Top Stories

News stories, radio and TV episodes that warrant one of six spots on our homepage. The homepage is in chronological order of publication date, so stories are moved off the homepage as more are categorized “top stories.”

House raises stakes on oil tax

The version of the new oil tax the House passed last night has been sent on to the Senate. The bill would raise state...

Governor Nominates Elizabeth Peratrovich As The Face of the $10 Bill

The Walker-Mallott administration has nominated a Tlingit civil-rights leader to be on the new $10 bill. Download Audio

Oil revenue is up in state’s spring forecast

Lawmakers from the two majorities in the Legislature had different responses to the news. Listen now

FBI and police address Fort Lauderdale shooter’s ties to Alaska

Officials in Anchorage held a press conference on Saturday regarding what's known about Esteban Santiago, the alleged shooter in yesterday's attack at the Fort Lauderdale airport.

Denali Loses A Few Feet, Remains North America’s Tallest Peak

The tallest peak in North America is not as tall as previously thought. That’s according to new data from a federal and state effort to provide more detailed topographical maps of Alaska. Denali was measured at 20,237 feet – 83 feet shorter than maps indicate today. Download Audio
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A Chilkoot totem pole is coming home after 50 years as airline property

Staff at Delta Air Lines' museum offered last summer to repatriate the totem pole, which was carved for Delta predecessor Western Airlines in 1969.

Bethel elementary principal charged with sending sexual messages to an agent he thought was a child

Gladys Jung Elementary School Principal Chris Carmichael was arrested and released into federal custody on Dec. 11. Photo credit Petra Harpak / KYUK) Federal prosecutors have...

Study: Tundra fires induce permafrost melt, land change

Wildfire on Arctic tundra can cause permafrost melt from the top down, contributing to landscape slumping, known as thermokarst. Download Audio

Stevens guilty of deliberately concealing gifts, remains on U.S. Senate ballot next week

PHOTO: As Senator Stevens left the courthouse, reporters, photographers and cameramen swarmed him. Stevens made no statements before he got in the van and...
A young woman in a blue puffy jacket and navy beanie poses inside of a glacial ice cave.

8 young Alaskans reignite a court fight over climate change and fossil fuel development

Sagoonick v. State II seeks to block a controversial natural gas project and asks the court to recognize Alaskans’ right to a livable climate.
Gov. Dunleavy stands behind a lectern next to a sign that says "relief for Alaskans"

How a rise in oil prices could impact this year’s PFD

With a recent rise in oil prices, the governor is again pushing for a higher PFD, plus an additional payment to boost last year's PFD. Legislators have other ideas.

Enstar to Lower Rates

Residents in Southcentral Alaska can expect to pay lower natural gas rates starting in January. Enstar Natural Gas Company’s annual rate change...
Juneau Assembly members

Juneau School District faces $9.5M deficit

District leaders will have to address the deficit by the end of June, according to City Manager Katie Koester.

Redoubt Rumbling Again

Redoubt volcano is rumbling again. The volcano 100 miles Southwest of Anchorage produced several explosive events this spring, disrupting air travel and sending...

Anchorage’s winter shelter plan will rely on hotels, nonprofits and churches this year

The Anchorage Assembly voted Tuesday to put more than $6 million toward the winter shelter plan.

Anchorage Attorney Walker Announces Gubernatorial Bid

Anchorage attorney Bill Walker on Monday added his name to the list of contenders for the GOP nomination for governor. Walker is...
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Peltola reverts to pro-fish stance with a new anti-Pebble Mine bill and a surprise vote on Alaska drilling 

She voted “present” on a bill she co-sponsored, illustrating the difficult line she walks as a pro-subsistence, pro-energy Democrat.

All smiles for Rep. Young in Eagle River

In other states, Republican Congress members are dogged by anti-Trump protestors. But Alaska Congressman Don Young found a friendly crowd Wednesday in Eagle River. It was his only public event scheduled in the Anchorage area this recess.

Protests fail to slow tax bill, or Arctic drilling

Republicans say they've reached a final agreement on their tax bill, and it appears to include ANWR drilling. Democrats complain they haven't been allowed to even see the final agreement, and Rep. Young explains the purpose of cowboy boots. Listen now