KTUU: ‘Why can’t I be an astronaut?’: First Native American to go to space speaks to Alaska Native students; Maria Downey honored by Anchorage Assembly and more ->
 
 
Dave Allgood News: Picking and grinning at the Anchorage Folk Festival & the 13th Annual Banjo Contest
 
 
Dave Allgood News: Comedic American opera ‘Scalia/Ginsburg’ to play PAC
 
 
Dave Allgood News: Orchestrating to obsolescence. The Anchorage music teacher who demands excellence & gives kindness.
 
 
 
 
KTOO: New condos built with Juneau Affordable Housing Fund loan are being sold at market rate; Alaska Senate passes new pension program for state employees, but final approval is in question; Amalga Distillery named James Beard semifinalist and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK: Kuskokwim Ice Road open from tundra villages all the way to Aniak and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Attorney General Taylor Announces Settlement with Multinational Marketing Firm Publicis for Role in Opioid Epidemic; Apply today for new oyster hatchery training; This Day in Alaska History-January 28th, 1908; This Day in Alaska History-January 29th, 1908; This Day in Alaska History-January 30th, 1901; This Day in Alaska History-January 31st, 1956; This Day in Alaska History-February 1st, 1918; This Day in Alaska History-February 2nd, 1931 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Faribanks News Webcenter 11: State publishes quarterly report on missing Indigenous persons; Filmmaker visits Fairbanks, presents documentary on soldiers; Braving the bitter cold in bikinis and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Alaska & Hawaii Delegations Seek Medicare Reimbursement Flexibility for Rural Hospitals; Governor Dunleavy legislation aims to increase competition and reduce energy costs for ratepayers and more ->

KSTK: Dunleavy honored Wrangell’s Mayor Patty Gilbert at the State of the State and more ->
 
 
 
 

Resurrection Bay Historical Society
The next Thursdays: Our History program on Feb. 15 will feature Dorothy Gray, secretary-treasurer of the Russian Orthodox Church in Kenai, talking about The History of Russian Orthodoxy in Alaska and the Kenai Peninsula. Dorothy is also chair of Russian Orthodox Sacred Sites in Alaska whose mission is to preserve and restore the state’s historic Russian Orthodox churches. The program will start at 7 pm at the Seward Community Library & Museum.

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KFSK: Petersburg Police Department annual report points to crime drop-off in 2023; Petersburg actor L’xeis Diane Benson is in HBO’s True Detective: Night Country and more ->

KRBD: Alaska National Guard headed to Ketchikan to talk fentanyl and more ->
 
 
 
 

KUCB: M/V Genius Star XI moors in Dutch Harbor and more ->
 
 
 
 
Delta Wind: Caring Hearts marks one year and more ->

 
 
 
 
IMXT: Kodiak bear cubs caught on video thousands of miles away from home after escaping from a Florida “bear trainer” and more ->

 
 
 
 
28th Anniversary Alaska Ski for Women Sunday, February 4, 2024
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Near death
 
 
Craig Medred: Backyard fish
 
 
Craig Medred: Fall of the kings
 
 

Craig Medred: Why, just why?
 
 
Craig Medred: Gone processing
 
 

Craig Medred: For sale
 
 
Craig Medred: Winning
 
 

Craig Medred: New Ice Age
 
 
 
 
Simple Living Alaska: Burbot or Bust | Set Lines on the Frozen River
 
 
Simple Living Alaska: Workin’ Hard & Eating Good | Cold Winter Days
 
 

Simple Living Alaska: Making + Drying Fresh Pasta | Tortellini and Lemon Magic Cake
 
 

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) recognizes Maria Downey as “Alaskan of the Week” – January 25, 2024

By Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News, Pro Publica: Police Say They Won’t Reopen Case of Alaska Woman Found Dead on Mayor’s Property

By Rachel Cassandra, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage: Alaska organization trains salon and beauty professionals to recognize domestic abuse signs

By Claire Stremple, Alaska Beacon: Advocates say human trafficking is a growing problem in Alaska, as lawmakers push for solutions Victim service providers say traffickers are targeting younger, more vulnerable populations
 
 
 
 

JD Supra: Alaska Adopts New Out-of-State Pharmacy Requirements

 
 
 
 
By Rod Boyce, UAF Geophysical Institute: Local items boost students’ connection to science

By Ned Rozell, UAF Geophysical Institute, Delta Wind: On the ancient trail of a woolly mammoth

Lat 65 Events: Fairbanks Writers: First Friday Pop-up Bookstore
 
 
 
 

By James Brooks, Alaska Beacon: Government & Politics Health Some skepticism as Gov. Mike Dunleavy proposes biggest use of executive power in decades As the legislative session began, the governor issued 12 executive orders affecting boards, commissions and agencies

 
 
 
 
KNOM Radio Transmission: The Nome Static, Transmission 720: February 2024

FCC Alert – People Mover Holiday Schedule & December PTAB Meeting
 
 

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) at an Armed Services Committee hearing – January 23, 2024
 
 
 
 

KTUU Dave Allgood: Anchorage woman celebrates her 107th birthday! Meet Phoibe Nyirabashali! and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO: On Kake Day, Alaska Quakers to apologize for forced assimilation and donate funds for healing center and more ->

 
 
 
 
KYUK: Bethel mother pleads guilty to murdering her adopted daughter ; New YKHC customer lodge opens more than 100 rooms for medical travelers and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Johnny Johnson Sentenced to 99 years for 2022 murder of Alan Wagers; One Fatality in Parks Highway Pickup/Semi Head-On Collision; Governor Dunleavy Introduces Legislation to Help Increase Land Available to Alaskans; On the ancient trail of a woolly mammoth; Russian war on Ukraine hampers Arctic change predictions; This Day in Alaska History-January 16th, 1920; This Day in Alaska History-January 17th, 1913; This Day in Alaska History-January 18th, 1909; This Day in Alaska History-January 19th, 1900; This Day in Alaska History-January 20th, 1913; This Day in Alaska History-January 21st, 1905; This Day in Alaska History-January 22nd, 1902; This Day in Alaska History-January 23rd, 1969 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Man arrested after returning to rob witness of previous burglary; Fairbanks man tased, arrested while driving stolen vehicle and more ->

 
 
 
 
The Arctic Sounder: Longtime North Slope educator honored for putting Inupiaq at the center of learning; and more ->
 
 
 
 

KSTK: Remembering how several communities came together post Wrangell’s landslide; The Wrangell Sentinel’s reporter and photographer, Mark Robinson, opens up about his life before, and in, Southeast Alaska and more ->
 
 
 
 
KFSK: Petersburg Medical Center to review new details on hospital replacement project; Land swap means Petersburg pump station upgrade can move forward and more ->

KRBD: Ketchikan resident charged with arson in apartment fire; Saxman man remains missing and more ->
 
 
 
 
KUCB: Tustumena to make five Aleutian chain runs this summer; Almost five years after a fatal car crash in Unalaska, families still await a trial and more ->
 
 
 
 

KMXT: Midday Report – January 23, 2024 and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Jeff Lowenfels, Jonathan White: ‘Teaming With Microbes’ podcast: Is plastic pollution killing your soil?
 
 
 
 

Sciences Advances: A female woolly mammoth’s lifetime movements end in an ancient Alaskan hunter-gatherer camp
 
 
 
 
Sorry for the ADN paywall
The story Elsa tells represents much of the Alaska homesteading experience for women; it was a lonely time of being confined to the homestead and …

By Alice Gibb, Newsweek: Jaws Drop as Woman Greeted With Flock of Bald Eagles
 
 
 
 
By Ava White, KNOM: HBO’s ‘True Detective’ collaborates with Iñupiaq for Alaska accuracy
 
 
By Anne Easton, Forbes: ‘True Detective: Night Country’ Star Jodie Foster Says Alaskan Traditions Contribute To Eeriness Of The Series

KTUU: Man suffers life-threatening injuries in downtown assault; No injuries in Dillingham hospital shooting and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO: Veteran Anchorage TV reporter and anchor Maria Downey announces retirement after decades of Alaska journalism; Beloved Juneau basketball coach honored in memorial on the court and more ->

Alaska Native News: This Day in Alaska History-January 14th, 1869; This Day in Alaska History-January 15th, 1959 and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: Alaska State Troopers respond to disturbance in Craig; In an era of climate change, Alaska’s predators fall prey to politics; Alaska legislators start 2024 session with pay raises and a busy docket and more ->
 
 
 
 

By David James: Book review: Stan Jones, a master of the northern mystery, takes the genre to California with a co-written detective novel

January is a good month to get out of Alaska and go someplace warm. Plenty of Alaskans are doing just that, but if you’re unable to get Outside right now, let longtime Alaskan writer Stan Jones take you on a vicarious trip someplace warm. Or in this case, some place a little too warm. Palm Springs in summer. It might make you appreciate winter.

