Anchorage Festival of Music’s upcoming concert is called “Visions of Spring” and features Alaska-born Victoria Frazier. The soprano has a broad background in music, performance and [...]
Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, speaks to reporters during a news conference at the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau on Feb. 7, 2024. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, [...]
Anchorage School Board Superintendent Jharrett Bryantt and Board President Margo Bellamy at the Feb. 6, 2024 school board meeting. The Anchorage School Board on Tuesday presented a $900 million budget [...]
A patron settles into their cot at Anchorage’s Cold Weather Shelter, the former Solid Waste Services administrative building, on Nov. 8, 2023. The city opened an [...]
A still image from a video of Kodiak bear cubs found on a Florida road in December 2023 after escaping from an animal handler. (From Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office) A [...]
Jason Smart vacuums the floor at a temporary warming center at the former Golden Lion Hotel in Anchorage on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) Friday morning, Jason [...]
Mark Begich, left, describes his downtown hotel redevelopment project to the board of the Anchorage Community Development Authority at a recent meeting. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) [...]
Author Kim Heacox is a former National Park Service Ranger who has written multiple award-winning books and is based in Gustavus, Alaska. (Courtesy of Kim Heacox) [...]
Marko and Meghan Marjanovic in front of Mount Logan, Canada’s tallest mountain. (Courtesy of the Marjanovics) Meghan and Marko Marjanovic’s book features 80 hiking routes in [...]
Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, delivers his annual State of the State address to a joint session of the Alaska Legislature on Jan. 30, 2024. (Clarise Larson/KTOO) Gov. Mike Dunleavy implored [...]
Rejoining the community after incarceration can be challenging. People have to rebuild connections, earn people’s trust, and secure basic needs, like housing and employment. They also [...]
King Cove n August 2023. (Theo Greenly/KUCB) The U.S. Department of Commerce is giving the Aleutian Islands community of King Cove $888,789 for harbor improvements. Within the Commerce Department, the [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoGVAFrbmsE Whales used to be a common sight around Kodiak Island, but in recent years, locals have observed fewer of the iconic mammals. Last year, [...]
The House Rules Committee, which controls what legislation goes to the House floor, meets on Jan. 17, 2024 to consider a wide-ranging education bill. (Eric Stone/Alaska [...]
The Eklutna Lake dam covered in several feet of snow. Many stakeholders are advocating for complete removal of the dam without replacement. (Mizelle Mayo/Alaska Public Media) [...]
The storm surge from Typhoon Merbok brought high water 17 miles inland to Chevak from the Bering Sea coast, where boats parked on the Ninglikfak River were tossed around like [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXZgfV5Stdg Lawmakers are gathered in Juneau for the second session of the 33rd legislature. Education funding, energy costs, the size of the PFD, and a [...]
The storm surge from Typhoon Merbok brought high water 17 miles inland to Chevak from the Bering Sea coast, where boats parked on the Ninglikfak River [...]
The U.S. Supreme Court (Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to news@alaskapublic.org. Follow Alaska Public Media [...]
The Alaska State Capitol in April 2023. (Riley Board/KDLL) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to news@alaskapublic.org. Follow Alaska Public Media on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U36wPFxrtvc Alaska’s caribou are a vital source of food and are deeply connected to communities and culture, especially in rural parts of the state. But [...]
The Alaska State Ombudsman’s 31-page report issued Jan. 11, 2024. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) An elderly Alaskan died alone of hypothermia in the spring of 2021 even though concerned neighbors [...]
Boats moored in the Thomas Basin marina in Ketchikan. (Jack Darrell/KRBD) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to news@alaskapublic.org. Follow [...]
The Kenai Courthouse in November 2023. (Riley Board/KDLL) The attorney for a former Soldotna teacher and union president charged with 61 counts related to sexual abuse of a minor has [...]
Boats moored in the Thomas Basin marina in Ketchikan. (Jack Darrell/KRBD) Cody Cowan is a fifth generation Ketchikan fisherman. He’s standing near a boat his grandfather built on the Bar [...]
University of Alaska Anchorage’s campus on Thursday, August 10, 2023. (Dev Hardikar/Alaska Public Media) For students with disabilities, the transition from K-12 to postsecondary education can [...]
Jonathan Moore of Simon Fraser University studies sockeye salmon in a formerly glaciated river within the Taku watershed in British Columbia, Canada. (Photo courtesy of Mark Connor) The Gitanyow nation [...]
