Community mourns loss of missing Guardian Flight colleagues
The Juneau-based crew of a medevac plane went missing last week. The news hit the medical evacuation community in Alaska particularly hard.
Longtime fisherman reflects on his career in Bristol Bay
Dan Barr has spent roughly four decades fishing Bristol Bay — half of them as president of the Bristol Bay Driftnetters Association.
Census Counters Start with Trip to Noorvik
2010 is a census year, and the national count will get an early start later this month in Alaska. Ingrid Zaruba with the...
Bounty to Share
From KCAW's CorvidEYE project:
Experience a taste of the season's first farmer's market in Sitka by watching this slideshow with music. It was held at the ANB Hall this past Saturday. The next farmer's market will be July 30th from 10-2 at the same location.
Freezing Rain Sweeps Through Much of Alaska
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Icy roads have made travel treacherous and resulted in a slew of accidents on Alaska roads, as warm air...
APOC Reduces Lobbying Fine for Coffey
The Alaska Public Offices Commission has approved a consent agreement worked out by its staff and former Anchorage Assembly member Dan Coffey.
State Attorneys Release Opinion about Succession
State attorneys on Friday released an opinion outlining a possible resolution to an impending "succession gap."
Matt Miller, KTOO - Juneau
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Rosie's Bar and Grill, Pelican's heart and soul, nets statewide award
The Alaska small business of the year award will go to a very small but very well known business in Pelican, a town of...
Line One: Celebrating Sobriety
Sobriety can be one of the most consequential changes someone can make in their life. It has the potential to improve your mental and bodily health, but it’s also a difficult path that faces stigma and barriers in the healthcare system. March is Alaska’s Sobriety Awareness Month, and on this Line One, host Prentiss Pemberton talks with Recover Alaska’s sober heroes about their stories, and the ways sobriety has changed their lives.
Anchorage Assembly member Zaletel recall petition to proceed for now
A petition to recall Anchorage Midtown Assembly member Meg Zaletel is proceeding after a state superior court ruling last month.
To bolster financial options for refugees, a state program works to get them into farming
An expanded program of Alaska's Refugee Assistance and Immigration Services is teaching new Alaskans how to grow food and run a farm business. They had their first farm-to-table pop up earlier this month. And they've got plenty more Alaska grown.
Salt Chuck Mine Nearing Superfund Status
An old Southeast Alaska mine is one step closer to becoming a federal Superfund site. The EPA has nominated Prince of Wales Island’s...
Alaska Senators Split Vote on Health Care Bill
Alaska’s -S Senators split their vote Saturday on whether to bring health care legislation to the floor. Democrats got exactly the 60 votes...
Power Back on in Tuluksak
The village of Tuluksak regained power early this morning after a two-day outage. It took some help from of the Alaska Energy Authority to finally get the lights back on. The lights went out in Tuluksak around 4pm Monday afternoon, when its only generator stopped running.
Fairbanks council OKs more than doubling city’s tobacco tax to 20%
Tax advocates said the increase, approved Monday, leaves Fairbanks below Alaska's average local tobacco tax rate of 39%.
Teacher recruiting and retention a complex matter for Anchorage
Anchorage school board members heard this week that being in Alaska has almost as many disadvantages as advantages when it comes to teacher recruitment.
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2 hunters rescued, 1 mauled near Hoonah
A brown bear mauling prompted the Coast Guard to rescue two hunters from a mountain near Hoonah and bring them to Juneau Saturday afternoon. Only one of the hunters was injured. Listen Now
26 new fisheries-related cases of COVID-19 in Kodiak
The cases were reported in a "remote area of the borough" and the alert level of the island remains at a 'green' status.
Haines Assembly members survive divisive recall election
After a contentious recall vote Tuesday, three embattled Haines Assembly members will continue to serve out their terms. Nearly 60 percent of Haines voters rejected the allegations of official misconduct. Listen now
Audit Studies Math In Sitka School District
Teachers are doing a good job, students are eager to succeed and parents are invested in what’s going on. But the Sitka School District needs to make sure all three of those groups are on the same page when it comes to math education. That’s the finding of an audit on the way Sitka teaches math. The $18,000 project was commissioned by the Sitka School District last year. Results were presented to the school board Monday.