In Bethel, a homegrown solution to the state’s nursing shortage
Alaska-trained nurses who intend to work in the state, already filling health roles in Bethel, could help address the state's dire need for nurses.
‘My phone is constantly blowing up’: Alaska voters contend with increase in campaign text messages
Are you getting a lot of text messages from candidates running for office? You're not alone.
Kipnuk students shift to remote learning after council banishes school principal
The Kipnuk Traditional Council wrote a formal banishment letter to the school’s principal, LaDorothy Lightfoot, calling for her to leave the village on the noon flight on Friday.
Election denialism lingers in Alaska’s congressional races
A group tracking political extremism has labeled Sarah Palin and Kelly Tshibaka as election deniers.
Here’s what Alaska’s gubernatorial candidates say they’ll do about the state housing shortage
An early-October forum in Anchorage addressed the issue and the topic of homelessness, but not everyone was there.
Slot machines are illegal in Alaska. So how is Klawock’s casino in business?
In Klawock, the local tribe is now running more than 20 machines that look an awful lot like the kind of slots you might find on the floor of a Las Vegas casino.
Snake escapes in Dillingham classroom — twice
Dillingham Elementary students and their teacher had a bit of a fright this year, when the class snake escaped. It's taught them about reptiles and overcoming fear of the unknown.
How Alaska handles election security
Answers to six frequently asked questions.
Anchorage School District administrators propose cuts to immersion programs and IGNITE
In a presentation to the school board Tuesday, administrators proposed leasing school buildings to charter schools, moving the district-wide gifted program online and ending all high school language immersion programs at the end of this school year.
Watch our election night coverage
Alaska Public Media was live from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. on election night.
Anchorage Police Department and union to settle body camera debate in arbitration next year
Municipal attorney Blair Christensen says the arbitration process will likely wrap up six to nine months from now.
Alaska election officials now say all voting precincts will be staffed on Election Day
A day earlier, they feared as many as 10 rural precincts would be unstaffed.
Will the Alaska House have another coalition majority checking the governor? For now, it’s hard to say.
With Alaska's Election Day less than a week away, one of the biggest questions is whether there will again be a coalition majority in control of the state House.
Murkowski, Peltola deliver crash course in government to Dillingham students
On Halloween, Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Rep. Mary Peltola spent some time chatting with a room full of students dressed as butterflies, pirates, Minions and mimes.
Angst over youth outmigration emerges in Alaska campaign rhetoric and debates
University funding, career prospects and lifestyle amenities are factors cited as important to young Alaskans pondering their futures.
Ghouls and graphs: Soldotna house tallies 779 trick-or-treaters
Even with a heads-up from the neighbors, Nick Berlon and Nikki Stein got more trick-or-treaters last year than they were expecting — 731. This year, they were ready.
In new lawsuit, Alaska attempts to claim portions of its most-visited tourist attraction
Mendenhall Lake at the foot of Juneau's Mendenhall Glacier attracts 700,000 visitors per year, more than Denali.
Preliminary announcement of a month-long wolf harvest sparks outcry from trappers
Trappers from Prince of Wales Island lashed out at state officials about the upcoming wolf season during a two-hour teleconference Wednesday night.
Owner of Nome hotel destroyed in fatal fire charged with evading $1.5M in taxes
Tina H. Yi of Nome, who now lives in Anchorage, was the sole owner of the Polaris from 2007 until it burned in October 2017 killing Nome resident Bette Ann Haugen.
Alaska Senate could see flip to coalition control if Republicans remain divided after election
With Republicans showing divisions in the state Senate, there's speculation that a coalition majority like in the House could form there as well.