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.”

Rabid dog discovered in Anchorage

State health officials say a trainer and five others who had close contact with a rabid dog are receiving shots to prevent rabies. The...

Alaskans we’ve lost to COVID: James Elliot Fisher, beloved father and attorney

James Fisher was elected to Alaska's first Legislature in 1959. His children say he was patient, considerate and kind.

Arctic Report Card: 2018 was the Arctic’s second-warmest year on record

The document looks at seven big categories — the Arctic’s so-called “vital signs.” Those include things like snow cover, the condition of the Greenland ice sheet, and sea ice conditions.
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Wrangell installs anodes to protect corroded harbor pilings

Divers will install 830 pieces of "sacrificial metal" to divert electric currents at three harbor locations in the Southeast Alaska community.

State Department of Transportation receives $175 million in stimulus funds

The state Transportation Department has received $175 million in economic stimulus funds from Congress. Rebecca Sheir, KTOO - Juneau Download Audio

Latest State Revenue Forecast Predicts $3.4 Billion More Than Expected

Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau There’s more money on the way.   Governor Parnell Wednesday morning presented the...

Permanent Fund takes a bit hit as stocks tumble

The stock market plunge on Monday, followed by another 450-point drop today, has Wall Street investors nervous about the possibility of other financial giants...

All Alaska Carrs stores targeted for sale in Kroger-Albertsons merger plan

The stores set to be sold include all 11 Carrs locations in Anchorage, Eagle River, Palmer and Wasilla.

Kodiak investigators seize $656K in fentanyl, heroin, meth bust

Two people were arrested in Kodiak, with 11,457 blue fentanyl pills, 3.15 pounds of crystal meth, 89 grams of tar heroin, five handguns and $58,722 in cash confiscated.
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Alaska’s top veterinarian warns of respiratory illness that’s killed several Lower 48 dogs

More than a dozen states, including several in the Pacific Northwest, are reporting outbreaks of a new respiratory illness.

PFD: $1,654

Governor Sarah Palin was in Valdez today to announce this year's Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) amount. About a hundred people gathered at the Valdez...
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‘Lightning’s going to strike somewhere’: Juneau health care worker hospitalized, another treated after COVID-19 vaccination

A Juneau health care worker had a "serious allergic reaction" Tuesday and was hospitalized after being injected with the COVID-19 vaccine produced by drug companies Pfizer and BioNTech, the New York Times reported Wednesday.
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How the Y-K Delta became one of the nation’s COVID-19 vaccination leaders

Nearly 50% of the region's population has already received at least one dose of vaccine, thanks to creative clinic sites, and a strong delivery infrastructure.
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Between flights to Tuluksak, Operation Santa Claus turned into a rescue mission

An Alaska Army National Guard helicopter's flight bringing Christmas presents to Tuluksak was diverted to a Napaskiak medevac Wednesday.
the Parks Highway Igloo

The Parks Highway Igloo’s being renovated to sell booze

The Parks Highway architectural curiosity known as the Igloo is the planned location for a new distillery.

Alaska Permanent Fund Corp, with millions of dollars in GameStop shares, eyes stock surge warily

CEO Angela Rodell says the organization recently held slightly over 168,000 shares in GameStop, but that number changes daily.

LISTEN: Woman propositioned by former Lt. Gov. Mallott breaks silence in ADN report

The woman, former Village Public Safety Officer Sgt. Jody Potts, says she wants to set the record straight after false reports and rumors led to the harassment of her daughter.
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Man sentenced to 75 years in prison for 1993 murder and sexual assault of Sophie Sergie at UAF

The case baffled investigators for decades, and became notorious because of the circumstances: a young woman stabbed and shot while she was visiting friends at college in Fairbanks right before finals week in April 1993.
A man in the mountains

Sitka hiker recounts the misstep that started his thousand-foot fall

“I made a mistake. I shouldn’t have crossed at that point,” he said. “Because once I fell, I was on the way. And there was no stopping.”