KTUU: Anchorage landfill starts new lithium battery policy after 2020 fire; Alaska veteran to take on next challenge at Invictus Games; Comic landmark celebrates 4 decades in Spenard and more ->

 
 
 
 
KTOO: Federal grand jury indicts man accused of stabbing multiple people on cruise ship and more ->

KYUK: Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge hires new manager with Bethel roots; Alaska Federation of Natives 2024 convention looks to the future and more ->

Alaska Native News: U.S. Coast Guard Alaska Responds to Multitude of Cases over Weekend; Alaska Legislature Passes Legislation Establishing Juneteenth as a State Holiday; This Day in Alaskan History-May 29th, 1943 and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: UAF will have first college of indigenous studies in the nation; Tonight on Investigate TV+ and more ->

The Arctic Sounder: Kotzebue police sergeant resigns after investigation into inflammatory racial comment on social media and more ->

KINY: Decades-long monitoring shows reduced levels of regulated contaminants in Arctic people’s bodies and more ->
 
 
 
 

KSTK: Wrangell Sentinel reporter speaks up about her life; Wranglin’ in Wrangell: a little taste of homesteading and more ->
 
 
 
 

KFSK: Organization wins a grant to study Southeast’s trash problem and more ->
 
 
 
 

KUCB: Schoolhouse Block: UCSD third and fourth grade teacher Sierra Gilman and more ->
 
 
 
 
KMXT: Fatal fire in a Kodiak trailer home likely electrical in nature and more ->

 
 
 
 
By Lee Wagner, High Country News: Spring on Alaska’s Unuk River shouldn’t mean fighting for our way of life
 
 
 
 

Simple Living Alaska: Raised Beds for the Garden | Moose Proof Fencing Built to Last
 
 
 
 
Alaska Prepper: EVERYDAY ITEMS THAT WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO GET AFTER THE RESET!
 
 

KTUU: ‘Maynard Mountain Men’ recognized at Memorial Day ceremony in Whittier; Veterans honored at Anchorage’s annual Memorial Day ceremony and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO: Decades ago, sperm whales learned how to raid fishermen’s lines of black cod. Now, an Alaska man is charged with killing one. and more ->

 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: This Day in Alaskan History-May 27th, 1905; This Day in Alaskan History-May 28th, 1867 and more ->

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Pioneer Park Memorial Day event honors soldiers lost in 2023 vehicle accident and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Remembering the Strategic Significance of Juneau and Southeast Alaska: A Memorial Day Tribute; Legislature gives Alaska Railroad permission to sell land in Nenana for river port and more ->

KSTK: Paddlers soon set sail for 150-nautical mile journey to Juneau for Celebration this week; Wrangell Assembly preview: water treatment plant improvement loan and a general tax levy and more ->
 
 
 
 
KUCB: Fire department puts out grass fire in Unalaska Valley and more ->

By Craig Medred: News fiction

 
 
 
 
By Rachel Cassandra, Alaska Public Media: ANTHC launches first in-state lab for cervical cancer screening

By Andy Cochrane, Ski Mag: Female Heli-Ski Guide/Pilot Duo in Alaska Hopes More Women Will Follow Their Lead Lel Tone and Kimber Warder bring a different kind of energy to the state’s legendary extreme terrain.
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only in Your State Alaska: The Country’s Most Impressive Rest Stop Is Hiding Right Here In Alaska

Anchorage Remembers its Military & Vets

 
 
 
 
KTUU: Justice For Kris Handy rally demands the release of APD body camera footage and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: This Day in Alaskan History-May 26th, 1917 and more ->

Fairbanks News Webcenter 13: Mental health awareness for service members on Memorial Day and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: Planning a DIY Cruise Through the Inside Passage and more ->
 
 
 
 

Reminder Nominations are due June 1, 2024
Alaska Womens Hall of Fame
 
 

The Arctic Sounder: Alaska North Slope oil industry employee dies in workplace incident; After four years of a legal fight, Selawik resident reunited with her grandaughter and more ->

