Alaska Native News: Remains of Talkeetna Man Missing for Over a Year Identified Saturday
Craig Medred: Fear of flying
Angela Gonzalez, Athabascan Woman Blog: Walter Harper Day
It’s official – June 7 is Walter Harper Day! Senator Click Bishop sponsored Senate Bill 144 to establish June 7 in recognition of Walter Harper (Koyukon Athabascan) who became the first person to stand on top of Denali on June 7, 1913.
KTVA The Voice of Alaska: Unalaska man indicted for manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide; Office of Special Prosecutions: APD officer who fatally shot teen was justified; Matanuska-Susitna Borough repairs erosion damage to Talkeetna revetment and more ->
KTUU: Canceled: The Arctic Thunder airshow at JBER; Palmer mayor hopes for a peaceful and respectful protest, a local group says they will attend to protect people’s rights and more ->
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Golden Heart History: Walter Harper, the first man to summit Denali; Good Samaritans pull family from burning truck after head-on collision; There are Golden Days ahead’: Annual celebration of Fairbanks history will materialize amidst pandemic and more ->
Alaska Communications: AK Cares, Bill H.R. 7010, and more ->
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By Ned Rozell, Kodiak Daily Mirror: A tale of glacier mice and young love
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49 Writers Blog: Writing the Distance: Ruth Wood
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KTVA The Voice of Alaska: LIVE: Berkowitz speaks on coronavirus amid rising cases, outbreak among seafood industry; Alaska Air Cargo offers service to Unalakleet; What new state travel policy means for people arriving in Anchorage and more ->
KTUU: 82-year-old woman survives moose attack on JBER; Elim man arrested for planning to sell alcohol, marijuana; During pandemic, supporting homeless youth remains critical; June’s ‘First Friday’ is going to be different this month and more ->
KTOO Public Media: University regents decide to put the brakes on campus merger plan for UAS; Wanted: Temporary workers to screen arriving passengers at Juneau’s airport; Gardentalk – Your questions answered on peeling Kiwi bark, red bud pruning and garlic harvesting and more ->
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Kusko Cab Says It Could Go Bankrupt If Customers Keep Requesting Private Cab Rides and more ->
Alaska Native News: Anchorage Man who Raped Underage Teen at Gunpoint now in Custody; Putin Declares Federal Emergency After Diesel Fuel Spill in Arctic River That Could Take Decades to Recover and more ->
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Fairbanks Battalion Fire Chief found dead at home; DEC weighs in on Fairbanks Espresso controversy; North Pole teacher wins Air Force Association award; Beautiful but invasive: Officials looking to remove invasive chokecherry trees and more ->
The Arctic Sounder: Remembering Bella Hammond and more ->
Craig Medred: A testing headache
Suzanne Downing Must Read Alaska: We’re happy to see Must Read Alaska wedged right between Mother Jones and NBC News on the left-hand rail and look forward to being part of the launch, but you can get a sneak peak here.
By Carey Seward, Only In Your State Alaska: This Scenic Road Trip Takes You To All 7 Wonders Of Alaska
49 Writers Blog: Writing the Distance: Steven Rubinstein
KTVA The Voice of Alaska: Internet reliability and connection expanding in Alaska; Despite pandemic, flower sales soar in Palmer; Child care group petitions for more support and more ->
KTUU: Alaskan family of police force veteran slain in St. Louis reflects on life and legacy; COVID-19 prompts fishing captain to start new cleaning business and more ->
KTOO Public Media: Juneau Assembly decides not to create local travel quarantine; Dunleavy administration announces new travel mandate offering testing as alternative to quarantine; Dunleavy calls George Floyd’s death ‘horrific,’ thanks Alaskans for peaceful protests and more ->
Alaska Native News: Coast Guard to Conduct Dockside Fishing Vessel Exams for Bristol Bay and more ->
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Alaska State Troopers give tips to protect against burglary and more ->
The Arctic Sounder: Derek Booth wins Spirit of Youth award for sewing work and more ->
Craig Medred: COVID weirdness
By Diane Kaplan, Rasmuson Foundation: Enough. We all can do better.
