The Kenai Peninsula’s only strip club will be demolished this week after 50 years of operation
Owner Charlie Cunningham said there’s not as much money in the strip club as there used to be.
Kenai man amasses vast collection of Coca-Cola memorabilia
Some people collect coins. Others collect jewelry or trading cards. But Kenai’s Kelly Bookey collects Coca-Cola memorabilia, and in large amounts.
Slow or steady? Lisbet Norris and the great Siberian debate
A family in Willow runs a renowned kennel for the breed, and one of the youngest members is keeping the Siberian tradition alive as she prepares for her third Iditarod run. Download Audio
Cook Inlet gas leak sparks debate over Hilcorp’s Arctic drilling plans
Last week, Hilcorp was finally able to fix a fuel line in Cook Inlet that regulators say started leaking gas in December. But the oil and gas company and its allies are still struggling to contain another issue: environmental groups, which argue that Hilcorp’s problems in Cook Inlet disqualify the company from drilling for oil in the Arctic Ocean. Listen now
‘Not in the business of just giving away our entire collections:’ Denver museum denies Lingít repatriations
Denver Post reporter Sam Tabachnik says the Denver Art Museum has a history of denying repatriation requests for tribal cultural items.
Anchorage schools to allow flexibility in distancing policy following new CDC guidelines
District officials say the current mitigation strategies are working as intended.
Pentagon scraps Fort Greely missile plan
The Pentagon is canceling a project to improve its ground-based missile interceptors, most of which are housed at Fort Greely in the Interior of Alaska.
Italian Climber Dies on Denali
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
An Italian climber was killed in a fall today on Denali. Luciano Colombo, died in a 1,000 foot...
Senate wants Justice Department to investigate "Coconut Road" earmark
The US Senate today voted to ask the US Justice Department to investigate how a Florida road project supported by Congressman Don Young made...
Avalanche blocks traffic, knocks out power along major Eagle River road
As of 11 a.m. Friday morning, Anchorage police say no homes were hit by the avalanche and there are no reports of people trapped.
Report: Trump to re-open Arctic waters to oil leasing
President Trump may soon issue an executive order intended to lift restrictions on oil development in Arctic waters. That's according to a Bloomberg news story. Listen now
Cutter Anacapa Sinks Japanese Ghost Ship After Hours of Shelling
Last night the Coast Guard fired a number of rounds into the derelict Japanese ghost ship off the coast of Southeast Alaska until it burst into flames and then sank. The cutter Anacapa began shelling at around 1:00 pm yesterday afternoon and finally watched it go down at about 6:15, leaving just a light sheen in the water about 180 miles offshore.
More photos of sinking ship
Anchorage homeless face cold and bears. A plan to offer one-way airfare out reveals a bigger crisis.
Mayor Dave Bronson's airfare proposal caps a turbulent few years as Anchorage, like many cities in the U.S. West, struggles to deal with a burgeoning homeless population.
LISTEN: COVID-19 almost killed this marathon runner. Now he wants Alaskans to take the threat seriously.
Fairbanks resident Greg Finstad was one of the first people in Alaska diagnosed with COVID-19. He says the disease almost killed him and he’s still recovering.
Murkowski praises impeachment, says Trump’s incitement of violence ‘cannot go without consequence’
Sen. Murkowski isn't saying if she'll vote to convict President Trump, but said the House was right to impeach him.
Quinhagak reports 20 new cases of COVID-19
The community has about 700 people.
Sullivan joins measure knocking House for impeachment inquiry
Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan said the House's current impeachment inquiry is more partisan than the process faced by presidents Clinton or Nixon.
Alaska Senate moves toward rejecting some of Gov. Dunleavy’s 12 executive orders
Senators expressed concerns about several of Gov. Mike Dunleavy's 12 executive orders. The Legislature has until mid-March to reject them.
Man sentenced to 75 years in prison for 1993 murder and sexual assault of Sophie Sergie at UAF
The case baffled investigators for decades, and became notorious because of the circumstances: a young woman stabbed and shot while she was visiting friends at college in Fairbanks right before finals week in April 1993.
Legislature approves budget with $3,200 payout per Alaskan after House balks at bigger figure
Budget finishes as second-largest in state history by one measure, but Dunleavy could make cuts.