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Seismologist Delivers Cautionary Notes

If you have lived in Southcentral Alaska for a year or more, you are almost certain to have felt an earthquake. But a damaging quake is something else again. Experts tell us a quake as powerful as the Great Alaska Earthquake of fifty years ago isn’t likely any time soon, but it doesn’t take a Magnitude Nine to do big damage. Download Audio

US Mint To Unveil Quarter Honoring Denali Park

Officials from the U.S. Mint will be in Alaska next week to unveil a new quarter honoring Denali National Park. A ceremony is scheduled for 10 a.m. Nov. 15 at the Tri-Valley Community Center in Healy north of the park.

Gatt scratches at Nikolai checkpoint

Hans Gatt, a veteran musher from the Yukon, scratched at 8:35 a.m. Wednesday morning at the Nikolai checkpoint.

Wood Bison Spurs Species Debate

Are Wood bison and Plains bison two different subspecies, or are they the same subspecies? That's a question that is raising some questions of it's own, now that a University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher has co-authored a paper that could affect the threatened designation of Alaska's Wood Bison.

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Man dies in custody at Ketchikan Correctional Center, 1 day after arrest

Troopers say Landon Morgan, who was arrested on a DUI charge, apparently "died from a medical issue" Sunday at the Ketchikan Correctional Center.

State Rep Refuses Airport Pat-Down

The Associated Press An Alaska state lawmaker is returning home by sea after refusing a pat-down search at a Seattle airport, a spokeswoman said. Rep. Sharon...

300 Villages: King Cove

This week, we're heading to the Alaska Peninsula community of King Cove. Della Trumble is the finance manager for King Cove Corporation. Download Audio
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Alaska’s COVID hospitalizations have hit a new high

The state on Thursday reported 242 patients with COVID-19 in Alaska hospitals, the most ever since the pandemic began.
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Man dead in shooting at downtown Anchorage parking garage

Police said the victim, found Wednesday night at the 5th Avenue Mall parking garage, died of his injuries overnight.

House judiciary committee prepares report on fuel price disparity

The House judiciary committee is ready to begin preparing a report on the disparity between Alaska fuel prices and what it’s being sold for...
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Mat-Su educators vote to strike

Teachers would not go on strike until the fall, if an agreement is not reached over the summer.

MDA plots return to Kodiak, packing launchers

The Missile Defense Agency plans to use the Kodiak Spaceport to test its THAAD interceptors. But this time, the agency doesn't intend to use the launch structure at the facility. It intends to bring its own launch vehicles and will install temporary living quarters at the complex, says the Alaska Aerospace CEO.

What’s Next For Longtime Lawmaker Albert Kookesh?

Most Decembers, Albert Kookesh is making plans to move to Juneau for the legislative session. But this year, he’s spending more time at his Angoon home, enjoying the view.

‘Tidal Network’, Tlingit & Haida’s new broadband internet service, coming to Wrangell

Southeast Alaska’s regional Tribal government will pilot its new broadband internet program in Wrangell, which it says will, eventually, be available to everyone on the island.

Trooper Investigating Savoonga Man’s Death

A State Trooper was in Gambell on Wednesday to investigate the death of a 34-year-old Savoonga man— Stanley Rookok, who had gone missing last week while on a short trip to get water.

Berkowitz unveils new plan to end homelessness in Anchorage

Anchorage's new homelessness action plan will focus on providing 300 units of permanent housing scattered through out the entire city for adults living in camps and on the street in the next three years. Download Audio

Preventing homelessness and why it matters

Thousands of Alaskans have been homeless, but the number would be much higher if organizations and individuals didn't work to prevent it. On the next Talk of Alaska we're discussing solutions for preventing homelessness, and why it affects everyone in the state, not just the families who experience it. LISTEN HERE

Polar bears officially a 'threatened' species

After months of delay and wrangling over what to do, the Bush Administration announced today that it's listing polar bears as 'threatened' under the...

Alaska News Nightly: March 25, 2009

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Alaska News Nightly: Friday, July 28, 2017

New capital budget is much lower than previous budgets; $5 million in capital budget designated for UA renovations and repairs; Pilot recovered from wreckage of Regal Air Cessna 206 north of Lake Clark; State OSHA investigation targets Silver Bay Seafoods in Naknek; NSSP plant in Nome violated processing discharge permit, agreement reached with EPA; Review finds Fairbanks officers justified in May shooting; Competition for airspace between drones and eagles intensifies in Unalaska; Caterpillars spike around lakes and rivers near Aleknagik and Dillingham for second year; AK: Russian adventurers look to retrace Alaska route of past countrymen; 49 Voices: Casey Ketchum of Anchorage Listen now