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Nanwalek school converts garage into classroom
Nanwalek School is getting some relief from overcrowding after a garage/shop area was converted into a new classroom over the summer. Listen Now An aerial photo of Nanwalek School.(Photo Courtesy of...
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‘I’m a girl’: Knowing who you are at 4-years-old
Rusty and Lola read a cupcake cookbook together. (Hillman/Alaska Public Media.) The American Academy of Pediatrics says most kids have a stable sense of gender identity by the time they are four. Rusty...
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Lance Mackey withdraws from 2017 Iditarod
Lance Mackey ahead of the 2015 Iditarod. (Photo By Patrick Yack – Alaska Public Media) The Iditarod Trail Committee announced Monday that former champion Lance Mackey has withdrawn from the race,...
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Obama addresses tribes one last time
Byron Nicholai, far right, welcomes President Obama to the stage at 8th White House Tribal Nations Conference. (Image: C-Span.) President Barack Obama addressed his final White House Tribal Nations...
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Alaska Wildlife Troopers ask public’s help in solving 4 cases of killed moose
More than a week after they began an investigation of the killing of four moose that were left unsalvaged in three areas along the Richardson Highway south of Fairbanks last week, Alaska Wildlife...
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Guide in mauling near Angoon was storied Fish & Game researcher LaVern Beier
Alaska State Troopers have identified the hunting guide involved in Thursday’s Admiralty Island bear mauling as 63-year-old LaVern Beier of Juneau. Listen Now A brown bear in the Kenai National...
View ArticleState Superior judge okays Mat-Su marijuana vote
A state Superior court judge is allowing a Matanuska-Susitna Borough marijuana vote to go forward. Earlier Monday Judge David Zwink in Palmer issued an order allowing the October 4 ballot initiative on...
View ArticleMat-Su voters to decide on pot, parks and Assembly seats
Matanuska-Susitna Borough’s election is October fourth. While an initiative on the area – wide ballot regarding a ban on retail marijuana could lure voters to the polls, they will also decide on...
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Doyon’s $2b discount: Fair play or ‘rip off’?
File photo by Tristan Tom, CC. Doyon, the Fairbanks and Interior Alaska Native Regional Corporation, was in federal court in Washington D.C. today, trying to keep the discount it was to get almost two...
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Sitka’s hospitals consider integrating operations
A consultant’s plan released this month recommends Sitka’s two hospitals combine operations. Sitka Community Hospital is considering sharing services and management with SEARHC’s Mt. Edgecumbe...
View ArticleBody of missing hiker found in Sitka
The body of a missing hiker was found by searchers in Sitka on Friday afternoon. Listen Now Michael Hansen was 37-years-old. The avid outdoorsman – who also enjoyed fishing, berry picking and swimming...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Monday, Sept. 26, 2016
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 State Superior...
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Politically charged tweets posted from state account during debate
Update | 7:08 p.m. Alaska Department of Health & Social Services spokeswoman Susan Morgan replied to questions about the tweets in an email. She wrote that department officials apologize. “Some...
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Citizen scientists track crane population
Every spring, hundreds of sandhill cranes visit Homer to mate and nest. You’ll often find them looking for tasty morsels along the shoreline or silently strutting across your backyard. For the last...
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SHI program trains educators to see Thru the Cultural Lens
Jackie Kookesh is in charge of Thru the Cultural Lens. (Photo by Quinton Chandler, KTOO – Juneau) Juneau teachers and administrators were the students on Saturday at a Sealaska Heritage Institute...
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New satellite-based technology aims to crack down on illegal fishing
A satellite-based program from Google, Oceana, and SkyTruth hopes to help everyone track the movement of commercial fishing vessels around the world. (Image courtesy of Oceana.) Commercial fishing in...
View ArticleElections division to make one more push for eligible, unregistered voters
The Alaska Division of Elections is planning on contacting unregistered, but potentially eligible, voters in Alaska to encourage more registration before the October 9 deadline. The Division of...
View ArticleNorth Star Borough looks to reduce wintertime smoke pollution
Areas of Fairbanks continue to struggle with wintertime smoke pollution. Many residents of the interior community rely on wood heat, and a North Star Borough sponsored conference is exploring ways to...
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Luxury cruises don’t signal Arctic shipping boom, expert says
The company that sent the first big luxury cruise ship through U.S. and Canadian Arctic waters is preparing the Crystal Serenity for a repeat performance in 2017. But one expert believes this year’s...
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Lower Kuskowkwim School District gets language proficiency grant
The Lower Kuskokwim School District received a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Dept. of Education to enhance language proficiency for Alaska Native students in both English and Yup’ik. The Lower...
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