White spot disease kills Arctic grayling in Scout Lake
State officials have identified warmer lake temperatures as a possible contributing factor to the die-off of hundreds of Arctic grayling this summer.
BNC working on alternative location for liquor license, plans to continue cinema
Bethel Native Corporation is working on an alternative location for its liquor license. The corporation received the license from the Alaska Alcoholic Beverage Control Board in November for its Kipusvik building.
U.S. Senate advances Arctic efforts at Port Clarence
Port Clarence is one small step closer to serving as the nation’s Arctic deep draft port. In a press release from Friday, Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced the senate passed the Point Spencer Land Conveyance Act.
Alaska’s jobless rate remains at 6.4 percent for 3rd month
Alaska's unemployment is holding steady. State labor department officials say in a release that November's 6.4 percent rate has been unchanged since September.
Stranded seal pup turns up in Nome parking lot
A bearded seal came ashore Thursday night and made its way into a parking lot on Nome’s west side of town.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Dec. 18, 2015
Obama frees 2 Alaska inmates; Alaska Innocence Project nets first big victory in Fairbanks Four case; Law Dept. insists Fairbanks Four not 'exonerated'; US budget bill passes, Sullivan votes no; Models show permafrost melting faster than thought; Al Jazeera documentary highlights erosion in Kivalina, Newtok; Home heating assistance on chopping block with budget cuts; AK: Finding a home, building a family; 49 Voices: Katiya Simonsson of Unalakleet
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Katiya Simonsson of Unalakleet
This week, we're hearing from Katiya Simonsson -- who is 23, and has lived in Soldotna, Kotzebue, and more recently Chicago. Her roots are in Unalakleet where she married her husband Thomas on July 10th.
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Obama frees 2 Alaskan inmates
Two Alaskans are among dozens of federal inmates who will be freed decades early, the White House announced. President Obama has commuted the sentences of Alex Contreras of Anchorage and Raymond Allen Thomas of Fairbanks.
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Alaska Innocence Project nets first big victory in FBX 4
George Frese, Eugene Vent and Kevin Pease are spending their first day out of prison today in 18 years. They were released yesterday in Fairbanks after the court approved a settlement in the case of the murder of 15-year-old John Hartman. The other member of the Fairbanks Four was Marvin Roberts, who was paroled earlier this year.
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Law Dept. insists Fairbanks Four not ‘exonerated’
The state's Department of Law maintains the Fairbanks Four were not exonerated in the settlement, or completely cleared of blame.
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Alaska delegation splits on US budget bill
Congress has finished its work for the year with a $1.8 trillion spending bill, which president Obama quickly signed. The package drew a mixed response from Alaska’s delegation.
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Models show permafrost melting faster than thought
For years researchers studying permafrost in the Arctic have seen a warming trend. Now scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks say it is happening even faster than expected.
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Al Jazeera documentary highlights erosion in Kivalina, Newtok
On Sunday evening, the issue of Alaska coastal erosion will be featured on the Al Jazeera America program "Fault Lines." The correspondent for the story is former APRN reporter Libby Casey. She says they highlighted Newtok and Kivilina on the northwest Arctic coast.
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Home heating assistance on chopping block with budget cuts
Gov. Bill Walker’s proposed budget, released Dec. 9, would cut just over $9 million dollars in home heating subsidies for low-income Alaskans by eliminating the Alaska Heating Assistance Program.
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AK: Finding a home, building a family
More than 2,000 kids in Anchorage are considered homeless by the school district. Research shows that kids who lack stability don't do as well in school, but the support of even just one adult can change that. In the case of teenager Jmari House, an entire family stepped in to make sure she didn't get lost in the shuffle.
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19-year-old allegedly lured sexual assault victims by asking for directions
A 19-year-old Nunapichuk man was reportedly riding his snowmachine around the villages of Kasigluk and Nunapitchuk, asking women for directions. When a woman agreed to help him and got on his snow machine, he allegedly took the victim to the tundra and attempt to sexually assault her, according to Alaska State Trooper Nicholas Hayes, with the Violent Offenders Unit.
River overflow pushes K300 dogsled races back a week
Amid river breakup and overflow, two upcoming Kuskokwim 300 events have been postponed—the K300 Holiday Classic and 100-Mile Challenge.
Blizzard keeps flights to Bethel on hold
As of Friday morning, officials say AlaskaAir, Ravn and Yute airlines flights have been placed on hold due to the severe weather conditions.
Annual statewide holiday greetings show
It’s a unique moment in broadcasting, and it only happens once a year in Alaska. If you ever doubted that Alaska is the world’s biggest small town, you’ll hear proof on the annual two-hour holiday edition of Talk of Alaska.
APRN: Tuesday, 12/22 at 10:00am
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Alaskana Pop Art
For this born and raised Alaskan, "Alaskana pop art" is a vehicle for exploring his Alaskan heritage and the modern world at large. This mural installation took place at Anchorage Community Works, a community art and music space in Anchorage, Alaska.