How residents at this Anchorage assisted-living home are hugging their families again
Hint: It involves a big sheet of plastic.
Studies Predict Peril for Alaska’s Feathered Migrants
America’s birds are in trouble. That’s according to two reports out earlier this month from the National Audubon Society and the Department of Interior. Both documents suggest climate change could have dire effects for many of the birds that migrate to Alaska each year.
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Tongass Science Conference explores ecosystem protection amongst logging
Forest scientists are looking at different ways of protecting the Tongass ecosystem while logging continues. Ecologists, biologists and other specialists are comparing notes and...
Comparing Costs of Living in Alaska
Mike Mason, KDLG – Dillingham
Alaska is a huge state with large differences in the cost of living from region to region. A state...
Marine Highway Head Steps Down
The head of the state’s ferry system is stepping down. Capt. Mike Neussl’s last day of work as the Deputy Commissioner for Marine Operations will be next Friday, January 11.
Facing lawsuits, Alaska lawmakers consider new social media policy
The draft included an ‘everything or nothing’ approach toward public comments.
Why does Alaska have the country’s lowest COVID-19 death rate? Doctors explain.
Doctors say early, aggressive restrictions have helped keep the number of deaths in Alaska tied to COVID-19 low. But, they caution, the numbers can change quickly and it is not time to let your guard down.
Alaska News Nightly: July 7, 2011
Alaska Senators Back ‘Pilot’s Bill of Rights', ‘Bullet Line’ May Disrupt Plans for Cook Inlet Drilling, Sea Otters Tagged for Population Study, New Statistics Show Unemployment Rates are Higher for Veterans, and more...
Kodiak CommSta Killer Sentenced To 4 Consecutive Life Terms
The man convicted of a 2012 double murder at the Kodiak Coast Guard Base will spend the rest of his life in federal prison. Sixty-three-year-old James Wells was sentenced Tuesday to four consecutive life sentences in federal court in Anchorage.
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State Sen. Gray-Jackson becomes first Democrat in US Senate race
The Anchorage legislator says she would work to support access to abortion rights, voting and health care.
As Alaskans are staycationing on public lands, the waste is getting out of hand
Lots of people generate a lot of waste, and in some areas, that trash is being left behind.
Governor Palin sticks with TransCanada gasline proposal
Governor Sarah Palin announced today that after months of scrutinizing the details of the TransCanada proposal to build a natural gas pipeline, the state...
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016
New earthquake warning system unveiled; pot laws missing key language; BP announces layoffs; deadline hits for LIO building; insurer proposes fix for health market; Walker makes fish board appointments; Wasilla shooting deaths investigated; Fairbanks endures dry conditions; Yukon Quest gets underway Saturday
Former Haines Police Dispatcher Speaks Out On Alleged Harasser
Gov. Sean Parnell wants the hiring process for state employees examined after it was revealed a former police officer hired with the ferry system has a checkered past. Several people who talked about Jason Joel’s job performance for a previous story did not want to share their identity, including a former Haines Police Dispatcher who alleges Joel harassed her on the job. Now she is speaking out.
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DHSS Fully Cooperating in Child Abuse Case
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
The State Department of Health and Social Service is cooperating fully into the investigation of an Anchorage woman...
49 Voices: Casey Ketchum of Anchorage
This week we're hearing from Casey Ketchum in Anchorage. Ketchum is the head cook at City Diner. This weekend he'll defend his 1st place title at Anchorage's Beer and Bacon Festival. Listen now
It’s that time of year again: Katmai’s Fat Bear Week is back
The competition began in 2014, and has grown into a national phenomenon.
Anchorage School District Receives Extra $19 Million
Anchorage School District Superintendent Carol Comeau was pleasantly surprised to get nearly $19 million in extra money for the upcoming school year.
Alaska, Interrupted, Episode 4: From the yurt
This week's Alaska, Interrupted episode features the state's chief medical officer, Dr. Anne Zink, who’s the closest thing Alaska has to a pandemic folk hero.
Alaska Airlines suspends partnership with Russian airline
Alaska Airlines said Tuesday it is temporarily suspending its partnership with Russian airline S7 over the Russian invasion of Ukraine.