Alaska News January 05-08, 2024

KTUU: 2 men shot in Government Hill police shooting; Anchorage inmate charged with murder after death of fellow inmate in alleged cell attack and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO: After deadly fire, Juneau’s first responders say staff shortages put public at risk; Juneau Assembly approves rezoning over 200 acres of city land for denser housing; Tongass Voices: Juneau actor Roblin Gray Davis on clowning around and more ->

 
 
 
 
KYUK: Tuntutuliak man dies after physical altercation with family member; Bethel’s librarian wins national honor and more ->

 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: This Day in Alaska History-January 5th, 1985; This Day in Alaska History-January 6th, 1917; This Day in Alaska History-January 7th, 1914 and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Fairbanks man arrested for possessing over 2 pounds of psychedelic mushrooms; No more schools can be closed, says Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board president and more ->
 
 
 
 

KSTK: Alaska has no regulations for certifying euthanasia technicians; Wrangell’s band-aid solution; Wrangell birders tally up for 125th Christmas Bird Count and more ->

 
 
 
 

KFSK: No snow found on Petersburg’s high ground after abnormal weather and more ->
 
 
 
 

KUCB: Unalaskans reflect on the foundation of local TV and radio and more ->

 
 
 
 
KMXT: Fish & Game could get funds to study Gulf of Alaska Chinook as part of larger budget boost; Midday Report: January 08, 2025 and more ->
 
 
 
 

Gary Scott, Rasmuson Foundation: 26 Alaska communities receive 2024 Tier 1 grants
 
 
 
 

By Tim Lydon, Writers on the Range/Jackson Hole News Savoring the darkness in Alaska
 
 
 
 
Must Read Alaska: Alexander Dolitsky: Proof positive that life experience is an author’s greatest asset
 
 
 
 

Simple Living Alaska: When Things Don’t Go Our Way | Winter Repairs & Modifications

 
 
 
 

Alaska News January 02-04, 2025

Condolences
National Fisherman: January 2, 2025 Remembering an Alaskan fishing legend: Bart Eaton

 
 
 
 

KTUU: Man sentenced in 2022 fatal drunk driving crash that left young couple dead; Circle man charged with murder after allegedly shooting other man; Nancy Johnson reflects on 43-year career at Anchorage’s KTUU-TV and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO: Like all of Alaska, Juneau has a broken child care system. A state task force is trying to fix it.; Juneau police name officers involved in fatal Christmas morning shooting; Inland caribou herds aren’t recovering, report says and more ->

 
 
 
 

KYUK: Following August flood, Kipnuk becomes second Alaska tribe to ever receive federal disaster declaration and more ->
 
 
 
 

AlaskaNativecNews: SEARHC Welcomes Southeast Medical Clinic to its Care Network, Further Strengthening Internal Medicine and Family Practice Services; This Day in Alaska History-January 2nd, 1913; This Day in Alaska History-January 3rd, 1959 and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Fairbanks North Star Borough begins work on new comprehensive plan and more ->
 
 
 
 

KRBD: Ketchikan wakes up to half a foot of unexpected snow and more ->
 
 
 
 

KUCB: In Unalaska, citizen scientists help document largest single-species wildlife die-off ever recorded and more ->
 
 
 
 

KMXT: Kodiak Island Borough to tear down former mental health building; Kodiak College hires MJ McCown as its CAMP director and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Deadlier cold?
 
 

Craig Medred: Live longer
 
 
Craig Medred: Pedestrian confusions
 
 

Craig Medred: No salmon problems

 
 
 
 

Alaska News January 01, 2025

KTUU: Alaska skies burst with colors amid New Year’s celebrations; UPDATE: Police detain person in connection to Eagle River shooting; Redevelopment of Anchorage’s Northway Mall to include O’Reilly Auto Parts and more and more ->

 
 
 
 

KTOO: Juneau Afternoon: 2024 News Roundup and more ->

 
 
 
 

KYUK: KYUK’s 2024 in review and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: This Day in Alaska History-January 1st, 1921 and more ->
 
 
 
 

KSTK: Remembering Wrangell’s 2024 and more ->
 
 
 
 

KFSK: A look back at Petersburg’s 2024 and more ->

 
 
 
 

Alaska News December 26-31, 2024

Dear Kriner’s Diner customers – scratch that – family, because you know when you’re at Kriner’s Diner, you are our family! Unfortunately, we have news that we never thought in a million years we would ever have to deliver…a tragedy hit our family on Saturday, December 21st. Andy Kriner, husband, father, brother, grandfather, son, and friend, has fatally passed from a heart attack.

