Alaska legislature returns with COVID-19 precautions, but no clear enforcement for lawmakers
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There are more than 130 legislators and staff in Juneau for the legislative session. The legislature is taking steps to limit the spread of...
New report shines light on Alaska’s missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls
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Alaska Native women experience disproportionate levels of violence, but it’s difficult to know exactly how bad the problem is. Mistrust of the legal system...
Anxious for relief, rural municipalities navigate spending rules for CARES Act funds
Alaska communities have the freedom to decide how they want to spend coronavirus relief money, but following the federal guidelines hasn't been easy.
How immigration transformed the 49th state
Over the course of little more than a century, Alaska communities transformed from primarily Indigenous to some of the...
What you need to know about the constitutional convention question
Questions about the permanent fund dividend, Alaska’s fiscal woes, and abortion access have some advocating to vote "yes" on the once a decade ballot question: "Shall there be a Constitutional Convention?"
Tiny beetles threaten spruce trees and homes in Alaska
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Take a flight over the Mat-Su valley, the Anchorage Bowl, or the Kenai Peninsula and you may notice areas that were once evergreen, but...
Her son’s death sparked a mission to save others from fentanyl overdose
Alaska experienced a nearly 70% increase in the number of drug overdose deaths between 2020 and 2021, according to preliminary data from the state health department. That means 245 Alaskans died from an overdose in 2021, including Anchorage resident Bruce Snodgrass. Alaska Public Media’s Jeff Chen brings us a story of his mother who wants to make sure her son is more than a statistic.
Healing together: Alaskans share experiences overcoming trauma
Here's how these Alaskans are confronting intergenerational traumas with different ways of healing.
Breaking Down the Governor’s 2021 Budget | Alaska Insight
Governor Mike Dunleavy released his budget proposal in mid-December, and it looks starkly different from the fiscal plan he put forward...
In Tanana, Alaska, ‘a way of life’ comes to a bittersweet close
The team narrowly missed the state title, and it will be years before the village sees another team step onto a court.
With the salmon collapse on the Yukon River, families are losing a vital food source and way of life
During the second year of a sudden salmon collapse on the Yukon River, residents of traditional villages are facing food insecurity and a loss of culture.
Retro Local: How an evolving justice system shaped public safety in Alaska
In Alaska, sky-high rates of domestic violence and sexual assault are closely connected with the state’s law enforcement and...
How the largest fishing port in the nation is responding to COVID-19 and incoming seasonal workers | Alaska Insight
As businesses across the state reopen, the Aleutian Islands community of Unalaska in the fishing port of Dutch Harbor faces the dual...
2022 Destination Assessment proposes ways to make Anchorage more appealing
Destination development consultant Roger Brooks presented eight initiatives on how to make Anchorage more appealing to visitors and residents.
Alaskan farmers get creative with growing food sustainably
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The definition of farming has expanded over time from soil-only planting and harvesting to include farmers that harvest from the sea. Along the coast,...
Cannery workers document the Chinese history of Alaska’s fishing industry
Chinese immigrants arrived before statehood and helped grow Alaska's wild salmon industry into the international, multi-billion-dollar economy that it is today.
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.
As Anchorage debates shelter solutions, these campers propose an outdoor alternative
VIDEO: Anchorage policymakers are debating options for building more shelter space in the city. But there are still people who prefer camping in the open air.
Pediatricians say misinformation is a barrier to kids getting vaccinated
In Alaska, only 25% of kids aged 5 to 11 have received at least one shot. Nationally, 31% have.
Does Alaska have an affordable housing crisis?
Across the state, homebuilding and vacancy rates are down. Rent, mortgage rates and home prices are up.