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Iditarod strategies on view as mushers take “24’s”
The Galena checkpoint hosts dog teams on Thursday. (Photo: Ben Matheson, KNOM) At this point in the Iditarod, just about every top team has declared their mandatory 24-rest, and is either recuperating,...
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Mitch Seavey is first to Huslia
Huslia residents came out in force to welcome the first musher, Mitch Seavey. (Photo: Ben Matheson, KNOM) Iditarod racer Mitch Seavey is the first musher to reach the halfway checkpoint of Huslia. The...
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Musher suffers dog loss at Galena checkpoint
The trail between Ruby and Galena (Photo: Ben Matheson: KNOM) A dog has died in this year’s Iditarod. It happened shortly before midnight at the Galena checkpoint. The dog was part of race veteran Seth...
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49 Voices: Carlos Tayag of Unalaska
Carlos Tayag of Unalaska (Photo: Zoe Sobel, Alaska’s Energy Desk – Unalaska) Now it’s time for 49 voices. This week we’re hearing from Carlos Tayag in Unalaska. Tayag is the Teen and Leisure program...
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AK: Wild salmon on the school lunch menu in Sitka
Lorelai and Arianna are two of the students enjoying the wild salon school lunches (Photo: Emily Russell, KCAW). KCAW’s Emily Russell in Sitka reports on how wild salmon makes its way out of a...
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The rich mushing legacy of Huslia
Wilson Sam’s kennel in Huslia (Photo: Ben Matheson, KNOM) Huslia is hosting the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race for the second time ever. The Interior village is rich in mushing history as it is the home...
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Young’s idea: ‘Wall bonds’
Alaska Rep. Don Young. File photo: Liz Ruskin. Alaska Congressman Don Young doesn’t like President Trump’s plan to build a wall on the border with Mexico, and his objection isn’t on humanitarian...
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The health care overhaul
(Photo via Alaska Native Medical Center) Congressional Republicans and the Trump Administration are moving forward with their plan to replace elements of the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare....
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Why are mushing teams much larger at the midway point?
Lots of dogs resting in Galena, where many mushers are taking their 24 hour rests this year (Photo: Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media) The first three mushers to arrive in Huslia all had 16 dogs on...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Friday, March 10, 2017
Stories are posted on the APRN news page. You can subscribe to APRN’s newsfeeds via email, podcast and RSS. Follow us on Facebook at alaskapublic.org and on Twitter @aprn Listen now Committee sends...
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International Women’s Day and the YWCA
Wednesday was International Women’s Day. Some women in the U.S. stayed home from work to highlight the economic importance of women. Others wore red in a show of solidarity or committed to not shopping...
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Committee sends budget to full House
Rep. Paul Seaton, R-Homer, (center) chairs the House Finance Committee shortly before the body passed it’s version of the state budget March 10, 2017, to the House of Representatives. (Photo by Skip...
View ArticleIditapod: Mushers Head Back to the Yukon River
In Episode 11, we talk about: How few dogs have been dropped, the rookies are making a run for it, and Huslia’s mushing tradition. If you have a question about the Iditarod, email us at...
View ArticleIditapod: Top-5 Mushers Sprint for the Coast
In Episode 12, we talk about Mitch Seavey taking the lead, the Iditarod’s international contingent, and we hear harrowing Iditasport tales. If you have a question about the Iditarod, email us at...
View ArticleIditapod: Mitch Seavey leads the charge up the coast
In Episode 13, we talk about Mitch Seavey’s rush up the coast, what’s going on in the middle of the pack, a musher reflecting on his dog’s death, and we address a bunch more listener questions. If you...
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Iditarod changes dropped dog transport standards following Friday death
Scott Smith at the checkpoint in Galena. (Photo by Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media) The Iditarod Trail Committee said it’s changing protocols for how it transports dropped sled dogs after an one...
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Update: More money for the Alaska Marine Highway
Drivers leave the ferry Fairweather at the Angoon terminal in 2010. Angoon will have more service this winter. (Photo by Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska News – Juneau) State House budget writers have...
View ArticleVideo: Is the Cook Inlet gas leak contributing to global warming?
A natural gas pipeline in Alaska has been leaking methane into the atmosphere since at least early February. Dr. Katey Walter Anthony from the University of Alaska Fairbanks helps to put the size of...
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Iditarod’s mid-pack mushers prepare final pushes to Nome
Katherine Keith tending to her dogs in Kaltag before departing for Unalakleet during the Iditarod. (Photo by Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media) Iditarod mushers face a grueling next few days. Not...
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Ask the Energy Desk: What happens when our hydropower sources are frozen?
Snow falls on the Governor’s mansion in Juneau. The capital city is under a winter storm warming, as of Monday, March 13. (Photo by Elizabeth Jenkins/Alaska’s Energy Desk) Parts of Interior Alaska,...
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