We know, this will never ever make sense, and, honestly, Andy would tell you that it is not for us to understand, it is only up to the Good Lord to know. Andy is the most God-fearing man, well, besides his dad Norm Blakeley, his mom Sally Hoskins, and his stepmom Barb Blakeley.

Questions that have come to mind: how is Norann ever going to make it? Do you know Norann Kriner, the strongest woman you will ever meet? God blessed us with a family that is large and in charge, and we all have roles that play a part in keeping things going.

Another question: are we closing Kriner’s Diner? NO! The last post Andy put on social media was a happy birthday to Jim Meredith, his best friend of 60 years. Poetically, Andy Kriner passed on his best friend‘s birthday, always trying to take that spotlight. All jokes aside, Jim Meredith is a very intelligent man and he has taken over all the strategies to help make Kriner’s Diner work.

Now, we know we just celebrated Christmas and we’re busy but the Kriner family must move forward. All we ask for at this time is prayers. We need all the prayers our entire family can get.

We share our sincerest condolences with every single one of you that felt like you were his best friend because that’s exactly how you made him feel. Know that our hearts are with you and you all are in our prayers for comfort and love.

One last thing, never miss a moment to tell someone you love them!

-The Kriner family
 
 
 
 

Condolences
Jewell LarrabeeHer leadership extended to serving with Alaska Women in Timber (AWIT), where she lobbied for the timber industry in Washington, D.C..

 
 
 
 

KTUU: Start the new year outside at Alaska State Parks and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO: Tongass Voices: Juneau Animal Rescue on the joy of compiling the Alaska Pets Calendar; KTOO bids farewell to Weather and Climate Reporter Anna Canny and more ->

 
 
 
 
KYUK: Alaska Native carver hopes new Anchorage residency program can let artists ‘focus on creating’; STI rates are high in Alaska. What does this look like in the Y-K Delta? And more ->

 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: JBER Airman charged with distributing, possessing child pornography; DOT&PF Awarded $12.4 Million SMART Grant for Use of Drones in Rural and Remote Alaska; Sarah Dayan Convicted of Murder, Burglary, and Theft; This Day in Alaska History-December 27th, 1909; This Day in Alaska History-December 28th, 1908; This Day in Alaska History-December 29th, 1906; This Day in Alaska History-December 31st, 1917 and more ->

 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Fairbanks man arrested after 2 kilos of meth were found in stuffed toys and more ->
 
 
 
 

KFSK: Petersburg man faces federal charges for sexually explicit content of children and more ->
 
 
 
 

Delta Wind: Dunleavy intends to sign Executive Order creating Department of Agriculture and more ->
 
 
 
 

KMXT: Sen. Stevens says more details forthcoming on state insurance pool for commercial fishermen and more ->
 
 
 
 

Simple Living Alaska: 24 Hours in an Ice Fishing Hut | Boiling Burbot in Sprite

 
 
 
 

Simple Living Alaska: 24 Hours in an Ice Fishing Hut | Boiling Burbot in Sprite

 
 
 
 

Alaska News December 17-24, 2024

Obituary: Roxane Lillian Swenson Lee, 95

 
 
 
 

KTUU: Anchorage’s newest attraction is a lady who weighs more than 12 tons; Alaskan-named snowplows revealed by state and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO: Juneau rolls out a new mobile crisis team and more ->

 
 
 
 
KYUK: Troopers investigating ‘suspicious’ death of woman in Napakiak and more ->

 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Donteh Devoe Sentenced to 25 Years for Sexual Abuse of a Minor; Anchorage man arrested for receiving, distributing, possessing child pornography; Denali Fault tore apart ancient joining of two landmasses; This Day in Alaska History December 17, 1777; This Day in Alaska History-December 18th, 1971; This Day in Alaska History-December 19th, 1903; This Day in Alaska History-December 20th, 1920; This Day in Alaska History-December 21st, 1909; This Day in Alaska History December 22nd, 1908; This Day In alaska History December 23rd, 1905; This Day In Alaska History December 24th, 1906 and more ->
 
 
 
 

Resurrection Bay Historical Society

Mark your calendars for the next Thursdays: Our History program led by Sue McClure and Carol Hatch who will share their memories of Seward Schools. Audience participation is encouraged at the Thursday, Feb. 20 event.

 
 
 
 

Late King City resident’s memoir captures aviation dreams Rethke’s ‘South to Alaska’ now available after his untimely passing
“South to Alaska, What Could Possibly Go Wrong?” is a memoir about the summer that Rethke spent working for the Fairbanks Air Service in Alaska in 1972 before his senior year in college. It was the start of his life-long interest in aviation, including time as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force.
 
