Kake city officials seek to restrict travel over COVID-19
After some positive coronavirus cases, the community wants to restrict travel, but its authority to do so is still under question.
Alaska Chief Justice Bolger to retire in June
Bolger was appointed to the supreme court by Gov. Sean Parnell in 2013. His retirement will coincide with the end of his three-year term as the chief justice.
Bush administration working to set new Endangered Species rules before Obama takes office
The Department of the Interior is working to finalize a change to the Endangered Species Act. The Bush Administration has less than 30 days...
A Shrew-Eating Trout
This fish was caught on the Kanektok River during a rainbow trout project. It wound up being a mortality capture (it didn't survive), so it was cut open to see what it had been feeding on. Surprise! The answer was shrews, and a whole lot of them.
By my count, this trout ate twenty shrews. Twenty.
Read more. Report: 50 percent of Alaska women report abuse by partner
A new study says that half of women in Alaska say they have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual violence or both.
In Kodiak, state funding cuts mean bigger class sizes and higher costs for families
The Kodiak Island Borough School District was counting on a one-time funding boost approved by the state Legislature.
Arctic tourism hot topic at industry convention
Alaska gets close to 2 million visitors a year,and more and more of them are visiting the Arctic Circle and beyond. That’s what a large audience at this week’s Alaska Travel Industry Association convention in Juneau heard during a “Tourism in the Arctic” panel discussion.
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From the ashes: Life returns to Kasatochi volcano
Nearly every year since Kasatochi erupted, scientists have returned to study how ecosystems respond to cataclysmic destruction. Listen now
Alaskans protest North Dakota pipeline by paddling in solidarity
Members of the One People Canoe Society from Juneau paddled in unison today down the Missouri River in North Dakota. The trip is a show of solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux who are protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline Project. A federal court is expected to rule on whether pipeline construction goes forward tomorrow.
Without safety net of mandates, Anchorage’s overtaxed, understaffed hospitals brace for more patients
As Alaska hospitals near capacity, health care experts say they're not sure the latest COVID surge will peak quickly, as it did in other countries. They point out that thousands of unvaccinated Alaska children are returning to classrooms this week — many in school districts where masks are optional.
Kluane Naitonal Park Avalanche Claims Skier
A 29-year old man is dead following an avalanche in Kluane National Park on Sunday. The man's name isn't being released and his body...
Human remains found on Kenai Peninsula
Investigators say the remains appear to be from missing Soldotna man Richard Butts and fugitive Ronald Beyering.
Administrators, parents, and health officials weighed in on school reopening. But what do students think?
Three high school students from across Alaska share their thoughts on the start of the school year.
Alaska’s leaders got more than they bargained for from Interior’s offshore drilling proposal
The Trump administration recently proposed a vast expansion of federal waters available for oil development. Many U.S. states were not pleased — states like California, Oregon and Florida don’t want oil development off their coastlines. Alaska is a different story. Alaska’s leaders got what they wanted in the plan — and then some. Now the question is: will Alaska ask the Trump administration to cut back? Listen now
Senate seeks to revive Juneau Access and Knik Arm projects through capital budget
The Senate’s capital budget also doesn’t include Medicaid funding that state officials say is needed by next week to pay health care providers. Listen now
Wasilla man dies in Big Lake snowmachine crash
David Nose, 26, died Sunday night when his snowmachine struck a parked Dodge Ram 3500 pickup truck, troopers said.
Police officer kills Point Hope man who shot at residents and buildings, troopers say
The suspect, 40-year-old Robert Nash, was killed Wednesday afternoon. Nobody else in the Northwest Alaska community was injured.
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, March 19, 2018
Legislature split on budget, taxes and use of Permanent Fund; State puts out list of companies that got $75 million in cashable tax credits last year; Feds to drop new habitat rules, ending state's legal challenge; Feds approve $1.7M to buy out homes in Newtok; Snow blocks road to Hatcher Pass; 10 stranded at lodge; The Cost of Cold: When the only option is diesel; The Cost of Cold: Keeping warm in Unalaska; At 2018 Finisher’s Banquet, tales from a difficult Iditarod; Wrangell assembly approves new $9 million water plant; New analysis adds to picture of how belugas are impacted by sea ice loss Listen now
Higgins To Run For Alaska House Seat
The Alaska Democratic party has a new leader, after chairwoman Patti Higgins resigned to run for the Legislature. Don Gray will act as interim chair until Mike Wenstrup, who was elected to succeed Higgins, takes over the chairmanship in January. Both Gray and Wenstrup are from Fairbanks.
Alaska Skiers Placing Well In National Championships
Alaska skiers continue to post top results at the U.S. cross country ski championships in Michigan.
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