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Putin announces a partial military mobilization for Russian citizens

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree that will send Russians who have gone through military training to join the fight in Ukraine while stopping short of an all-out draft.

YouGov Model Shows Treadwell Within Reach of Begich

Most polls in the U.S. Senate race show Dan Sullivan ahead of rival Republican Mead Treadwell in the primary. But the Treadwell campaign is trumpeting a new analysis by the polling firm YouGov. It shows Treadwell would do better against incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Begich in November than Sullivan would. Download Audio

No Bond for Three Men Accused in Bribery Scandal

The men accused in a massive government contracting bribery case involving Alaska Native Corporation EyakTek are staying behind bars – three of them until trial and the fourth at least through the weekend. At a hearing in Washington D.C. today (Thursday) the lawyer for EyakTek executive Harold Babb asked for a few more days before making his argument as to why Babb should be released on bond.

Sen. Murkowski Seeking Answers On Japan Tsunami Debris

It’s been nearly a year since an earthquake in Japan triggered a tsunami that devastated whole communities in that country’s Northwest area.

Totem pole fragments provide lost details

Ketchikan Museums staff has been working to catalog, document and store totem pole fragments that have been in the museum’s collection for 40 years. The fragments can provide details lost on many of the larger poles.

Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, May 18, 2017

State House, Senate call for each other to give ground, Walker hopes for compromise; $50 million budget cut latest indicator of waning support for state gasline project; Interior nominee sees 'clean slate' on land in trust; Pebble forms advisory committee to help with range of issues; Uber, Lyft could be back in Alaska by June; Request denied for additional restrictions on Cooper king salmon harvest; State says harsh conditions, not aging infrastructure, culprit in Cook Inlet gas leak; NOAA looks to give up potentially mineral-rich Fairbanks property; Kodiak biologists to conduct bear population survey; Nation's first group of K-12 Russian immersion students graduates from West Anchorage High Listen now
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Alaska records 28 more COVID-19 deaths

The deaths reported Tuesday happened in regions around Alaska and were mostly people in their 60s or older.

Conflict between whales and longliners causes growing concern

Longliners on the inside waters of southeast Alaska encountered some unusual and unwelcome fishing partners this summer. A couple of sperm whales followed...
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Former Dunleavy Chief of Staff Tuckerman Babcock files bid for state Senate seat

Babcock is running for the seat currently held by Sen. Peter Micciche.

Begich to View Post-Mortem bin Laden Photos

Associated Press An aide to Senator Mark Begich says he will view post-mortem photographs of Osama bin Laden taken after the al-Qaida leader was...

Study Reveals Dangers of Mercury in North Pacific Ocean

A new study shows for the first time how dangerous mercury is getting into the North Pacific Ocean and its seafood. Libby Casey, APRN -...
Alaska News Nightly by Alaska Public Media

Two sled dogs die after vehicle collision

Two sled dogs are dead after the team of Yukon Quest and Iditarod veteran Sebastian Schnuelle was hit by a vehicle outside Fairbanks. Listen Now

F-22 Missing After Training Exercise

Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage Last night an F-22 fighter jet from Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson went missing during a training exercise. Two F-22s...
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Alaska News Nightly: Friday, September 11, 2020

Alaska tribes go to court to exclude Alaska Native Corporations from CARES Act relief funds. And, a rare animal surprises Bristol Bay residents. Plus, an Anchorage woman commemorates 9/11.

Anchorage road work will demand driver patience

It's become an annual rite of late spring in Anchorage - the mayoral announcement of summer road, trail and drainage construction. As...

IWC Meeting Wraps Up

Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage The International Whaling Commission just wrapped up their meeting, this year in Morocco. Harry Brower is the chairman of the...
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Forest Service proposes young growth timber sale near Thorne Bay

The U.S. Forest Service is proposing the harvest of up to nine square miles of young growth timber on Prince of Wales Island.
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Musher Ryan Redington’s dogs still recovering after hit by snowmachine in Wisconsin

On Saturday night, Redington said he was mushing his team on the trail when he saw a snowmachine barreling toward him at a high speed.  
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“It’s the fabric of our culture coming apart”: Yukon River communities face chinook and chum closure

Ben Stevens, a tribal resources manager for Tanana Chiefs Conference says with both the chum and king salmon fisheries closed, Yukon River communities are scared of losing their protein source for the winter. They're also worried about losing their way of life if low runs continue.

Through digital storytelling, Bristol Bay students uncover the NN Cannery’s history

The NN Cannery in Naknek was in operation almost continuously from 1895 until 2015. In early October, 19 students at Bristol Bay High School took part in a digital workshop to document stories of the people who worked there.