National education report finds Alaska below average
Alaska is a little below average in a national report released today by Education Week magazine focusing on six key categories affecting educational quality...
Homer couple’s home and business raided by FBI, possibly in connection to Jan. 6 insurrection
A Homer couple say their home and business was raided by the FBI on Wednesday morning. An FBI spokesperson confirmed that agents visited Paul and Marilyn Heuper at Homer Inn and Spa, though described it as “a court-authorized law-enforcement activity,” and not a raid.
Rep. Lance Pruitt files lawsuit challenging Anchorage election results
Democrat Liz Snyder narrowly beat Pruitt in the November election, and a recount last week affirmed her win by 11 votes.
Rep. Eastman stands by controversial abortion statements, attacks media
Last week, Representative David Eastman made national news by claiming that there are women in Alaska villages who are “glad” to become pregnant in order to travel to Seattle or Anchorage for an abortion – paid for by Medicaid. Eastman is now blaming the press for the furor over the comments. Listen now
St. Mary’s school superintendent Dee Dee Ivanoff is helping community stay safe as the surrounding tundra burns
As Alaska’s largest tundra fire in 15 years has burned behind her home village, Ivanoff has become one of the key organizers of the response effort.
Peltola’s D.C. hires include Young’s former chief of staff
Alex Ortiz, who was Congressman Don Young’s last chief of staff, will also work in that role for congresswoman-elect Mary Peltola.
2 Anchorage candidates request recounts in their Alaska legislative races
Democrats Denny Wells and Roselynn Cacy have requested the recounts.
Tier Two subsistence harvest regulations upheld by Supreme Court
The Alaska Supreme Court today upheld the 2003 changes to the state's Tier Two subsistence harvest regulations. Tier Two restrictions go into effect when...
A traditional Unangax̂ boat sails for the first time in over 200 years
https://youtu.be/_Ka9-tBUweg
It’s been about 200 years since Russian colonizers demolished the last remaining examples of large Unangax̂ boats called a niĝilax̂. The wooden framed boats...
Naknek Electric Awarded Energy Grant
The Naknek Electric Association was recently awarded the 4th largest grant in the nation from the latest round of federal energy stimulus funds...
No reprieve for Pete Kott
A judge has denied the request of Pete Kott to push back the date he will have to report to federal prison. The convicted...
Skwentna Man Facing Charges for Feeding Bears
A Skwentna man who has gotten international attention for feeding bears outside his cabin faces twenty counts of criminal misdemeanor charges for his activities.
Dave...
House passes sweeping crime bill
House Bill 49 would mark the third time the Legislature changed major provisions of the controversial criminal justice law known as Senate Bill 91.
Anchorage Assembly again postpones vote on ordinance that would allow for removing a mayor
The ordinance was brought forward by Chris Constant, who described it as a way to set boundaries on what is acceptable for a mayor to do.
3 erupting Alaska volcanoes spitting lava or ash clouds
Three remote Alaska volcanoes are in various states of eruption, one producing lava and the other two blowing steam and ash.
So far, none of...
Anchorage police arrest man in fatal Midtown hit-and-run collision
Police say Larry W. Anderson, Jr., 40, struck and killed a woman crossing A Street Monday night, then left the scene.
Unalakleet hosts Iditarod rush hour
The Iditarod trail sled dog race is entering the final push as Lance Mackey checked into Koyuk at 1:19 p.m. this afternoon and Jeff...
Without clear guidance, child care providers make tough choices on whether to close or stay open
Even though hundreds of thousands of Alaska schoolchildren have been sent home until May, the state put out a memo on Tuesday recommending that child care facilities stay open “if they can safely do so.”
Young votes to protect Alaska’s bypass mail, but bill likely won’t go far
Alaska Congressman Don Young voted for a Democratic bill to prohibit changes to the U.S. Postal Service that would slow delivery.
Alaska House primary has the most candidates in 22 years
The competition is mostly within the Republican Party. Listen now