Alaska News Nightly

alaska news nightly

Alaska News Nightly is an award-winning statewide news program featuring stories of interest to all Alaskans from all over Alaska and other northern communities. From Alaska’s unique politics to issues affecting its Indigenous people, resources, environment and more, Alaska News Nightly has covered the most important issues in the state for more than four decades.

Hosted by:
Casey Grove

Listen to Alaska News Nightly on KSKA FM 91.1 in Anchorage, AK.
Monday through Friday at 6:00 p.m.

flooding

Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, October 24, 2024

Alaska's business community is divided over ballot measure to raise the minimum wage. Plus, emergency responders head to Kotzebue.
flooding

Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Unhoused Alaskans suffer cold exposure injuries more frequently. Plus, a program in Ketchikan connects residents to free mobile health care.
Water floods a road in Kotzebue.

Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Rain and snow disrupt travel in Fairbanks. Plus, the closure of a century-old fish plant leaves King Cove residents uncertain of the future.
three stickers with SE Alaska Native art themes promoting voting

Alaska News Nightly: Monday, October 21, 2024

The AFN encourages attendees to get out and vote. Plus, delegates at the AFN convention argue for reforms to subsistence management.

Alaska News Nightly: Friday, October 18, 2024

Congresswoman Mary Peltola focuses on subsistence at AFN. Plus, a bill aims to attract experienced teachers to Alaska schools.

Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, October 17, 2024

Former AFN President Julie Kitka delivers a message of hope. Plus, the announcement of a cruise ship dock surprises Juneau city officials.
a child

Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Political observers say Alaska could be the path to presidential victory. Plus, a grant aims to help communities respond to climate issues.
a play

Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Criminal cases in Anchorage are dismissed due to a lack of prosecutors. Plus, a discussion on subsistence rights at the AFN convention.
two ships at sea

Alaska News Nightly: Monday, October 14, 2024

Sitka residents examine the impacts of the child care shortage. Plus, Trident Seafoods' sells its Kodiak fish processing plant.

Alaska News Nightly: Friday, October 11, 2024

Alaska's candidates for U.S. House debate the issues, less than a month from Election Day. Plus, Fairbanks has a new borough mayor.
a tiger

Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, October 10, 2024

As tastes change in Japan, the lucrative Alaska herring market is disappearing. Plus, the Alaska Zoo gets a new addition: an Amur tiger.
brown bears

Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, October 9, 2024

New data shows Alaska donors are more likely to back moderate legislative candidates. And a Juneau hunter survives a brown bear attack.

Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Military officials consider Nome as a strategic seaport. Plus, the largest snow crab processing plant in the nation will remain closed.
a landslide

Alaska News Nightly: Monday, October 7, 2024

An Oct. 6, 2024 landslide near Ketchikan that blocked Revilla Road past Ward Lake. (Courtesy of Janet Lydia) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to news@alaskapublic.org. Follow Alaska Public...

Alaska News Nightly: Friday, October 4, 2024

The state's Marine Highway plan would chart the course over the next 20 years. Plus, Gov. Dunleavy strikes a compromise.
the Anchorage PFD office

Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, October 3, 2024

Ahead of the election, many Alaskans say they're looking for bipartisanship. Plus, Alaska saw a record number of overdose deaths last year.
a small shop

Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, October 2, 2024

A defendant gets a new trial as part of the fallout from a federal judge's misconduct. Plus, opponents of a mine near Tok speak out.

Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to news@alaskapublic.org. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast. Tuesday on Alaska News Nightly: Questions remain...

Alaska News Nightly: Monday, September 30, 2024

Anchorage officials consider what to do after pedestrian deaths. Plus, a woman's death has Bethel residents searching for answers.
several Alaska Airlines planes parked at airport gates

Alaska News Nightly: Friday, September 27, 2024

Tribal groups sue the federal agency that manages pollock. Plus, Iditarod officials mourn the death of the race's longtime veterinarian.
A vaccine for whooping cough.

Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, September 26, 2024

King salmon bycatch causes the sudden closure of a pollock fishery. Plus, Alaska's low vaccination rates have health officials concerned.
a woman in the u.s. capitol

Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to news@alaskapublic.org. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast. Wednesday on Alaska News Nightly: Congress passes...
people on a dock

Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Valdez struggles with a lack of childcare. Plus, health care providers deliver immunizations for RSV in Western Alaska.
Men take an oath on the docks in Petersburg.

Alaska News Nightly: Monday, September 23, 2024

A Sitka internet outage leads experts to consider solutions more broadly. Plus, a contractor cleans fuel dumped by a fighter jet near Salcha.

Alaska News Nightly: Friday, September 20, 2024

Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to news@alaskapublic.org. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast. Friday on Alaska News Nightly: With a...