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DEC says about 3,000 gallons of diesel spilled near village of Beaver

There’s been a large fuel spill in the Yukon Flats village of Beaver.

Alaska Native groups ask Dunleavy to investigate missing and murdered Indigenous women

A dozen Alaska Native groups cosigned a letter asking Dunleavy to include money in his proposal for the next state budget, which his administration is scheduled to release on Dec. 15.

Floatplane crashes while step taxiing in Katmai National Park and Preserve

A plane crashed in Katmai National Park and Preserve on Sunday. There were no fatalities or serious injuries.

At remote Cape Peirce, Bristol Bay students experience the environment first-hand

Eight Bristol Bay middle schoolers did something particularly adventurous with their summer vacations – they attended the Cape Peirce marine science and culture camp on the southwest tip of the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge. Listen now

Lower-priority contaminated sites remain near Ketchikan

An Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation official says there are about 2,300 contaminated sites in Alaska that still need to be cleaned of petroleum, heavy metals and other contaminants. 22 of those are in the Ketchikan-Gateway Borough. Listen now

NTSB releases initial report on deadly Alaska Range crash

The National Transportation Safety Board issued a preliminary report on the flightseeing crash that killed five people earlier this month. Listen now

Prison art market has its limits

At Spring Creek Correctional Center, the prison store funds the clubs. The clubs fund the hobby shop. And the hobby shop creates an outlet for growth but only limited options for making money - right now.

Pilot identified in fatal Alaska Range crash

Four people are confirmed dead with a fifth unaccounted for and presumed dead after a crash in the Alaska Range on Saturday. It is the first fatal crash in the Alaska Range involving a commercial operator since 2003. Listen now

Four dead, one missing after flightseeing plane crashes near Denali

The search for a crashed flightseeing plane in the Alaska Range has been halted after four of the five people on board were confirmed dead with the fifth missing as of Monday morning.

AK: Quartz Lake denizens adapt to a shrinking water level

Quartz Lake is shrinking -- the water level of the popular lake just north of Delta Junction is dropping. And while researchers try to find out why, archeologists are studying how humans have adapted to the lake’s periodic cycles of increasing and decreasing water levels since they moved into the area 14,000 years ago. Listen now

Science program tries to make amends after sending mixed signals to native youth in Y-K Delta

Last year, Jasmine Gil, a young scientist from Bethel who participated in Polaris, said that the group marginalized her project because it relied on traditional knowledge. Now, the organization is trying to make amends. Listen now

Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Alaskan skier Kikkan Randall reveals breast cancer diagnosis; Fisheries: Why Young wants changes to beloved law; Trump's tariffs on China could shake up Alaska seafood industry; Calista shareholder meeting rocked with contentious tone over several lawsuits; Hatchery debate wages on as research continues; Unalaskans express overwhelming support for ban on plastic bags; Beavers are moving into the Arctic — you can see it from space Listen now

Beavers are moving into the Arctic — you can see it from space

"If they were moving out of the Arctic, then you’d see a lot of ponds draining... But that’s not what we saw, we saw a lot of new ponds forming." Listen now

Larsen Bay mayor worries aging water infrastructure could collapse

Larsen Bay, a community of fewer than 100 people on southwest Kodiak Island, is dealing with ongoing water issues. Listen now

Remembering our friend, Native media pioneer John Active

Our friend, Yup’ik storyteller, culture bearer, translator and longtime KYUK radio and TV host John "Aqumgaciq” Active died this Monday morning at age 69. Listen now

‘Little slice of heaven’ Juneau subdivision threatened by river erosion

The neighborhood can’t seem to agree: As the erosion gets worse, who should pay for it? Listen now

ANWR coastal plain oil, gas lease plan draws heated opposition in Fairbanks

About 250 people turned out Tuesday at a meeting in Fairbanks to offer comments on a federal plan to launch an oil and gas leasing program in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Listen now

AK: Kasigluk Yuraq tradition dances through the generations

The 2018 Cama-i Dance Festival was dedicated to six elders from the tundra village of Kasigluk. The elders revived Yup’ik dance in the village and serve as the foundation of the community’s dance tradition today. The community is working to never need a revival again. Listen now

Pilot sentenced for ‘buzz job’ that leaves co-worker severely injured

A former Anchorage resident was sentenced Thursday in Dillingham for recklessly flying low over a boater several years ago. Listen now

After years shut, a rural tannery re-opens for business

In the small community of Shishmaref there’s a local business like no other. It’s a tannery, set up to process hundreds of seal hides a year sent from subsistence hunters. Listen now