Alaska News February 02-04, 2025

KTUU: FBI Anchorage announces partnership with Homeland Security for immigration enforcement
 
 
 
 

KTUU: Beloved former chief vet named as Iditarod 2025’s Honorary Musher; Jury convicts Anchorage man for shooting, killing wife as she was lying in bed; Skier seriously hurt in backcountry avalanche on Kenai Peninsula recovering in hospital and more ->

 
 
 
 
KTOO: Lawmakers press Dunleavy administration on salary study as worker shortage continues; Juneau Assembly approves flood barrier plan with $6K price tag for property owners and more ->

 
 
 
 

KYUK: Cama-i organizers announce 2025 theme, festival dedication, and living treasures and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Ruben Fernandez Sentenced to Serve 20 Years for 1995 Murder of David Burdette; Law’s New Tribal Relations Webpage Continues Outreach; Thirty years of writing about Alaska science; This Day in Alaska History-February 2nd, 1931; This Day in Alaska History-February 3rd, 1962; This Day in Alaska History-February 4th, 1941 and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Dept. of Justice memo addresses FBI support with immigration enforcement and more ->

 
 
 
 
KINY: UPDATE- JPD Releases More Information On Feb 3 Shooting and more ->

 
 
 
 

KMXT: Kelp and mariculture industry growing along with Kodiak’s farms, output and potential market and more ->
 
 
 
 

Simple Living Alaska: Lights, Shelves, Action! | Finishing the Seed Room

 
 
 
 

Alaska News: January 30-31, February 01, 2025

KTUU: West High grad stars in new commercial with his hero Tim Tebow; Four passengers found alive after plane crash at Lake George; Man pleads not guilty to shooting Anchorage lawyer and more ->

 
 
 
 
KTOO: How a warming climate is part of a shift in sled dog genetics; Rhiannon Giddens, Dirk Powell announced as headliners for 50th Alaska Folk Festival and more ->

 
 
 
 
KYUK: Three foxes test positive for rabies in Hooper Bay; Frozen main leaves over 100 Bethel households with limited water and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Detachment 1 stands rescue alert at Eielson Air Force Base; Sullivan, Joyce, & Bonamici Lead Bicameral Legislation to Improve Harmful Algal Bloom Response; Murkowski Announces U.S. Military Service Academy Nominees; Research reveals extent of Kachemak Bay’s surface cloudiness; This Day in Alaska History-January 30th, 1901; This Day in Alaska History-January 31st, 1956; This Day in Alaska History-February 1st, 1918 and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Utqiagvik man to serve 25 years for producing child pornography; Parents of Pearl Creek Elementary School press magnet school option amidst potential closure and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Arctic Sounder: Native Village of Kotzebue responds to Sounder article on Cape Blossom road project and more ->

 
 
 
 

KSTK: Three Wrangell residents face multiple charges from Tuesday’s drug search and more ->
 
 
 
 

KFSK: Petersburg Community Foundation donates $1,500 to nonprofit movie theater and more ->
 
 
 
 

KRBD: Salvation Army Thrift Store planning to reopen; Ketchikan School Board postpones grade level restructuring decision; Board of Fisheries to begin deliberations on Southeast Alaska groundfish and shellfish regulations in Ketchikan and more ->
 
 
 
 
Delta Wind: A slew of western storms brings a false break-up to the area and more ->
 
 
 
 

KMXT: Distress calls near Kodiak go unheard by the USCG, that’s where Marine Exchange comes in; Long-term parking lot limits will be enforced, at least temporarily, at Kodiak State Airport and more ->
 
 
 
 

Craig Medred: The masquerade

 
 
 
 

Alaska Wildland Fire Information: Denali Borough makes progress on new Community Wildfire Protection Plan
 
 
 
 
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Cold and Windy
 
 
 
 
Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska: Despite a suboptimal winter, Alaska Ski for Women is still on for Sunday

 
 
 
 
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Nick Johnson: I Investigated The Sad Demise Of Anchorage, Alaska

 
 
 
 

Alaska News January 28-29, 2025

KTUU: ‘It’s not an overnight thing’: No person of interest named for death of Anchorage teen; Victims identified in fatal head-on collision on Seward Highway; Alaska Department of Corrections addresses suicide rates, unsentenced percentages in legislative review; The annual count of people experiencing homelessness in Anchorage begins and more ->

 
 
 
 

KTOO: Gov. Dunleavy offers optimism in seventh annual State of the State address; Financial report paints hopeful picture for gondola to make Eaglecrest Ski Area self-sustaining and more->
 
 
 
 

KYUK: Protections for 28M acres of D-1 lands once again called into question and more ->

 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Three Kodiak residents indicted for drug trafficking related to 2022 fatal fentanyl overdose; AKARNG 297th RSG to deploy to Eastern Europe in support of NATO allies; This Day in Alaska History-January 28th, 1908; This Day in Alaska History-January 29th, 1908 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: ‘Get that screening:’ Professionals encourage women to be proactive during Cervical Health Awareness Month and more ->
 
 
 
 

KSTK: Law enforcement makes arrests during drug busts this morning; Wrangell Assembly preview: approving the capital priorities lists and concerns on a proposed bioenergy plant and more ->
 
 
 
 
Resurrection Bay HIstorical Society: The next RBHS membership meeting will be at 7 pm Thursday, Feb. 27 in the Seward Museum.

