Snow storm closes Anchorage schools, slows morning traffic
The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for the Anchorage area, in effect until 6 p.m.
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, November 2, 2022
The Anchorage Police Department and its officers' union are likely headed to arbitration over body-worn cameras. Election officials are struggling to hire poll workers in some parts of rural Alaska. And efforts to increase voter turnout among Alaska Native communities.
How Alaska handles election security
Answers to six frequently asked questions.
Alaska election officials now say all voting precincts will be staffed on Election Day
A day earlier, they feared as many as 10 rural precincts would be unstaffed.
Anchorage Police Department and union to settle body camera debate in arbitration next year
Municipal attorney Blair Christensen says the arbitration process will likely wrap up six to nine months from now.
Anchorage School District administrators propose cuts to immersion programs and IGNITE
In a presentation to the school board Tuesday, administrators proposed leasing school buildings to charter schools, moving the district-wide gifted program online and ending all high school language immersion programs at the end of this school year.
Key GOP groups are more fired up to vote in midterms than Democrats, NPR poll finds
Heading into the final week of voting, some of Democrats' key base voters' levels of enthusiasm are far below that of Republican-base voter groups, a recent poll found.
Homer Electric’s energy storage system powered by Tesla
In Soldotna, a fleet of Tesla batteries is helping with a mundane but important task — regulating the Kenai Peninsula’s supply of electricity.
Alaska farmers struggle with ‘two-fold kick’: high costs, low harvest
Climate change is disrupting weather patterns and creating a long-term drying trend in Alaska, experts say.
Slot machines are illegal in Alaska. So how is Klawock’s casino in business?
In Klawock, the local tribe is now running more than 20 machines that look an awful lot like the kind of slots you might find on the floor of a Las Vegas casino.
An Alaska tribal court judge breaks down ICWA’s past, present and future
Judge Debra O’Gara has spent over a decade working on Indian child welfare cases and directing trainings on the Indian Child Welfare Act for guardians, case workers and lawyers.
Here’s what Alaska’s gubernatorial candidates say they’ll do about the state housing shortage
An early-October forum in Anchorage addressed the issue and the topic of homelessness, but not everyone was there.
RSV is surging. Here’s what to watch for and answers about treatment options
Here are answers to some of the most common questions about the RSV infection, who is most at risk and what might be causing this year's outbreak.
Election denialism lingers in Alaska’s congressional races
A group tracking political extremism has labeled Sarah Palin and Kelly Tshibaka as election deniers.
Snake escapes in Dillingham classroom — twice
Dillingham Elementary students and their teacher had a bit of a fright this year, when the class snake escaped. It's taught them about reptiles and overcoming fear of the unknown.
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, November 1, 2022
What U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka says about the 2020 election. Also, how the state's election workers are dealing with skepticism from voters. And a nursing program in Bethel trains students to work in their communities.
Kipnuk students shift to remote learning after council banishes school principal
The Kipnuk Traditional Council wrote a formal banishment letter to the school’s principal, LaDorothy Lightfoot, calling for her to leave the village on the noon flight on Friday.
Alaska Supreme Court takes another look at security of university investment fund
The Legislature passed a law earlier this year to protect the fund, but a rehearing could allow future challenges.
‘My phone is constantly blowing up’: Alaska voters contend with increase in campaign text messages
Are you getting a lot of text messages from candidates running for office? You're not alone.
Seal hunting regulations on St. Paul Island show a new path for federal marine mammal protection
A partnership between federal scientists and St. Paul Island tribes might guide Alaska’s marine mammals – and those who depend on them – through climate shifts.