After fat bear fraud, 747 again crowned chunky champion
For the second time in three years, the jumbo jet-sized 747 has been crowned champion of Fat Bear Week.
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Kelly Tshibaka say President Biden was wrong to cancel student debt. Also, the Bering Sea king and snow crab fisheries will be closed this year. And the Fat Bear Week superfan tracking this year's tournament.
Fat Bear Week emerges from scandal to crown a new champion Tuesday
The park says its virtual ballot box was stuffed in Sunday's semifinal, won by the mammoth 747 — who faces a young upstart female named 901 in the final.
Tribe to hold virtual Dena’ina workshop for early language learners
The Kenaitze Indian Tribe received a two-year Emergency Native Language grant from the American Rescue Plan Act to hold free Dena’ina language workshops for beginners.
Families, activists question why so many people in Alaska’s jails and prisons have died this year
Kitty Douglas is the youngest of 15 people to die in custody in Alaska this year. It's the most since 2015.
Tlingit hip-hop artist releases new music video featuring Nanwalek students
Arias Hoyle describes his music as Afro-Indigenous hip-hop.
APOC says Dunleavy backers won’t respond to investigation without subpoena
The Alaska Public Offices Commission says a group supporting Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s reelection has refused to respond to requests for information.
Dillingham volunteers organize post-Merbok ‘fish drive’ for Chevak
Dillingham resident Mark Lisac started the drive after hearing news coverage on how the remnants of Typhoon Merbok affected people in coastal communities.
Western Alaska receives millions to repair roads and storm-damaged communities
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration is providing $9 million for Western Alaska repairs after last month's powerful storm.
Skagway Assembly adopts engineers’ short-term fix for rockslides
The Municipality of Skagway has contracted a design firm to reduce the hazard from rockslides that barraged Skagway’s busiest cruise ship dock this year.
Commercial space industry counts on Kodiak launches, but some locals are a no-go
Kodiak’s Pacific Spaceport Complex could be a chance for Alaska to get in on the commercial space industry's ground floor — but it has to overcome some local opposition.
Kenai Peninsula Borough tribes get federal grant to address opioid abuse
The Kenaitze Indian and Ninilchik Village tribes, along with the Native Village of Tyonek, are receiving about $1 million in federal funds to combat opioid abuse.
Where do Alaska’s governor candidates stand on the Permanent Fund dividend?
Independent Bill Walker, Democrat Les Gara and Republicans Mike Dunleavy and Charlie Pierce have different approaches to solving the Alaska Permanent Fund impasse.
Anchorage gets its first snowfall of the season, making for a slick morning commute
Anchorage's first snow this year is just a few days earlier than average.
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, October 10, 2022
Activists and family members of inmates who've died jailed in Alaska are sounding the alarm. Also, Alaska's Republican U.S. House candidates want voters to "rank the red." And new fiber optic cable projects could improve Internet access in Bethel.
Palin and Begich both say ‘rank the red’ while diverging in style
The Republicans in Alaska’s U.S. House race are now both saying they want their supporters to rank the other Republican as their second choice.
‘Deadliest Catch’ boat donates $28k to Metlakatla in honor of those lost at sea
The crew was inspired by a recent documentary about Alaska’s only Native reserve.
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Jury awards million-dollar verdict to attorney fired by Alaska Department of Law
“I’ve done the right thing, and it cost me a lot,” said Joan Wilkerson, the attorney who filed a lawsuit in 2018 against the department.
Bethel votes to prohibit city council from enacting future mask mandates
The vote passed by only a 22-vote margin.