State DHSS suspends thousands of senior benefits payments
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services has suspended payments for some recipients of the state’s Senior Benefits Program due to a lack of funding.
Memorable Graduation for Bethel University Campus
Graduation was one to remember this year at Bethel’s Kuskokwim Campus, which is a branch of the University of Alaska Fairbanks. It was...
Should the U.S. enter conflict with North Korea, Alaska at center of response
Alaska will be at the center of the response if the U.S. gets into a conflict with North Korea. That's according to Alaska’s senior military officer. Listen now
Kivalina Finally Begins Filling Water Tanks Again
A remote village in northern Alaska has finally begun to fill its water storage tanks again, after spending last winter with dwindling reserves.
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Alaska’s RavnAir Group approved for July bankruptcy sale
An analysis conducted as part of the bankruptcy proceedings estimated RavnAir’s assets in liquidation would be worth between $21.2 million and $33 million, far less than its debts of $151.5 million to $185.8 million.
Petersburg celebrates 10 years of movies, powered by students
Petersburg's student-run movie theater celebrated its 10th anniversary recently. The Northern Nights Theater got its start with a $35,000 state grant in 1997 --...
Bergdahl’s Hometown Unprepared For Public Backlash
Almost immediately after the jubilant response to former Fort Richardson soldier Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s release from the Taliban on Saturday, the story took a very different turn. First, there was criticism of the Obama administration for exchanging five Taliban detainees for Bergdahl. Then, some soldiers from his former unit started speaking out against the freed prisoner of war. Bergdahl’s hometown in Idaho was unprepared for the public backlash.
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Heavy winter snowfall may become more common in Y-K Delta
Recent storms have battered the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta coast and dumped many feet of snow in various places. Some are saying this is more snow than they’ve seen in decades. Scientists say that heavy snowfall may become more common in Alaska in the future.
Pilot error led to deadly crash in downtown Sitka
A deadly plane crash in downtown Sitka almost a year ago was the result of pilot error. The National Transportation Safety Board yesterday released...
FEMA documents damage from Alaska flooding
Federal Emergency Management Administration officials are documenting damage from the summer rain and wind storm that caused flooding and other damage in interior and...
More Commercial Coho Fishing Coming to the Kuskokwim
There’s a sigh of relief on the middle Kuskokwim River as the silver salmon have arrived and smokehouses are firing up. The run appears to be looking good, and the Department of Fish and Game says the river is ready for more commercial fishing.
‘Gang Busters’ Sweep Through Anchorage
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
There was a law enforcement sweep through Anchorage over the weekend. They called it "Gang Busters," and made a number...
For Alaska Native earring makers, the pandemic brought a boom
Beaded earrings have always been a staple in Native fashion, but the big uptick in business shows how they’ve become in-demand more broadly. Some say it helps that they are an easy way to be stylish in Zoom meetings.
Former state workers sue, saying they were unconstitutionally fired
A lawyer and two doctors are suing the state, saying Gov. Mike Dunleavy fired them for unconstitutional reasons. The American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska filed the lawsuits Thursday.
Stevens and Begich jockey over mud-slinging
Senator Ted Stevens, Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich and the Alaska Democratic Party are ‘one-upping’ each other in a tussle over smear tactics in the...
An ancient discovery in Southeast Alaska could help pinpoint how and when the first humans got here
And scientists say it may support the theory that the Pacific coast was first settled by people traveling along the shoreline, living off the sea.
Japanese navy ports in Anchorage for “good-will” visit
Two Japanese naval destroyers are in Anchorage for a “good-will” port call. Listen now
State ICU call center could ease rural health care gap, Yukon-Kuskokwim health officials say
The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation does not have its own intensive care unit, so it depends on transferring critically ill or injured patients to hospitals around the state. But the recent surge in COVID-19 cases means that most ICU departments are at or near capacity. There aren’t enough beds for new patients.
As COVID-19 spikes in Alaska, Kenai Peninsula emerges as virus hotspot
COVID-19 has spread quickly in recent weeks on the Kenai Peninsula, which now has 62 active cases and a per capita infection rate that’s three times the one found in Anchorage, according to state data.
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Two planes collide north of Anchorage; one dead upon Susitna River crash; Walker vetoes Knik Arm bridge money, Vitamin D study; Rating agency improves Alaska’s credit outlook; Rural healthcare facilities struggle paying Internet bills as FCC rate review holds up subsidies; Seward receives funding relief for December storm damage; Anchorage moves forward on LIO purchase; Juneau seeks community help with $1 million endowment for Alaska College of Education; As the Arctic warms, a changing landscape on the Chukchi Sea; Romig Middle Schoolers present history project at the Smithsonian Listen now