News

All news stories, regardless of topic (local, statewide + national news stories, as well as Talk of Alaska, Alaska News Nightly, Alaska Insight, Alaska Economic Report). Some news stories may also have other categories marked, which will also put them on a subpage. Not all news stories will fall into a subpage.

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Technology that detects volcanoes and nuclear explosions will listen for avalanches in Juneau

Picking up infrasound could help Alaska Department of Transportation to track high mountain avalanches that often go undetected.
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Driver in fatal Unalaska car crash set to face trial this summer

A judge said Dustin Ruckman, now 23, will be tried for manslaughter in August after the 2019 crash that killed teens Karly McDonald and Kiara Haist.
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Get Out the Native Vote focuses on Alaska students

Michelle Sparck is visiting rural Alaska to educate youth about their potentially pivotal role at the state's ballot boxes, and get them to educate others in turn.
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Bronson vetoes new rules for Anchorage Airbnbs

The Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday had approved the ordinance that would’ve required short-term rental owners to locally license their operations.
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Murkowski’s new chief of staff knows the Senate, and rural Alaska

Garrett Boyle left the Denali Commission for the post. A prior chief says the job entails deep dives on dilemmas the senator faces.
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Federal appeals court declines to ‘criminalize’ Beaufort Sea oil and gas work

A divided three-judge panel concluded that a federal agency failed to justify a regulation that allows some oil and gas work.
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How bad is Boeing’s 2024 so far? Here’s a timeline

The aircraft maker has faced renewed scrutiny ever since a rear door plug tore off an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 airliner. Things have compounded from there.
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Alaska development authority signs contracts with ex-Dunleavy aides, paying up to $295/hour

Rex Rock and John Moller, both former rural affairs advisors to Gov. Mike Dunleavy, were hired by AIDEA through a competitive procurement process.
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Alaska aquaculture is growing quickly, but faces roadblocks

A new study's author says the growing industry has encountered a few “fundamental bottlenecks,” many of them involving Alaska logistics.
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Psychologist sues state over license application she says is unconstitutional and discriminatory

Dr. Jennifer Poon says the state board should not require a full release of medical and mental health records to apply for a psychology license.
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Locally written film to be shot on Kenai Peninsula

“Chasing Rainbows,” written by Aaron Gordon specifically to be shot in Alaska, is a fantasy story about a teenage girl in a strange land.
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Asian American Pacific Islander-hosted mayoral forum marks a first for Anchorage

Seven of Anchorage's 10 candidates for mayor attended Saturday's forum, the city's first hosted by Asian American Pacific Islander groups.
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Peltola has fish on her mind during Cama-i trip to Bethel

Rep. Mary Peltola discussed everything from federal fisheries policy to Alaska Native crafts during a wide-ranging interview with KYUK's Sage Smiley.
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Alaskan nominee for Arctic ambassador clears U.S. Senate panel

Michael Sfraga, of Fairbanks, is a step closer to Senate confirmation. He would be the nation's first Arctic ambassador.
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After failed override vote, what’s next in the fight over Alaska education funding?

The Republican-led House majority says they’re working on another deal, but is there room to compromise with the bipartisan-majority Senate?
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Anchorage ombudsman substantiates several allegations made by ousted city manager

In his report, Ombudsman Darrel Hess concludes that three of Amy Demboski’s six allegations were justified.
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Man dead in shooting at downtown Anchorage parking garage

Police said the victim, found Wednesday night at the 5th Avenue Mall parking garage, died of his injuries overnight.
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The U.S. sues Apple, saying it abuses its power to monopolize the smartphone market

The federal government accuses Apple of using its monopoly power to stomp out competitors and keep customers from switching phones.
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Alaska education group prepares to sue state over school funding

“If the only thing that people will listen to is the court system, then that's what we're left with,” said Caroline Storm, with the Coalition for Education Equity of Alaska.
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Kunali, the Alaska Zoo’s remaining tiger, dies at 19

The endangered Amur tiger, named Kunali, died a year after his brother Korol. Both tigers were 19 when they died.