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KUCB: Memory Eternal: Jacob Martin Stepetin
Condolences

Jacob Martin Stepetin, aged 71, of Akutan, Alaska, passed away Dec. 18, 2023. Jacob was born Nov. 5, 1952, to Mattie and Art Stepetin in Akutan, Alaska. Jacob was an innovative Unangax̂ leader who left a long legacy of progressive change. He inspired everyone who knew him, and he is remembered as a beloved Elder, Unangax̂ leader, and culture keeper of Akutan.

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KTUU: Anchorage police seek information on 2023 homicides 22 homicides were recorded within the municipality last year, per APD data; Wasilla woman, boyfriend face charges in alleged abuse of her 2-year-old son; Wasilla woman, boyfriend face charges in alleged abuse of her 2-year-old son ER personnel alerted authorities after Wagoner brought her child in to be treated for an alleged dog bite; Anchorage Fire Department responds to partial building collapse in Taku/Campbell neighborhood; Tlingit artist designs featured on new series of Starbucks cups and more ->

 
 
 
 
KTOO: Alaska beekeepers kill their colonies every fall, but an Anchorage man has another way; Accusers say long delays in former Juneau chiropractor’s sexual assault case prolong their suffering and more ->

KYUK: Reopened case into the 2021 death of Bethel woman leaves ‘more questions than answers’; Akiachak father and two sons indicted on alleged assault charges; Napakiak woman charged with theft and fraud for allegedly cashing her mother’s checks and more ->

 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Senator Dunbar Prefiles Legislation to Establish Alaska Psychedelic Medicine Task Force; State of Alaska Boosts Digital Security and Efficiency Through Cloud Technology; January museum programs focus on rodents; ‘Snakeworm’ mystery yields species new to science; This Day in Alaska History-January 9th, 1797; This Day in Alaska History-January 10th, 1882;
This Day in Alaska History-January 11th, 1923; This Day in Alaska History-January 12th, 1916; This Day in Alaska History-January 13th, 1946 and more ->

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Senator Murkowski expresses anger over lack of “arctic pay”; Police combat human trafficking; Anne Wien renovation gets assembly green light and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: Winter storm warning issued for Juneau; Eagle River man arrested on child pornography, enticement charges; Juneau Police Department attempts to locate Corey B. Coleman; Coast Guard concludes search for overturned vessel, releases survivor names and more ->
 
 
 
 
KSTK: Port Commission votes yes to increase moorage fees if boats don’t have insurance; Borough Assembly will discuss at next meeting and more ->
 
 
 
 

KFSK: Landslide science talk and worksession coming to Petersburg; Five Finger Island Lighthouse improvements could help keep keepers around for a longer season and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Nick Varney, Peninsula Clarion: Unhinged Alaska: Sorry about that column
 
 
 
 
KTUU’s Dave Allgood: Alaska Beagle Ranch. Dave Dorsey collects unwanted beagles so they can have a wonderful life!

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media: America is larger now, by declaration of State Department

 
 
 
 
Michael R Dougherty: Anchorage Government Hill Memories Did you know that Government Hill was the first neighborhood in Anchorage? Let’s go visiting in this edition of the Anchorage Memories VIP Club.
 
 
 
 
KUCB: Peter Pan’s King Cove plant will stay closed this winter as fishing industry turmoil spreads; Akutan on deck for GCI’s fiber-optic broadband internet and more ->
 
 
 
 
“The Voyage of The Alaska Union”
SAVE THE DATE! On Thursday, January 18, the Cook Inlet Historical Society will feature Mr. Whitekeys talking about his new Alaska gold rush book, “The Voyage of The Alaska Union.” You can hear the whole sordid story of this epic expedition in the comfort of the Anchorage Museum!
Eighty Greenhorns from Chicago set out to strike it rich in Alaska in 1898. It was the largest Gold Rush expedition ever launched, and they had no idea what they were in for.
One of the prospectors, Charles Harris, toted a 40-pound camera with him during the entire odyssey, but his images have remained unseen for 120 years.
In The Voyage of The Alaska Union, Mr. Whitekeys reveals a true tale of Alaska History that has never been told. Lavishly illustrated with 100 of Charles Harris’s photographs, the book relies on century-old diaries, letters, manuscripts, and newspaper accounts that tell the story in the words of the men who were there on the Koyukuk in 1898.
It’s the story of tough men who survived with what they had. It may be 70 below, you may have forgotten to pack your tent on a hundred-mile trek, but if you had doughnuts, everything was just fine.
The Cook Inlet Historical Society Lecture Series is Free, it’s open to the public, and it starts at 7:00pm at the Anchorage Museum. 625 C Street. I’d love to see you there. For the Voyage of the Alaska Union on Real Paper or e-book, click HERE: http://www.mrwhitekeys.com/voyage-of-the-alaska-union.html
 
