Alaska News Nightly

Bethel City Hall in April 28, 2020 (Katie Basile/KYUK) 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. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast.  Friday on Alaska News Nightly: Residents evacuate as a tundra fire continues to spread near St. Mary’s. Also, tenants in Anchorage face rising rent costs. And the regional director for the federal health department says things here are just different. Reports tonight from: Anna Rose MacArthur in BethelWesley Early in AnchorageMiriam Trujillo in NomeEric Stone in Ketchikanand Sage Smiley in Wrangell Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, with producing and audio engineering from Toben Shelby and Katie Anastas. ]]>

A Bethel Fire Department fire truck. (Christine Trudeau/KYUK) 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. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast.  Thursday on Alaska News Nightly: Residents of St. Mary’s prepare to evacuate as a tundra fire continues to burn. Also, the state prepares to distribute COVID vaccines for young children. And inflation drives up grocery bills in rural Alaska. Reports tonight from: Liz Ruskin and Laura Philion in AnchorageOlivia Ebertz and Anna Rose MacArthur in BethelTim Ellis in Delta JunctionKirsten Dobroth in Kodiakand Tash Kimmell in Sitka Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, with producing and audio engineering from Toben Shelby and Katie Anastas. ]]>

A photo of the St. Mary’s fire from June 4, 2022. (BLM Fire Services) 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. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast.  Wednesday on Alaska News Nightly: Fires spread in Southwest Alaska as hot, dry weather continues. As some legislators celebrate the Alaska Reads Act, others worry about rural school districts. And cruise passengers take to social media to share information on COVID outbreaks. Reports tonight from: Liz Ruskin and Lex Treinen in AnchorageOlivia Ebertz and Anna Rose MacArthur in BethelBrian Venua in Dillinghamand Jeremy Hsieh in Juneau Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, with producing and audio engineering from Toben Shelby and Katie Anastas. ]]>

A security guard walks by the warming tent outside the Sullivan Arena shelter the morning of Nov. 19, 2021. (Jeff Chen/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 on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast.  Tuesday on Alaska News Nightly: The state is reviewing whether it’s legal for families to use homeschool funds to pay for private school. Also, Anchorage plans to close its main homeless shelter by the end of the month. Today is Walter Harper Day, and a group wants to honor the first person to set foot atop North America’s highest peak. Reports tonight from: Lex Treinen in AnchorageSabine Poux in KenaiTim Ellis in Delta Junctionand Robyne in Fairbanks Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, with producing and audio engineering from Toben Shelby and Katie Anastas. ]]>

Judy Eledge or other Bronson administration officials did not attend a at a meeting on Friday, June 3, 2022. (Lex Treinen/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 on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast.  Monday on Alaska News Nightly: A special election candidate loans hundreds of thousands of dollars to his campaign. Also, foster children get support in their lawsuit over the state using their social security benefits. And the Anchorage Assembly wants answers from the mayor about working conditions at the library. Reports tonight from: Claire Stremple and Yvonne Krumrey in JuneauLiz Ruskin, Wesley Early and Lex Treinen in AnchorageDan Bross in FairbanksRobert Woolsey in SitkaAnna Rose MacArthur in Betheland Sabine Poux in Kenai Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, with producing and audio engineering from To

Darryl Sample fills up the tank on his car on Thuesday, June 02, 2022 (Matthew Faubion / 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 on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast.  Friday on Alaska News Nightly: Alaskans are spending more at the gas pump and could be for a while. Also, Alaskan mothers ask Sen. Lisa Murkowski to support gun safety legislation. And candidates share why they’re running for the new Anchorage Assembly seat. Reports tonight from: Kavitha George and Wesley Early in AnchorageClaire Stremple in Juneauand Anna Rose MacArthur in Bethel Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, with producing and audio engineering from Toben Shelby and Katie Anastas. ]]>

Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson at a June 1 2022 Assembly meeting (Lex Treinen/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 on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast.  Thursday on Alaska News Nightly: Candidates finish filing their paperwork ahead of crowded statewide elections. After hours of public testimony, the Anchorage Assembly postpones its vote on a process to remove the mayor. A possum walks into a New York City bar, and an Alaskan carries it out. Reports tonight from: Liz Ruskin and Lex Treinen in AnchorageIzzy Ross in DillinghamKirsten Dobroth and Dylan Simard in Kodiakand Sage Smiley in Wrangell Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, with producing and audio engineering from Toben Shelby and Katie Anastas. ]]>

