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Alaska News February 09, 2025

KTUU: Fairbanks woman, accused of killing own child, arrested in Anchorage FPD said Saturday that Heather Alexie is facing charges of second-degree murder; Authorities searching for missing kayaker in Whittier; Anchorage School District showcases alternative schools, programs at Saturday expo and more ->
 
 
 
 

KYUK: Slideshow: Finish of the 2025 Akiak Dash; Bethel’s Pete Kaiser wins his 9th Kuskokwim 300 title, tying all-time record and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Rescue of two plane crash victims in Yukon Territory kicks off 176th Wing’s busy rescue week; This Day in Alaska History-February 8th, 1939; This Day in Alaska History-February 9th, 1907 and more ->

 
 
 
 
KUCB: Fire at Sand Point Trident plant halts operations, leaves locals without fuel and more ->

 
 
 
 
KINY: Permanent recovery housing project in Juneau receives pair of funding streams and more ->

 
 
 
 

Simple Living Alaska: Building a Shop Workbench & Corned Caribou | Warm Winter Weather at the Cabin

 
 
 
 

Alaska News February 08, 2025

Condolences.

Wreckage of missing plane found; No survivors

 
 
 
 

KTUU: Anchorage residents move into tiny houses designed for homeless seniors; Trump announces Alaska LNG alliance with Japan and more ->

 
 
 
 

KTOO: Dancing to rebuild a clan house: two sold out shows raise money for revitalization in Sitka; Authorities suspend search for skater who fell through ice in Haines and more ->
 
 
 
 

KRBD: Southeast Alaskans can fish for yelloweye rockfish again; Newly elected Ketchikan Indian Community president discusses priorities for the coming year and more ->
 
 
 
 

Delta Wind: Thirty years of writing about Alaska science and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: Report: Alaska Senate votes against inflation-adjusted pay for legislators and state execs and more ->

 
 
 
 

KMXT: How do Kodiak short-term rentals affect housing crisis? Borough Assembly trying to answer that and more ->
 
 
 
 

By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Afternoon Visit to Sandy Beach
 
 
 
 

Uncommon Weather by Richard Chiappone is an eclectic mix of character-driven stories that delivers a panoramic picture of Alaska— from the cold city streets of Anchorage to picturesque but emotionally treacherous small Alaska towns; from the rough-and-tumble commercial fishing world of the distant Aleutian Islands to a remote river in the Brooks Range, where the vast and unforgiving Arctic wilderness puts romance to a severe test.

 
 
 
 

Alaska News February 07, 2025

KTUU: Coast Guard: ‘Item of interest’ found in extensive search for missing plane with 10 onboard near Nome and more ->

 
 
 
 
KTOO: The last skipper in Ouzinkie: How Gulf of Alaska villages lost their Native fishing fleets and more ->

 
 
 
 

KYUK: The 2025 Kuskokwim 300 kicks off Feb. 7. Here’s what to know and how to follow along and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: The threat within an Alaska mountain; This Day in Alaska History-February 7th, 1893 and more ->
 
 
 
 

The Arctic Sounder: North Slope Borough mayor issues apology after video shows police hauling teen’s body on a sled and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Sullivan announces legislation to strengthen U.S. missile defense against Chinese, Russian threats and more ->
 
 
 
 

KSTK: Real People, Real Climate, Real Changes makes it way to Wrangell’s Nolan Center and more ->
 
 
 
 
KFSK: Resource fair connects community and measures housing insecurity in Petersburg and more ->

 
 
 
 

KRBD: Ketchikan governments pursue new sales tax on cruise passengers; Alaska Board of Fisheries votes down new fishery for magister squid in Southeast Alaska and more ->
 
 
 
 
KUCB: City council overturns mayoral veto prohibiting all-purpose vehicles on Unalaska streets; Scientists say recent cluster of quakes near Unalaska is routine for the region and more ->
 
 
 
 

