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Polls Open Up For ‘Super Tuesday’

It’s Super Tuesday. 437 delegates are up for grabs in 10 states, including 24 in Alaska. Tonight people across the state are turning out at polling places to vote in a ‘Presidential Preference Poll’.

Petersburg Welcomes New Reality Show

Family and friends welcomed the cast and crew of a new reality TV show as they pulled their jet skis up to the dock in Petersburg’s North Harbor Wednesday afternoon.

Obama Administration announces new Arctic drilling rules

The Obama Administration Thursday issued new regulations covering offshore drilling in the Arctic. Listen now

Three Wainwright Soldiers Killed by IED

Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage Three soldiers from the First Stryker Brigade Combat Team based at Fort Wainwright were killed today by an...

Ferry system missing 30 prints from Ketchikan office

Alaska State Troopers are investigating the theft of signed art prints from the state ferry office building in Ketchikan.

Copper River Salmon Return Slows Down

The Copper River red salmon return has slowed down after a big start. This year’s run is predicted to be a little over 2 million sockeye, on the high side of the 10-year-average.

Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018

Southeast bids adieu to fast ferry Fairweather; FBI joins search for missing 10-year-old Kotzebue girl; State fines group opposing salmon habitat initiative for violating naming rule; Park Service extends perioid for public comment on hunting regulations; ACLU-Alaska announces settlement in immigration detention; Clear Air Force station missile defense project receives $14.8 million grant; UAF highlights profitability of Sikuliaq research vessel; Charging details remain confidential for Unalaska teens that allegedly threatened teen with handgun; Alleged assault of grandmother in Juneau courtroom raises concerns about security; Wrangell resident shares her story for World Suicide Prevention Day; Five decades on, a Sitkan takes lessons from the 1968 DNC Riots Listen now
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A Metlakatla man is charged with shooting his brother

Court documents allege 18-year-old Isaac G. Henderson shot his brother with a .40 caliber pistol outside their mother’s home around 3 a.m. Sunday.

Immersive Tlingit language program begins at UAF

The first Tlingit language immersion program has ended after a week of activities in Sitka. Things wrapped up Saturday for the 63 language speakers that traveled from across Alaska, Canada and the Lower 48 to attend the workshops.

State Candidates Release Campaign Financial Reports

Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau Candidates in this year’s state races have released the first campaign financial reports required since the August Primary election.  ...

RUNNING: State House, Anchorage District 25

Harley Brown (L) and Thomas Higgins (R) are running  for state house in district 25 in the primary election on ...
Two activists hold anti-Pebble Mine posters in a back row of the Wendy Williamson Auditorium during an EPA public comment meeting on the Draft Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment.

Corps won’t require more fieldwork for final Pebble mine report

Other agencies have said the Corps of Engineer's environment review of the Pebble project lacks critical information. The Corps says it will delay its final report for three months to write more thorough answers.

With regular flights still suspended, Unalaska considers emergency declaration after crash

Unalaska is still recovering following a fatal plane crash on the island this month. But now the busy winter fishing season is approaching, and the community is trying to head off negative impacts to its economy, as well as ensure its safe and daily flight service.

Alaska New Nightly: January 27, 2015

Obama Withdraws 9.8m Acres of Arctic Ocean; Invoices, Invitations, Litigation, and Even Secession: Walker Says All Responses Possible To Arctic Drilling Decision; Cook Inlet Gas Considered To Relieve Interior Alaska's Energy Costs; Sullivan: Alaskans Dream Big, Breathe Air 'Bathed in Promise'; Proposed ASD budget includes 24 new teachers; Delta To Add Year-Round Competition In Juneau, Fairbanks; Unalaska Locals Hope Proposed Watershed Fixes Are First of Many; Walker Says Rupert Terminal Will Be Rebuilt; AMHS To Close Ferry Bar Service This Winter Download Audio

Fairbanks Voters Elect New Mayor

Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks The city of Fairbanks is getting a new Mayor.  Longtime city council member Jerry Cleworth defeated incumbent Mayor Terry...

APD Policies Now Online

After 10 high profile officer-involved shootings over two years, the Anchorage Police Department has made their use-of-force policy public. Police Chief Mark Mew made the announcement Thursday night in response to a recommendation from the Anchorage Community Relation's Task Force. Download Audio

Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017

Long ANWR battle ending quietly; Climate task force begins work – and push-back begins, too; New trial ordered for man convicted in Coast Guard killings; State mandated review of Juneau’s untested sexual assault kits is underway; Mat-Su teacher contract negotiations hit impasse over pay, health insurance; Local athletes hope to represent Juneau at Native Youth Olympics; Preventing problems with exercise for elders Listen now

Redington first in Northern Lights 300, despite quake

Thirty mushers in the Northern Lights 300 sled dog race were on the trail when a strong earthquake shook Southcentral Alaska early Sunday morning. Download Audio

AVCP reports near bankruptcy to board of directors

The Association of Village Council Presidents has confirmed near bankruptcy, authorless financial investments, and three pending audits. Download Audio

49 Voices: Albert Gamboa of Anchorage

This week we're talking to Albert Gamboa, who was fishing on the banks of Ship Creek in downtown Anchorage. He's originally from the Philippines and has lived in Anchorage on and off since 1989. Download Audio: