Here’s how to watch fireworks in Downtown Anchorage tonight
Downtown Anchorage will host a New Year’s Eve celebration and fireworks show Thursday, but it will look a bit different than in previous years.
Project Citizens program puts middle-schoolers in charge of civics projects
Civic engagement sounds, let's face it, pretty boring to most people. But the eighth graders at Gruening Middle School in Eagle River don't seem bored at all. They’re competing in Project Citizen, a program that teaches students how to participate in local and state government, training politicians of the future. The state competition took place in Fairbanks on April 21st. Listen now
Talkeetna Copes With No Public Shower
Talkeetna may become the grubby capitol of Alaska in May
and June, when smelly climbers trudge off Denali after three or more weeks
without bathing. But...
Post-earthquake donation needs
Many organizations need help after the earthquake. Here are a few.
Libertarian Party Sees Opportunity In GOP Fractures
Republican Senate Candidate Joe Miller did something unusual on Thursday: He spoke out in support of party that was not his own. The comments concerned the Libertarian Party, which could be in a position to gain converts from some dissent within the state GOP.
Senators make budget plea for Coast Guard
Both of Alaska’s U.S. senators wrote the White House budget director Wednesday asking him to spare the Coast Guard from the budget ax. Listen now
A good sign for Native artist after Etsy relists his sea otter crafts
Etsy says it’s moving away from local and national laws — such as the U.S. Endangered Species Act — and toward international standards. But that means it’s excluding items made by Alaska Native artists that might use walrus ivory or certain animal pelts. Listen now
Rural Legislators Wary Of Change To School Funding Formula
With the Alaska House of Representatives set to vote on an omnibus education bill Monday night, rural legislators are prepared to fight a change to the funding formula included in the legislation.
Foster Chosen For Vacant House Seat
Governor Sean Parnell (R) came to a blizzard-struck Nome on Tuesday to announce his choice for Western Alaska’s vacant House District-39 seat: Neal...
Anchorage changes suspension approach
School discipline was a recurring topic at this week's school board meeting, as the board members and the administration sought to reassure the public...
Gov. Dunleavy introduces bill requiring parent permission for sex ed, pronoun changes
Dunleavy's bill would require more parental permission to teach sex education and change students’ names or pronouns in school.
An obscure rule may be driving up Alaska health care costs
Buried deep in the October 2004 supplement of the Alaska Administrative Code are a few sentences a lot of Alaska health care experts are talking about right now. It's called the 80th percentile rule. It was adopted as a consumer protection measure, but insurers say it's encouraging excessive prices for specialty care.
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A Juneau police officer killed Kelly Stephens last year. Now Stephens’ family is suing
Without the bodycam footage of the incident, the parents of a man shot by police say they haven't been able to understand what happened to their son in his final hour.
Aaron Leggett Promotes Dena’ina Knowledge in Anchorage
It’s hard to reconcile Aaron Leggett’s 28-year-old boyish features with his job as cultural historian – a title that more easily conjures a craggy-faced...
USGS project shows low fossil fuel burning can limit permafrost thawing, carbon release
Reduced fossil fuel burning can limit the thaw of permafrost, and the release of large amounts of carbon into the atmosphere. Listen now
APD Believes Missing Airman Victim Of Foul Play
Anchorage police now believe an airman missing for three weeks was the victim of foul play. Police spokesman Lt. Dave Parker says detectives are releasing little information about what led them to that conclusion Tuesday. Parker adds that the missing Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson airman, Clinton Reeves, appears to be an innocent victim.
Alleged head of 1488 gang moved to Washington ahead of trial
The alleged leader of a white-supremacist prison gang operating in Alaska is being sent out of state as he awaits trial.
School Funding Programs Extended For A Year
A federal funding program key to Southeast school districts will remain in place for another year. An extension of the Secure Rural Schools Program is part of a recently passed transportation bill. The program has been a mainstay for districts in or near National Forests in and outside of Alaska.
Kodiak moves toward electric heat with planned hydro expansion
The Kodiak Electric Association is expanding hydropower capacity, and offering an incentive to the borough to make the shift to electric heat. Listen now
Addiction treatment community reacts to new clinic in Juneau
The new clinic is different in a few ways. It’s a for-profit company and it doesn’t currently offer in-house counseling — and that has some in providers in the community worried.