 
 
 
Delta Wind: Online Application for Winter Fortymile Caribou Targeted Hunt AC999 Opens and more ->
 
 
 
 
KMXT: Midday Reports
 
 
 
 

 
 

KTUU: Anchorage police looking for shooting suspect near UAA campus; 16-year-old Emily Robinson out-mushes Iditarod champions to Knik 200 victory and more ->

 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: DUI Motorist Crashes into Ditch at Chena Lakes Recreational Area, Fights with Passerby and Troopers Sunday; This Day in Alaska History-January 7th, 1914; This Day in Alaska History-January 8th, 1908 and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Supreme Court denies Alaska’s bid to revive the copper and gold Pebble Mine proposal blocked by EPA and more ->

 
 
 
 
Apologies for the ADN paywall!
By David James, ADN: With her publishing company, Helen Hegener brings Alaska history (and more) to readers

CutterLight: A Portrait of Kate
 
 

KRBD: Ketchikan school district loses two beloved educators and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Investigation Continues on Deaths of Two Travelers Recovered from Eagle Summit Friday; This Day in Alaska History-January 6th, 1917 and more ->

 
 
 
 
KTUU: Former state Senate candidate sentenced to 25 years for 2020 murder; Assembly members discuss cost of area-wide public bathroom project, to go before voters and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO: Salmon compete with mining companies as melting glaciers reveal new habitat and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK: New Alaska alcohol laws leave some rural customers temporarily high and dry and more ->

 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Fairbanks Four member’s civil case one step closer to resolution and more ->

By Dave Allgood, KTUU: Finding solace in pizza. The Papa Murphy’s owner battling cancer, the pies, cries & gratitude.

KINY: Alaska lost a challenge to a COVID-era emergency moose hunt. Now, it’s appealing for a second time. And more ->
 
 
 
 

by Terri Marshall Alaska Business, 2024 Magazine, Nonprofits: 2024 Alaska Business Hall of Fame Laureates

 
 
 
 
KFSK: Trainings teach community members to help youth in mental health crisis and more ->
 
 
 
 

KUCB: Weekend winds could gust 100 mph says weather service and more ->

 
 
 
 
KMXT: Kodiak Island Borough Assembly approves Capital Improvement Project priorities and more ->

KTUU: Alaska Railroad makes first stop at Wasilla depot’s new location The new location will alleviate traffic congestion on KGB Road; Mat-Su College to offer Alaska’s first veterinary technology program; Assembly, police chief discuss concerns with potential marijuana code changes and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO: An Alaska lawmaker has quietly proposed taking over Anchorage’s port, but won’t say why and more ->

KYUK: From the Kuskokwim to Ketchikan, Alaska’s music history has many stories to tell and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Shooting at Big Lake A woman was shot in the leg at Big Lake on Wednesday over an argument about a stolen vehicle.; Army assists with medivac from Tok; Farmer’s Loop hit and run and more ->

 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Search for Missing Chevak Snowmachiner Ends in Success Wednesday Evening; Alaska’s year without a summer; This Day in Alaska History-January 3rd, 1959; This Day in Alaska History-January 4th, 1945; This Day in Alaska History-January 5th, 1985 and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Arctic Sounder: In 2023, Arctic residents adapted to changes and celebrated culture and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: Sitka Police arrest woman for assault and criminal mischief; Coast Guard tows disabled fishing vessel to Adak, Alaska; Could a new Alaska coal power plant be climate friendly? An $11 million study aims to find out.; Online SNAP applications are now open and more ->

 
 
 
 
KSTK: Wrangell School District placed 16th on Major Maintenance Grant Fund and more ->
 
 
 
 
KFSK: Southeast Alaska reporters reflect on 2023; Lots of helping hands for Petersburg Bike Park and more ->

 
 
 
 
KRBD: Welcome News Director Michael Fanelli to KRBD and more ->

 
 
 
 
KUCB: ‘A very slow, methodical approach’: Genius Star XI could remain in Unalaska Bay for weeks and more ->
 
 
 
 

Delta Wind: New Year’s Day hike brings out crowd
 
 
 
 

KMXT Midday Report
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Unnoticed devolution

 
 
 
 
Anchorage AK: Reminder of the MOA Property Tax Exemption for Senior Citizen Exemption, Disabled Veteran Exemption, etc.

