Shelby Herbert
Alaska Desk Reporter, FairbanksShelby Herbert reports on Interior Alaska for the Alaska Desk from partner station KUAC in Fairbanks. She got her start in the Alaska Public Radio network in 2023, working as the news director for KFSK in Petersburg.
Before coming to Alaska, Shelby got her masters degree in media innovation from the University of Nevada, Reno, where she was also a graduate fellow at regional public radio station KUNR.
When she’s not out reporting, you might find her out birdwatching or plucking a six-string at an open mic.
Reach Shelby at sherbert@alaskapublic.org.
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It’s part of an experiment called “AWESOME,” which seeks to observe how auroras affect Earth’s upper atmosphere. -
The federal government has suspended research funding for some universities for not complying with recent executive orders. That’s left some UAF faculty and students waiting for the other shoe to drop. -
Justin Olnes’ team isn't leading the pack this year, but the musher says he’s on a mission to showcase all the talent and potential that was previously hidden away in Alaska’s shelters. -
Mushers at the Galena checkpoint were visibly weary Friday morning, with dark circles under their eyes and a shuffling gait. -
Many mushers opted to take their required 24-hour stop at the checkpoint and said they’re hoping for thicker snow coverage ahead. -
A last-minute plan to change the route went off without a hitch despite significant changes to the original trail. -
Similar protests, which participants are calling “pack the offices,” have happened in Anchorage almost every week since President Trump’s inauguration. -
Business owners and checkpoint volunteers say they're busy readying food and beds for Iditarod teams after race organizers’ last-minute decision to push the starting line north. -
Analysis of almost a century of Alaska fire weather data shows that many of Alaska’s most extreme wildfire seasons started with an early thaw. -
Demand for electric vehicles is growing in Alaska, but a pause on federal funding for the chargers that power them could hold up key infrastructure projects.