School facilities burn in Akiuk Kasigluk, Alaska on May 26, 2022. (Natalia Brink) 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. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast.  Wednesday on Alaska News Nightly: School officials assess the damage after multiple school facilities burn in Kasigluk. One woman’s effort to find care for her husband with memory loss. Alaska had one of its wettest winters on record, so why is it so dry out? Reports tonight from: Anna Rose MacArthur in Bethel Sabine Poux in Kenai Anne Hillman in Anchorage and Jennifer Pemberton in Juneau Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, with producing and audio engineering from Toben Shelby and Katie Anastas. ]]>

Judy Eledge attends the special Anchorage Assembly meeting on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021. (Jeff Chen/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 on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast.  Tuesday on Alaska News Nightly: Controversy and complaints about the top library administrator in Anchorage. Also, honoring an Unangax soldier killed in World War II. And two beluga whales swim up the Kuskokwim River, all the way to Bethel. Reports tonight from: Lex Treinen in AnchorageAnna Rose MacArthur in BethelTim Ellis in Delta JunctionMaggie Nelson in Unalaskaand Sage Smiley in Wrangell Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, with producing and audio engineering from Toben Shelby and Katie Anastas. ]]>

Pollock are transferred from a fishing boat into a processing plant in Dutch Harbor, in the Aleutian Islands, in January, 2019. (Photo by Berett Wilber) 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. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast.  Friday on Alaska News Nightly: The new strain of bird flu is detected in a fox in the Aleutian Islands. Also, a bill awaiting Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s signature could help seafood processors grow. And high school students in Petersburg travel by helicopter to study a nearby glacier. Reports tonight from: Liz Ruskin in AnchorageDan Bross in FairbanksSabine Poux in KenaiOlivia Ebertz in BethelJeremy Hsieh in Juneauand Katherine Rose in Sitka Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, with producing and audio engineering from Toben Shelby and Katie Anastas. ]]>

The district’s senior director of maintenance and operations wants all elementary schools to have secure vestibules like the one at Lake Otis Elementary. (Katie Anastas/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 on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast.  Thursday on Alaska News Nightly: The Anchorage School District prioritizes security upgrades after Tuesday’s school shooting in Texas. Also, where candidates in the special election for U.S. House stand on abortion. And the Sitka resident behind the musical skills of one Spongebob Squarepants character. Reports tonight from: Liz Ruskin in AnchorageDan Bross in FairbanksSabine Poux in KenaiOlivia Ebertz in BethelJeremy Hsieh in Juneauand Katherine Rose in Sitka Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, with producing and audio engineering from Toben Shelby

Activists hold anti-Pebble Mine posters at an EPA meeting in 2012. (Photo by Daysha Eaton) 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. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast.  Wednesday on Alaska News Nightly: The EPA proposes vetoing development of the Pebble Mine. As COVID case numbers rise, health officials urge older Alaskans to take extra precautions. And low Yukon River salmon runs could mean a season without subsistence salmon fishing. Reports tonight from: Izzy Ross in DillinghamTash Kimmel and Robert Woolsey in SitkaAnna Rose MacArthur in BethelKavitha George in AnchorageSabine Poux in Kenaiand Maria Dudzak in Ketchikan Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, with producing and audio engineering from Toben Shelby and Katie Anastas. ]]>

Many stores are limiting the number of baby formula containers each customer can buy. At a Fred Meyer in Anchorage, customers are limited to four. (Tegan Hanlon/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 on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast.  Tuesday on Alaska News Nightly: The state’s redistricting board must use a new map for this year’s elections. Also, Alaska parents and pediatricians face the nationwide shortage of baby formula. And a new program uses artificial intelligence to identify humpback whales. Reports tonight from: Liz Ruskin, Adelyn Baxter and Wesley Early in AnchorageJeremy Hsieh in Juneauand Olivia Ebertz in Bethel Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, with producing and audio engineering from Toben Shelby and Katie Anastas. ]]>

The Mountain View community fridge opened on Saturday, May 21, 2022. (Wesley Early/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 on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast.  Monday on Alaska News Nightly: Gov. Mike Dunleavy picks a running mate for this year’s election. Also, a structure fire spreads into nearby trees amid warm and windy weather in Anchorage. And a new community fridge could help address food insecurity in Anchorage. Reports tonight from: Liz Ruskin, Adelyn Baxter and Wesley Early in AnchorageJeremy Hsieh in Juneauand Olivia Ebertz in Bethel Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, with producing and audio engineering from Toben Shelby and Katie Anastas. ]]>

