Anchorage-area commuters can expect ‘messy’ storm Wednesday
Warmer temperatures Wednesday are expected to turn snowfall into freezing rain, before falling below freezing overnight into Thursday.
Dealing with the dark | Talk of Alaska
We discuss darkness, and finding ways to enjoy the short days of winter, on this Talk of Alaska.
Bethel judge’s departure to head public defenders leaves hundreds of court cases in limbo
About 450 of Superior Court Judge Terrence Haas' cases will have to be reassigned, as he leaves the bench to lead the state Public Defender Agency.
PrEP prevents HIV transmission and it’s free. Why can’t some Alaskans get it?
Robin Lutz, executive director at the Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association, or 4-As, said the organization has been talking with people newly diagnosed with HIV. She said Alaskans face many barriers to accessing PrEP.
Supreme Court to decide if gun bans for domestic abusers are constitutional
If the federal law being challenged before the high court falls, so would similar laws in most states, and other important gun laws.
Most Fairbanks Four members settle for $5M after vacated conviction
Kevin Pease, George Frese and Eugene Vent will each receive $1.59 million from the City of Fairbanks' insurer. Marvin Roberts is still suing the city.
Wastewater plan ruling for hard-rock mine near Haines appealed from both sides
Environmental groups and the Chilkat Indian Village are facing off in court against Constantine Metals over the planned mine at the Palmer Project.
Hemp growers sue Alaska agriculture officials in attempt to keep hemp products legal
Plaintiffs say millions of dollars in products are at stake and will be removed from shelves unless they win.
In Alaska’s right-leaning Mat-Su, challengers aim to unseat conservative school board incumbents
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough School Board has come under scrutiny after some recent, controversial decisions.
Why are more Alaskans in the Interior contracting HIV?
Health officials are working to better understand why Fairbanks and the Interior have seen a cluster of new HIV cases over the past two years.
Anchorage jury convicts man in second trial over 2017 triple homicide
Anthony Pisano was convicted Monday afternoon of first-degree murder in the 2017 deaths of Steven Cook, Kenneth Hartman and Daniel McCreadie.
Anchorage blanketed in white after first sizable snowfall
Anchorage saw a little over six inches of snow Sunday, shattering an almost 60-year-old record for the amount of snowfall recorded on Nov. 5.
EPA plans to limit or eliminate salmon-killing tire chemical found in preliminary Alaska sampling
The Environmental Protection Agency announced its plans Thursday, answering a petition from three Native Tribes in the Pacific Northwest.
Muldoon 4-plex fire leaves 2 dead, 1 severely injured
Firefighters say the East 21st Avenue blaze consumed the hallway leading to all four units of the building, complicating efforts to escape.
Juneau seeks public testimony on flood mitigation along Mendenhall River
Many residents have already set to work rebuilding eroded land. But now, the city will consider stepping in to help with bank stabilization.
Survivors say trauma from abusive Native American boarding schools stretches across generations
The traumas inflicted by abusive Native American boarding schools are getting belated attention through a series of federal listening sessions.
How Alaska wildlife officials saved a humpback whale found ‘hogtied’ to a 300-pound crab pot
Two Southeast Alaska residents first spotted the whale on Oct. 10 off the coast of Gustavus, which is surrounded by Glacier Bay National Park.
U.S. Supreme Court will consider taking up Alaska union dues case no sooner than December
The U.S. Supreme Court receives hundreds of appeal requests each year, but it takes up only a relative handful.
Training child care providers in Southeast Alaska
Quality child care is in limited supply across Alaska, but especially so in rural parts of the state.
Resources for rural child care providers | Alaska Insight
On this episode of Alaska Insight, host Lori Townsend and her guests discuss what rural communities need to make child care effective and affordable.