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No injuries in Sitka Labor Day landslide
A tour bus with passengers from the Seven Seas Mariner encounters the slide, which originated 200 feet up the hillside. The passengers were later shuttled to their ship via boat. (Cassie Mendoza photo)...
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Trump’s decision to end DACA prompts Anchorage protest
Anchorage citizens protest President Trump’s decision to end the DACA program. (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) Today, the Trump administration announced it would be end the...
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Alaska attorney general joins others arguing that redistricting can be too...
Attorney General Jahna Lindemuth appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee during her confirmation hearing in April. She joined a legal brief in a U.S. Supreme Court case, arguing that Wisconsin’s...
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Groups conserve habitat on Afognak Island
Thorsheim drainage on Afognak Island. (Courtesy of Great Land Trust) An initiative to conserve one coastal habitat in the Kodiak Archipelago is now complete. The Thorsheim drainage on Afognak Island...
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New exhibit tells little-known story of a plan to settle Jewish refugees in...
Pamphlets outlining the plan to bring European Jewish refugees to Alaska to develop industry. (Henry Leasia / Alaska Public Media) As millions of people around the world are displaced from their homes,...
View ArticleRussian River flooding is affecting Kodiak residents
Russian River flooded last week in Kodiak leaving some residents scrambling to address the damage. Listen now Larry Evans woke up in the middle of the night and thought he should throw another log into...
View Article18 animals left to waste during Forty Mile caribou hunt
Some animals were left to waste in last week’s Forty Mile caribou hunt along the Steese Highway. An Alaska State Trooper Dispatch said 18 animals: 15 cows and three bulls were shot and left, with more...
View ArticleDrivers can expect night closures along Denali Highway
Hunters and others with plans to travel the Denali Highway this coming weekend are being advised about overnight closures due to road work. Listen now A release from the Alaska Department of Fish and...
View ArticleFirst large wind storm of season moving through Southcentral
The season’s first serious fall storm is descending on Southcentral Alaska, bringing rain and strong winds to the Gulf of Alaska all the way up to the Mat-Su Borough. Listen now Eddie Zingone is a...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Sep. 5, 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 Alaska attorney...
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State Department of Public Safety reaches out to fishermen in effort to...
The Haines Portage Cove Harbor. Commercial fishermen throughout the state received a letter warning of the dangers of opioids this summer. (Emily Files) Earlier this year, Governor Bill Walker issued a...
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GVEA board voices concerns, but allows spending up to $20 Million to fix Healy 2
Members of GVEA’s board and executive team confer during Monday’s meeting. From left: John Sloan, secretary; Gary Newman; John Burns, board attorney; Susan Redlin, executive administrative assistant;...
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Historic Alaska newspapers are being posted online
This front page from Nov. 11, 1912, of the Alaska Daily Empire, the forerunner to Juneau’s current daily newspaper, shows a mix of national, world and local news. (Photo courtesy of the Alaska State...
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New Stuyahok teen learns Yup’ik, Inupiaq, Russian and Tagalog fluently by...
Jalen Konukpeok, 18, learned four languages fluently before graduating Mt. Edgecumbe High School in May. (Avery Lill/ KDLG) Most students take classes in a second language during high school, but one...
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Major source of workforce training receives three more years of funding
Governor Bill Walker signs HB 141 at Bethel’s Yuut Elitnaurviat surrounded by high school students from the Kuskokwim Learning Academy on August 29, 2017. (Dean Swope / KYUK) Alaskans across the state...
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One man’s quest to find Glacier Bay’s ecological Holy Grail
Brian Buma received funding support from the National Geographic Society. (Photo courtesy of Brian Buma/University of Alaska Southeast) Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve is home to some of the...
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How Alaska seismologists detected North Korea’s nuke test
The suspected North Korean nuclear test as recorded on seismic stations across Alaska. (Courtesy of AK Earthquake Center’s Twitter) A North Korean nuclear bomb test was detected in Alaska. State...
View ArticleIllegal pot, heroin and opium among drugs seized most by Anchorage police
Police officers in Anchorage are seizing more heroin than almost any other drug. Listen now During a presentation to the Assembly’s public safety committee today, Anchorage Police Department officials...
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The melancholy Juneau summer of blue ice
Part of the mass balance group skiing to their pit located behind Emperor Peak. (Photo by Julian Cross, courtesy Juneau Icefield Research Program) For many first-time visitors, the Juneau Icefield is a...
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Repairs on stretch of Dalton Highway damaged by flooding nearly done; next...
Three projects worth a total of $109 million are wrapping up for the season on the northernmost stretch of the Dalton Highway that was badly damaged by Sagavanirktok River flooding in spring 2015. One...
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