News

All news stories, regardless of topic (local, statewide + national news stories, as well as Talk of Alaska, Alaska News Nightly, Alaska Insight, Alaska Economic Report). Some news stories may also have other categories marked, which will also put them on a subpage. Not all news stories will fall into a subpage.

St. Marys Mother Awarded $240 Thousand for Boil Complications

Shane Iverson, KYUK - Bethel A mother from the Yukon village of  St. Marys was awarded over a quarter million dollars in a...

Golden Valley Electric May Pursue North Slope Gas

Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks Golden Valley Electric Association may pursue trucking in North Slope natural gas as a means to getting a...

1946 Aleutian Quake Triggered Massive Tsunami

Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage One of the biggest tsunamis of the twentieth century was generated by an earthquake off the coast of...

Biologists May Consider Bald Eagles to be Invasive Species

Tara Bicknell, KHNS – Haines Haines has one of the largest annual gatherings of American bald eagles in the world. But because of...

Fort Wainwright Will Retain Aviation Brigade

Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks Fort Wainwright will retain an aviation brigade, but the number of soldiers and aircraft in it will be...

New Electric Utilities Break Ground in Anchorage

Photo and Story by Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage This week Anchorage’s two major electrical utilities broke ground for a natural gas powered...

Sealaska’s Second-Growth Harvest Sells

Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau You’ve probably heard that most of Southeast Alaska’s second-growth timber is decades away from harvest. But the Sealaska regional...

Bethel Broomballers Travel for First State Tournament

Angela Denning-Barnes, KYUK – Bethel Bethel boasts the only broomball team from Rural Alaska that will be competing at the state tournament in Homer...

Sac Roe Herring Fishery Still Closed

Ed Ronco, KCAW - Sitka Still no fishing for Sac Roe Herring in Sitka Sound.  The fleet has been on two-hour notice since 8 a.m....

Another Fairbanks Militia Leader Charged

Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks Another member of the Fairbanks militia group lead by Schaefer Cox has been charged with a crime.  Ken...

Researchers Investigate YK Delta Archeological Find

Shane Iverson, KYUK – Bethel Researchers investigating the largest archeological find in the Yukon Kuskowkwim Delta are concerned that a lack of funding...

North Slope Science Initiative Holding Landmark Workshop

Jake Neher, KBRW – Barrow The North Slope Science Initiative is holding a landmark workshop in Barrow this week. The event kicked off...

Harmless Levels of Radioactive Iodine Fallout Detected in Dutch Harbor

Associated Press The Environmental Protection Agency says the harmless levels of radioactive iodine fallout from Japan detected at Dutch Harbor on March 19...

Attorneys Meet With Alaska Native, American Indians About Settlement

Joaqlin Estus, KNBA – Anchorage Attorneys are holding meetings in Anchorage and Fairbanks tomorrow and Friday to talk with Alaska Natives and American...

Radiation From Japan Detected in Alaska

Mike Mason, KDLG - Dillingham The first word of the press release is "harmless," as agencies announced Tuesday that radiation from a damaged Japanese nuclear...

Fairbanks Looks into Fluoride Issue

Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks The city of Fairbanks is holding public comment sessions tonight and tomorrow night on a city commissioned task...

Sitka Herring Sac Roe Fishery on Two-Hour Notice

Melati Kaye, KCAW – Sitka The Sitka Sound herring sac roe fishery went on two-hour notice today, meaning the first opening of one...

Disaster Preparedness Gains Interest in Anchorage

Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage With images and stories of Japan’s post earthquake plight daily filling the media, many Alaskans have become more...

Bethel Holds Cama-i Dance Festival

Angela Denning-Barnes, KYUK – Bethel The three-day Cama-i Dance Festival, which features Yup’ik dancing, was held in Bethel over the weekend. Download Audio (MP3)

Tebughna Foundations Hosts Benefit Concert

Joaqlin Estus, KNBA – Anchorage Members of tribal groups such as the Hochunk, Navajo, and Sioux traveled to Anchorage from South Dakota, Wisconsin,...