of California.