Supreme Court sides with Sturgeon in case challenging NPS authority
In a decision released Tuesday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court sided unanimously with moose hunter John Sturgeon in his case against the National Park Service, overturning a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision. Download Audio
Rescuers found lost Nunam Iqua children in a hole in the snow, huddled around the youngest child
When the searchers arrived, all four children were able to verbally respond to their questions. The searchers said they looked bad, and would not comment further on the children’s physical condition.
Sunday killing marks 2 dozen Anchorage homicides in 2017
Anchorage police say the city has had its 24th homicide of the year, after a suspicious death Sunday. Listen now
Anchorage green spaces trashed and damaged as homelessness crisis continues
At the same time, advocates in Alaska's largest city and unhoused people themselves say they have nowhere else to go.
Domestic Violence in Alaska: Advocates link Alaska’s high rate of traumatic brain injury with domestic violence
Alaska has the highest rate of deaths from traumatic brain injury in the nation and among the highest rates of domestic violence.
For the fourth year in a row, Alaska’s population declined
Alaska’s population dropped by nearly 4,000 people — or 0.5%– last year, according to estimates released from the state on Thursday.
Fast Trail Forces Mushers To Ride The Brakes
Iditarod mushers are working hard to hold back teams on what has been an icy, hard packed trail. A snowless, rocky stretch of trail through a burn will slow them down, but most mushers are riding their brakes.
During Eielson visit, Defense Secretary Mattis highlights Alaska’s strategic military role
Mattis spoke at a news conference this morning at Eielson Air Force Base, after a tour of the missile-defense facility at Fort Greely. Listen now
Anchorage Assembly leaders condemn racist testimony about Alaska Natives
Assembly leadership said they wanted to ”speak out against the racist and offensive statements made by the member of the public.”
Alaska Republicans choose Trump over Haley by huge margins
Donald Trump won about 88% of the vote. All of Alaska's 29 delegates to the national GOP convention will be his, If preliminary result hold.
Interior: No 3-D Seismic exploration in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge this winter
An Interior official has confirmed there will be no 3-D seismic exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge this winter.
Biden administration blocks Ambler Road, strengthens protections for NPR-A
Both Alaska senators, Republicans Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski, expressed outrage even before the decisions were formally announced.
Alaska elections chief, never one for drama, makes an orderly exit after a big year
Gail Fenumiai is retiring just as Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom takes up her new duties, which include overseeing elections.
Could the melting Malaspina Glacier create a new bay on Alaska’s southern coast?
What’s happening at the Malaspina Glacier may be the largest landscape transformation underway in the United States, according to researchers.
Alaska officials say Trump’s proposed $400-a-week unemployment boost is under review
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy's administration is working to see how it can restore expanded unemployment benefits to about 60,000 people under a new initiative announced by President Donald Trump, but there's no time frame for getting the program started.
ACLU sues Mat-Su school district over bathroom policy for transgender students
The lawsuit alleges that the district violated the student’s constitutional rights to privacy and equal protection.
Yukon king salmon run may be too small for upriver subsistence
King salmon is a primary subsistence resource for residents along the Yukon River. And now many subsistence fishermen on the middle and upper part...
Alaska overdoses and deaths rise, as global pandemic overshadows state opioid epidemic
Drug overdoses in Alaska have continued to increase the past three years, and, last year, Alaska had the most opioid overdose deaths ever reported.
As Anchorage hair salons prepare to reopen, some owners wish they had more notice
Across the city, and the state, salon owners are figuring out when and how to safely reopen during the coronavirus pandemic. It's a complicated calculus and the risks are high.
Protected portion of Alaska Permanent Fund grows by $4B thanks to apparent mistake
Gov. Mike Dunleavy said he was going to veto the transfer. But his office failed to cross out the lines in the actual budget bill delivered back to the Legislature.