Fairbanks-based Alaska state troopers visiting the Interior village of Allakaket in December 2023 pose for a photo while wearing fur hats. (Photo provided by the Alaska State Troopers) The Alaska [...]
Clouds hang low in the air behind the Ketchikan Public Library on Wednesday, August 17, 2022. (Eric Stone/KRBD) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments [...]
Alaska Airlines planes are shown parked at gates at sunrise, March 1, 2021, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) An Alaska Airlines jetliner blew out [...]
The U.S. Supreme Court has thrust itself firmly in the middle of the 2024 presidential cycle. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether former [...]
Washington homicide victim Lori Anne Razpotnik, seen in a photo posted by the King County Sheriff’s Office in December 2023. (From King County Sheriff’s Office) It was the kind of [...]
A fuel filter containing thickened “No. 1” diesel heating fuel purchased from Vitus Energy is seen outside of a home in Bethel on Dec. 26, 2023. (Courtesy Jim Chaliak) After [...]
“How to Survive” is an exhibit at the Anchorage Museum exploring climate change through stories of hope and resilience. Many pieces were designed with recycled materials, including the title sign, [...]
The UAF coal plant in Feb. 2022 (Lex Treinen/Alaska Public Media) The University of Alaska Fairbanks is set to receive a $9 million dollar grant from the Biden administration to [...]
Debris at the site of Wrangell’s deadly 2023 landslide, a month after the slide. (Rachel Cassandra/Alaska Public Media) Steve Prysunka, a search and rescue dog handler in Wrangell, gave “speak” [...]
Vance Peronto, 57, covered his face in Anchorage Jail Court on Monday, April 30, 2018. Peronto, an Alaska State Trooper, is charged with attempted sexual abuse of a minor. (Casey [...]
A screenshot of dashcam footage showing Kurt St. Jean’s Super Cub before it crashed along the Sterling Highway on Dec. 8, 2023. (From NTSB) Stories are [...]
Vance Peronto, 57, covered his face in Anchorage Jail Court on Monday, April 30, 2018. Peronto, an Alaska State Trooper, is charged with attempted sexual abuse of a minor. (Casey [...]
Fireworks explode above a boat in the Wrangell’s Christmas boat parade, December 22nd, 2023. (Rachel Cassandra/Alaska Public Media) Winter holidays can be a wonderful, celebratory time, but they can also [...]
Ketchikan’s state courthouse (Eric Stone/KRBD) Note: This story could be triggering for some listeners as it contains details of sexual assault. A former Ketchikan church leader was sentenced to 20 [...]
Commercial fishing vessels docked in the St. Paul Harbor in Kodiak; Feb. 6, 2023 (Brian Venua/KMXT) Russia will no longer be able to sell seafood to U.S. markets after processing [...]
The Seward Highway near its intersection with the Sterling Highway on Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023. (Alaska Department of Transportation) An avalanche has closed the Seward Highway near its intersection with [...]
The Anchorage skyline on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, questions, and comments to news@alaskapublic.org. [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54B5019ltBM Visibility was poor, the ground was slick, and the rain was more ice than wet on Nov. 15. Conditions too challenging for even Santa’s seasoned sleigh crew. Some [...]
Trident Seafoods’ Kodiak facility is known as ‘The Star of Kodiak’ in the island’s downtown. (Brian Venua/KMXT) Gerry Cobban Knagin is a commercial fisherman. She and her family have fished [...]
Flight attendants in Anchorage protested outside Ted Stevens International Airport Tuesday, demanding higher wages from Alaska Airlines. (Matt Faubion / Alaska Public Media) Flight attendants in Anchorage marched Tuesday to [...]
Juneau drivers who pay for hourly parking have to put coins or bills into slots in a cash box. Parks and Recreation Director George Schaaf said they can get full [...]
The waterfront restaurant Six Seven in Seattle, Washington, serves a variety of dishes involving Alaska seafood. (Jeffrey Zeldman/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Six Seven, an upscale restaurant located in Seattle’s historic Edgewater [...]
Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom last year. (Elyssa Loughlin/Alaska Public Media) Nancy Dahlstrom’s campaign for U.S. House now has a powerful backer in Washington, D.C.: The speaker of the House. Grow [...]