KTUU: 1 dead in Mountain View residential fire; Beloved teacher, family member Joshua Green remembered after boating death; ‘Hoverboard’ dentist’s license remains revoked after state Supreme Court ruling and more ->

KTOO: Anchorage 3rd grader wins statewide Doodle for Google art competition; Homer cyclist wins national title in road race championship and more ->
 
 
 
 

KYUK: Visa programs draw foreign teachers to Alaska’s rural school districts; Federal bill aims to support tribes in rabies prevention and more ->

KINY: Minnesota man sentenced for airline assault, interference; Training the next generation of fishermen in Bristol Bay; A backyard science expedition, in diapers; This Day in Alaskan History-May 22nd, 1906; This Day in Alaskan History-May 23rd, 1922; This Day in Alaskan History-May 24th, 1922; This Day in Alaskan History-May 25th 1799 and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Fairbanks man arrested by K9 after high-speed chase; Military Report: A community bound by a school and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: Wolford Convicted of Attempted First-Degree Sexual Assault in Homer; Eight young Alaskans sue to block proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline and more ->
 
 
 
 

KRBD: Ketchikan’s electric grid is failing. Fixing it could cost a lot more than residents are willing to pay.; Kasaan prepares for 250 mile canoe voyage to Celebration gathering and more ->
 
 
 
 

KUCB: Longtime residents open Mexican restaurant in downtown Unalaska; Stranded paddleboarder rescued from Unalaska’s Summer Bay Lake and more ->

Delta Wind: Hooten blindsided at council meeting and more ->
 
 
 
 

KMXT: Akhiok high school graduate to continue dancing and teaching in her hometown and more ->

 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Falling prices

KTUU: Police arrest Anchorage suspect in fatal hit-and-run; Face the pre-recorded music: Alaska State Troopers warn of busking scams on the rise and more ->

KTOO: An Alaska smokejumper talks about his job as wildfire season picks up and more ->

Alaska Native News: This Day in Alaska History-May 21st, 1915 and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: Past Violations in Alaska’s Crab Industry: A Historical Perspective and more ->

KFSK: Alaska Senate passes capital budget — with no funding for Petersburg’s new hospital project and more ->
 
 
 
 

KMXT Midday Report – May 21, 2024 and more ->

KTOO: Tongass Voices: Kanik Corinne James on being uplifted by Indigenous women in the art world

Newsweek: Alaskan Rivers Are Turning ‘Milky Orange’ And Toxic
 
 
 
 

Craig Medred: Medical tribalism
 
 
 
 
By Matt Goff, The Sitka Nature Show: Sitka Nature Show #315 – Greg Jensen
 
 
 
 
Alaska Prepper: LIVE FROM THE BUNKER – THE FRIDAY SHOW – THEY’VE KNOWN ABOUT THIS FOR 100 YEARS!

KINY: Dive team finds bodies of 2 men dead inside plane found upside down in Alaska lake and more ->

KTUU: Moose charges 2 men in Homer neighborhood, killing 1 and more ->

KTOO: A sea ice monitoring project is a climate adaptation tool for Utqiaġvik whalers and more ->

Alaska Native News: This Day in Alaskan History-May 20th, 1909 and more ->
 
 
 
 

KFSK: Mindy Anderson named 2024 Norwegian American of the year and more ->

KTUU: Final defendant in Thunderbird Falls murder case pleads guilty

By Casandra Mancl
Published: May. 17, 2024 at 12:42 PM AKDT|Updated: 55 minutes ago

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Kayden McIntosh, the man accused of pulling the trigger in the brutal 2019 killing of Cynthia Hoffman, has pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree murder. All other charges were dismissed for McIntosh.

McIntosh is the fourth and final defendant involved in the murder to change their plea. This comes after Darin Schilmiller and Denali Brehmer were sentenced to 99 years each for their part in the killing earlier this year. Both Schilmiller and Brehmer have appealed their sentences according to online court records.