The Lowell Point Landslide (Photo courtesy of James Unrein) 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. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast.  Friday on Alaska News Nightly: The state’s Office of Children’s Services has been sued over its handling of foster care. Also, Alaskans welcome Ukrainian refugees to the United States. And weeks after a landslide, the road to Lowell Point may soon be cleared. Reports tonight from: Wesley Early in AnchorageSabine Poux in KenaiJeremy Hsieh in JuneauEmily Schwing in Betheland Tim Ellis in Delta Junction Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, with producing and audio engineering from Toben Shelby and Katie Anastas. ]]>

A person holds a sign that reads “APD body cameras now” in bold letters at a rally for justice for Bishar Hassan on Friday near 16th Avenue and A Street, where roughly a hundred people attended. Hassan was shot and killed by Anchorage Police Department officers three years ago nearby, after he pulled out a BB gun from his pants. (Jeff Chen/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 on Facebook and on Twitter @AKPublicNews. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast.  Thursday on Alaska News Nightly: Alaskans would get $3,200 under a budget passed by the legislature. Also, the Anchorage police union prepares to negotiate over a new body camera policy. And with thousands of Ironman race participants expected in Juneau, the city is encouraging residents to help house them. Reports tonight from: Wesley Early in AnchorageBridget Dowd and Yvonne Krumrey in Junea

A fisherman pulls a king salmon from the Kuskokwim River during a subsistence fishing opening on June 12, 2018. (Photo by Katie Basile / KYUK) 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. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast.  Wednesday on Alaska News Nightly: The federal government is suing the state of Alaska over its management of Kuskokwim River salmon fishing. Clean water advocates hope for new PFAS regulations by the end of the legislative session. And Pebble Mine opponents ask the Environmental Protection Agency to protect Bristol Bay. Reports tonight from: Corinne Smith in HainesDan Bross in FairbanksIzzy Ross in DillinghamSabine Poux in KenaiWesley Early in Anchorageand Lex Treinen in Wasilla Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, with producing and audio engineering from Toben Shelby and Katie Anastas. ]]>

Sara Stekoll works behind the counter on Friday at Forbidden Peak Brewery in Juneau. (Photo by Lyndsey Brollini/KTOO) 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. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast.  Tuesday on Alaska News Nightly: Business owners welcome changes to the state’s alcohol restrictions. Also, the University of Alaska boosted faculty salaries, but the union wants to keep negotiating. And cruise ships bring tourists and COVID cases to Southeast. Reports tonight from: Corinne Smith in HainesDan Bross in FairbanksIzzy Ross in DillinghamSabine Poux in KenaiWesley Early in Anchorageand Lex Treinen in Wasilla Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, with producing and audio engineering from Toben Shelby and Katie Anastas. ]]>

Nine U.S. House candidates prepare to speak at a May 12 forum hosted by Alaska industry groups. Candidates are seated in alphabetical order: Nick Begich, former state Rep. John Coghill, Anchorage Assembly member Christopher Constant, Al Gross, Jeff Lowenfels, former Gov. Sarah Palin, former state Rep. Mary Peltola, state Sen. Josh Revak and former Assistant Interior Secretary Tara Sweeney. (Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) 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. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast.  Monday on Alaska News Nightly: A missing seven-year-old from Kodiak is found dead a few miles from his home. Also, liberal-leaning Alaska voters worry about splitting the vote in a crowded special primary to fill Don Young’s seat. And deep snowpack in the Interior last winter led an increase in wildlife deaths. Reports tonight from: Sabine P

Olivia Ebertz/KYUK 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. And subscribe to the Alaska News Nightly podcast.  Friday on Alaska News Nightly: Industry leaders and politicians criticize the Biden administration’s cancellation of a Cook Inlet lease sale. Also, a mom in Homer finally has some answers about her daughter, who went missing in 2019. And a “ghost barge” is free-floating down the Kuskokwim river after it froze into the river last fall. Reports tonight from: Sabine Poux in KenaiYvonne Krumrey in JuneauLex Treinen in AnchorageOlivia Ebertz in Betheland Corinne Smith in Haines Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, with producing and audio engineering from Toben Shelby and Katie Anastas. ]]>