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State: Keep Caffeinated In Juneau At Alaska’s Heritage Coffee Roasting Co.
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KTVA The Voice of Alaska: Dunleavy creates working group, puts DPS project to consolidate 911 services on hold; New website offers in-state travel deals for Alaskans; Kenai offers free advertising on its dipnetting app; Port MacKenzie welcomes first deep-draft vessel in 5 years and more ->
KTUU: Remembering Cynthia Hoffman with a memorial ride; City of Palmer places chief of police on administrative leave due to “inappropriate social media postings”; Items still hard to find in the pandemic and more ->
KTOO Public Media: Pandemic stirs greater demand for local meat and produce as Alaskans head into summer; Census undercount may lead to less funding for Tlingit and Haida ; Walk-on ferry passenger learns the hard way about new policy reducing capacity during pandemic and more ->
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Teenage Boy Missing In Bethel; Airlines Say All Y-K Delta Villages Have Service. But It’s Not The Same As Before The Pandemic and more ->
Alaska Native News: Sen. Micciche Calls for Halt to DPS Plan to Centralize 911 Service; Lawmaker Calls on Governor to Require Face Coverings in Public in Response to COVID-19 Spike; ustice Department Awards Nearly $400 Million for Law Enforcement Hiring to Advance Community Policing; Lunchtime Chats with Tlingit & Haida and more ->
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: ‘Smokenado’ formed near Fairbanks makes for entrancing visual; Afognak Native Corporation purchases Brown Jug and more ->
AK On The Go: This Summer, “Show Up For Alaska”
Craig Medred: Where are they?
Suzanne Downing Must Read Alaska: Fairbanks Espresso doubles down, calls its pro-Trump customers ‘fascists,’ ‘nazis’ and more ->
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: One Of The Oldest Airports In The U.S., Merrill Field In Alaska Is Now 90 Years Old
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: You’ll Never Want To Leave These Dreamy Cabins In This Quaint Alaskan Mining Town
49 Writers Blog: Walking the Distance: Mandy Ramsey
Margaret A. DeMaioribus, KNOM Radio Mission: The Nome Static, Transmission 672: June 2020
Alaska Native News: Alyeska Pump Station #5 Employee Suffers Serious Bear Attack Friday; Three in Stebbins Held on Multiple Charges that Include Attempted Murder, Kidnapping and more ->
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: First wave of Fort Wainwright soldiers return from nine-month deployment to the Middle East; Fairbanks Firefighters train with boats for river rescues; Committee recommends CARES Act funding allocation in Fairbanks and more ->
The Arctic Sounder: More test kits, staff needed to meet demand, Maniilaq says and more ->
Craig Medred: Missing fish
Angela Gonzalez, Athabascan Woman Blog: Flora B. Johnson – Mother and Educator
By Courtney, Only In Your State Alaska: This Haunted Brothel Museum In Alaska Is Not For The Faint Of Heart
49 Writers Blog: Writing the Distance: Tim Troll
KTVA The Voice of Alaska: Frontiers: Homer small businesses rely on Alaskans more than ever; Working moms call for Anchorage child care reform and more ->
KTUU: Governor says Alaska will keep reopening as state sees biggest daily spike in COVID-19 cases; 93rd running of Mount Marathon cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic; Cohousing during COVID-19: An Anchorage community sees risks and benefits and more ->
KTOO Public Media: Native Youth Olympics goes virtual for annual statewide competition and more ->
Alaska Native News: Firearm-Wielding Man in Tok Jailed after being Subdued by Victims and more ->
By Eva Holland, Outside: The Frontier Couple Who Chose Death Over Life Apart
Craig Medred: Skepticism
Suzanne Downing, Must Read Alaska: Craig Fleener lands role as chief of staff to Alaska Aerospace Defense brass
