‘A deep depression after the Olympics’: The challenges facing athletes at home
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee formed a mental health task force ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
After more than a decade, overcrowded Shaktoolik is finally getting new homes
Alaskans are twice as likely to live in an overcrowded household than the national average. Rates are highest in small, off-the-road-system communities like Shaktoolik.
Anchorage police have no timeline on implementing body-worn cameras as current draft policy draws scrutiny
Anchorage voters approved the purchase of the cameras during an election last spring. But Chief Michael Kerle says the department is still sorting through the thorny issues involved with implementing the policy.
Anchorage School District to make masking optional on Feb. 28
Superintendent Deena Bishop said the change follows a rapid drop in COVID cases in the state and the widespread availability of vaccines.
Housing providers search for solutions to overcrowding in rural Alaska | Alaska Insight
Alaska Insight host, Lori Townsend, talks to experts about rural housing challenges.
Seward Highway reopens after avalanche
The closure could last until 3 p.m. Friday as crews try to clean up the debris.
Cruise lines are predicting a record year, but Southeast Alaska is proceeding with caution
“It’s hard. It’s terrifying. And people are making real business decisions at this point with a lot of hope, but with no concrete knowledge of what the season is going to look like,” said an owner of one Juneau tourism company.
Here’s how to decide if you’re safe to go out when you’re recovering from omicron
If you have a current infection, you might be wondering, when is it safe for me to step out and socialize again?
As oil prices and inflation rise, Dunleavy pushes for higher PFDs and bonds
Dunleavy wants the state to issue $325 million in bonds to pay for construction of ports, airports, fire stations and other projects.
Gov. Dunleavy defends state paying for settlement arising from his actions
Federal District Court Judge John Sedwick ruled in October that Dunleavy and his former chief of staff violated the First Amendment rights of two state doctors by requiring them to sign what they deemed a loyalty pledge.
Judge rules against students who sued the State of Alaska over scholarship fund
The students now must decide whether to appeal the judge’s decision.
Anchorage Assembly member Chris Constant kicks off run for US House
Constant is running as a Democrat against longtime Congressman Don Young.
2 years into the pandemic, 5 Alaskans reflect on all that has changed
We checked in with some of the Alaskans we interviewed earlier in the pandemic, to asked about how the past two years have shaped them. They spoke of illness and loss, but also growth and hope for the year ahead.
How to grow tea at -35°F | INDIE ALASKA
Born in Hong Kong and raised in Alaska, tea connoisseur Jenny Tse takes us on a tour of the world's first geothermal tea farm, hand-rolls a batch of tea leaves, and serves up the freshest cup of hot tea in the heart of winter.
New to Alaska, Filipino teachers find their rhythm in Aniak
Nearly all of the Kuspuk School District’s new teaching staff come from the Philippines.
Alaska avalanche survivor and winning essayist spent years digging out of PTSD
Joe Yelverton says the most formative moments of his life, and the story of his survival, began on a day in April 1984 with his friends Steve and Barry, as they approached the top of Eagle Peak.
‘A steep downward trajectory’: Alaska sees 50% drop in reported COVID cases this week
Alaska’s downward trend follows other states' declines in case counts.
Judge rules that redrawn Senate districts for East Anchorage and Eagle River violate the Alaska Constitution
The judge also found that the Alaska Redistricting Board violated the state constitution for how it drew the Southeast Alaska House district that includes Skagway.
Juneau community mourns missing and murdered Indigenous people: ‘One of our strengths is our voices’
About 30 people gathered on Monday night to share their stories and sing to their missing loved ones.
Fisherman’s photos could be first visual evidence of North Pacific right whales in the Bering Sea in winter
Right whales are among the rarest of all marine mammal species and have never been documented in the Bering Sea in winter months.