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.

Seen from a hill, a snow-covered landscape almost completely obscured by low, dense fog.

Not everybody’s on board with a Fairbanks utility’s deal to source North Slope natural gas

Interior Gas Utility signed a historic 20-year contract with Hilcorp, but some experts are concerned it wasn’t the best option for Interior residents.
Parking lot full of parked police cars.

Anchorage’s police body camera policy is again delayed, frustrating Assembly and community members

Anchorage Assembly members say they may need to take a more hands-on approach to get the body-worn cameras implemented.

Crew breaks though ice clot in Bethel’s frozen well

The ice blocking an essential well for Bethel schools has finally cracked. Officials discovered the frozen well in September and spent almost a month thawing the impasse. Water is now pumping, but the well still isn’t in the clear.

Deer rescue operation occurs off Juneau’s Shelter Island

While passing the west side of Juneau's Shelter Island Wednesday, an 18-passenger tour vessel saw more than whales. Listen now
A woman in an anorak holds up a photo frame and looks through it

Kotzebue Iñupiaq dancer showcased in Biden campaign victory video

Kotzebue native Jacqui Lambert is featured dancing the Bow and Arrow Song in front of Cook Inlet in the Biden victory video, which has been viewed at least 60 million times.

Kott and Weyhrauch on trial tomorrow in latest federal corruption prosecution

The corruption trial of two former state legislators begins tomorrow. Pete Kott of Anchorage and Bruce Weyhrauch of Juneau are accused of offering their...

Responders have mitigated pollution threat of F/V Akutan, Coast Guard says

Six days after forming an emergency response team, officials have suspended their efforts aboard a disabled fishing vessel in Unalaska. Listen now

Schnuelle sets new record in winning Yukon Quest

Sebastian Schnuelle has his first Yukon Quest International Sled Dog race title. And he did it in record time.  Schnuelle completed the 1000 mile...

Governor releases savings plan

The Palin Administration has unveiled its plan for the state to save and invest more than $7 billion of increased oil revenues and reserves...

Delta variant arrives in Y-K Delta with high percentage of breakthrough cases

Health officials continue to sound the alarm about the surge in COVID-19 cases across the country and in Alaska.
ASD Superintendent Jharrett Bryantt speaking during a school board meeting on June 4, 2024.

Anchorage School District to release multi-year school closure plan next month

School administrators say fewer schools are needed due to declining student enrollment.

Dr. Wayne Dyer: Wishes Fulfilled

Best-selling author and beloved teacher Dr. Wayne Dyer presents his Five Wishes Fulfilled Foundations: five steps to living from your “highest self” and thereby attracting your deepest desires. Using his trademark humor, combined with source material drawn from some of the most original American “New Thought” philosophers of the 20th century, Dr. Dyer outlines a program for mastering the tools necessary for living a profoundly extraordinary life, showing viewers how to create new and astonishing thought patterns while defeating unproductive and recurring habits. KAKM: Wednesday, March 7 @ 7:00 pm
Two people ride on an ATV toward a white pickup truck.

2 dead in 3 Kodiak ATV crashes over Fourth of July holiday

Troopers say all three of the crashes overnight Wednesday, which killed a 65-year-old man and a teenage boy, were separate incidents.

Most Alaska students are not proficient in reading and math, state test scores show

Seventy percent of third through ninth graders were not proficient in English, while 77% were not proficient in math.

Support Alliance Endorses Sullivan for Senate

U.S. Senate challenger Dan Sullivan has won a rare endorsement from the Alaska Support Industry Alliance. Sen. Mark Begich nets the purse seiners. Download Audio

New Ordinance Allows Churches to Supplement Homeless Shelters

Len Anderson, APRN - Anchorage In the past, winter has underscored Anchorage's shortage of overnight shelters for homeless families.   Diane Ingles, director of the city's...

State wants feasibility study of gasline spur

The State is requesting proposals for a feasibility study of a gas pipeline spur from Fairbanks to Wasilla. The request is in anticipation of...

Gov. Parnell Calls Proposal To Deal With Teacher Retirement System ‘Immoral’

How to address the teacher retirement debt is another friction point for lawmakers. Governor Sean Parnell says a House Finance Committee proposal to deal with the teachers’ retirement system is “immoral” and shifts the debt obligation to future generations. Download Audio

Voting Integrity Group is Critical of Email Voting in Alaska

Absentee voters in Alaska can now cast their ballots by email. Monday the state opened the new system to all absentee voters. Deployed military personnel have been able to vote by email since September. The system is designed to make it easier for Alaskans to vote. But voting integrity groups have big concerns about the security of email voting.

Fairbanks Team Leads Firefighting Efforts on Kenai

Wednesday marked one week since the Funny River fire began burning on the Kenai Peninsula. Very early on in the fire, one group - Alaska Interagency Incident Management Team - from Fairbanks has been in control of the firefighting efforts.