Caleb Leyland already changed his plea to guilty to one count of second-degree murder in November 2023. His sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 23. McIntosh is set to be sentenced Nov. 14.

McIntosh’s plea agreement would permit him to be sentenced to a minimum of 30 years, with a maximum of 85 years.

The charges against McIntosh come from the murder of Hoffman near Thunderbird Falls in Chugiak on June 2, 2019. Hoffman was 19 at the time of her death.

The murder included a group of teenagers who are accused of being “catfished” by Schilmiller to execute the killing for a large amount of money. McIntosh was 16 years old at the time of the crime.

 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: A quiet champ
 
 
Craig Medred: Bad science
 
 
 
 

KTUU: 2 men dead in Six Mile Lake aircraft crash; Police warn residents of door-to-door paving, asphalt scammers in Alaska; Bill allowing restaurant workers ages 18+ to serve alcohol headed to governor and more ->

KTOO: Where do the Foodland ravens roost?; Garden Talk: Jensen-Olson Arboretum previews upcoming events for Alaska Native Plant Month and more ->
 
 
 
 

KYUK: Slideshow: Bethel Regional High School’s Senior Parade; Alaska Airlines begins $60M effort to boost cargo capacity, upgrade terminals and other facilities across the state and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Law Requiring Warning that Alcohol Causes Breast and Colon Cancers Passes the Alaska State Legislature; NASA sounding rocket chief praises first solar flare campaign from Poker Flat; This Day in Alaskan History-May 17th, 1906; This Day in Alaskan History-May 18th, 1937; This Day in Alaskan History-May 19th, 1932 and more ->

Fairbanks News Webcenter 13: At Fairbanks murder trial, defendant denies brandishing weapon first and more ->

Resurrection Bay Historical Society

Resurrection Bay Historical Society will hold its May monthly meeting starting at 7 pm Thursday, May 23 in the Seward Museum. It will be the final meeting before the summer break.

Sue McClure will lead the annual Summer Solstice Cemetery Tour beginning at 10:30 pm Friday, June 21 at the Seward Cemetery. Please meet at the American Legion Cemetery just west of the Chamber of Commerce office. The event is open to the public.
Windows of History

Round the World Flight, the latest Windows of History display in the Library & Museum atrium, takes a look at the first flight around the world that involved a stop in Seward by 4 U.S. military airplanes. Photographs and newspaper articles tell the fascinating story.

KRBD: Teens charged with vehicle theft, criminal mischief after attempting to run away from wilderness therapy program and more ->
 
 
 
 

KSTK: Nolan Center unveils repatriated Tlingit objects this weekend and more ->

KFSK: Petersburg residents assemble “biggest puzzle in the world” over the winter and more ->
 
 
 
 

KUCB: APIA’s psychologist discusses substance misuse in Unalaska, leading to local symposium; Cold air blob makes “full tour” of Alaska, prolonging winter weather across the state and more ->

Delta Wind: New city administrator has longtime love for Alaska; DCC gets EMS working group off the ground and more ->
 
 
 
 

KMXT: Midday Report – May 17, 2024 and more ->

 
 
 
 
Alaska Run for Women

Alaska Native News: UAF scientist’s research answers big question about our system’s largest planet
 
 

KTUU: Police: Anchorage man dead from police gunfire in West Anchorage shooting; Woman found dead in tent near Campbell Creek Park; Man pleads guilty to killing homeless woman, injuring 4 others in 2021 downtown shooting and more ->

KTOO: Bill to ban toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting foams passes Alaska House and Senate; Juneau Assembly OKs $2M grant for low-income supportive housing project; Ketchikan residents protest imitation totem poles carved by convicted murderer and more ->

KYUK: Community slideshow: 2024 Kuskokwim River breakup flooding; Bethel hires new chief of police and more ->

