Mayowa Aina, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
Gruening Middle School teachers and staff take first look at earthquake damage
Gruening suffered the most damage of any school in the district during the earthquake and will receive the bulk of the money in the school bond proposal for repairs and seismic upgrades.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Jan. 10, 2020
A judge allows the campaign to recall Governor Dunleavy to go forward. Plus: are engine block heaters worth it for your car and the environment?
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020
Both sides in the campaign to recall Governor Mike Dunleavy will be making their cases tomorrow in front of a Superior Court judge in Anchorage. Plus, campaigners for an initiative to reform Alaska's elections submitted tens of thousands of signatures to the division of elections today.
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski could influence a congressional resolution that might limit the President's military interactions with Iran. Plus, frozen pipes force some residents in Yukon-Kuskowim Delta to go back to using honey buckets. And, a remembrance of longtime National Weather Service forecaster and Fairbanks public radio music host Bob Fisher.
Anchorage Public Library will no longer charge fines for overdue materials
The policy change is aimed at making the library more accessible to the people who need its services the most.
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020
Starting this month the Anchorage Public Library system goes fine free. Plus: A volcanic eruption in the Aleutians is intensifying.
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, Jan. 6, 2020
Alaska's Senators react to the attack that killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, commander of Iran's Quds force. Plus: Juneau residents are divided over an officer's use of lethal force which killed a man last month.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Jan. 3, 2020
A Fairbanks food entrepreneur pitches a farmers market on wheels. Plus: Officials try to manage changes for halibut charter fishing. And, Anchorage officials weigh different tax measures to address years of budget cuts.
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020
After rescuing two fishermen from a life raft, the U.S. Coast Guard suspends the search for five others near Kodiak Island. Plus, a new facility in Anchorage is using a different approach to sexual assault investigations that centers victims and survivors. And, residents in Kotzebue finally see fireworks after weather delayed the display on New Year's Eve.
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019
The Haines community is shaken after an avalanche kills two young men. Plus, wildlife officials try to strike a balance between oil drilling and animal conservation. And, the city of Anchorage closes out the year by setting a new warm weather record.
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, Dec. 30, 2019
Juneau experiences its first fatal officer involved shooting in 12 years. And, two Alaska high school students will go to D.C as part of the United States Senate Youth Program.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Dec. 20, 2019
Questions swirl around letters signed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy in support of the proposed Pebble Mine. Plus: Transportation officials prepare for huge gaps in ferry service.
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019
BP employees face decisions about whether to stay or go ahead of the company's pending sale to Hilcorp. Plus: Parents in Bethel react to a local principal charged with sex crimes involving minors.
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019
A look at the historical roots of the tension between Arctic Slope Regional Corporation and the Alaska Federation of Natives. Plus: Alaska's senators weigh in on the U.S House vote to impeach President Donald Trump.
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019
Alaska lawmakers are reviewing Hilcorp's pending purchase of BP's assets. Plus: Alaska Native groups gather in Anchorage to help translate material for the 2020 census.
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, Dec. 16, 2019
Wrangell's Fish and Game office could close due to cost-cutting under Governor Dunleavy's proposed budget, but local officials are fighting to prevent it. Plus, how a free local mini-bus has changed the lives some of Petersburg's most vulnerable residents.
Capacity and safety animate debate over post-earthquake plan for Chugiak-Eagle River schools
Anchorage Assembly members called a town hall last week to discuss a long-term solution for two schools that were closed due to damage from last year's earthquake. The central question is whether or not the two area high schools should merge in order to provide a new campus for the closed middle school, rather than rebuilding the middle school where it currently is.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Dec. 13, 2019
Disrupted ferry service in Southeast puts school breakfast and lunch at risk. And, why some herring fisherman are not returning to Togiak this year.
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019
How the U.S. stacks up against Russia and China for strategic power in the Arctic. Plus, Planned Parenthood challenges an Alaska law that prohibits medical practitioners from providing abortions. And, Bethel's first marijuana store prepares to open.
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has released a proposed budget that spends savings to pay large PFDs. Plus: A U.S. Senate bill could provide new guidance for ship travel in the Arctic. And, a fully electric seaplane made its first flight over the Fraser River near Vancouver.