North to the future? Alaska’s ranked choice voting system is praised and criticized nationally
The system is seen by advocates in the Lower 48 as a model for advancing civility and moderation, but it is vulnerable to repeal at home.
Alaska marijuana businesses, citing black market, plead for tax relief
A legislative committee is considering a proposal that would revamp Alaska’s marijuana tax system.
Anchorage Assembly to put off vote on residential zoning reform pending planners’ review
The proposed residential zones generally allow for more density and more flexibility in terms of both land uses and types of buildings.
Anchorage scrambles to find enough housing for the homeless before winter sets in
With the first snow just weeks away, the city is scrambling to pull together housing options for more than 3,000 unsheltered residents.
Three Anchorage teens head to North Carolina to present anti-bullying lessons
West High junior Edison Wallace Moyer says youth have unique insight on bullying "just by virtue of they're the ones being bullied."
Hundreds gather in Bethel to pay their respects to the Peltola family
“Well, Buzzy has filled the bleachers in this gym once again,” Ana Hoffman said to the crowd.
Bears raid a Krispy Kreme doughnut van in Anchorage
The van was stopped outside a convenience store on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson when the bears helped themselves to doughnut holes and other pastries.
2 dead in East Anchorage weekend vehicle fires
Firefighters responded to a Klondike Court blaze in a parked vehicle Saturday night, with police responding to a fiery crash near JBER early Sunday.
Aviation experts say infrastructure gaps contribute to Alaska’s air fatality rate
Despite improvements, Alaska aviation safety still lags the rest of the country.
Hometown, Alaska: What is Anchorage’s winter shelter plan?
Temperatures are dropping quickly and hundreds of Anchorage residents are currently living unsheltered in camps and on the street across the city. What’s the plan to keep them safe this winter and beyond? Join host Anne Hillman as she speaks with three city leaders who are working on this problem.
2 dead in 3-vehicle crash at Kasilof school zone
Troopers say a pickup truck rear-ended a sedan slowing for the school zone, which then struck an oncoming van Thursday; both sedan occupants died.
‘We don’t know what it is’: Scientists baffled by golden orb found in Gulf of Alaska
The orb is being sent along with other samples from the expedition to Washington, D.C. for identification.
Families affected by Juneau’s flood rebuild or reassess as recovery efforts drag on
Six weeks after Juneau's record-breaking glacial outburst flooding along the Mendenhall River, recovery is just beginning.
Alaska begins process of examining workers’ pay for competitiveness
The state is seeking a contractor to perform a comparison of state pay in Alaska, pay in the private sector and pay among other governments.
What to know about the new COVID, flu and RSV shots in Alaska this fall
Alaskans will soon be able to get the new COVID vaccine, with a new respiratory syncytial virus immunization for infants already available.
Does Alaska have an affordable housing crisis?
Across the state, homebuilding and vacancy rates are down. Rent, mortgage rates and home prices are up.
Alaska’s Affordable Housing Crisis | Alaska Insight
Across Alaska, it’s a challenge to find affordable housing. Home building and vacancy rates are down, while rent, mortgage rates and home prices are up. The lack of affordable housing drives people into overcrowded homes and homelessness, or out of state. Some officials have begun referring to it as a housing crisis. On this episode of Alaska Insight, host Lori Townsend is joined by Anchorage Assembly Member Dr. Daniel Volland, and Nolan Klouda, Executive Director of the University of Alaska Center for Economic Development, to discuss the causes, and possible solutions, of Alaska's housing crunch.
Study: Alaska is failing to keep most Alaska-born residents
A study found Alaska retained 48.7% of people born inside its borders, ahead of only Wyoming and North Dakota among U.S. states.
Congresswoman Peltola’s husband was flying out moose meat in crash that killed him
Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board flew to the remote and mountainous crash site Friday.
Alaska politicians remain optimistic about AK LNG even as overseas market cools
Politicians are still confident in the pipeline project, even as a long timeline has export buyers looking for other options.