UAF highlights success of Sikuliaq research vessel
The University of Alaska Fairbanks operated research vessel Sikuliaq is proving to be a good investment. That was a key message from UAF college of fisheries and ocean sciences dean Bradly Moran during a Sikuliaq update for UA regents last week. Listen now
Bodies recovered, midair breakup investigated in plane crash
Alaska State Troopers have recovered the bodies of two people who died in the crash of a small plane, which federal investigators said may have broken up in midair.
California man found dead on a boat in Wrangell
Lester Daniels Ortua, a 34-year-old deckhand on the Pacifica, likely died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
1 dead, 7 in hospital after home carbon monoxide poisoning
One person is dead and seven hospitalized after an apparent carbon monoxide poisoning in a home in Anchorage. Listen now
Students aren't returning to Sheldon Jackson College, but the fish are
By now most everyone in Alaska has heard that the state's oldest educational institution has closed -- everyone but the fish. Tens of thousands...
House Passes Bill Restricting Abortions
The United States House passed a restrictive abortion measure last night that has no chance in the Senate.
Alaskans remember Oliver Leavitt as an influential leader and whaling captain
Oliver Aveogan Leavitt, who helped turn the Arctic Slope Regional Corp. into Alaska’s largest private company, died Sunday at age 79.
Police Officers Hold Memorial Observance
Governor Sean Parnell was keynote speaker at JPD’s annual Peace Officers Memorial observance yesterday (Tuesday) on the lawn of the Alaska State Museum.
Casey Kelly,...
Kodiak fishermen find extra work through halibut research amid stock concern
The Pacific halibut fishery may see a drop in stock over the next few years and the International Pacific Halibut Commission, which regulates the fishery, uses surveys in Kodiak waters to collect data. Listen now
“Yes” or “No” on Proposition 5: Anchorage Equal Rights Initiative
On Tuesday, April 3rd, Anchorage residents will vote "yes" or "no" on Proposition 5. Proposition 5, or the "Anchorage Equal Rights Initiative", asks the question: "Shall the current Municipal Code sections providing legal protections against discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, marital status, age, physical disability, and mental disability be amended to include protections on the basis of sexual orientation or transgender identity?"
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Spice takes toll on Anchorage’s emergency responders
With calls for help and emergency transports staying frustratingly high, the drug is exacting a toll not just on users, but paramedics and firefighters, as well.
Alaska Native Heritage Center ready to rouse ‘sleeping giant’ of cultural tourism
The Anchorage-based center is one of five Indigenous groups nationwide that will receive federal money to expand cultural tourism.
National STEM education program taps Anchorage physics teacher
Teachers in the fellowship work with government agencies as they develop new STEM curriculum. Childress will work with the Department of Defense.
Subsistence Fishermen To Be Represented Pro Bono
About 25 subsistence fishermen along the Kuskokwim River will soon head to trial for alleged illegal fishing during closures this past summer. Many of them are being represented for free by a civil rights law firm.
Dalton Highway Reopens After Flooding Closure
The overflow affected section of the Dalton Highway between mileposts 399 and 405 south of Deadhorse reopened Sunday.
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Alaska confirms second case of monkeypox
The case count is expected to rise “steadily." However, for the general public, the risk of getting monkeypox remains relatively low.
How do you get people to care about climate change? Maybe with a drone
Dennis Davis started using a drone about three years ago to document the changes in Shishmaref. "I feel that if I don't do this, we're basically out of sight, out of mind," he says. Listen now
Meet Mary Jo Lord-Wild, Elfin Cove’s volunteer weather observer for nearly 50 years
It was 1971 when Mary Jo Lord-Wild stopped off in the small Southeast Alaska community of Elfin Cove to visit a friend.
Anchorage Gets Ready for Regular Cruise Ship Traffic
Anchorage’s summer cruise ship season began early this (Monday) morning when the MS Amsterdam docked at the city’s port. The arrival marked...
Pete Kott takes the stand
In an unexpected move today by the defense team, former legislator Pete Kott took the stand in his own corruption trial.
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