 
 
 
 

KFSK: Carey Case named Petersburg’s district ranger and more ->

 
 
 
 
KRBD: Ketchikan-based film “The Ladder” set to make festival debut and more ->

 
 
 
 

KUCB: Bering Sea snow crab season kicks off for first time in three years and more ->
 
 
 
 
Delta Wind: Request for protection order by Mitchell dismissed by judge and more ->

 
 
 
 

KINY: Gov. Dunleavy reintroduces bill to penalize unpermitted public protests as felonies; Pilot safe after F-35 military jet suffers ‘significant damage’ in accident at Alaska base and more ->

 
 
 
 
KMXT: Tribal broadband funds bring new fiber cable to Old Harbor, other Archipelago communities; Coast Guard fast response cutter John Witherspoon to arrive in homeport of Kodiak soon and more ->

 
 
 
 

Akin: Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential (Trump EO Tracker)
 
 
 
 

Simple Living Alaska: Remote Hot Springs in Alaska + We Run Out of Fuel

 
 
 
 

Alaska News January 25-27, 2025

KTUU: Author retells story of Sitka woman who survived the Holocaust; Remembering Josie Rudolph ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
 
 
 
 

KTOO: After buying the Haines paper, a longtime Alaska journalist looks to boost local news statewide; ‘Golden Spike’ that symbolically completed Alaska Railroad headed back to the state after auction and more ->

 
 
 
 

KYUK: YKHC announces new interim board chair and more ->

 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: This Day in Alaska History-January 27th, 1925 and more ->

 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Alaska Railroad cancels weekend train service due to inclement weather and more ->

 
 
 
 

KRBD: With Trump’s new pro-timber order, Alaska conservationists poised to rehash Tongass Roadless Rule and more ->
 
 
 
 

KUCB: Unalaska jostled by magnitude 5.6 earthquake, scientists say no cause for alarm and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Researchers embark on five-year study of flood risks at Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier and more->

 
 
 
 

KMXT: Head of Alaska Aerospace sees Kodiak Island spaceport as solution for national congestion and more ->

 
 
 
 
By Linda Hitchcock, Book Trib: Retired Marine Biologist-Turned-Sleuth Races Against Time to Stop Trafficking Ring

 
 
 
 

The Arctic Sounder: Tribal Doctors remember traditional healer on Della Keats Day
 
 
 
 

Alaska News January 24, 2025

KTUU: Some are frustrated by lack of snow but Anchorage man says his goats are loving it; 3 Kodiak residents indicted for drug trafficking resulting in fatal fentanyl overdose; Alaska National Guard Civil Support Team provides security for presidential inauguration ceremony and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO: This icebreaker has design problems and a history of failure. It’s America’s latest military vessel.; State education board releases proposed statewide cell phone policy; This Fairbanks couple saved money on housing by building their own home and more ->

 
 
 
 

KYUK: St. Mary’s man sentenced to 99 years in prison for sexual assault and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Shaheed Fleming, of Fairbanks, Found Guilty of Sexually Abusing Three Teens; When snow melts early, a big fire season could follow; This Day in Alaska History-January 23rd, 1969; This Day in Alaska History-January 24th, 1963 and more ->

 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Troopers shoot, kill man threatening officers in Kasilof and more ->
 
 
 
 

The Arctic Sounder: Kotzebue City Manager Tessa Baldwin steps down. And more ->

 
 
 
 

KSTK: Wrangell Fish and Board Advisory Committee opposes proposal reducing hatchery egg production; proponents say wild stock salmon are threatened and more ->
 
 
 
 

KUCB: Fishing vessel runs aground near Unalaska’s landfill, no injuries reported and more ->

 
 
 
 

Delta Wind: Tuition-free educational backcountry expeditions offered for high schoolers and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: A golden spike that completed the Alaska Railroad is up for auction. Alaskans want to bring it home and more ->

 
 
 
 

KMXT: North Star Elementary will close before next school year and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Environment Research & Policy Center: RELEASE: New report details environmental, consumer costs of data center expansion

 
 
 
 
Fashion Pact: Bake Sale & Free Book Fair

 
 
 
 

Alaska News January 23, 2025

A moose with Christmas lights wrapped around its neck was spotted in a neighborhood near Kincaid Park on Tuesday, raising concern for one Anchorage resident.
 