49 Writers Blog: Writing the Distance: Christina Whiting
By Courtney, Only In Your State Alaska: 17 Incredible Trips In Alaska That Will Change Your Life
KTVA The Voice of Alaska: LIST: What’s opening up around Alaska and more ->
KTOO Public Media: Two of Alaska’s largest seafood processors, merge salmon operations; Gardentalk – Don’t let your trees, plants, and veggies wilt and die of thirst and more ->
Alaska Native News: Portraits of Alaska; Best Way to Save Young Wildlife: Leave Them Alone; Corps Seeks Federal Authorization for Port Expansion Project in Nome and more ->
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Alaska’s growing economy: aquaculture; Fairbanks food bank distributes bags of food to community children over summer; Baby goats join yoga class for a little fun in the sun and more ->
Craig Medred: Masks unmasked
49 Writers Blog: Writing the Distance: David McElroy
KTVA The Voice of Alaska: ‘He is so missed and so loved’: Family, friends remember teen killed in Irwin Street homicide; Bean’s Cafe transitions from two emergency shelter locations to one and more ->
KTUU: Young rescuers first to help plane crash victims; Just do it responsibly” – visiting Kenai Peninsula after recent spike; Young gray whale still stranded in river but NOAA has a plan and more ->
KTOO Public Media: Alaska to replace 14-day quarantine with testing, preferably in advance but also offered at airports and more ->
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Second Test Makes YKHC ‘Highly Confident’ Quinhagak Child Received False Positive COVID-19 Result and more ->
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: State CARES Act funds now available for Alaskan businesses; Following feedback from soldiers, Fort Wainwright implements quality of life improvements; Community businesses sponsor May No Child Go Hungry campaign and more ->
By Yael L. Maxwell, TCTMD: AHA: Increased Diabetes, CVD Risk for American Indians, Alaskan Natives
By Grennan Joseph Milliken, State of The Planet: Alaskan Coast at Risk of Catastrophic Landslide and Mega-Tsunami
By Craig Medred: COVID gamble
KTVA The Voice of Alaska: WATCH: Berkowitz to address COVID-19 in Anchorage, approved ML&P sale; Anchorage to keep incoming traveler quarantine beyond June 2; ‘We ran out of guns’: Local owner says pawns are low, sales are up due to firearm purchases; Dealer says he can’t keep R-Pod trailers in stock and more ->
KTUU: Hospice collects drawings and letters for patients during pandemic; Technology has provided a big assist to Real Estate sales during Covid-19; Governor Dunleavy to make an announcement on the 14-day quarantine Friday – Here’s where we are now and more ->
KTOO Public Media: Canada extends cruise ship ban through October, leaving little hope for Alaska’s delayed cruise ship season; Wrangell doesn’t want cruise ships to dock until it knows port communities will be safe from COVID-19 and more ->
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Forestry Plane With Four Aboard Crashes On Takeoff In Aniak; State Says Bethel Could Force Fili’s Pizza To Stop Curbside Alcohol Sales and more ->
Alaska Native News: One Dies, Two Injured in Thursday Morning Crash Between Mountain Village and St Marys; 21-Year-Old Cordova Man Drowns while Kayaking on Eyak Lake Early Thursday Morning; Troopers, Agencies Search for 89-Year-Old Man Missing Near Tok Cut-Off and more ->
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: National Purple Heart organization opens nominations for annual salute in New York; North Pole man charged with DUI after telling troopers he was kidnapped; Community food bank receives large donation of rolls, buns and pizza shells and more ->
By Courtney, Only In Your State Alaska: 30 Hilariously Accurate Memes About Alaska
By Courtney, Only In Your State Alaska: A Drone Flew High Above Alaska’s Turnagain Arm And Captured Something Truly Stunning
Suzanne Downing Must Read Alaska: UA looks at consolidating UAS as funds grow scarce and more ->