49 Voices: Jane Standifer of Tyonek
This week we're going to Tyonek to hear from Jane Standifer. She remembers working at the teen center in town when she was a teen herself back in the early 1980s.
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Alaska has the fastest rising rate of overdose deaths in the country, CDC says
The state’s health department recommends all Alaskans carry naloxone, a drug that can rapidly reverse an overdose.
Anchorage School District plans to reopen classrooms for younger students next month
Anchorage School District Superintendent Deena Bishop acknowledged the high number of coronavirus cases, but said keeping kids out of classrooms is having too grave an impact on mental health.
Gov. Walker Proposes Larger Ferry Budget
Gov. Bill Walker says the state ferry system needs more money to avoid “crippling cuts” during the next fiscal year.
Igiugig receives statewide literacy award for its robust library that started as a community bookshelf
Igiugig, a community of about 70 residents, has pursued big things from its little library.
Hard-hit Anchorage restaurants prepare for more restrictions
As COVID-19 cases soar in Anchorage, restaurants are bracing for the possibility of another shutdown. Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson said this week that she had no immediate plans for new emergency mandates, but noted the city may need to take action soon.
Ballot counting during Anchorage’s next election will be livestreamed 24/7 under updated rules
Some of the changes were designed to counter the harassment election workers faced in the 2021 election, but members mostly billed the updates as routine changes.
What’s driving Anchorage’s recent string of urban lynx encounters? Here’s what biologists say.
Last month, a lynx was spotted in Anchorage’s Airport Heights neighborhood, several miles from Far North Bicentennial Park. And on Friday, a resident captured a video of the animal walking along the Chester Creek Trail.
Fire Consumes St. Paul’s Trident Warehouse
Anchorage television station KTUU first reported that a warehouse owned by Trident Seafoods erupted in flames at about 10:30pm Thursday. While the fire has continued to smoke through the afternoon, a group of 25 responders, including Coast Guard personnel, have been able to keep it from spreading to nearby buildings.
Response wraps up on Shuyak Island oil spill
A $9 million oil spill cleanup is winding down on the southern end of Shuyak Island in an area that’s critical habitat for marine mammals like sea otters and Steller sea lions. Listen now
Husband of ADN owner hosts TV show featuring fellow billionaires
If you like to watch billionaires on TV, you don’t have to wait for Donald Trump to launch his own media network. The husband of Alaska Dispatch News owner Alice Rogoff now has his own prime-time television talk show. Listen Now
More wood bison headed for Innoko River region
The 28 yearling wood bison are part of a group form Alberta’s Elk Island National Park that were trucked to Fairbanks in April.
Alaska delegation asks Biden to act on Canadian mining near transboundary rivers
U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Rep. Mary Peltola expressed concern over Canadian mining impacts on U.S. communities.
Alaska beekeepers kill their colonies every fall, but an Anchorage man has another way
An Anchorage beekeeper has learned how to help his honeybee colonies survive to see spring, and he’s teaching others to do the same.
Trump transition limits EPA participation in Alaska environmental conference
Trump transition officials ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to limit its participation in an Alaska environmental conference this week. Listen now
Forecasters Predict Manageable Spring Break Up
Despite more snow-pack than usual, forecasters say the risk of spring break-up flooding is for the most part moderate across the state, even in areas of Southcentral that were buried under huge amounts of snow.
Despite Revisions, Opposition To Permitting Bill Still Vocal
After nearly a year of waiting for a rewrite of HB77, members of the public had plenty to say about the changes. They got their first chance to speak to them at a Senate Resources Committee hearing on Wednesday. Most of the testimony on the Parnell administration’s permitting bill was as negative as it was brief.
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New mine safety bill passes U.S. House
Today the U.S. House narrowly approved (214-199) a bill to beef up mine safety, even though a big overhaul of safety measures was enacted...
AK: Secrets Of The Forest
Birch is one of the most common trees in Alaska. And they can easily blend into Alaska’s forest landscape. But underneath the smooth, tough layer of a birch tree’s bark, something is flowing. It’s a natural treasure with many curative properties. KUAC’s Emily met up with one very enthusiastic scientist to harvest the distinctive liquid.
Alaska Mental Heath Trust looks to Icy Cape sands for resources
The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority is advancing plans to mine Gulf of Alaska beach sands about 75 miles northwest of Yakutat. Listen Now