Emily Hofstaedter, KNOM - Nome
Cruise ships are coming to Nome through the Northwest Passage. Locals are excited — and wary
This has been Nome’s busiest cruise season to date, leaving some residents to wonder what that means for the future.
Despite Dunleavy vetoes, construction to continue at Nome Wellness Center
With Gov. Mike Dunleavy's line-item budget vetoes finalized, organizations serving Nome and the Bering Strait region are coming to terms with how these cuts will affect their services. In Nome, construction on a new Wellness Center continues.
Kawerak hosts Indian Affairs officials in Nome for roundtable on public safety
The primary agenda included discussion on violent crime, missing and murdered Native Americans, and narcotics.
Shishmaref man finds 50-year-old Russian message in a bottle
It isn't every day that a 50-year-old message in a bottle washes up on the shores of Western Alaska. But that’s exactly what happened to Tyler Ivanoff near Shishmaref on August 5.
Nome officials suspend search for missing 14-year-old Nome girl
Nome police and Alaska State Troopers are actively searching for a 14-year-old female who may have been abducted.
Despite ice loss, study shows Chukchi Polar Bears are doing well
A ten-year study of Chukchi Polar Bears, conducted from 2008 to 2018, found more bears than expected — and healthy ones, too. That’s despite sea ice loss in the Bering and Chukchi Seas.
Shaktoolik students save abandoned bearded seal pup
An abandoned and starving bearded seal pup is making her way towards good health thanks to a group of Shaktoolik students.
Emergency response workshop details communication shortfalls in rural Alaska
The Arctic Domain Awareness Center came to Nome last Friday to learn how rural Alaskans, particularly Alaska Natives, felt they were prepared to handle a major, weather-related crisis.
City of Nome again delays reading on public safety commission
At the last regular meeting, the council received suggested amendments from the American Civil Liberties Union. Those proposals were discussed during a work session last week, but not all of them were adopted for the Council meeting Monday.
Rookie Ryan Redington wins 2019 Kobuk 440
Ryan Redington claimed victory in the 2019 Kobuk 440 on Sunday morning, pulling into Kotzebue with six dogs in harness just after midnight.
Family of St. Mary’s man sues trooper who shot him
Last summer, an Alaska State Trooper fatally shot a man in the lower Yukon Delta community of St. Mary’s. Now his family is filing a wrongful-death lawsuit against the trooper.
For Nome cemetery, radar survey offers new insights — and prompts new questions
A summer survey with ground-penetrating radar revealed a possible 403 unidentified occupants in the Nome Municipal Cemetery.
Search continues for White Mountain man missing since Nov. 4
Lincoln Simon, 63, went missing on November 4 after his four-wheeler broke through thin ice.
Nome city manager placed on administrative leave after harassment claim
City Manager Tom Moran has been placed on administrative leave after a Nome citizen raised claims of harassing behavior during Monday night’s City Council meeting. Listen now
Nome officer who pleaded guilty to assault is rehired by police department
Carl Putman, the former Nome Community Service Officer who pleaded guilty in July to charges of assault while on duty, has been rehired by the Nome Police Department. Putman has been hired on as an emergency hire temporary dispatcher for NPD. Listen now