 
 
 

By Gaea Cabico, Eos: Alaska’s Mount Veniaminof Volcano Is Stealthy—Here’s Why New research explains why Mount Veniaminof erupts without the usual warning signs.
 
 
 
 

Michael R Dougherty: An Anchorage Christmas Story What are your favorite memories of Christmas in Anchorage, Alaska?
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Over half of Alaska students fall under proficient test scores; Organizers prepare for Yukon Quest Alaska 2025 and more – >
 
 
 
 

KTUU: Three people from Alaska become part of U.S. history as part of the Electoral College

 
 
 
 

KRBD: Ketchikan ER doctors work months without pay after collapse of staffing firm; Ketchikan Indian Community will build a 28-unit elder housing building and more ->
 
 
 
 

KUCB: Federal Subsistence Board expands with Alaska Native recommendations in mind and more ->
 
 
 
 

Delta Wind: Delta Elementary students put on holiday show in packed gym and more ->
 
 
 
 

KMXT: Small landslide strikes near Providence in Kodiak and more ->
 
 
 
 

Craig Medred: The perpetrators
 
 
Craig Medred: Frankenfish ‘culled’
 
 
Craig Medred: What next
 
 

Craig Medred: Bad to worse
 
 

Craig Medred: Fat and dead
 
 
 
 

By David James, ADN: With a breadth of experiences, artist and activist Duke Russell carves out a series of autobiographical comics While the first two editions cover Russell’s life before he reached Alaska, the next installment will focus on his year living in a rural village.
 
 
 
 

OVW: Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women Tribal Leaders Council
 
 
 
 
By Carli Stewart, National Fisherman: December 16, 2024 Defending Alaska’s trawl fleet: Myths, facts, and the fight

 
 
 
 

Simple Living Alaska: Rough Riding in Alaska | Backcountry Winter Travel

 
 
 
 

Alaska News December 15-16, 2024

KTUU: APD seeks public’s help locating missing teen; Alaska veterinarian’s patients are fuzzy, not furry and more ->

 
 
 
 
KTOO: Big fight looms at Board of Fish meeting over Prince William Sound trawl bycatch and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK: Pacific weather pattern brings a relatively balmy December to the Y-K Delta and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: This Day in Alaska History-December 16th, 1922 and more ->
 
 
 
 
KMXT: KIBSD trucks water to Chiniak school after pump equipment reported stolen and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska News December 09-14, 2024

KTUU: Trailblazer: Alaska’s Charitie Ropati named to Forbes 30 Under 30 for empowering Alaska Native girls in STEM; ‘Chronic absenteeism’ in Alaska: Education commissioner gives thoughts on connection to e-learning and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO: Juneau’s Planned Parenthood Health Center is closed permanently and more ->
 
 
 
 

KYUK: Former Bethel police officers, City of Bethel named in civil suit for alleged assault of man in 2023 and more ->

 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Stephany Bilecki Sentenced to 130 Years for Murdering Her Two Infants Years Apart; Ryan Edwin Found Guilty in 2018 Murder and Robbery; Palmer man sentenced to 25 years for attempted production of child pornography; Alaska continues to change, fast; Arctic Report Card spotlights caribou, seals and carbon; This Day in Alaska History-December 9th, 1916; This Day In Alaska History-December 10th, 1910; This Day in Alaska History-December 11th, 1938; This Day In Alaska History-December 11th, 2008; This Day in Alaska History-December 12th, 1920; This Day in Alaska History-December 13th, 1916; This Day in Alaska History-December 14th, 1989 and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Fort Wainwright soldier charged with possession of child pornography and more ->
 
 
 
 

The Arctic Sounder: Iñupiaq and Yup’ik educators discuss teaching children in immersion settings and gaining fluency as adults; Several Northwest Alaska communities should have internet speeds as fast as in Anchorage; Assembly votes for North Slope Borough to pay for officials’ family to join them on business trips and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: Settlement requires corrective actions at two Alaska plants formerly operated by Peter Pan Seafood and more ->
 
 
 
 

KFSK: NBA veteran talks substance use at the Petersburg School District; Volunteer accidentally fires handgun in radio station; Tlingit brothers kill aggressive sea lions in subsistence hunt and more ->
 
 
 
 

KRBD: Ketchikan School Board hears community frustrations as they consider cost-cutting measures and more ->

 
 
 
 

KUCB: Aleutians see growth as Alaska’s overall population is expected to decline and more ->
 
 
 
 

Delta Wind: 14-year-old entrepreneur breathes new life in little red building and more ->

 
 
 
 

KMXT: Kodiak teen indicted on felony charges related to White Sands explosion

 
 
 
 
By Hannah Hickey, UW: Surveys show full scale of massive die-off of common murres following the ‘warm blob’ in the Pacific Ocean

 
 
 
 

The Hamilton Spectator: What are your thoughts on a 30-km trail along the Alaska Highway? YG wants to know Yukon residents have until January 5, 2025 to respond to YG’s survey about plans to construct a long trail running right through Whitehorse and beyond.
 
