Toksook Bay Teen’s Yup’ik Music Videos Gain Popularity
Attracting an audience of over 10,000 Facebook followers, a Toksook Bay teenager is creating his own version of Yup’ik songs and sharing them with an international audience.
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Palin Quits, Shocking Alaskans
Governor Sarah Palin announced this morning that she is resigning. Speaking from her home in Wasilla, the governor says she has no interest in...
Polar bears take center stage in the US House
At a U-S House hearing today, critics of the delay in listing polar bears as threatened were dissatisfied by the answers they heard from...
State says Ketchikan transfers won’t overburden Johnson Youth Center
A handful of kids in Ketchikan could be transferred to Juneau’s Johnson Youth Center next month before a youth facility in Ketchikan closes. Rob Wood, director of the Division of Juvenile Justice said the incoming kids from Ketchikan shouldn’t overburden the Juneau facility.
Palmer sculptor heats up the art scene
Palmer sculptor Pat Garley's Arctic Fires Bronze Sculpture Works is a gathering place for local artists.
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Interior Issues Council plugs alternative energy
A Fairbanks Group is pushing an alternative energy strategy. The Interior Issues Council plan includes conservation measures and fossil fuel alternatives for...
Budget scenarios include ‘balanced approach’ that draws interest
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has introduced a budget that would draw down most of what remains in the state's Constitutional Budget Reserve. But deep inside another report is a possible framework for balancing the budget in the long run.
Army Corps Of Engineers Preps For Summer Season
The Army Corp of Engineers are gearing up for the summer season of projects around the state.
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Community Support Surges For Sudanese Refugees Targeted By Vandalism
A weekend incident in the Anchorage neighborhood of Spenard has left a group of refugees from the Darfur region of Sudan unsure over their safety. It also brought neighbors and police out to show support.
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Eielson airman killed, 2 hurt in motorcycle crash near Nenana
Jadakis Perry, 21, died at the scene of Friday's crash near Mile 314 of the Parks Highway according to Alaska State Troopers.
After a decade away, dancers from St. Mary’s return to Cama-i
This year's Cama-i was the first full-scale festival since 2019.
Special session costs of at least $430K so far
The two special legislative sessions so far have cost the state at least $430,000, with costs still being tallied.
Numerous bills remain up in the air as legislators prepare for special session
Governor Bill Walker called the Legislature into a special session that begins Monday to finish the work lawmakers failed to complete during the 121-day session that ended Wednesday. Download Audio
Plane Crash Near McGrath Claims Two Lives
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
A plane crash near McGrath has claimed the lives of two people. Alaska National Guard rescuers reached the downed...
Federal judge rules against state of Alaska in lawsuit challenging COVID emergency hunt
Other disputes between state and federal fish and game managers are pending in Alaska’s federal courthouse.
South Anchorage’s Randy Sulte is the sole conservative to unseat an Assembly incumbent this year
This will be the first political office for Sulte, a conservative with a background in the oil and gas industry who was backed by Mayor Dave Bronson.
Removing debris from Juneau landslide could take days, city says
Tom Mattice, Juneau’s emergency programs manager, said one home was completely destroyed by the slide, and two more were damaged.
Nowhere to turn, Wrangell e-waste event dumps electronics properly
In Wrangell, recycling isn’t as simple as wheeling a plastic container out to the curb each week. That service doesn’t exist in most communities in Southeast Alaska. Not to mention trying to get rid of large items like old TVs, computers and printers. In order to prevent these items from ending up in a landfill, they need to be sorted by hand and shipped off the island. Listen now
U.S. and Canadian Researchers Work Together on Arctic Research
A U.S. – Canadian expedition to the Arctic is unlocking new information about what lies beneath the ocean’s surface and may aid the countries...
Alaska Psychiatric Institute has its first COVID-19 case
The employee became sick last Wednesday and took a COVID-19 test.