Category Archives: AK News

Alaska News March 10, 2021

KTUU, Alaska’s News Source: The federal government is prioritizing a review of Alaska’s use of CARES Act funds; Seward Highway rock work begins for the season and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s News Source: Invasive mollusks hitch ride to Alaska on aquarium algae; Federal government extends public comment period for Arctic seal critical habitat and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK, Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: USAF Report: Jet Engine Oil System Malfunction Forced F-16 To Divert To Bethel and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Congressman Don Young Introduces the ANWR Act to Prohibit Executive Actions Harmful to Responsible Energy Development; This Day In Alaska History March 10th, 1920 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: A deeper look at Snow Carving at Ice Alaska in Fairbanks and more ->
 
 
 
 
Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Surf at Sandy Beach
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Denali National Park In Alaska Was Just Named One Of The Most Dangerous Parks In The Country

Alaska News March 09, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Ice sculptures disgraced during Fur Rondy and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Iditarod musher Aliy Zirkle suffers concussion on trail, flown to Anchorage for care; Forest Service seeks to expand fight against invasive plants and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Fire Destroys Old Chevak School And Dream Of Future Community Center; Bethel Elder Esther Green To Receive UAF Meritorious Service Award; City Of Bethel And State Of Alaska At Odds Over Polk Road Land Seizure and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Willow Sex Offender Arrested as he Threatened his Victim with Knife; This Day In Alaska History March 9th, 1911 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: MISSING IN ALASKA’S INTERIOR: Doren Sanford disappears searching for lost dog; Supreme Court won’t get involved in Fairbanks Four case; Fairbanks city council changes course, confirms Ron Dupee as new Police Chief and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Burn, burn, burn
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Take In The Frozen Alaskan Mountain Scenery On The Easy Rodak Nature Loop
 
 
 
 
Michael R Dougherty, Anchoage Memoris VIP: Anchorage Fur Rondy Memories
 
 
 
 

Alaska News March 08, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Anchorage Votes: Here’s what to expect from the election in Anchorage; ‘A million different Pac-Men flying through the air gobbling up pathogens,’ The Alaska Club relying on emerging tech to fight COVID-19; New equipment helps Bean’s Cafe package and seal 2,300 meals per day; Iditarod 2021 Trail Tracker: Petit first to Finger Lake, “Dispatches from Dee Dee,” and a look at the leaderboard and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Klawock suspect Arrested on Weapons/Assault Charges after Kasaan Road Incident on Prince of Wales Island; Suspicious Person in Nikiski Busted on Burglary Charges; This Day In Alaska History March 8th, 1916 and more->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Troopers report officer involved shooting in Fairbanks Saturday night and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: One Of The Most-Photographed Lighthouses In The Country Is Right Here On The Alaska Coast
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: The Unique Flavors Of Alaska’s Wildland Chocolates Are So Good You’ll Devour Them In Seconds
 
 
 
 

Alaska News March 07, 2021

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Venerated Athabaskan Senator Doctor John Sackett has passed away at 76 and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU Alaska’s News Source: 33rd Tour of Anchorage starts Sunday and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Alaska senators skeptical over Dunleavy administration’s plan to privatize rural DMVs and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: On This Day In Alaska History March 7th, 1988 and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Late Afternoon Overcast
 
 
 
 
By Nancy Lord, Alaska Books: Seward author’s debut novel sings of a year in a small seaside Alaska town
 
 
 
 
The Canadian Press: Murder, but gentler: ‘Cozy’ mysteries a pandemic-era balm
 
 
 
 
By Lori Townsend, Alaska Public Media: Recognizing women’s contributions in Alaska | Alaska Insight

Alaska News March 06, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: The public hasn’t previously had a role in the selection of police and fire chiefs. Some say that should change.; Native Cultural Charter School moves into Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School; Jeremy Keller, who ran part of 2020 Iditarod before mushing back home, says this year’s trail will present new challenges for racers and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Nearly 50 years after it was shut down, Army releases plan to get rid of Alaska’s first and only nuclear power plant; Board of directors selects finalists for Bartlett Regional Hospital CEO and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Senator Begich Introduces Legislation Establishing a State Income Tax; Coast Guard Concludes Public Hearing for Loss of F/V Scandies Rose; Two Washington State Men Arrested at an Unoccupied Hollis Home in Southeast on Burglary/Drug Charges; Finding the Great Earthquake of 1900 ; On This Day In Alaska History March 6th, 1973 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Sci-Friday: Science for Alaska lecture series ends with Fire Landscapes from Space; Arctic Tough: US Army Alaska competes to find toughest soldiers and more ->
 
 
 
 
Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Late Winter Water Birds
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: The Best Deep Dish Pizza In Alaska Is Hiding In This Tiny Mountain Town

Alaska News March 05, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: ‘Thank you Alaska’: Aliy Zirkle prepares for her final Iditarod and life after sled dog racing; AFD Fire Chief Jodie Hettrick is retiring this summer; Richie Diehl gets beer named after him ahead of Iditarod and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Curyung Tribal Council joins new effort to address epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous persons; Families of Soldotna plane crash victims sue estate, widow of former Alaska Rep. Gary Knopp and more ->
 
 
 
 

KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Pandemic Exacerbates Need For Better Internet Connectivity In Y-K Delta and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: On This Day In Alaska History March 5th, 1959 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Pet of the Week: Trigger the happy-go-lucky Husky Australian Cattle Dog mix; Impressions in ice: Visitors share experiences at Fairbanks’ Ice Alaska and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fireside Books presents Shelf Awareness for Readers for Friday, March 5, 2021

 
 
 
 

Alaska News March 04, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: APD data shows overall decrease in crime across municipality; Inside the Gates: Flight surgeons take to the air to learn how to treat air crews and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Sealaska Heritage settles Ravenstail coat case with Neiman Marcus, other defendants; With $350 monthly internet bills, Y-K Delta residents face high hurdle for connectivity; Protections added to Juneau’s power lines after 2008 avalanches, but risk remains; Welcome news for the tourism industry: Juneau assembly votes to relax travel restrictions and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: ‘You’re Never Going To See The Ravn Of Before;’ New CEO Working To Build More Trustworthy Airline and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Governor Dunleavy Orders Flags at Half-Mast for Representative Pat Carney; This Day In Alaska History March 4th, 1914 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Former volunteers, animal activists start petition against North Pole animal rescue; Coast Guard ends search for helicopter in waters off Alaska; Fairbanks six-year-old requests library card for her birthday and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Make Your Winter Magical By Staying In Downtown Talkeetna In This Historic Alaskan Roadhouse
 
 
 
 

Alaska News March 03, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Keeping Anchorage’s vote-by-mail elections safe and secure; Telling Alaska’s Story on a better Transmitter; Iditarod 2021 start list released; ‘It’s not about the trophy, it’s about the dogs’: Nic Petit motivated to win Iditarod for his dogs and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Bear researcher shares tips for identifying and avoiding winter bear dens; Scammers are targeting family members of missing Alaskans, troopers say; Sometimes a bird gets into your store. In Unalaska, sometimes the bird is an eagle. And more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Elim man Arrested on Sexual Assault Monday for February 1st Incident at Fairbanks Hotel Party; Two Convicted Felons Charged after Shooting into the Champ Martial Arts Studio; This Day In Alaska History March 3rd, 1913 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Public invited to comment on new Interior Alaska police training facility; Missing Person: Police, volunteers search for missing 16-year-old girl in Utqiagvik; Health Report: Why the risk of frostbite is greater than you think and more ->
 
 
 
 
Suzanne Downing, Editor Must Read Alaska: Breaking: Andy Teuber, former head of ANTHC, missing in helicopter crash and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Hike Through The Snowy Forest And Catch Glimpses Of Alaska’s Most Famous Glacier On This Easy Loop Trail
 
 
By Beth Price-Williams, Only In Your State Alaska: The Definitive Guide To All Things Haunted And Creepy In Alaska
 
 
 
 

Alaska News March 02, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: What happened to the money behind AO 2020-66?; Municipal planning and zoning meeting centers on potential locations of homeless shelters; Healthy Living: Alaska Eating Disorders Alliance offers education, support and advocacy and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: In Bethel, Koreans seek second chance at American dream; Cordova gets a tough lesson in COVID-19 transmission — from its police chief; Ketchikan librarians freeze thousands of books after pipe bursts at UAS campus and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Bethel Library Reopens To Patrons With Appointments ad more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Felon Arrested on Weapons Charges Following Cabela’s Shoplifting Arrest; Coast Guard Medevacs Woman from Vessel near Cold Bay; This Day In Alaska History March 2nd, 1915 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Richardson Hwy: Alaska DOT explains winter road safety and closures; “Sextortion” attempts on the rise in Alaska, says FBI; Fairbanks Performing Arts School puts on aerial acrobatic event and more ->

Alaska News March 01, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Army launches new campaign to draw more soldiers to Alaska; Victims of fatal Friday Seward Highway crash identified; New space in Midtown will serve as a one-stop shop for small business owners in Anchorage and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Pubic Media: 10,000-year-old bone from Wrangell area hints how domesticated dogs may have traveled to the Americas; Sitka teens some of the first in the nation to receive coronavirus vaccine; Cruise ships don’t appear to be behind Ketchikan’s beach bacteria problem — so what is? And more>
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Governor Dunleavy Appoints Klinkhart As Director of the Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office; This Day In Alaska History March 1st, 1879 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Tradition Innovation Exhibition Now Onlineby Daniel Cornwall on March 1st, 2021 in Sheldon Jackson Museum, Museums | Comments

For Immediate Release
Feb. 24th, 2021

The Sheldon Jackson Museum is pleased to announce that the exhibition Tradition Innovation may now be viewed online on the Alaska State Museum website. Images of Yup’ik artist Peter Williams’ works, including garments, hunting and sewing equipment, and environmental-based art, a copy of Williams’ artist statement, and a video recording of his January 16th opening reception artist talk may all be accessed online at: https://lam.alaska.gov/peter-williams
Tradition Innovation will be on exhibit at the Sheldon Jackson Museum until the last week of April 2021. The proposal for the exhibition was selected by panel from over a dozen applications. The next Solo Show Exhibition Series will take place in 2022. Images of the exhibition will be posted on the Alaska State Museum website in the online exhibitions section for viewing.

For the most up to date information on museum operating hours, please visit: https://lam.alaska.gov/sjm-info.

Media Contact:
Patience Frederiksen
Director
907.465.2911
patience.frederiksen@alaska.gov
lam.alaska.gov.