KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Open container case dropped against Alaska lawmaker; Mayor Bronson delivers State of the City address The mayor appeared remotely due to being a close contact of a positive COVID-19 case
Anchorage, Alaska. And more ->
 
 
Go Revak!
The charge was dropped because the trooper who issued it is no longer employed with the state after being accused of sexual abuse of a minor. Revak wanted to challenge the ticket, and now says he’ll donate the $220 to a sobriety group.
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Alaska Air National Guard reports first incursion of Russian military planes since January and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: This Day In Alaska History October 26th, 1909 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: The Governor urges lawmakers to work on a second PFD and more ->
 
 
 
 
KRBD: After a $1.6 million transformation, a former Ketchikan jail will reopen as a shelter for survivors of domestic abuse and sexual assault and more ->

KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: In the time of COVID, Sitka’s ‘bread guy’ is building community one loaf at a time and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: This Day In Alaska History October 24th, 1887, October 25th, 1916 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Alaska Chip Company’s barbecue potato chips rated among the best in the country and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Juneau Community Foundation announces plans to distribute Cruise Line donation and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Craig Medred: COVID stalks elderly
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Head Out On The Victor Creek Trail And Explore The Alaskan Mountains From Up High
 
 
 
 
Barbara Brown, Our Third Thirds: Road Trip First Stop: Logistics

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Driver faces DUI charge in fatal early morning collision with pedestrian; Alaska company launches new effort to expand internet service around the state and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Hurricane-force winds cause widespread damage in Unalaska; In her latest project, Juneau artist Lily Hope will mentor weavers and address threats to use of traditional materials and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: This Day In Alaska History, October 23rd, 1960 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Tribal Members demand answers from Tanana Chiefs Conference leadership over recent firings and more ->
 
 
 
 
KRBD: High winds sever Ketchikan’s connection with the island’s largest hydroelectric dam and more ->
 
 
 
 
STORIES FROM NORTHERN CANADA AND ALASKA: Gateways to the Alcan
 
 
 
 
By Taylor Clark, WAVE 3: Texas man finds message in a bottle on Alaska hunting trip, tracks down the person who wrote it
 
 
 
 
By James Cockrell, Anchorage Daily News: Enough is enough: Help end domestic violence in Alaska
 
 
 
 
By Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Linda Curda of Bethel was inducted into the Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame
 
 
By Kyle Wilkinson For the Frontiersman: Longtime Valley educator inducted into the Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame
 
 
 
 

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Anchorage to launch form on city website for reporting mask requirement violations; Vandals strike at Wasilla’s McManus Field; One Anchorage business deals with mask requirement and offers vaccinations; Trick-or-Treat Street is a monthlong family event in Anchorage and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Sullivan takes issue with Biden vaccine mandate, asks employers to delay enforcement; Scientists are still following whales that swam through the Exxon Valdez oil spill; Alaska scrambles to spend nearly $100M in federal child care relief as centers close; A redistricting proposal has left Homer neighbors feeling stranded, highlighting a complex process and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Akiachak teacher arrested on charges of felony sexual assault of minors; Kwethluk is installing wind turbines that will power half the community and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Victim of Serial Killer Robert Hansen Identified 37 Years After She Was Discovered; This Day In Alaska History October 22nd, 1951 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: School district supplemental materials addressing sexual education are up for public review; Bookmobile hits the streets delivering a good read to the community; Fairbanks Jeweler turns old insulators into new rings and necklaces; Fairbanks Golden Valley Electric Association installs electric vehicle chargers and more ->
 
 
 
 
KRBD: Judicial Council seeks applicants to replace retiring Ketchikan Superior Court judge and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Tough transition

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Anchorage Town Hall meeting unveils new homelessness plan to the public; Anchorage man accused of killing his mother indicted on murder charges; Dancing traffic cones share important safety reminder for families and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: AFN Promotes Alaska Native Voting Rights at Key U.S. Senate Hearing; This Day In Alaska History October 21st, 1903 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Science Daily: ‘Ray guns’ let scientists use light instead of DNA to tell plant populations apart
Using a handheld device that looks a little like a ray gun, scientists recorded how plant leaves on different Alaskan mountains reflect light. And, it turns out, different populations of plants of the same species — for instance, plants living on neighboring mountaintops — reflect light differently, in ways that echo their genetic variation from each other.
 
 
 
 
Cision: Author Della Marie’s new book “Can’t Feel the Love” is a compelling story of courage and perseverance for a young mother yearning for peace, security, and love
Della Marie, a motorcyclist, Alaska native, and single mother of two currently residing in Portland, Oregon, has completed her new book “Can’t Feel the Love”: a riveting work that keeps the pages turning until the heartwarming conclusion.
 
 
 
 
Sierra Club: Sci-Fi and Fantasy Authors: Our Anthropocene Guides
Fantasy author Robin Hobb grew up in Alaska, a place of ancient wonder that is home to some of North America’s richest wilderness. “On Kodiak Island,” she says, “moss grows on top of the ashfall on the branches of the old trees from a volcanic eruption many years ago.” Her childhood home was “close enough to the ocean that when a storm hit the cliffs, our trailer house would shake with it.” A meeting place for the forces of nature, it was fertile ground for a young writer. “How can any storyteller not be affected by things like that?”