 
 
 
KTUU: Fairbanks Safeway shooter sentenced to 85 years; ‘When you get knocked down, you get back up again’: For JBER Airmen, resiliency is the key to success and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO: National Science Foundation awards nearly $1 million grant to study glacial outburst flooding in Juneau and more ->

 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Richardson Highway reopens after military convoy rollover and more ->
 
 
 
 
Delta Wind: DMT explains reasons for ending contract and more ->
 
 
 
 
KMXT: FISHES Act hopes to expedite fishery disaster process, get money to fishermen sooner and more ->

 
 
 
 

KTUU: Governor talks impact of Trump’s executive orders on Alaska
 
 
 
 

Simple Living Alaska: Major Progress on the Seed Room | Spruce Interior Siding, Mortar & Rough-In Electrical

 
 
 
 

Alaska News January 22, 2025

KTUU: Traffic grinds to a halt along Glenn Highway after head-on collision, leaving 6 injured; Municipality of Anchorage closes books on Hickel Settlement and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO: Tongass Voices: Rich Mattson on uncovering stories from the pages of Juneau’s history and more ->

 
 
 
 

KYUK: ‘They can begin their own libraries.’ Mountain Village brings back book fair by rewriting the rules; Rep. Nellie Jimmie sworn into office, Sen. Lyman Hoffman is Senate President pro tem and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Sullivan Receives Commitments from Collins on Key Priorities for Alaska Veterans; A Third of the Arctic’s Landmass is Now a Source of Carbon: Study; This Day in Alaska History-January 22nd, 1902 and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Fort Wainwright soldier found guilty of sexually abusing 3 teens and more ->
 
 
 
 

KRBD: Ketchikan City Council approves 12.5% electric rate hike and more ->
 
 
 
 

KMXT: Kodiak City Council, Borough protest Second Floor’s license after objecting to Peking’s and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority chooses new chief executive; Bill to provide free breakfast and lunch for all Alaska students filed in the Legislature and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Jennifer, Only In Your State Alaska: Skip the Crowds: Explore Alaska’s 5 Quietest Trails and Parks This Month Find solitude and stunning views on some Alaska’s most most underrated winter hiking trails.

 
 
 
 

Alaska News January 20-21, 2025

KTUU: Native Village of Eklutna opens gaming hall to limited number of patrons in Birchwood and more ->

 
 
 
 
KTOO: Lawmakers and union call on Dunleavy administration to release drafts of state salary study; Haines Assembly sticks with dock plan despite litigation with contractor and more ->

 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Peter Moses, of Saint Mary’s, Sentenced to 99 Years for Sexual Assault in the Second Degree; President Trump Unleashes Alaska’s Economy in Single, Sweeping Executive Order; Three rockets will ignite Poker Flat’s 2025 launch season; This Day in Alaska History-January 20th, 1913; This Day in Alaska History-January 21st, 1905 and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Shageluk teacher celebrates 50 years of teaching and more ->
 
 
 
 

The Arctic Sounder: Subsea cable break could interrupt, slow Arctic communications for months, company says and more ->
 
 
 
 

Delta Wind: Local ambulance service to discontinue service as of February 21 and more ->
 
 
 
 

By Casea Peterson, Only In Alaska: These 9 Weird Laws In Alaska Will Leave You Scratching Your Head In Wonder
 
 
By Courtney, Only In Your State Alaska: 16 Things You’ll Remember If You Grew Up In The 80s In Alaska
 
 
 
 

Juneau Empire: Tlingit and Haida offers a safe haven for women in recovery Reopened Haven House is the third shelter in Reentry and Recovery program.

 
 
 
 
U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Alaska: U.S. Attorney S. Lane Tucker Announces Alaska’s Designation as Jurisdiction of Focus Under the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (VAWA)

 
 
 
 
Eye on the Arctic: Sexual assault trial of former priest scheduled to begin in Iqaluit

 
 
 
 

Alaska News January 19, 2025

KTUU: ‘To be the best American:’ former pro-football player brings MLK Jr. day to the slopes and more ->

 
 
 
 

KTOO: National Weather Service updates criteria for cold weather advisories in Alaska and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: This Day in Alaska History-January 18th, 1909 and more ->

 
 
 
 
KUAC: 01-17-25 Beyond The Weather

 
 
 
 

KTOO: Juneau Afternoon: 49 Writers Winter Words Fundraiser, Alaska Theater Festival: Radio Plays, Alaska Legislature preview

 
 
 
 

Alaska News January 18, 2025

KTUU: Proposed bond would make safety improvements to Anchorage’s Town Square Park ‘We just can’t have this minor part of the population taking over the park from the rest of us.’; Former Anchorage mayor Bronson takes lead manager job at airport; Warming weather could be impacting bear hibernation patterns and more ->

 
 
 
 

KTOO: Fluoride-free Juneau offers a glimpse of what RFK’s plan could mean for America’s dental health and more ->
 
 
 
 

KYUK: Alexie clinches Holiday Classic win as mushing season slowly takes shape and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Learn fun, fascinating facts about Alaska slugs and more ->

 
 
 
 
The Arctic Sounder: City of Kotzebue grapples with budget and infrastructure challenges and more ->

 
 
 
 

By Megan McDonald, Only In Alaska: I Discovered Alaska’s Best-Kept Sweet Secret at Holy Moley Donuts The unassuming Holy Moley Donuts promises a sugary escape that Alaskans and visitors alike won’t soon forget.

 
 
 
 

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