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  • Wave of addiction costs is hitting Alaska's healthcare system
    One side effect of the state's growing opioid and heroin problem is a massive increase diseases connected to drug injection, raising concerns about a potential tidal wave of healthcare costs facing Alaska. Listen now
  • Cancer patient to senators: Dump this bill
    U.S. Senate leaders postponed a vote on their health care reform bill, but Alaskans opposed to the bill aren't letting up. One Alaskan, a three-time cancer survivor, went to Washington to make his pitch directly. Listen now
  • Sen. Shelley Hughes, R-Anchorage, describes education legislation to the Senate Finance Committee in April. Hughes left the Senate majority caucus over the budget. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)
    Hughes leaves Senate majority over budget
    For the second time this year, a Republican from Matanuska-Susitna Borough left the state Senate majority caucus. Palmer Sen. Shelley Hughes left the caucus last Thursday to oppose the state budget. Listen now
  • The statue titled "Joe Redington Senior on the Trail." (Henry Leasia / Alaska Public Media)
    Redington High School commemorates 'father of the Iditarod' with bronze statue
    A new bronze sculpture of Iditarod co-founder Joe Redington Sr. was unveiled at Redington High School in Knik on Friday. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was held the day before signups for the 2018 Iditarod race. Listen now
  • people stand on the dock of a large boat as it approaches a glacier
    Alaska communities to receive millions in Payments In Lieu of Taxes
    The Department of the Interior announced today that local Alaska governments around the state would receive $29.7 million in Payment in Lieu of Taxes funds, or PILT. Listen now
  • A People Mover bus. (Anne Hillman/Alaska Public Media)
    Anchorage seeks proposals for Transit Center overhaul
    Officials are reaching out to developers and the business community for ideas on how to re-invent the troubled property. Listen now
  • Talkeetna’s first Pride parade makes its way down Main Street. (Photo by Phillip Manning, KTNA - Talkeetna)
    Alaska News Nightly: Monday, June 26, 2017
    CBO sees peril in Senate bill for uncrowded regions; Trump's Interior secretary takes first baby step on King Cove road; More Alaskans mauled by bears; Wilderness race cancelled due to bear mauling; Chilkat weaver receives national folk art honor; Chitina dip netters can now catch salon in Copper River after spring ban; Low tide reveals Alutiiq fishing method in Kodiak; New treasure trove of Inupiat recordings being assessed for possible digital use; Talkeetna’s inaugural Pride celebration draws a crowd; Study examines the ripple effect of charter operators' choices; Man becomes first person to Race to Alaska on a stand-up paddle board Listen now
  • This undated photo shows Anna Brown Ehlers, right, and her daughter wearing Chilkat blankets she’d woven. (Photo courtesy of Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie/National Endowment for the Arts)
    Chilkat weaver receives national folk art honor
    A 62-year-old Juneau woman has received one of the nation’s top awards recognizing traditional folk art. Listen now
  • Alaska News Nightly by Alaska Public Media
    Chitina dip netters can now catch salmon in Copper River after spring ban
    Chitina dip netters are now able to harvest a king salmon. The usual allowance in the popular Copper River personal use fishery is back after being rescinded this spring out of concern about a weak king run. With the commercial and subsistence harvests indicating a better than anticipated return, fishing restrictions have been pulled back. Listen now
  • Traveling Music 7-30-17
    Traveling Music7-30-17Shonti Elder Format:Song Title Artist / ComposerCD TitleLabelDuration Voodoo LoveTyson James / Tyson JamesTyson James and the…
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