Alaska News August 27-29, 2024

KINY: Ketchikan landslide kills 1, hospitalizes 3; Second Landslide in Ketchikan After Sunday’s Devastation and more ->

 
 
 
 

KTUU: APD addresses details in 7th officer-involved shooting of 2024 APD Chief Sean Case explains tough, split-second decisions made by officers in shooting situations; Couch, dishwasher save Ketchikan couple as landslide crushes home; Public input on proposed 3% Anchorage sales tax offers various ideas for use of funds and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO: Advocates call for a ban on cruise ship scrubbers, citing pollution concerns; As climate change alters berry production in Alaska, communities find ways to adapt and more ->
 
 
 
 

KYUK: In rural Alaska’s Starlink revolution, new opportunities abound and flagship telecoms see cause for competition; New research uses 130 years of historic flood observations to help identify future risks and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Caleb Leyland sentenced to 30 years for Murder of Cynthia Hoffman in Thunderbird Falls; FBI Seeking Information Related to Anchorage Bank Robbery; Invasive Zebra Mussels Hitchhike to AK on Aquarium Products; This Day in Alaska History-August 27th, 1915; This Day in Alaska History-August 28th, 1903; This Day in Alaska History-August 29th, 1885 and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Woman allegedly burgles home, steals dog and car; Fairbanks hosts fourth Alaska Defense Forum; Assemblymember appeals censure, $1 fine after ethics complaint decision; Ludacris’ gulp of untreated Alaska glacier melt was totally fine, scientist says and more ->
 
 
 
 

KFSK: Petersburg’s Vikings and Valkyries are going for more than just “the grog” and more ->
 
 
 
 

KRBD: Ketchikan’s Third Avenue Bypass could be closed months, school start delayed until Sept. 3 and more ->

 
 
 
 

KUCB: Akutan gets 5G mobile coverage through GCI Aleutians Fiber Project; New youth baseball program launches in Unalaska and more ->
 
 
 
 

Delta Wind: Club takes a look at local history and more ->

 
 
 
 

KMXT: Unresponsive kayaker found near Woody Island, death investigation ongoing; Downsizing: how a senior housing complex could free up homes in tight Kodiak market; Why are there increased salmon sharks sightings around Kodiak? Researchers aren’t sure and more ->
 
 
 
 

National Book Foundation Announces Fall 2024 Season of NBF Presents
National Book Award–honored authors to appear at 13 events across the US, culminating in the 75th National Book Awards

The National Book Foundation announced its fall NBF Presents line-up of 13 events taking place in Colorado, Florida, New York, Texas, and—for the first time—Alaska, from September through November.

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Alaska Nanooks: Alaska to Host Forest Frenzy 3k Community Race on September 14
 
 
 
 
Sheldon Jackson Museum Artist Talk with James Gooch Éesh Hart (Lingit)