Alaska Native News: Fairbanks Jury Convicts Christensen of Attempted Murder; AVTEC Launches Innovative Training Program To Equip Students With Industrial Machine, Maintenance Skills; This Day in Alaskan History-May 12th, 1898; This Day in Alaskan History-May 13th, 1866; This Day in Alaskan History-May 14th, 1898; This Day in Alaskan History-May 15th, 1926; This Day in Alaskan History-May 16th, 1924 and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbans News Webcenter 11: Military Report: West Valley High School graduate awarded army scholarship and more ->

 
 
 
 
The Arctic Sounder: Anaktuvuk Pass Elder received an honorary degree from Ilisagvik for protecting caribou hunting traditions and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: Cancer claims Iditarod champion Rick Mackey. His father and brother also won famed Alaska race; Alaska awarded nearly $4M in Community Wildfire Defense Grants and more ->
 
 
 
 

KSTK: Wrangell middle school students made documentaries and podcasts that will be viewed at the Stikine Stories Film Festival and more ->
 
 
 
 

KFSK: Petersburg volunteer firefighter receives long-delayed state award; What to expect at this year’s Little Norway Festival and more ->

KRBD: Ketchikan Schools deliver 52 layoff notifications, which leaders say are unlikely to materialize and more ->
 
 
 
 

KUCB: Dutch Harbor Cannabis Company opening delayed until fall; Schoolhouse Block: UCSD high school science and math teacher Kyle Holloway and more ->
 
 
 
 

Delta Wind: Tractors, books, fun mix at Delta Community Library and more ->
 
 
 
 

KMXT: Kodiak College to change its Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing program and more ->
 
 
 
 

Craig Medred: Salmon subterfuge
 
 
Craig Medred: On Artificial Ignorance
 
 
 
 

By Matt Goff: Sitka Nature Show #312 – Laura Kaltenstein (encore)
 
 
 
 
By Snell & Wilmer: May 14, 2024 Alaska Supreme Court Extends Tribal Sovereign Immunity: A Landmark Decision with a Far-Reaching Impact
 
 
 
 
‘Siesta’ in the Arctic: The forgotten Alaska link to Allen Ginsberg and the Beat GenerationBy David Reamer | Histories of Alaska
Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of this story.

In the summer of 1956, a cargo ship and poet together traveled the seas off north Alaska. The ship was a relic, an artifact of a war that ended more than a decade earlier. As a Victory ship, the USNS Sgt. Jack J. Pendleton had been among hundreds built during World War II to replace losses from German submarines. It would continue to serve, but the initiative behind its creation was gone. On the other hand, Allen Ginsberg, the poet, stood at a precipice of fame, infamy and influence. He was about to publish his first standalone work on that boat in those frigid waters off Alaska.

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Bird Treatment & Learning Center
Stop! Don’t pick up that baby bird!

With baby bird season on its way, we want to remind everyone that most baby birds do not need human help. We know it’s hard – they look adorable and helpless. But chances are, their parents are nearby, and even though you mean well, you’re kidnapping their babies. Read our latest blog post, “Three Things to Know Before You “Rescue” a Baby Bird” so you’ll be ready and armed with knowledge when you see your first baby bird this spring:
Three Things To Know Before You “Rescue” A Baby Bird

 
 
 
 
Life Is A Highway: Describing Anchorage 1 Week After Arriving – Alaska First Impression
 
 
Life Is A Highway: Living In A Small Remote Town In Alaska

KTUU: Wasilla man charged with robbery after following woman home, stealing bingo money, troopers say Victim claims to have had around $750 in bingo winnings stolen in altercation at her home; Federal judge calls cruise ship stabbings off Alaska’s coast ‘violent’ & ‘unprovoked’ Judge, defense express concern over South African suspect’s mental health as prosecutors detail stabbing of 75-year old passenger & 2 ship employees; Proposed academies could change daily class schedule for Anchorage high schoolers and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO: This oil platform stopped pumping 30 years ago. Alaska still won’t make the owner tear it down. And more ->

