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Lost hiking couple found safe near Hatcher Pass

Less than a day after being reported missing, two Anchorage residents and their dog were found in good health by searchers.

John Parker installs a new wildfire monitoring system on the roof of an Anchorage home. The Anchorage Fire Department hopes it will help them spot wildfires faster. (Photo by Elizabeth Harball/Alaska's Energy Desk)

New technology could help save Anchorage homes from wildfires

The Anchorage Fire Department hopes a new, specialized camera will help them respond to wildfires faster.

U.S. Supreme Court (Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media)

Alaska AG joins Supreme Court brief saying transgender bias isn't illegal

Alaska has joined more than a dozen other states asking the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the rights of a Michigan funeral home that fired an employee for…

BP Alaska building in Midtown Anchorage. (Alaska Public Media staff)

Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019

BP’s Alaska exit not a surprise, experts say; What does BP's exit from Alaska mean for the state; After SCOTUS ruling, AG urges Dunleavy to limit public employees' unions; Swan Lake Fire conditions improve as residents remain on alert; Lightning started Paul's Creek Fire near King Salmon; Offal Fire moving away from Port Heiden; Alaska adding second insurer to individual insurance market; Fairbanks poet earns prestigious Willa literary award ; St. Herman’s legacy as a defender of Alutiiq people remembered

Gov. Mike Dunleavy and Attorney General Kevin Clarkson at a press conference held at the Capitol, Jan. 30, 2018. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)

After SCOTUS ruling, AG urges Dunleavy to limit public employees' unions

In a legal opinion published Tuesday, Alaska's Attorney General took a strict interpretation of the Supreme Court's Janus decision, signaling potential conflict with unions.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy responds to questions at a press conference on Wednesday. He called the meeting to discuss his proposed legislation that would pay back dividend cuts over the last three years, while also guaranteeing dividends though 2022. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)

Gov. Dunleavy postpones budget signing, signals support for two more vetoed programs

Gov. Dunleavy has reversed himself and declared support for subsidized broadband internet for rural libraries and a free service allowing online tutors for students. The governor had previously vetoed the $809,200 in funding.

Latingrass band Che Apalache performs Sept. 20, 2019, in the Discovery Theatre, presented by Anchorage Concert Association. Image courtesy Che Apalache

State of Art: August 16th, 2019

This week on State of Art we're looking at what the Anchorage Concert Association has coming up on their fall schedule. ACA Executive Director Jason Hodges stopped by Alaska Public Media to give us a sneak peak.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy announcing to a lunch-time audience at the Chugiak-Eagle River Senior Center that he will restore funds for the Senior Benefits Program in his forthcoming operating budget (Photo: Zachariah Hughes - Alaska Public Media, Anchorage).

Dunleavy reverses potential cuts to senior benefits

Dunleavy told a room of people he was moved to change course on the Senior Benefits Program after hearing input from beneficiaries and their families.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy signing the capital budget on Thursday in Anchorage (Photo: Wesley Early - Alaska Public Media, Anchorage)

Capital budget vetoes to hit homelessness, addiction treatment

In Anchorage, there are worries that vetoes to addiction treatment facilities and a homeless assistance program could exacerbate a problem that's already worsening.

Can Alaska learn anything from 'the Kansas experiment'?

As Alaskans debate Gov. Mike Dunleavy's budget cuts, a different state occasionally enters the conversation to serve as a kind of cautionary tale: Kansas.

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