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KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Eielson Air Force Base chosen as site for US Air Force’s first nuclear microreactor pilot project; Anchorage woman indicted on murder charges in 2020 killing of man in Russian Jack Park; Telling Alaska’s Story: Seward Highway flagger entertains those in line and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: She-Ra is a sailboat and a malamute. They stopped in Haines on their way around the world and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Congressman Don Young: Honor and Respect Alaska’s Wild Game; Use Every Part of the Animal; Great Alaska Shakeout chance for all Alaskans to practice Drop, Cover, Hold On; This Day In Alaska History October 19th, 1951, October 20th, 1897 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Alaska joins 19-state effort opposing higher natural gas and oil costs and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Seward Journal: October 20 to October 26, 2021
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Moose-arrazi
 
 
 
 
By Davis Hovey, KNOM: Native-owned Nome business makes traditional garments with modern materials
 
 
 
 
The Delta Discovery: Bethel’s Linda Curda selected as inductee to the Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame
 
 
 
 
By Michael Armstong, Homer News: ‘Countess’ Safra receives First Lady’s volunteer award Homer senior honored at Alaska State Fair and then by First Lady.
 
 
 
 
CU Boulder Today: Got questions about the Arctic? INSTAAR’s journal has ‘Arctic answers’
 
 
 
 
 
 
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Gusty Winds on a Fall Day
 
 
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Beach Bryophytes
 
 
 
 

IntraFish: Obituary: Chuck Bundrant, founder of Trident Seafoods
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s News Source: Alaska pediatricians criticize Anchorage’s chief medical officer over ‘grossly misleading’ comments on COVID; Wrangell seeks ‘COVID greeter’ to tell visitors about local mandates; Keeping the Malaspina in dry dock costs nearly twice what the state has disclosed, emails show and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: This Day In Alaska History October 18th, 1867 and more ->
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Dunleavy administration to allow ATVs on state roads, starting Jan. 1; Fall market brings out vendors and visitors and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Pre-statehood Fishermen’s Fund celebrates 70 years; This Day In Alaska History October 17th, 1918 and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Waterlogged Golf Course
 
 
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Sandy Beach Sanderlings and a Spectacular Sunset
 
 
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Fall Scenes and Birds
 
 
 
 
By Courtney, Only In Your State Alaska: This Haunted Road Trip Will Lead You To The Scariest Places In Alaska
 
 
By Courtney, Only In Your State Alaska: Step Inside The Creepy, Abandoned Town Of Port Chatham In Alaska

KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Clem Tillion, Alaska’s original ‘fish czar,’ dies at 96; State flags lowered for former Alaska lawmaker Bill Hudson and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Remembering Tony Vaska, who dedicated his life in service of the Y-K Delta and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU Alaska’s News Source: NTSB to consider final report on deadly 2019 PenAir crash in Unalaska; With chemotherapy in the rearview, Anchorage hockey product Evan Trupp takes on coaching role with Wolverines and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Space Rocks Streak through the Alaska Sky; Red aurora rare enough to be special ; This Day In Alaska History October 13th, 1905, October 14th, 1915, October 15th, 1904 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Soldotna trooper’s bail set at $200K in sex abuse case involving multiple victims Investigators seeking out information on other possible victims and more ->
 
 
 
 
KSTK: LISTEN: Evergreen Elementary third-graders sing for Alaska Day and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Seward Journal October 13 to October 19, 2021
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Listen to scientists
 
 
Craig Medred: Deadly diet?
 
 
 
 

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Alaska Pacific University hosts Indigenous performers; Telling Alaska’s Story: Artist Romney Dodd transforms animal mounts into art; Anchorage renovates park with features inspired by Dena’ina culture and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Juneau police confirm missing Oregon man’s body has been found; Man accused of threatening Sens. Murkowski and Sullivan must remain in custody, judge rules and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Cordova Center Felon Escapee Arrested in Wasilla with Concealable Semi-Automatic Monday; Parkview Escapee Re-Arrested following Suspicious Vehicle Call; Inebriated Teen in Anchor Point Stolen Vehicle Chase Finally Caught up to in Soldotna; This Day In Alaska History October 12th, 1930 and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Troopers locate skeletal remains of missing Craig resident and more ->
 
 
 
 
October 12, 5:30 pm I Read What I Want Book Club – Anchorage Public Library
Tue, Oct 12, 2021 at 5:30 PM

Anchorage Public Library, 3600 Denali Street, Anchorage, AK, 99503

Event listing from Anchorage Public Library: Tuesday, October 12 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM

This is the book club for those that don’t want to be tied down. No assignments, no judgment – just read what you want! If you prefer to participate online please contact stacia.mcgourty@anchorageak.gov for the link.
 
 
 
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Early October Fall Birds and Bears
 
 
 
 
SOA: First Lady’s Volunteer of the Year Award Ceremony Honors Seven Alaskans
 
 
 
 
By Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media: Alaska Supreme Court decision gives joint custody to non-biological mom in same-sex couple that split
 
 
 
 
By Christine Cunningham, Anchorage Daily News: Women and Youth Upland Bird Hunt provides a learning environment (and great place to meet new dog friends)
 
 
 
 
The Orange County Register: Cargo pilot accused of 3 sexual assaults on running trails extradited back to OC