KYUK: Gov. Dunleavy issues disaster declaration for 2024 spring floods and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Paul James Jr. Sentenced to 104.5 Years for Sexual Assault and Other Convictions; Mountain goats live and die on the edge; Ancient DNA reveals genetic resilience of Pacific walruses; This Day in Alaskan History May 5th, 1898; This Day in Alaskan History-May 6th, 1908; This Day in Alaskan History-May 8th, 1916; This Day in Alaskan History-May 9th, 1907; This Day In Alaska History May 10th, 1957; This Day in Alaskan History-May 11th, 1852 and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Defendant testifies in attempted murder trial; Alaska launches ‘One Pill Can Kill’ and more->
 
 
 
 

KINY: Sitka Police investigate death, no foul play suspected and more ->

 
 
 
 
KSTK: Master weaver, Holly Churchill, taught week-long workshop this spring; Wrangell residents have until May 20 to apply for FEMA disaster assistance; Microplastics in Wrangell’s harbors? High school students affirmed the findings and more ->

KFSK: Petersburg residents march in the rain for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Day; Students practice budgeting at Financial Reality Fair and more ->
 
 
 
 

KRBD: Former Ketchikan volleyball coach convicted of assault, harassment against player; Ketchikan’s primary homeless shelter is stopping overnight service and more ->
 
 
 
 

KUCB: Alaska Wildlife Troopers dedicates patrol vessel to former Unalaska resident and fallen trooper; Unalaska Chief of Police discusses city’s dog ordinances; Unalaska City Council grants full funding to nonprofit organizations and health clinic and more ->
 
 
 
 

KMXT: Sun’aq Tribe staff get scuba certified to improve search efforts for invasive crayfish; Ouzinkie’s Spruce Island Farms testing kelp farming as a way to provide revenue and restore the environment and more ->

By John Skidmore, Alaska Beacon: Prosecuting crimes against Alaska Native people is at core of Department of Law work
 
 
 
 
FYI

Laurel Bill Author

I know this post is a bit different from what I usually share, but I am so proud of my fourth-generation Alaskan daughter that I could burst! We have been keeping this secret since she flew to Nashville this winter to compete in the PBS series The Great American Recipe that begins its next season (featuring her and other folks from all over the United States) on June 17. Kim is the FIRST Alaskan ever on the show. Mark your calendar and watch as she whips up recipes using moose, salmon, and other Alaska ingredients! Alaska Girl Eats https://alaskagirleats.com
Go Kim Sherry!!!!!!

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Kindle freebie 5/11/2024

Pearl: You are Cleared to Land Kindle Edition
by Deanna Edens (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

Have you ever heard of The Pearl of Alaska? How about The Hillbilly Eskimo? Do you know the name of the woman who received the Wright Brothers’ Master Pilot Award at the age of ninety-seven? Well, her name is Pearl and this is a story about her and her family and friends. To be more precise many of these stories are hers—authentic memories written by an amazing woman.

Pearl Bragg Laska Chamberlain was the first woman to fly her own plane from the Lower 48 up the Alaska Highway to Alaska. She worked as a flight instructor, bush pilot, cryptographer for the Pentagon, flew in five Powder Puff Derbies, and was also a WASP trainee and famous “99er.” Pearl was a member of the UFO’s (United Flying Octogenarians), and the mayor of Fairbanks actually declared a “Pearl Laska Chamberlain Day.” Pretty impressive, eh?

I am very excited to bring you this fabulous collection of “Braggin’ Rights” stories that begin in the early 1900s on Chestnut Mountain in Summers County, West Virginia. Tales about bootleggin’ and learning to fly in the Appalachians are followed by adventures to exotic places. Narratives about living in the polar region and escapades of an aviatrix are accompanied by heartfelt memories of real-life victories and the sorrows of a lifetime. So settle down into the cockpit, buckle your seatbelt and get ready for an astonishing and amazing flight.

 
 
 
 
GEO All Day: Why Criminals love this place ????