 
 
 

JDSupra: Alaska Court Grants Intervenors Entry in Public Lands Rule Case
 
 
 
 

ADN: First woman to serve as Anchorage Assembly chair reacts to historic milestone for women on state’s highest court
 
 
 
 

By David James, ADN: Author details cultural and economic significance of Tlingit beadwork
 
 
 
 

The Hamilton Spectator: Descendant of last native leader of Alaska island demands Japanese reparations for 1942 invasion

 
 
 
 
Simple Living Alaska: Building a Storage Shelf for 500+ Jars | Cooking with Canned Food

 
 
 
 

Alaska News December 06-07, 2024

KTUU: Alaska State Troopers mourn beloved K9 Lenox; Anchorage cat returned to owner after missing for over 4 years; Argument leads to pet crocodile tossed into snow; 2 Mat-Su brothers behind bars and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO: Renewed Southeast Alaska wastewater discharge permits require better bacteria controls and more ->

 
 
 
 

KYUK: 15 years in, the success of community-based archaeology in Quinhagak is bittersweet; Early truck trails open on Kuskokwim River ice and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Anchorage man sentenced to 4.5 years for cyberstalking; Shaktoolik man charged with cyberstalking, sexual exploitation of a child; This Day in Alaska History-December 6th, 1906; This Day in Alaska History-December 7th, 1960 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Fairbanks City Council adds 9 fire department staff in 2025 budget and more ->

 
 
 
 

KSTK: Wrangell Cooperative Association blesses Capitol Christmas Tree in Washington, D.C.; Trees struck down on Zarembo Island causeway, making area unusable again and more ->
 
 
 
 

KFSK: Petersburg Borough to move forward with sale to Skylark Park LLC and more ->
 
 
 
 

KMXT: Kodiak’s population could drop by 20% according to state report and more ->
 
 
 
 

By Goda Labanauskaitė, AeroTime: Alaska pilot flying for 30 years convicted of violating aviation regulations
 
 
 
 

Jodi Basye: -44 Degrees? Still Got Our Christmas Tree!
 
 
 
 
Simple Living Alaska: Taking the Chill Off | Shop Radiant Floor Heating System

 
 
 
 

Alaska News December 04-05, 2024

KTUU: ‘Everybody is heartbroken’: Families of 5 missing crewmembers from boat capsizing share their stories; Parenting in the Far North: A dad’s journey through parenthood, partnership and personal time and more ->

 
 
 
 

KTOO: Tongass Voices: Ariel Estrada on the fast and furious nature of his one-man play and more ->
 
 
 
 

KYUK: Kwigillingok operating on limited power following generator failure and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: NASA-funded project looks for answers about aurora’s energy; This Day in Alaska History-December 4th, 1919; This Day in Alaska History-December 5th, 1905 and more ->

 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Fairbanks student gives Vietnam War helicopter a makeover for Eagle Scout project and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: Public can submit proposals for Marine Passenger Fee proceeds; Monday Crash, Pedestrian in Critical Condition and Driver Behind Bars and more ->

 
 
 
 

KUCB: Unangax̂ weaving: how it threads through time, from fish baskets to Covid-19 vials and more ->
 
 
 
 

The Delta Wind: The Sullivan lights up, heralding the beginning of the holiday season

 
 
 
 

KMXT: Bayside Fire Department relaunching program to recruit cadets, homegrown Kodiak firefighters and more ->
 
 
 
 

By Megan McDonald: Find The Best Comfort Food In Alaska At This Family Owned Retro Diner
 
 
 
 

Science Advances: Late Pleistocene onset of mutualistic human/canid (Canis spp.) relationships in subarctic Alaska
 
 
 
 

Craig Medred: Strangely law-abiding
 
 
 
 

By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection: State and federal partners take innovative approaches to fire prevention and community resilience in Alaska

 
 
 
 

Information about how Alaska Women Rock