Alaska’s pre-primary election turnout is down from extraordinary 2022 and 2020 primaries
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic emergency boosted absentee turnout to record highs, and in 2022, there was a special U.S. House election.
Juneau Students Take Flight
Casey Kelly, KTOO – Juneau
Kids are taking flight in Juneau this week. Eighth and ninth graders at the Flight Quest day camp are...
49 Voices: Dan Distor of Mountain Village
This week we hear from a Filipino high school student who moved to Pilot Station from Texas with his family when he was a first grader. Dan Distor lives in Mountain Village.
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Pilot in deadly Kodiak Island plane crash said he made a forced landing
The Piper Cherokee went down just after takeoff from the Old Harbor airstrip on July 2, killing passengers Rod Murdock and Byron Chitwood.
Registe Wins Bronze at Pan-Am Games
Former UAA All-American David Registe won the bronze medal in the long jump at the Pan American Games on Tuesday, in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Anchorage School District warns of traffic delays as bus service rotates to next group of students
Anchorage residents can expect traffic delays near Bartlett High School, Begich Middle School, Bettye Davis East High School, and Wendler Middle School.
COVID-19 vaccinations begin in Alaska
Employees at the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage were among the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccines in the state of Alaska.
Hooper Bay has biggest COVID outbreak in Y-K Delta in months
The current outbreak began in May, and 63 individuals have tested positive since then.
Alaska News Nightly: April 15, 2015
U.S. Senate Favors Secure Rural Schools - Secure Docs, Too; Federal Agency Reviewing Yellow Cedar For Protection; House Bill Would Claw Back State Workers’ Raises; Opt Out Bill Could Cost Alaska $97 Million in Federal School Funding; Search Continues In Prince William Sound For Missing Pilot; Breakup Forecast: Sparse Snow, Slowly Warming Weather Lessens Flood Concern; Murkowski Campaign Shows Financial Might; Anchorage Announces Fiscal Surplus; House Passes Bill To Change Hunting And Fishing License Fees; Fuel Sale in Nome Targets Spring Subsistence Hunters; Kenaitze Candlelight Vigil Raises Awareness about Sexual Assault; Athletes Prepare For Native Youth Olympics
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APD Policies Reviewed
A report on official procedures in the wake of a sexual assault conviction of former Anchorage Police officer Anthony Rollins was made public Friday. Rollins was convicted of raping several women while he was an on-duty police officer. He has been sentenced, but the aftermath of his crimes has initiated changes in Anchorage Police Department procedures.
In My Family: “It’s Okay”
This week on “In My Family,” Khan teaches teaches Raven how to say “It's Okay,” in Gwich'in.
As fishing guides diversify, rockfish feel the pressure
As state regulations on halibut and king salmon fishing have ramped up, charter guides have branched out into another species: rockfish.
Stranded marine mammals get their own hotline in Alaska
Government agencies, non-government organizations and individuals across the state of Alaska have collaborated to set up a stranded marine mammal hotline.
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Alaska tribes, university to receive federal grants for repatriation of remains and cultural items
Alaska tribes and UAF will receive more than $350,000 in grants as part of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.
Senate Introduces Energy Voucher Bill
Alaska residents would receive energy vouchers to help address high energy costs under a bill introduced in the state Senate. SB203 would provide every adult recipient of an Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend this fall to receive a voucher either for 250 gallons of heating oil or an equivalent amount of natural gas, or for 1,500 kilowatt hours of electricity.
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, Feb. 20, 2017
University of Alaska to update protocol for sexual assault, harassment cases; 1 dead, 7 in hospital after home carbon monoxide poisoning; St. Lawrence Island assistance centers offer state aid for storm repairs; Brent Sass withdraws mushing team from Iditarod; Juneau Assembly bans homeless from sleeping downtown; Students, teachers and extended absences at the Haines School; Pending EPA cuts lead to new junk cleanups in villages; Tlingit woman to represent Alaska at Miss USA pageant Listen now
State Legislators grapple with gasline issues in Washington, DC
State lawmakers attending the Energy Council meeting in Washington, DC are mulling over potential difficulties in updating a license to export liquefied Alaska natural...
Coalition works to reduce recidivism on Kenai Peninsula
As lawmakers decide whether to tweak criminal justice reform, an organization is forming on the Kenai Peninsula that also hopes to reduce the number of Alaskans ending up back in jail. Listen now
Joe Bonamassa: Beacon Theatre – Live From New York
Internationally renowned guitar superstar Joe Bonamassa delivers a stunning performance at the Beacon Theatre in New York City in this new special taped exclusively for PBS. Featuring memorable duet performances with legendary classic rock singer Paul Rodgers (lead singer for Bad Company) and John Hiatt, recipient of Nashville’s Music Lifetime Achievement Award for songwriting, Bonamassa’s latest show features new songs and a guitar experience audiences are sure to remember.
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Alaska Native identity ‘weighs heavily’ on friends and a future
Throughout discussions on subsistence rights, education access, and other policy matters, blood quantum has consistently loomed in the background.