Johansen Loses Leadership Post; Thomas, Wilson Move Up
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau
One of the most powerful members of Alaska’s House of Representatives has left the Republican-led majority caucus.
Ketchikan’s Kyle Johansen...
UAA Chancellor Tom Case announces retirement
The University of Alaska Anchorage chancellor has announced his retirement. Listen now
Legislators Gara and French asking ethical questions of major oil companies
Two Alaska lawmakers are calling on major oil companies to disclose whether they coordinated with VECO while the company's executives were bribing state legislators...
Senate accepts House changes to alcohol, marijuana bill
The Alaska Senate has reversed course, accepting House changes to an alcohol bill that added provisions related to the Board of Barbers and Hairdressers. Download Audio
Arctic without borders: Inuit Circumpolar Council meets in Utqiaġvik
This week, indigenous people from all over the Arctic are gathered in Utqiaġvik for the Inuit Circumpolar Council’s 2018 General Assembly. Listen now
Air Force Retiring Local F-15 Fighters
A little piece of aviation history will soon disappear from Alaska's skies. The Air Force is putting its F-15 into retirement. They've been the...
Former U.S. Senator Mike Gravel brings Presidential campaign to Alaska
Alaska's former U.S. Senator Mike Gravel returned to Alaska this week and many of the state's political veterans turned out for his speeches and...
Dunleavy’s court system vetoes because of abortion funding were illegal, judge says
Anchorage Superior Court Judge Jennifer Henderson ruled that Dunleavy’s vetoes of $334,700 both last year and this year violated the separation of powers doctrine. She also voided the veto for the current budget.
New Hoonah Dock Could Boost Tourism Numbers
Hoonah’s Icy Strait Point tourist attraction will see more visitors once a new cruise ship dock is built. That’s according to officials, who expect it to attract more cruise lines to the town 50 miles west of Juneau. But critics worry the location will not help the rest of the city.
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Alaska Senate authorizes work on pilot project for schools led by tribes
The bill also establishes a firm deadline for tribes to sign up to be a part of the pilot program: Dec. 31, 2022.
Kenaitze Indian Tribe to pilot a new bus system that will take people from Nikiski to Sterling
The pilot program is expected to start next year.
Group Taking Alaska Vets To WWII Memorial
A newly formed chapter of a national non-profit organization is taking a group of Alaska veterans to visit the World War II Memorial in Washington D.C.
Anchorage School Board to vote tonight on controversial career academies plan
District leaders say the academies will boost graduation rates. But others, including the head of the teachers union, are skeptical.
Delta Junction man accused of threatening 2 US senators to remain in jail
A man upset over the impeachment of former President Donald Trump, illegal immigration and the direction he thinks the country is headed is accused of threatening the lives of Alaska’s two Republican U.S. senators in a series of profanity-laced voicemails that included saying he would hire an assassin to kill one.
Is Stevens' best defense a bumbling prosecution?
Stevens' case has had a boost recently by an unlikely source: the prosecution. Government prosecutors failed to turn over important documents to defense lawyers,...
4 injured in plane crash near Yakutat
The plane crashed while attempting to land on a remote airstrip lined by trees.
Alaska crime up 6 percent, officials say
Across Alaska, crime is up. That's according to data released today by the Department of Public Safety comparing 2017 to 2016. In its Uniform Crime Report, the department said that statewide, crime rose by 6 percent last year. Listen now
3 erupting Alaska volcanoes spitting lava or ash clouds
Three remote Alaska volcanoes are in various states of eruption, one producing lava and the other two blowing steam and ash.
So far, none of...
300 Villages: Alaska Federation Of Natives
Although it isn’t a standard village, AFN is a community that pops up for a few days each fall, bringing together people from across the state. Attendees talk about why that community is so important.
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Sullivan vetoes assembly's resolution on state revenue sharing
Anchorage's Assembly and the city's mayor are not seeing eye to eye on how best to use the expected revenue sharing money from the...