 
 
 
 
Simple Living Alaska: Breaking Ground on the New Garden | Starting Over from Scratch
 
 

KTUU: Wife to auction off late husband’s one-of-a-kind wagon; Alaskan’s gather for 2nd annual ‘Play Ball’ camp, sponsored by Seattle Mariners and more ->
 
 
KTUU Allgood News: A stroke of kindness. Leo and Kai were on an old field but a ‘hello’ put them on a new journey.
 
 
KTUU Allgood News: Blazing a broadcast trail under his bunk bed! Teen Colton Prince ‘rock’in it’! Internet Radio DJ!
 
 
 
 
KTOO: Former head prison doctor replaces Anne Zink as Alaska’s chief medical officer; Tidal Network works to meet FCC’s timeline for Hoonah broadband license and more ->

 
 
 
 
KYUK: For one Utqiaġvik family, spring bowhead whaling marks an important milestone; Kongiganak roots fuel graduating Columbia senior Charitie Ropati and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Marsh, of Fairbanks, Sentenced to 75 Years for Murdering Trisha Pearson; Eagle River man charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm; Searching for microplastics on Denali; This Day in Alaskan History-May 1st, 1914; This Day in Alaskan History-May 2nd, 1778; This Day in Alaskan History-May 3rd, 1917; This Day in Alaskan History-May 4th, 1911 and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons crisis addressed by Justice Department; Lisa Murkowski introduces historic legislation for menopause research; Propagating local species during Alaska Native Plant Month and more ->
 
 
 
 

The Arctic Sounder: Subsistence hunters measure wave height and use an app to predict conditions at sea and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: Juneau man arrested for arson in connection to trailer fire; Capital City Fire Rescue responds to third fire in a week; Alaska Seaplanes announces launch of ‘game changing’ technology to increase reliability and more ->

 
 
 
 
KSTK: Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist visits Wrangell to talk about journalism and covering sexual violence in Alaska and more ->
 
 
 
 

Resurrection Bay Historical Society
The next Thursdays: Our History program will feature a presentation by local historian Doug Capra on the book “The Alaskan” by Robert Lund. A novel about life in small-town Alaska in the 1930s, the author drew upon the time he spent working as a longshoreman in Seward for part of the tale. The program will start at 7 pm May 16 at the Seward Community Library & Museum. The event is open to the public.
 
 
 
 

KFSK: Outbreaks of measles nationwide inspire preparation at the Petersburg School District; U.S. Coast Guard rescues stranded kayaker with assistance from Petersburg police dispatch; Some Petersburg officials are trying to stem the tide of fatal overdoses by handing out more Narcan kits. But not everyone is onboard. and more ->
 
 
 
 

KRBD: Identity of man found dead beneath downtown dock revealed; School Board upholds decision to retain book in high school library; Performing arts camp provides an opportunity for Ketchikan students to embrace Indigenous identities and more ->
 
 
 
 

KUCB: MMIP expert discusses solutions in the Aleutians as Unalaskans gear up for awareness walk and more ->
 
 
 
 

Delta Wind: Milepost sign construction coming along and more ->
 
 
 
 

KMXT: Dockage rates at Kodiak Ports & Harbors would increase but others would hold steady with proposed tariff changes and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection, Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection burn permit suspensions for May 4, 2024

Craig Medred: The headlight
 
 
Craig Medred: Grand illusion
 
 
Craig Medred: Death season

 
 
 
 
Book review: ‘The Hope ‘91 Sled Dog Race’ brings an audacious but improbable event to life on the pageBy David James

By Helen Hegener with Jon Van Zyle, Frank Flavin and Sandra Medearis; Northern Lights Media, 2023; 232 pages; $39.95.

“Hope 91 International Intercontinental Sled Dog Race, a most improbable, impossible attempt at sled dog diplomacy between the superpowers took off from Nome on April 6, 1991,” Sandra Medearis writes in a recent book commemorating the event. “About 200 believers and skeptics out of a town population of 4,200 lined the chute to see eight stalwart mushers off to the Soviet Far East.”

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Nikola Tomic: Anchorage Has a Secret!