KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Sterling Highway closed near mile 64 after collision; Unknown oil spill identified in Sitka U.S. Coast Guard(Source: Coast Guard); Avalanche centers share weekend forecasts and more ->
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Haines lands $20M federal grant to replace its freight and fuel dock and more ->
Alaska Native News: This Day In Alaska History November 21, 1900 and more ->
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: The Door’s monthly garage sale benefits at-risk youth beyond the shelter and more ->
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: More November Rain and Radio
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Snow Showers and a Glimpse of the Lunar Eclipse
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Western Grebe Search
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Windy with Snow Changing to Rain
Category Archives: AK News
Alaska News November 20, 2021
KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Wasilla farm raises fresh turkeys for Thanksgiving; The Grind in Girdwood prepares for another ski season; Providence Alaska Medical Center has several hundred openings; ‘Blindsided’: School Board, Anchorage Assembly meet over mayor’s proposed cost-shifting of school resource officers; State medical board takes testimony as dozens demand accountability over COVID-19 misinformation and more ->
KSTK: Governor Dunleavy’s office announces formation of Alaska Bycatch Task Force and more ->
KFSK: Petersburg to purchase new boilers for pool building and more ->
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: November Rain and Radio
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Whimsical Faces
New Titles from Self-Publishers: End of November
A House in the Wild Berry Tundra: A Short Story of an Iranian Woman Emigrating to Alaska
Akram Didari. KDP. $4.99 paper (39p), ISBN 979-8-4526-6927-2; 99¢ e-book, ASIN B09CN51BCQ
Amazon
An intimate slice of an Iranian woman’s life when she emigrates to Alaska. Some people call it a dead-end alley, but it becomes a highway of joy for her.
Alaska’s News November 19, 2021
KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Documentary ‘Newtok’ premieres after 4 years of filming Digital streaming available through Nov. 28; Almost total lunar eclipse Thursday night visible across Alaska; Bronson’s proposed alcohol tax budget raises concerns over intent, long-term results and more ->
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Alaska’s tight rental market hampers progress on homelessness; Juneau property owners have lost every commercial property assessment appeal heard so far and more ->
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Kuskokwim River Salmon Management Working Group considers limits on boat traffic in tributaries to protect fish eggs and more ->
KINY: Artifical Intelligence speeds delivery of information for whale conservation; Alaska health officials say virus case numbers trending down and more ->
KSTK: WCA blesses ‘Together Tree’ headed for Governor’s Mansion; Mask mandate meeting cancelled after local case count drops and more ->
KFSK: U.S. Forest Service proposes restoring young-growth stands in central Southeast Alaska; Petersburg assembly strikes fines from masking law and more ->
KRBD: Ketchikan’s school board loosens mask rules as the community reckons with widespread COVID-19 and more ->
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Bullied Birds
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Windy and Wet
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Northern Harrier and More
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Late Fall Birds
Colleen Mondor, The Midnight Sun: MONDOR: The FAA’S latest Alaska aviation safety report harkens back to a whole lot of history
Edible Alaska: #16: On hunger and healing…
Edible Alaska: #17: “The old ways were better.”
Edible Alaska: #18: You know what’s not stuck on a container ship?
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: A Mysterious Woodland Trail In Alaska Will Take You To Original WWII Bunker Ruins
Alaska News November 18, 2021
KTUU Alaska’s News Soure: Alaska Native Heritage Center seeking traditional akutaq makers; AEDC and Anchorage airport team up for Alaska shipping initiative, hoping to relieve West Coast supply chain woes; How to have happy chickens living above the Arctic Circle and more ->
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Kenaitze Tribe’s craft classes help elders socialize and learn new skills; Aleutian Airways delays launch of its service to Unalaska to ‘tighten up’ safety; Alaska needs more construction workers to get infrastructure projects off the ground and more ->
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: The Yup’ik Immersion School in Bethel will represent the state of Alaska in the nation’s capital this Christmas and more ->
Alaska Native News: Final Arrests made in Russian Mission Attempted Murder/Crimes Investigation; Bristol Bay Tribes encouraged by EPA timeline for process to consider protections; This Day In Alaska History November 18th, 1959 and more ->
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Opportunities for careers in local trades can be found at the 2021 Apprenticeship EXPO; Fairbanks community member spearheads birthday bag fundraiser for food bank and more ->
KSTK: Substance abuse treatment company expresses interest in former Wrangell Medical Center and more ->
Juneay Empire: ‘Tidal Echoes’ puts out the call for submissions “Tidal Echoes” is accepting submissions now through Dec. 1.
