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  • What are the 8 ballot measures in Anchorage's Tuesday election?
    When Anchorage voters head to the polls for municipal elections on Tuesday, residents in every corner of town will be choosing representatives for the Assembly. More than half of the 11 seats are up for election, which could tip the body's balance of power. There are also two school board races.
  • Traveling Music 4-9-17
    Traveling MusicShonti Elder4-9-17 (fund drive) Upcoming Concerts: The Murphy Beds (Eamon O'Leary and Jefferson Hamer)Thursday, April 13, Hard Rock Cafe,…
  • This fall, the Sitka Assembly is implementing a seasonal rate structure that would lower the cost of energy in the wintertime but raise it in the summer. The city is still short funding for Blue Lake dam’s annual bond payment, but whether that will be resolved in the form of a rate increase remains to be seen. (Rebecca Danon/KCAW photo)
    Sitka’s electric rates to change seasonally
    The City of Sitka is facing a tough balancing act, between meeting their debt service on the Blue Lake Dam project and keeping rates reasonable for low-income Sitkans. Some are struggling to pay their electric bill. To address this, the Sitka Assembly decided to implement a seasonal rate structure. Listen now
  • Left to Right: Yaakoosge Daakahidi High School student Iosefa Riley John, 14, was honored by Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott, Juneau Police Chief Bryce Johnson and Capital City Fire Chief Richard Etheridge during a ceremony on March 31, 2017 at the school. (Photo by Jacob Resneck/KTOO)
    High school student honored for Gold Creek rescue
    A 14-year-old Juneau high school student was honored by the governor’s office today for rescuing a five-year-old boy he saw fall into a fast-running creek. Listen now
  • Cade Terada fishing in Unalaska. (Photo courtesy Cade Terada)
    Unalaska teen: If you like sushi, you better take care of the environment
    Across the state, there’s a cohort of young Alaskans raising awareness for the rapidly changing Arctic environment. Cade Terada is one of 22 Arctic Youth Ambassadors. Growing up in Unalaska, America’s largest fishing port, he was immersed in the seafood industry. Listen now
  • Traveling Music 4-2-17
    Traveling MusicShonti Elder4-2-17 Concerts: Cidny Bullens and Wendy Waldman (part of the Refugees) concert tonight at Vagabond Blues in Palmer, 6 PM.Liz…
  • Byron Nicholai sings and drums at the 2016 Cama-i Dance Festival in Bethel. (Laura Kraegel/KNOM)
    Bethel organizers prepare for the 2017 Cama'i Dance Festival
    The 2017 Cama’i Dance Festival begins tomorrow at the Bethel Regional High School. The weekend-long cultural celebration marks the largest annual gathering of Alaska Native dance in the world. Listen now
  • Sen. Anna MacKinnon, R-Anchorage, co-chair of the Senate Finance Committee presides over a meeting on March 23. She introduced a bill that would cut the amount Gov. Bill Walker can issue in pension obligation bonds in half. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)
    Bill would halve Gov. Walker’s pension bond authority
    Alaska is projected to owe public workers more than $6 billion more in pensions than it has in assets. So state officials are looking for ways to save money. Listen now
  • This mural, by Jeff Greene, is part of the "Westward Expansion Corridor" in the U.S. Capitol. (Photo: Architect of the Capitol)
    Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, March 30, 2017
    Congress lets states block some Planned Parenthood money; Searching for signs of Seward in DC; Naknek Electric sues former manager for $1 million over embezzlement allegations; Immigration agents round up 84 in Alaska, Washington, Oregon; Ask the Energy Desk: What about wave and tidal energy in Alaska?; Formerly all-Boeing Alaska Air to keep Airbus jets for ‘foreseeable future’; Bill would halve Gov. Walker’s pension bond authority; Specialty crop grant deadline approaches; Hanneman realizes dream with national championship win; Bethel organizers prepare for Cama'i Dance Festival Listen now
  • Waves crash onto Yakutat’s Cannon Beach. (Photo by Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska.)
    Ask the Energy Desk: What about wave and tidal energy in Alaska?
    When you think about renewable energy in Alaska, what comes to mind? Probably wind, which contributes to about 3 percent of the state’s power generation. And maybe solar panels, which are starting to gain momentum. But there’s also the potential for what lies along 6,500 miles of coastline. Listen now
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