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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.

Alaska school district will pay $3.8M to settle with victims of a predatory Bethel principal

KYUK’s Greg Kim spoke with Anchorage Daily News reporter Kyle Hopkins who published a story on the Lower Kuskokwim School District's settlement.
a Girdwood mud rescue

Hooligan fisherman rescued from Turnagain Arm mud

It’s Girdwood firefighters’ first save of the year from the quicksand-like flats, which can trap people in rising tides.

House Votes to Block Federal Gun Control Regulations

The Alaska House of Representatives passed a bill today that would make it a felony for federal agents to enforce new gun control measures within the state.

Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Dec. 23, 2016

UPDATE: Aleutian volcano erupts; Former tax division director weighs in on Prudhoe Bay oil tax case; HEA members vote against deregulation; Copper woman dies after being struck on Glenn Highway; Operation Santa Claus rescheduled for Slavic delivery; In Southeast Alaska, the holiday spirit is diesel-powered; Kake rebuilds community library, one book at a time; AK: Bringing sourdough home for the holidays; 49 Voices: Santa Claus Listen Now

Downton Abbey – Behind the Drama

Downton Abbey is THE hit drama series of the moment. It is the highest rating drama on British television for a decade. The fantastic scripts, great characters played by great actors and fabulous locations have made it event television. The actors talk exclusively about their characters and the gripping storylines across both series. They provide a real insight into the romance and conflict portrayed in the series, how they interact with each other and how they feel filming the crucial scenes for their character. KAKM: Sunday, March 18 at 8:00pm

Bond Proposition Passes, Constitutional Convention Loses Big

Voters approved Bond Proposition A Tuesday night. It would provide $453-million in bonds for transportation projects throughout the state. However, voters defeated the proposal for a constitutional convention convention.

Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Sept. 27, 2019

Gov. Mike Dunleavy says he’ll talk more about a third special session on the PFD after a vacant senate seat is filled. Also: The Association of Village Council Presidents comes out against the proposed Donlin gold mine.

Pioneers Make Innovative Use of Fish Waste

In Alaska, fish is an important component of daily life-as a form of food, the base of the seafood harvesting and processing industry and the target of a sport fishing tourism industry.

New House Tribal Affairs Committee aims to advance state relationships

The Alaska House has a new special committee to focus on tribal affairs. The committee will aim to advance relationships with tribes. Lawmakers spent...

Funny River Fire Takes 20,000 Acres, More Firefighters On The Way

Now in its third day, the wildfire burning on the Kenai Peninsula has consumed 20,000 acres. Download Audio

Pipeline Coordinator Talks About Losing Her Job

The outgoing federal gas pipeline coordinator says she’s not sure what the Obama Administration has in mind for her position, or the office she started.  But...

Anchorage Assembly fails to pass percentage proposition

At its last meeting of 2007, a majority of the Anchorage Assembly unsuccessfully tried to put a proposition on April's municipal ballot raising the...

Alaska Native Cultural Center Could be Coming to Downtown Juneau

The large gaping hole in the middle of downtown Juneau could become an Alaska Native cultural center. Rosemarie Alexander, KTOO – Juneau Download Audio (MP3)

AK: Model Arctic Council simulates impending actual Arctic Council meeting

The Arctic Council returns to Alaska with meetings in Juneau next week (March 7-10) and in Fairbanks in May. Representatives from eight Arctic countries and six indigenous groups work on shaping Arctic policy. To understand the work of the Arctic Council first-hand, a group of university students met in Fairbanks last spring to form a model council with real-world impacts. Listen now

Mat-Su Valley gets together for a barn moving

The Matanuska Valley is growing fast and many an agricultural property -- like the old Breeden Family Farm -- is destined to fall to...

Russian Fire Bomb Washes Up Near Chignik

Coast Guard helicopter dropped an elite team of explosives experts near Chignik last week. Their mission: to detonate a suspicious bomb that washed up on a remote beach. On paper, it was a standard assignment for the Army's explosive ordnance disposal team. But, the case still managed to turn up some surprises.

Tracing social unrest in ancient Egypt to a volcanic eruption in Alaska

"People recall a time in the past when there was widespread famine," said Joseph Manning, a professor at Yale University. But the ancient civilization didn't know it was caused by eruptions halfway around the world. Listen now
The Robert B. Atwood building and neighbors in downtown Anchorage.

Several state buildings close due to fears of violence before inauguration

Last week, the FBI warned about the potential for violence before the inauguration of Joe Biden, though police departments in Anchorage and Juneau have said they are not aware of any specific threats.

1 Injured, No Deaths In Ketchikan Halloween Shooting

A 31-year old Ketchikan man was taken to the hospital late Thursday night after a dispute that left him with a gunshot wound in the arm.