Delta Wind: Now is the time to prepare for wildfire season and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: Feds: Washington man indicted for 2023 fatal fentanyl overdoses in Skagway; Report: Gov. Dunleavy proposes bill to streamline Alaska sexual assault kit tracking system and more ->

 
 
 
 

KMXT: Kodiak doctor found deceased on Long Island, death investigation underway and more ->
 
 
 
 

Z J Loussac Library: Elder Endeavors At Your Library
 
 
 
 

By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Discover the Magic of Every Season in Alaska on Scenic Potter Marsh Boardwalk
 
 
 
 

Fireside Books: Kira Jane Buxton’s ‘Tartufo’; Q&A with Olivia Wolfgang-Smith on ‘Mutual Interest’

 
 
 
 

Alaska Nanooks: Berry, Gaffney Selected as December 2024 Warriors of the Month
 
 
 
 

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Alaska News February 06, 2025

KTUU: Police identify man shot and killed by APD officers in midtown Anchorage; Seattle Seahawks sign former Palmer Moose to a reserve, future deal and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO: New lawsuit seeks to limit Alaska Native tribes’ authority, stop Eklutna gambling hall; Landslide researchers have more clues about what caused Wrangell’s devastating 2023 slide and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK: Outgoing KYUK manager Shane Iverson on his time at the Y-K Delta’s public media station; K300 moves race start up 7 hours, citing weather conditions and more ->

 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Migration memory: How caribou adapt to changing winter conditions; This Day in Alaska History-February 6th, 1919 and more ->

 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Former Fairbanks school bus driver arrested for child pornography and more ->
 
 
 
 
KFSK: No drug dog in Petersburg – for now and more ->

 
 
 
 

Delta Wind: Council holds marathon meeting and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Senate bill aims to make it easier for child support garnishment of PFDs and more ->

 
 
 
 

KMXT: State alcohol regulators to meet with Kodiak as local government officials seek more licenses; Second Pasagshak public use cabin built to alleviate high demand for Kodiak cabins and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Alaska State Museum, together with the Alaska State Archives and Alaska State Library, is offering an internship with an emphasis on gubernatorial collections. Graduate students, or undergraduate seniors and juniors with exceptional academic records, studying history, museum studies, archives, and library tracks are encouraged to apply. The internship is designed to complement your formal academic training and may be completed for academic credit or internship experience. It comes with a reasonable stipend.

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By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: I Swam in the Arctic Ocean and It Wasn’t What I Expected
 
 
 
 

Alaska News February 05, 2025

KTUU: Police: Man shot and killed by officer in midtown while holding weapon near traffic; Lawsuit filed against Eklutna gaming hall a day after media tour; High school junior shatters Alaska single-game basketball scoring record and more ->

 
 
 
 

KTOO: Juneau firefighters point to dangerous levels of understaffing as wage negotiations begin; Tongass Voices: Tamara Wilson on her museum installation and the slinkies that live there and more ->
 
 
 
 

KYUK: Debate over potential bycatch rules takes center stage at fishery council meeting and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Anchorage Jury Convicts Chue Yang of Murdering Wife; Ramirez Convicted of Burglary and Theft in Homer; Fairbanks man sentenced to 12 years for attempted production of child pornography, enticement of minor; This Day in Alaska History-February 5th, 1910 and more ->

 
 
 
 

Fairbank News Webcenter 11: Education board votes to close 3 schools in Fairbanks North Star Borough; Yukon Quest Alaska: Day 4 leaderboard, one musher withdrawn for activating ’SOS’ and more ->
 
 
 
 

KUCB: Unalaska emergency care providers help keep injured fisherman on his feet and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: Ketchikan Borough Assembly considers overturning cruise sales tax exemption; Report: Dunleavy names Binkley to fill vacancy on Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. board and more ->
 
 
 
 

Adelyn at KTOO: Welcoming Jamie Diep, KTOO’s new education reporter
 
 
 
 
Secret Garden Alaska: Should We Stay or Should We Go?

 
 
 
 

By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Why I Always Return to This Remote Alaska Getaway Spot

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 
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