300 Villages: Mud Bay
This week we're heading to Mud Bay, right near Haines. Melina Shields is an artist and massage therapist who lives in Mud Bay, Alaska.
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Filling statewide housing gaps
Alaska has a housing shortage, and it's hard for many of the state's most vulnerable residents to find secure, stable places to live. Different organizations around Alaska are coming together to try to fill the gap, but it's going to require new types of collaboration. Listen Here
Alaska’s first mobile DMV to visit New Stuyahok
The state’s first mobile DMV opened in New Stuyahok on Monday. Residents in the village will be able to take their driver’s license tests and apply for Real IDs.
State health department ends COVID data summaries, will track COVID and flu side by side
It marks a shift from focusing on COVID case counts to tracking broader respiratory illness trends across the state.
Eagle Residents Rushing To Beat Winter
Plans are moving ahead in Eagle to replace homes destroyed by this springs epic flood. Local builder Andy Bassich is organizing the effort to...
Tales of the Movie Business in Alaska
It’s getting so you can’t turn on a television set without seeing or hearing something about Alaska. And a lot of Alaska is getting into the movie theaters as well. Is any of it true?
APRN: Tuesday, 12/24 at 10:00am
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Fish and Game wants out of stewardship process
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is looking to get out of the Marine Stewardship Council process.
Casey Kelly, KMXT - Kodiak
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TransCanada Requests Status with Federal Energy Commission
TransCanada today (Thursday) took the formal step of requesting status with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission — or FERC.
Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau
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Subsistence Board Won’t Release Angoon Decision
The Federal Subsistence Board for Alaska will not release its position on a village corporation’s petition to change management of nearby state fisheries.
Iditapod: A new Iditarod champion?
The Iditarod - and Iditapod - are heading into the Nome stretch, as Eureka's Brent Sass has maintained his lead, aiming for his first win, with five-time champ Dallas Seavey still on his tail. We’ll have more about the race at the front, as well as more about musher mistakes, how things are going for the top rookie - Hanna Lyrek - and the speedy team of Dan Kaduce. Plus… more pizza? Yep, and another peppy dog of the day, a listener question and an answer from the trail.
Anchorage Assembly OKs Landing Of Big Jet
The Anchorage Assembly has given the go-ahead for a large jet to land at the city airfield. The 100,000-pound Boeing 727 has been donated by FedEx to the University of Alaska Anchorage, which wants it for its aviation technology program based at Merrill Field. The busy airfield for small planes is just a mile from downtown.
Forecast predicts another poor sockeye season for Cook Inlet
Fish and Game's area manager for UCI commercial fisheries says the projections aren’t surprising.
‘Sophisticated group’ behind Alaska cyberattack, agency says
The state department said the group had “exploited a vulnerable website and spread from there.”
Alaska vote count resumes on Tuesday with many races undecided
The U.S. races remain undecided in Alaska, but there are also six races that could decide the fate of the state Legislature. Currently, six Democratic incumbents trail Republican challengers.
Agencies Grapple With Climate Change
Steve Heimel, APRN – Anchorage
Congress is not really focusing on it yet, but behind the scenes a number of federal agencies are...
US Supreme Court nominee could be keynote speaker at Alaska lawyers’ convention
Before her nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson committed to headline the Alaska Bar Association’s annual convention.
Chugiak Lawmaker Proposes Legislature Move
Sen.-elect Bill Stoltze, R-Chugiak, plans to introduce a bill to move the Alaska Legislature to Anchorage. Stoltze isn’t proposing a full-on capital move. Instead, KTUU reports that the bulk of state government would remain in Juneau and legislative sessions would be held at the Anchorage Legislative Information Office.
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UAF Program Connects Fisheries to Cafeterias
Salmon could soon be on the menu in every school lunch room in Alaska. University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers are looking into the best ways to improve the diets of Alaska school children, while at the same time strengthening local and regional markets for sustainably harvested fish.
Vote Gap Between Murkowski and Miller Narrows Slightly
The absentee ballot count today in the Republican U.S. Senate primary shows a slight narrowing of the gap between Lisa Murkowski and...
Shutdown Could Mean Total Loss for One Biologist, Big Financial Hit For His Pilot
Among the many Americans affected by the government shutdown, are scientists who rely on federal funding for their work. But that money doesn’t just go to the scientists. Lots of it trickles down into the community.