Food Bank of Alaska anticipates high demand with inflation in and pandemic aid out
The Food Bank of Alaska handed out thousands of free frozen turkeys and holiday meal kits through its annual Thanksgiving Blessing events.
Officials say they’ve finished work on massive tundra fire near Yukon River that threatened St. Mary’s
All of the more than 150 evacuees have returned to their home villages, according to the fire service.
Fighting COVID-19 at home and in Alaska’s largest hospital | Alaska Insight
The number of coronavirus infections in Alaska is growing. And as the disease continues its spread across the state, it’s impacting more and more Alaskans.
Federal highway officials reject Alaska transportation plan, citing 24 pages of flaws
Alaska’s summer construction season would be disrupted unless the state can fix the flaws before the end of the month.
Alaska announces weekly $49,000 lottery to encourage COVID-19 vaccination
Two winners will be chosen each week until the end of October for the $49,000 prize. There will be a separate lottery for those who were vaccinated prior to Sept. 2.
Trump infrastructure plan has rural money, but can Alaska have some?
The White House has presented its long promised infrastructure plan. It’s getting mixed reviews from Alaska's U.S. senators. Listen now
Murkowski speaks to Alaska legislature, issues warnings on Alaska gas development
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski today gave her annual report to the state House and Senate -- this year focusing on energy and Alaska's role...
Governor Palin axes $226 million from statewide capital budget
Governor Palin put the brakes on state spending today. With vetoes of more than 40% of the state's share of the capital projects budget...
St. Paul island has recorded just 2 COVID cases since the pandemic started
A city official says the island’s high vaccination rate and strict protocols, like mandatory testing, have kept the virus from spreading.
Iditapod: Mitch Seavey’s record-breaking run to Nome
In Episode 15, we talk about Mitch Seavey's record-breaking run, Aliy Zirkle vying for a top-10 finish, and taking a refreshing sauna in Unalakleet.
Japan Struggles to Contain Damaged Nuclear Reactors
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
As Japanese officials struggle to contain three nuclear reactors damaged during Friday’s massive earthquake and resulting tsunami in...
Bethel Loses a Major Landmark
Residents in Bethel have lost a major landmark. On Friday afternoon the Civil Engineer Corp brought down the White Alice radar. The radar towered over the city and much of the low lying region before it came crashing down.
‘None of us wants to do this’: UAA leaders recommend eliminating degree programs to shrink budget gap
UAA is proposing to cut degree programs to save money and shrink budget gaps.
Stebbins teacher arrested after sexually explicit chats with girl
Lon Dean Gillas, 65, is alleged to have used his Google account with the Bering Strait School District to chat about sex and BDSM with a 16-year-old girl, and to ask her for explicit photos.
Fleeing the slide: a survivor tells his story
As crews continue to cautiously work through debris searching for the three victims of Tuesday’s deadly landslide in Sitka, it’s clear that the event could have been much worse. There are many homes below and to either side of the slide, and there were two other people directly in its path who escaped.
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There have been two attempts in Congress to save Alaska’s cruise season in the last week. Both have failed.
The U.S. Senate on Thursday blocked consideration of a waiver that would have allowed foreign-flagged cruise ships to visit Alaska ports this summer.
Seldovia residents warned of leaching lead
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has released a report listing 15 water systems in Alaska that contain lead levels above the federal limit, and the City of Seldovia is among them.
Calista Shareholders Vote to Enroll ‘Afterborns’
The prospect of enrolling the younger generation of Y-K Delta Alaska Natives has been discussed for years. Now after the historic vote, Calista communications manager Thom Leonard says it too will take time to bring on the tens of thousands of new shareholders, That’s expected to start in the first half of 2017.
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As newly-renovated Kaktovik school continues to burn, villagers express shock, officials say it’s ‘a total loss’
The school in the North Slope village of Kaktovik is a “total loss” after a fire early Friday, according to a report by Anchorage station KTUU-TV.
Donation illuminates Alaska Native civil rights history
A recently donated collection of letters, essays, photographs and newspapers is shedding new light on the history of Alaska Native civil rights. One particularly controversial figure in the documents spent half a century advancing Alaska Native causes.
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