In the wake of seven police shootings, Anchorage community members discuss reforms
Alaska’s biggest police force has had an unusual string of seven incidents this year where its officers have opened fire in the line of duty, killing four people.
Eagle River, Mat-Su resident weigh in on their election priorities
As we approach this fall’s election, Alaska Public Media is striving to learn what’s on voters’ minds. It’s a project we call “The View From Here.”
Researchers and city officials work to inform Hillside communities of wildfire risks
Experts say it's not a matter of if but when a large blaze impacts the Hillside neighborhood in Anchorage.
Arts class helps prisoners at Hiland gain confidence for life after incarceration
In Hiland Mountain Correctional Center, a teacher is offering women a space that gives them a bit of what they describe as “normalcy.”
Teens in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough learn about food sovereignty through ice fishing
The food Alaskans eat often travels thousands of miles by barge or truck. But an after-school program aims to give students the skills to fish
Kodiak humpback whale necropsy indicates poor health before death
Brian Venua joined researchers performing a necropsy on a humpback whale that died near Kodiak. Recently, locals have observed fewer whales in the area.
Cleaning up Unalaska’s former military sites
The military has left a large footprint on Alaska. Much of it dating to World War II. But what happens after the military leaves a region?
A look at Anchorage’s emergency cold weather shelter plan
Anchorage opened a 150-bed cold-weather shelter on Oct. 31. But less than a month into winter shelter season, it has a 1,000-person waitlist.
Training child care providers in Southeast Alaska
Quality child care is in limited supply across Alaska, but especially so in rural parts of the state.
A traditional Unangax̂ boat sails for the first time in over 200 years
https://youtu.be/_Ka9-tBUweg
It’s been about 200 years since Russian colonizers demolished the last remaining examples of large Unangax̂ boats called a niĝilax̂. The wooden framed boats...
How Port Lions is increasing local food production
https://youtu.be/2mEWnN1uRKM
A local food hub has spouted Port Lions on Kodiak Island, bringing with it increased food security. The archipelago is now home to six...
Walking through the Port of Alaska’s modernization plans
https://youtu.be/U7W2I6lrVs8
The Port of Alaska escaped the devastating 1964 earthquake relatively unscathed, which left it poised to take up much of the state’s cargo traffic...
Does Alaska have an affordable housing crisis?
Across the state, homebuilding and vacancy rates are down. Rent, mortgage rates and home prices are up.
Veteran-run nonprofit uses therapeutic recreation to help other veterans
Alaska has one of the highest per-capita populations of retired military service members of any state in the country. There’s a lot of services out there for retired service members, but as Alaska Public Media’s Madilyn Rose reports, veterans in Alaska are one of their own greatest resources.
Anchorage families struggle with sparse and expensive child care options
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0KNdZwsGgA
The Sullivan Arena closes as Anchorage’s emergency shelter
https://youtu.be/yDaTI4-rEEc
One Alaskan’s experience with electric vehicles
https://youtu.be/JM0dAYL8JuU
An update on Alaska’s legislative session
As with many recent sessions, discussions largely center on the state’s finances, while a number of social issues have come up as well.
For older Alaskans, exercise classes build community
Many older Alaskans are building community, battling isolation and staying healthy in exercise classes.
Duke Russell couldn’t keep walking away from Anchorage’s neediest people. Now he’s feeding hundreds a day.
“Once you see stuff happen, you just can’t walk away anymore, you know?” the Spenard artist said.