Craig Medred: Misinformation madness
Alaska News November 17, 2021
KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Fort Wainwright soldier arrested on sexual abuse charges; At least 20 students involved in West High altercation could face charges and more ->
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Mass exodus at Alaska child abuse clinic as former Wisconsin doctor accused of bullying and misdiagnoses and more ->
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Suspect in Russian Mission shooting allegedly goes on another rampage in the village after evading troopers for months; Hooper Bay’s wrestling coach was fired after alleged discovery he sent inappropriate messages to students and more ->
Alaska Native News: Congressman Don Young Helps Introduce Landmark Cannabis Legalization Legislation; AFN Applauds Alaska’s Congressional Delegation for Bipartisan Work on Infrastructure Bill; This Day In Alaska History November 17th, 1916 and more ->
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Fatal accident on Chena Hot Springs Road; Alaska Department of Transportation seeks public input on infrastructure spending and more ->
The Seward Journal November 17 to November 23, 2021
Alaska News November 16, 2021
KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Police investigating suspicious death in East Anchorage; West Anchorage schools placed under ‘stay put’ mode for several hours after cafeteria fight and more ->
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Man killed at Fairbanks Safeway was ‘doing nothing more than walking outside with his groceries,’ mayor says; Alaska correctional officer smuggled drugs and phones into prison, charges say and more ->
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: AVCP has implemented a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees and more ->
Alaska Native News: Kotzebue Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Incessant Stalking; This Day In Alaska History November 16th, 1973 and more ->
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Alaska State Trooper arrested with multiple domestic violence assaults; Fairbanks Resource Center for Parents and Children receives funding for families during holiday months; Fairbanks Kiwanis Club prepares for annual tree sale and more ->
The Arctic Sounder: Moose and caribou nonresident hunt closures go to hearing and more ->
KFSK: Concert pianist performs in Petersburg and gives parents some tips; Outbreak leads to short staffing at schools, hospital, borough and more ->
KRBD: Storms in British Columbia extend Ketchikan Public Utilities internet slowdown and more ->
Craig Medred: Fear not
By Samantha Bergeson, E Online: A Missing Woman’s Case Is Re-Examined 18 Years Later in Evil in Alaska New Oxygen true crime series Fatal Frontier: Evil in Alaska focuses on the devastating disappearances and murders of Indigenous women in Alaska. Watch the chilling sneak peek.
By Rhonda McBride, KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Thursday, November 11th: ANCSA, The Women Behind the Act
Alaska News November 15, 2021
KTUU Alaska’s Pubic Media: Well-known white-eared bear found dead of gunshot wound in Sitka neighborhood; With new research, Alaska groups aim to turn mariculture into $100 million industry and more ->
Alaska Native News: This Day In Alaska History November 15th, 1913 and more ->
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: This National Preserve In Alaska Is Home To A Native Alaskan Healing Spring
Alaska News November 14, 2021
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Army Pvt. George Fox Nearly 80 years after his death, Unangax̂ soldier will finally receive burial ceremony; Alaska Supreme Court explains ruling on governor’s appointees and more ->
Alaska Native News: Willow Man Jailed on Weapons/Assault Charges following Saturday Incident; Today In Alaska History November 14th, 1938 and more ->
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Fairbanks Community Food Bank is seeking helping hands and more ->
Craig Medred: The dark side
Alaska News November 13, 2021
KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Hundreds of free coats given to students at Anchorage’s Northwood Elementary; Anchorage Assembly confirms Joe Gerace as director of the Anchorage Health Department; Outgoing Catholic Social Services CEO shares thoughts on solving Anchorage’s homelessness problem; Palmer slaughterhouse under new ownership; Skagway enters agreement with the state for design of new dock and more ->
Alaska Native News: Blown back to Alaska, bird perseveres; GINA provides a guiding hand in Arctic Ocean research; Grant Writing Assistance Hotline; This Day In Alaska History November 13th, 1913 and more ->
KINY: Barbara Blake talks about importance of her Native representation on Assembly; Juneau to receive 10,000 total rapid test kits and more ->
KRBD: School board will hear from medical experts before changing Ketchikan schools’ COVID-19 policies
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Well-timed Clearing
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Weekly Photojournal Update (2021-11-13)
Alaska News November 12, 2021
KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Grand jury indicts woman charged with arson after burning down West Anchorage home; Iditarod picks up Lynden as partner ahead of 50th running and more ->
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: New program funds veterans-choice caretakers in Alaska ‘they can hire and fire and train whoever they’d like’; Alaska’s cannabis industry has the most retail shops per capita in the country; How SARS-CoV-2 in American deer could alter the course of the global pandemic and more ->
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: The new Alaska House District 38 map adds 1 community and loses 9 others and more->
Alaska Native News: This Day In History November 12th, 1910 and more ->
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Festival Fairbanks broadcasts Veterans Day program and more ->
KFSK: Petersburg veterans honored with parade, quilts
Craig Medred: Déjà vu all over again
Fireside Books presents Shelf Awareness for Readers for Friday, November 12, 2021
By Casea Peterson, Only In Your State Alaska: These 4 Videos Of Wildlife In Alaska Are Too Cool Not To Share