Board Votes To Temporarily Close Tenakee Springs School
A school board in Southeast Alaska has voted to close the school in Tenakee Springs for the upcoming school year.
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Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation lays off 13
The Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation is laying off 13 people and eliminating other positions due to hard economic times.
Adam Kane, KDLG - Dillingham
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Territorial Guard retirement benefits in jeopardy
Alaskans who served in the Territorial Guard will no longer be able to count their service towards Army retirement benefits. The largely Native militia...
The CDC sees signs of a late summer COVID wave
In July, coronavirus infections, hospitalizations and emergency room visits have inched up.
Sugar Creates Genetic Trouble For Coastal Alaska Natives
The idea that traditional diets are best for coastal Alaska Native people is being further confirmed by the discovery of a gene deficiency that doesn't allow their systems to process sugar. Dr Matthew Hirschfeld is the director of maternal/child health services at the Alaska Native Medical Center. The intolerant gene causes a condition know as as C-Sid.
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Anchorage mayor’s second pick for library director, an educator and GOP activist, likely to fuel more controversy
Judy Eledge drew attention for posts from a Facebook account under her name that linked gay and transgender people to pedophilia, advertised Eledge and her husband aboard an airplane during the pandemic without masks and complained about Alaska bush communities "getting everything and having no tax and almost everything paid for them."
Group Calls for Protection of Prince of Wales Island Flying Squirrels
A western conservation group wants Endangered Species protection for flying squirrels on Southeast Alaska’s Prince of Wales Island. The group says logging on Tongass National Forest land is a threat to the animal’s survival.
49 Voices: Frage Schaefer of Palmer
This week we're hearing from, Frage Schaefer from Palmer. Schaefer is an electrician who grew up in Point Hope. Listen now
NPS eyes reg changes for subsistence use of animal parts for the arts
The National Park Service is proposing a regulatory change that would allow subsistence users to collect animal parts and plants for use in arts and crafts.
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Meet the woman who makes sure K300 dogs are ready to race
There’s no physician for the mushers during the Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race, but a team of volunteer veterinarians checks each dog before the race, at the checkpoints, and after the teams cross the finish. The program has come together for nearly 30 years largely through of the efforts of one woman.
Mat-Su Valley gets together for a barn moving
The Matanuska Valley is growing fast and many an agricultural property -- like the old Breeden Family Farm -- is destined to fall to...
Neff first out of Rainy Pass, takes lead
After arriving to Rainy Pass in third, Hugh Neff wasted no time in getting back on the trail.
Nature: Is That Skunk?
It's a familiar but mysterious creature in woods and neighborhoods all across America. Its infamous weapon is one of the most awful scents in all of nature. Now, intrepid researchers and cameramen track skunks day and night across California, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Ohio, even Martha's Vineyard, uncovering how they hunt, forage, mate and raise amazingly cute babies - all the things they're up to when they're not spraying the local dog. And yes, the remarkable secrets of that stink will be revealed!
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Wood-Pellet Heat Pitched As Money-Saver
Backers of biomass energy pitched wood-pellet heat as a money-saver during a legislative hearing last week.
Jeff King on PETA and past Iditarod protests
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals or PETA plans to protest the start of the race in Anchorage tomorrow morning. Former Iditarod champion Jeff King sat down with Lori Townsend recently to talk about the race, his career and his feelings about the animal rights activists who are against racing sled dogs. Listen now
Senators reach final bipartisan agreement on a gun safety bill
The bill would incentivize states to pass red flag laws and expand background checks for 18- to 21-year-olds, among other measures. It's expected to have enough support to pass the Senate.
Mallott rejects Democrats’ proposed primary change
Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott has rejected a proposal by Alaska Democrats to allow candidates not affiliated with a political party to run in the Democratic primary.
Bethel highway repair begins as warm winter destroys state roads across Alaska
Starting Thursday, the Department of Transportation will begin repairing Chief Eddie Hoffman Highway. The warm winter has wreaked similar havoc on highways across Alaska.
Commemorative “Serum Run” heads for Nome
Mushers and snowmachiners have hit the trail on the commemorative serum run from Nenana to Nome. Legendary mountaineer and musher Colonel Norman Vaughn started...
FBI joins search for missing 10-year-old Kotzebue girl
The FBI has joined the effort to find a missing girl in Kotzebue. Ten-year-old Ashley Johnson-Barr was last seen the evening of September 6th leaving a local park. Listen now