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  • Kobuk the harbor seal. (Photo courtesy of Seward City News)
    Satellite tags offer rare glimpse into harbor seal life
    For wildlife biologists, understanding the basics about an animal species is key. How long does it live? How many babies does it have? When it comes to marine mammals, collecting this basic information can be a challenge. Listen Now
  • Alaska Native corporation acquires oil and gas leases in Arctic waters
    The Alaska Native corporation representing the North Slope has bought two federal leases in the Beaufort sea formerly owned by Shell. That gives the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, or ASRC, the right to explore for oil and gas in the Arctic Ocean, which has historically been controversial in the region. Listen Now
  • Gerry Carrillo Sr. sits in his barber’s chair at at his barbershop. He’s owned Gerry’s Barbershop for nearly 30 years. (Photo by Lakeidra Chavis, KTOO - Juneau)
    AK: Everyone is family at Gerry’s Barbershop
    Gerry’s Barbershop has been around for nearly three decades in Juneau. Listen Now
  • Dooleys Tuxedos and Costumes which will be closing after Halloween 2016 Photo by Wesley Ear;y, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage)
    Alaska News Nightly: Monday, Oct. 31, 2016
    Alaska Air flight grounded after e-cig batteries ingnite; Miller irks GOP by sending one its old flyers bashing Murkowski; Fairbanks community mourns fallen officer; What is an ‘independent’ candidate this election? ; PFD automatic voter registration could increase turnout but cost is unknown; Insurance rate jumps 35 percent for those switching from Moda to Premera; EPA fines two fuel terminals for clean air violations; Dutch Harbor remains nation’s top fishing port; Longtime Anchorage Costume store closes doors after Halloween Listen Now
  • Insurance rate jumps 35 percent for those switching from Moda to Premera
    Open enrollment in the federal health insurance marketplace begins Tuesday, and two-thirds of Alaskans previously enrolled with Moda Health will see about a 35 percent rate increase as they transfer to the lone provider left in Alaska's market. Listen Now
  • A map of community jails and DOC corrections facilities. Palmer Correctional has closed. (Couretsy of DOC)
    Alaska DOC Commissioner to stop in Haines as part of a 15-town visit
    The Alaska Department of Corrections Commissioner will be in Haines next week. Dean Williams is traveling to far-flung corners of the state in preparation for more budget cuts. He is visiting all 15 towns that are part of the DOC Community Jails Program. Listen Now
  • Red tree corals are a focal point of the Deepwater Exploration of Glacier Bay National Park Expedition. These corals have been shown to be the foundation of diverse deepwater communities in Alaska. And can occur as shallow as 6 meters. Here several fish and urchins congregate around a large red tree coral. (Image courtesy of NOAA- Alaska Fisheries Science Center and Deep- Sea Coral Research and Technology Program.)
    Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016
    Mental Health Trust board push for restructure, prompts resignation by long-time CEO ; Anchorage attorney accuses Justice Thomas of 1999 groping; University of Alaska seeks cuts to skiing and indoor track programs; For this Anchorage Republican, Johnson trumps Trump; Native artisans worry ivory bans in other states could reverberate in Alaska; Licenses for sport fishing, hunting and trapping to increase in price next year; Ask a Climatologist: In Anchorage, first snow is right on schedule; Glacial fjords home to surprise coral, but maybe not for long Listen Now
  • A self-described "progressive Republican," Sam Moore voted for Mitt Romney, John McCain and George W. Bush. But this time around, he says he can't support Donald Trump. He's voting for Libertarian Gary Johnson, instead. (Photo by Rachel Waldholz/Alaska's Energy Desk)
    For this Anchorage Republican, Johnson trumps Trump
    Samuel Moore voted for Mitt Romney, John McCain and George W. Bush. But, he says, he can’t support Donald Trump. Listen Now
  • Marti Buscaglia is the director of the Alaska State Commission for Human Rights. She took over the agency in May 2016. (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage)
    Amid audit and a case backlog, state Human Rights Commission tries to move forward
    ASCHR is the state’s anti-discrimination agency. In 2011, a legislative audit found that the agency wasn’t doing its job. But amid complaints to the governor’s office and a new director with no legal experience, the commission is trying to move forward. Listen Now
  • More than a decade later, one man’s discrimination case is still in limbo
    On average, an investigation into a discrimination case in Alaska may take a year or two, according to the agencies that handle them. But for one Chugiak man it’s taken more than a decade. Listen Now
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