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.

AK: Taking a ride with the last dog team left in Utqiaġvik

In Utqiaġvik, there’s still one dog team left, and their musher has been getting around the tundra by dogsled for more than 30 years.

Alaska’s personal use and sport fisheries will stay open amid COVID-19 pandemic

Residents are being asked to take precautions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
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Scientist warns of heightened PSP toxins’ impact on Yukon salmon

Knik Tribe officials say the toxin which causes paralytic shellfish poisoning can also be found in parts of king salmon.

YK Delta Residents Speak On Possible King Salmon Fishery Closure

Facing the possibility of a total closure of the King salmon fishery this summer and new dip-net openings, people from the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta are speaking up on all sides of the issue. Download Audio

Flooding still a large concern on Dalton Highway

Concern continues about flooding on the northern end of the Dalton Highway. Water from the Sag River overran the Dalton south of Deadhorse last year, causing extensive damage that closed the road for weeks. Mitigation work is aimed at reducing impacts of encroaching ice and water. Download Audio

Kayhi Students Host District 33 Candidate Forum

Republican Peggy Wilson, Democrat Matt Olson and Independent Kyle Johansen found themselves on Ketchikan High School’s auditorium stage for a forum Wednesday night. It wasn’t local media or city organizations moderating the question-and-answer session, but rather, Kayhi student body leaders.

Disaster Declared For Area South Of Kenai

A handful of residents on the Kenai Peninsula have been battling surface and groundwater flooding for more than a month.
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Community remembers Jaclyn Welcome, and raises awareness about homelessness

Several dozen mourners gathered in a park in Anchorage Sunday evening to remember Jaclyn Welcome, a 37-year-old woman who was fatally shot on June 20.

Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, March 14, 2018

The trans-Alaska pipeline fights off about 22 million cyber attacks. Daily.; New Norwegian champ, Joar Ulsom wins 2018 Iditarod; Juneau students take part in national student walkout protesting gun violence; Proposed constitutional amendment would protect dividends, sort of; Mendenhall Towers climbers presumed deceased; search ends; Toksook Bay Tribe receives more than 10 million federal dollars for trail construction; Japanese tsunami litters North American shores with 10 times the trash Listen now

Iditarod mushers in striking distance surprise themselves

As top Iditarod teams reached the checkpoint at Galena, several were trying to account for their spots at the top of the pack. Alaska Public Media’s Zachariah Hughes spoke with three mushers surprised for one reason or another with their place in the standings. Download Audio

Southwest Alaska Students Share Book About Local Community, Culture

Photos and Story by Libby Casey, APRN – Anchorage Students from the Southwest Alaska village of Kokhanok, near Lake Iliamna, now have a...

Making older homes more energy efficient

The Fairbanks-based Cold Climate Housing Research Center is leading an effort to make older homes more energy efficient. Center Research Director John Davies...

Day Two of Elders and Youth conference in Fairbanks

It's day two of the Elders and Youth conference in Fairbanks. Jennifer Canfield is in Fairbanks this week for KTOO, covering both the Elders and Youth gathering and the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention that will start on Thursday.

Assembly tweaks rules on abating illegal homeless camps

The Anchorage Assembly voted unanimously at its meeting Tuesday night to drop the number of days from when police serve notice that a homeless camp is illegal to when city employees are allowed to dismantle the camp.

Big Lake Shooting Range On Hold

A contentious shooting range issue dominated Tuesday night's Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly meeting, and the debate over the range's location affects a Valley youth program.

History Detectives, Season Premiere

Watch Season 10 Preview on PBS. See more from History Detectives.

In the season premiere episode, Elyse Luray and Wes Cowan investigate whether they have found rock’s Holy Grail, the long-lost electric Fender Stratocaster Bob Dylan plugged in at the ’65 Newport Folk Festival, changing rock ‘n’ roll forever. Tukufu Zuberi tracks down some autographs allegedly signed for two brothers in Miami Beach during the Beatles’ legendary 1964 “British Invasion” tour of the United States. Finally, Gwendolyn Wright investigates a $5 thrift store find and unearths a little-known artistic side of musical iconoclast Frank Zappa. Alaska Public Television. Tuesday, July 17. 8:00 pm

Dance groups celebrate culture at Brother Francis shelter

One of the attractions accompanying the annual Alaska Federation of Natives are the performances of the traditional dance groups. But not all...

Amid doping scandal, a mushing whodunit

On Monday, the Iditarod Trail Committee announced dogs belonging to four-time champion Dallas Seavey tested positive for a banned substance. But Seavey insists he didn't do it, which is fueling a mystery right beside the ballooning controversy. Listen now
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Alaska labor forecast calls for continuing shortages as Boomers age

With roughly two jobs open for every job seeker, a state economist says Alaska's workforce may not stabilize until Baby Boomers have aged out of it.
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Abortion remains legal in Alaska, but some lawmakers hope a constitutional convention could change that

The Alaska Supreme Court has ruled repeatedly that abortion rights are guaranteed under that right to privacy.