Russian Mission post office closure threatens infant formula supplies
Russian Mission’s post office has been closed on and off for nearly six months, and mothers have had to scramble to get infant formula for their babies. It's led to inconvenient, expensive, and uncertain options.
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, June 16, 2016
Former Mayor Dan Sullivan drops out of senatorial race; Democrats say Murkowski sinks bill with riders; major change for Alaska vets as TriWest steps aside; dividend checks would drop, but not by as much, under revised bill; Michael Johnson to be new commissioner of education and early development; Former military leaders fight on the side of lease sales in the Arctic; first evidence of ancient trade with Asia uncovered in Northwest Alaska; numerous wildfires hit Interior and St. Lawrence Island; Copper River King salmon run slower than anticipated; troopers reveal victims in Atka crash were from Anchorage; Fairbanks man gets 17 years behind bars in murder-for-hire; Bethel elders could be spending more time alone once ONC closes Senior Center Download Audio
Anchorage voters opt for bonds, more liberal Assembly
Progressive candidates and incumbents win, along with former law-maker in Eagle River and an upset in south Anchorage. Taxi proposition and ambulance bond measure fail. Listen now
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, December 15, 2022
Governor Dunleavy releases his draft of the next state budget. Plus, the struggle to plow Anchorage streets continues after a third snowstorm hit the municipality. And a film festival on the Kenai peninsula shines a light on native languages.
Alaskans Asked for Feedback on Chukchi Oil Spill Impact Plan
Federal leasing officials are again asking Alaskans to provide feedback on a document that looks at the possible impacts of a very large oil spill in the Chukchi Sea.
Hundreds of Anchorage seniors pour in for COVID vaccinations at school district vaccination clinic
Appointments for shots were almost immediately completely booked as soon as they became available.
Good luck charms? Some Iditarod mushers carry one. Others would never consider it.
“It's kind of just a physical reminder that it doesn't really matter if the travel is bad, you know?” said one musher about the importance of carrying his mom's keychain.
Alaska wildland fire crews ready for action, with state funding to reduce hazardous fuels
Norm McDonald, the state Division of Forestry's Chief of Fire and Aviation, says all it would take to go from an average fire season to a huge one is some hot, dry weather and a lightning strike, or the careless burning of some brush or a campfire.
North Slope-Bound Tanker Wrecks, Spills 1,200 Gallons of Diesel, Catches Fire
A fuel tanker headed to the North Slope wrecked at a remote spot along the Dalton Highway Sunday and overturned, spilling 1,200 gallons of diesel. The wrecked rig later caught fire and burned up.
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Holland America Halts Dawson City Bus Tours
As the summer tourism season wraps up, Interior operators are already looking to next year – and worrying how they’ll deal with a move by a major industry player.
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How a troubled Anchorage strip club transformed into Baptist church
The team that turned Fantasies on 5th into Open Door Baptist say the coincidences that allowed them to create a Baptist church at the site during a global pandemic were serendipitous.
Tara Sweeney confirmed as assistant Interior secretary for Indian Affairs
The U.S. Senate this evening confirmed Alaskan Tara MacLean Sweeney to be the assistant Interior Secretary for Indian Affairs. Listen now
Fairbanks City Council passes contentious non-discrimination ordinance
Fairbanks now has a law that prohibits discrimination in businesses, rentals and employment. The City Council passed a non-discrimination ordinance Monday after two hours of public hearing and weeks of work sessions.
Congress Looks at High Rate of Native Suicide
American Indian and Alaska Native youth have the highest suicide rate of any adolescents in the nation. They’re three and a half times more...
Foundation Hears Funding Aims of Bering Strait Communities
The Rasmuson Foundation awarded more than $30 million in grants in 2013. But in the last few years only about one percent of that money has gone for projects in the Bering Straits Region. Foundation members traveled to small communities in the region last week to see what kinds of programs residents would like to see funded.
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Mat-Su school board considers banning transgender athletes from girls’ sports
Just before the end of the legislative session, state senators voted to table a bill that would have enacted similar restrictions statewide.
Alaska State House Adjourns
The Alaska House is following the Senate's lead by adjourning from the special session and leaving an in-state gas pipeline bill unresolved.
Alaska Supreme Court chief justice recuses himself from Gov. Dunleavy’s recall case
Chief Justice Joel Bolger said he has made "public statements that could suggest a strong disagreement with the governor's conduct on some very fundamental issues affecting the judicial branch, conduct that forms part of the basis for the recall petition under consideration."
With hedging statements, Alaska lawmakers say they’re close on oil and gas compromise
State lawmakers say they’re close to an agreement on a bill to end tax credits for oil and gas companies that can be traded for cash. Listen now
Controversial Sled Dog film to premiere at Canadian festival
The acclaimed Whistler, BC, film festival started this week, featuring Canadian first-run Oscar-buzz films like Ms. Sloan and La La Land. Although the pictures feature Hollywood luminaries Julianne Moore, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, those stars could be upstaged by the subjects of another film - one creating a lot of controversy in the mushing world. Listen Now