Across the ocean in Anchorage’s sister cities, pandemic life feels both different and the same
In Harbin, China, and Magadan, Russia, life has changed since the coronavirus arrived. But government responses have led to very different outcomes.
Adak Fish Plant Seeks Additional Operators
The community of Adak depends on its fish processing plant for jobs and tax revenue. But they’ve struggled to keep the lights on over the years. Now, the plant’s latest operator is looking for new partners to help shoulder the financial burden.
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Sullivan joins 25 other Republican senators in praising Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is the highest-ranking American official to visit the self-ruled island in 25 years.
State Sen. Stevens Says Oil Tax Agreement Most Important This Session
State Senate President Gary Stevens says nothing is more important this legislative session than coming to agreement on oil tax legislation.
University Aims To Rein In Health Care Plan Costs
The University of Alaska, is looking at health care plan changes. The university covers over 80 percent of the cost of health insurance for about 4,000 employees. Many of the plan changes are aimed at reining in costs, which are rising 7 to 10 percent a year.
Alaska firefighters tackle a wave of Interior wildfires
State wildfire crews have been fighting smaller blazes than those on federal land, as rain could reach much of the Interior later this week.
Mushing, a tradition on the fritz in Bristol Bay
It’s been a few years since communities like Dillingham, New Stuyahok, Ekwok, or Koliganek have been able to host sled dog races, but a few mushers are working to keep alive a tradition that's declining in the region. Listen now
Palin administration launching subcabinet focused on rural issues
Governor Palin had hoped to sign the administrative order officially creating the Rural subcabinet in Hooper Bay today, but weather foiled the event. The...
Anchorage Running Out of Places to Put Snow
The snow just keeps on piling up in Anchorage. At last check, nearly 120 inches had fallen so far this winter, making it the fourth snowiest winter on record, and has the municipality scrambling to keep up.
Downsized Budget Reduced Scope Of Denali Commission
Decreased federal spending has downsized the budget and scope of the Denali Commission in Alaska. The independent federal agency was created by former Senator Ted Stevens in 1998 to address infrastructure in rural communities, but its financial clout is greatly diminished.
US Chamber of Commerce Pledges “Full Weight” to Sullivan
A new Dittman Research poll shows Republican Dan Sullivan is six points ahead of Democrat Mark Begich in the U.S. Senate race. The research was funded by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. It ran a pro-Sullivan ad in April and today officially announced it’s endorsement of Sullivan.
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Lawyer who won landmark Alaska subsistence case in line to be Interior’s top attorney
Bob Anderson, an advocate of Alaska tribal sovereignty since the 1980s, is nominated to be Interior solicitor.
Adventure is the profit: the economics of dog handling
Across Alaska, handlers play a pivotal role in competitive mushing. They manage sprawling kennels and help train sled-dogs for competition. It's a system that thrives on an unconventional economic arrangement. Listen now
City reaps big legislative funding: now has to protect it
At Tuesday evening's Anchorage Assembly meeting and again at his weekly press availability on Wednesday, Mayor Dan Sullivan happily described the municipality's share of...
Southeast Pleas For Restored Ferry Service; AHMS Skeptical, Citing Dwindling Coffers
Southeast Alaska community leaders hope to restore or adjust some parts of the proposed ferry schedule for this fall, winter and spring. That’s the word from most of those testifying Wednesday morning during a teleconferenced Alaska Marine Highway System public hearing.
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Kachemak Selo School bond proposition up for voter approval
Voters in the Kenai Peninsula Borough will decide in October whether the small Russian Old Believer village of Kachemak Selo, also known as K-Selo, will get a new school. Listen now
Dunleavy to be sworn in as governor in Noorvik
The village, about 40 miles from Kotzebue, is where his wife Rose Dunleavy is from. Listen now
Final results in from U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships
The U.S. National Cross Country ski championships wrapped up in Anchorage yesterday. The temperature warmed enough to get in a sprint competition, with Olympians...
Alaska Education Leaders Tepid to Obama’s Education Plans
President Barack Obama wants to tie college rankings to how affordable they are and whether students are landing in the workforce after graduation.
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Almandinger found guilty on all charges in Grunwald murder trial
A Palmer jury today found Erick Almandinger guilty on all counts in the 2016 slaying of 16-year-old David Grunwald. Listen now