Search in progress for 2 snowmachiners overdue between Kotzebue and Noorvik
Josiah Ballot of Selawik and Thomas Brown of Ambler told friends on social media they were leaving Kotzebue at midnight Monday.
Fairbanks airport employees train to spot human trafficking
Fairbanks International Airport is training employees to be more vigilant about human trafficking under a new federal program.
Grant offers some Alaskans unconventional but stable housing for a year
An Alaska-specific grant is helping people who are homeless maintain one year of housing — even if it’s alternative housing, like a sailboat.
Seventeen of 20 Alaska senators are in the majority. What about the other three?
Two of three senators outside the state Legislature's supermajority do not have standing committee assignments.
Bering Sea crab crash puts St. Paul emergency medical services in jeopardy
The city’s economy is about 90% dependent on the harvest of snow crab, which closed for the first time in the fishery’s history in October.
Is the U.S. government designating too many documents as ‘classified’?
Historian Matthew Connelly says one reason we see mishandling of classified documents is that far too many records are being classified.
Juneau already had a childcare shortage. Then two more centers closed
Two of Juneau’s childcare centers are closing after months of trying to hire new administrators.
Photos from space show beavers’ move to the Arctic as disturbing as wildfire
Scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks are seeing thousands of new beaver ponds changing streams and rivers, and accelerating climate change.
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, January 18, 2023
In a rare attack, a polar bear kills a mother and son in Wales. Also, the Alaska House breaks its deadlock and elects a speaker, Republican Cathy Tilton. And as Fairbanks gets ready to demolish a condemned hotel, developers are already thinking about what's next.
Polar bear attacks are extremely rare, and many questions remain after fatal mauling in Wales
They all point to the biggest question of all: Why did it happen?
Juneau womanʼs stolen regalia has been returned anonymously
“My family and I cannot thank this anonymous person enough,” said Neilga Koogéi Taija Revels.
Polar bear kills a woman and her 1-year-old son in Western Alaska village of Wales
The last fatal polar bear encounter in Alaska was in 1990.
Juneau’s first electric bus is a bust, but the city will move forward with electrifying the fleet
Though other places in Alaska have experimented with electric transit, Juneau was the first city in the state to purchase an electric bus for its fleet.
Sen. Bert Stedman: Alaska’s PFD formula should change this year
For the 11th year Stedman, R-Sitka, will co-chair the Senate Finance Committee. He’ll oversee efforts to create a multi-billion dollar operating budget.
Skagway police suspect fentanyl poisoning in deaths of 2 men
Two people died within 24 hours in Skagway over the weekend. Illicit drug overdoses are suspected in both cases.
Southeast Alaska’s porpoises have separate populations, and 1 may be vulnerable
The breakdown of Southeast Alaska’s porpoises into northern and southern populations contrasts with current management, which treats them as a single population.
Alaska House elects a speaker, Republican Rep. Cathy Tilton
With Tilton at the helm, the House can make committee assignments and begin other legislative business this session.
10 people file to fill Jamie Allard’s Anchorage Assembly seat
Assembly member Jamie Allard had represented the Chugiak/Eagle River area since 2020. Now she’s serving in the Alaska Legislature.
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, January 17, 2023
The state legislative session kicks off, but without a permanent speaker in the House. Also, Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she's working on a fix for getting fisheries disaster relief out more quickly. And Alaska Native leaders remember Oliver Leavitt as a whaling captain and a businessman.
Alaska’s cold climate ‘luck’ with three consecutive La Niña years is about to run out
National Weather Service climate researcher Brian Brettschneider says Alaska has been lucky to have two back-to-back La Niña years. That's about to change.