Applications for exemptions MUST BE received in office, submitted online, or postmarked by March 15th of the tax year in which the exemption is sought..

Simple Living Alaska: Alaska’s Short Days and Long Nights | Heating the Crawlspace + Moose Bourguignon

KTOO: Koyuk man kills father in shooting, police say; First encampment fire of 2024 sparks concern for Anchorage’s homeless during winter; People Mover bus system launches new winter schedule, changed routes and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO: Tribes organize ‘First Indigenous Sovereign Habitat Tribal Conservation District,’ from Bering Sea to Interior Alaska; Unauthorized $10M steel purchase for Haines dock provokes crisis of confidence in borough; From Austin to Anchorage, US cities opt to ditch their off-street parking minimums and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK: KYUK’s 2023 in review; Feds seek public input on potential opening of millions of acres of wilderness lands across Alaska and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Unified Command continues response for M/V Genius Star XI; The super moons of this Alaska winter; This Day in Alaska History-December 31st, 1917; This Day in Alaska History-January 1st, 1921; This Day in Alaska History-January 2nd, 1913 and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Rockfall-mitigation work on tap for Alaska community hit by deadly landslide and more ->
 
 
 
 
KSTK: Wrangell boats floated on by to parade in the holiday spirit and more ->
 
 
 
 
KFSK: KFSK Looks back on 2023; Petersburg Borough Assembly to review 2024 capital projects and more ->
 
 
 
 
KUCB: KUCB’s 2023 year in review
 
 
 
 
KMXT: City brings back firework show for New Year’s Eve and more ->
 
 

KTUU: Wells Fargo robbed at 5th Avenue Mall; Man charged in 2011 cold case Houston homicide extradited to Alaska; Snowzilla is back! The historic giant snowman is a picture magnet and a memory maker. And more ->

 
 
 
 
KTOO: Juneau’s first electric bus hasn’t worked in over a year; Major changes to Alaska’s alcohol industry are coming on Jan. 1; KTOO News Round-Up Review for 2023 and more ->

KYUK: LISTEN: KYUK’s newsroom sits down to discuss stories from 2023; Following reports of heating system issues, Vitus confirms poor-performing fuel was sold to customers in Bethel; Subsistence gear lost during Typhoon Merbok still litters the tundra in Western Alaska and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Former Alaska State Trooper Vance Peronto Sentenced for Attempted Sexual Abuse of a Minor; Active Eagle River Search for Amanda Richmond Ends; How Librarian Spies Helped Win World War II; Reindeer sleep while chewing their cud; This Day In Alaska History December 24th, 1906; This Day in Alaska History-December, 26th, 1912; This Day in Alaska History-December 27th, 1909; This Day in Alaska History-December 28th, 1908; This Day in Alaska History-December 29th, 1906; This Day in Alaska History-December 30th, 1920 and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Remembering broadcast pioneer, Monte Bowen; In-custody arrest in Fairbanks results in death and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: Cargo ship carrying lithium ion batteries ordered to continue to Alaska despite a fire in cargo hold; Coast Guard continues response to vessel fire near Dutch Harbor; Avian influenza death of Alaska polar bear is a global first and a sign of the virus’ persistence and more ->
 
 
 
 

KSTK: Wrangell Search and Rescue Dogs Assist Post-Landslide and more ->
 
 
 
 

KFSK: Higher school enrollment numbers affects district funding and more ->
 
 
 
 

KRBD: Former Ketchikan church leader sentenced to 20 years for sexual abuse and more ->
 
 
 
 

KUCB: U.S. preparing to claim new ocean territory off Arctic Alaska and in central Bering Sea and more ->
 
 
 
 

Delta Wind: Women’s hockey league takes to Delta ice and more ->
 
 
 
 

KMXT: Alaska Fisheries Report 28 December 2023 and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTUU: Mama Carol’s soft opening marks a new chapter for the Wyche family