Category Archives: AK News

Alaska News February 13, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Human remains found following a fire at a cabin near Willow; Years later, an inaccurate homicide record in Alaska’s largest city has been corrected and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Dunleavy’s public safety commissioner says she was forced to resign; Coast Guard says area-wide VHF outages mostly resolved and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Alaska Sea Grant Lands Gift to Boost Commercial Seafood Harvesters; This Day In Alaska History February 13th, 1947 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Tanana Chiefs Conference coordinates Interior Alaska distribution of COVID-19 vaccine; Hiring process called into question as Fairbanks Mayor picks new police chief and more ->

Alaska News February 12, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Lessons in love, advice from a military family clinic for everyone during these trying times; February is teen dating violence prevention month; Individual community data helps provide overall snapshot of economic outlook for state; Make yourself bloom’: local florist helps make Valentine’s and other arrangements more personal and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Pubic Media: Alaska mushing icon Aliy Zirkle says the 2021 Iditarod will be her last; At an Anchorage testing site, ‘COVID Radio’ broadcasts local music and public health and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK, Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: After Waking From Coma, COVID-19 Survivor Returns Home To Pilot Station; K300 COVID-19 Safety Precautions; Which K300 Musher Will Win? You Can Bet On That. And more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Names of Victims in February 4th Chitina Aircraft Crash Released; What Is the NTSB?; This Day In Alaska History February 12th, 1908 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Alaska Native community leader appointed to COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force; Fairbanks Mayor announces hiring of new Police Chief; Pet of the Week: Roxanne the fluffy Chow Chow and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Arctic Sounder: Helpline expands services for sufferers of domestic, dating and sexual violence; Shungnak students turn to tradition amid pandemic restrictions and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska News February 11, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Anchorage police chief to retire, under consideration for top job in San Jose; JBER to close Boniface Visitor Control Center for construction and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Master carver Nathan Jackson named 2021 United States Artists fellow; Alaska tribes apply for broadband licenses to improve internet access; Millions in Tlingit and Haida pandemic relief still available to tribal members and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: In Meeting With LKSD, YKHC Maintains Recommendation To Keep Schools Closed For Now and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Troopers Pull Diaper Duty: Donated Diapers Make Their Way to Rural Alaska Communities; Bomb Threat Delays M/V LeConte Sailing; Anchorage International Airport sees record setting 3.48 million tons of air cargo in 2020; This Day In Alaska History February 11th, 1945 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Boeing cold weather testing new airliner in Fairbanks and more ->

Alaska News February 10, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: 33rd Annual Jewel Lake Jamboree goes virtual; Quantum Laundry Lounge bringing’s an old chore into the future with comfort, style and technology; Food security micro-grants available for Alaskans and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Angoon’s Native corporation welcomes new president and CEO; Anchorage Assembly decides against formal action after member defends Nazi license plates and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: VHF radio system intermittent outages near Southeast Alaska; Ketchikan Troopers Seize Over $250,000 Worth of Illicit Drugs; Coast Guard Issues Commercial Fishing Violation Near Cape Barnabas; This Day In Alaska History February 10th, 1905 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Athabascan Woman Blog: Amaya Mishka – Athabascan Author
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: New world order
 
 
 
 
By Casea Peterson, Only In Your State Alaska: Take These 6 Roads In Alaska For An Unforgettable Scenic Drive
 
 
 
 

Alaska News February 09, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Anchorage man’s body recovered out of Hewitt Lake near Skwetna; The 2021 Anchorage Market is looking for a new home; Healthy Living: Healing from a brain injury through art; Art contest highlights Alaska’s biodiversity and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: US Army Alaska launches 1st annual Arctic Warrior winter training exercise; Alexis Ross Miller on AHFC Rental assistance site 2021 02 08 Alaska housing orgs are prepping more than $200 million in rent relief; A journalist live-tweeted a legislator’s false statements about the vaccine. Twitter suspended him.; Sealaska lecture series highlights need for more Native researchers and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Pilot Projects Launched to Address Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons; This Day In Alaska History and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Juvenile reported missing from North Pole in fall 2020, is still missing; Fairbanks woman previously reported missing has been found safe; UAF Geophysical Institute Lecture Series presents new aurora measurement method and more ->
 
 
 
 
Anchorage Police Department: It’s ICAC Task Force Safer Internet Day! Warn your kids about the dangers of sexting.
 
 
 
 
The Canadian Press: ‘No other means:’ Nunavut judge acquits abused woman who killed husband
 
 
Alaska Highway News: The start of the Women’s Institute The City has proclaimed February Women’s Institute Month
 
 
Alaska Highway News: Q&A: Rebecca Hall makes her directing dreams come true
 
 
 
 
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Crystal Clear Winter Day (at least to start with)
 
 
 
 
STORIES FROM NORTHERN CANADA AND ALASKA: Seven Regiments Trashed the New Alaska Highway

Alaska News February 08, 2021

Craig Medred: Trail’s end
 
 
Craig Medred: Killer chute
 
 
 
 
KTUU Alaskas News Source: Local florist and a chocolatier prepare for a much-needed rush ahead of Valentine’s day; South-Bartlett wins the Anchorage girls high school hockey championship and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Teen Arrested on Indecent Exposure/Assault Charges after Incident on Engstrom/Beechcraft Road Sunday Night; BLM Seeks Input by March 22 on Proposed Dalton Highway Recreation Fees; This Day In Alaska History February 8th, 1939 and more ->
 
 
 
 

The Arctic Sounder: OPINION: Why you don’t have internet [–] broken fiber promises and more ->

Alaska News February 07, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Coast Guard rescues skier after he was mauled by a bear near Haines; The search continues for missing Chitina man 34-year-old Ian Lutz has been missing since Monday.; Alaska State Troopers recover bodies from Chitina plane crash; Nic Petit wins fourth Willow 300 in a row and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: To protect her community, St. Paul mom isolated for 10 weeks before having twins in Anchorage; Wildflower Court, a longterm care facility, in Juneau, Alaska. The facility has had an outbreak of COVID-19 among residents and staff, but despite the vulnerable patient population most cases have had no symptoms. (Photo courtesy Wildflower Court) Juneau nursing home outbreak could be a model for what COVID-19 looks like after vaccine and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Two Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy in Kodiak; This Day In Alaska History February 7th, 1893 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Iditarod drops ceremonial start over crowd-size concerns; Public comment for Alaska oil and gas lease sale canceled and more ->
 
 
 
 
Matt Goff, Sitka Nature Show: Sitka Nature Show #224 – Lynn Barber and Louann Feldmann (encore)

Alaska News February 06, 2021

Beth Bragg: Renaissance man Shawn Lyons, who wrote the book on Alaska hiking, dies at 66
 
 
Shawn Lyons Books
 
 
Shawn Lyons: Just Don’t Tell Her I Miss Her
 
 
 
 
KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Local assault victim speaks out about her experience; Pandemic adaptations: 25th Alaska Ski for Women kicks off this weekend; Spenard coffee shop highlights Black leaders and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Students in New Stuyahok practice subsistence skills in the classroom; LISTEN: Alaska’s top doctor says misinformation hurts vaccination effort and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Bethel Family Clinic Offering COVID-19 Vaccines And PCR Testing
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: K9 Blitz Takes Down Fleeing Suspect after Car Chase in Wasilla; Blue beads in the tundra: The first U.S. import from Europe?; This Day In Alaska History February 6th, 1919 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Original investigator in Sophie Sergie murder testifies in hearing; Alaska FBI warns of romance scams and how to avoid them; Sci-Friday: Fairbanks scientist appointed to Federal Aviation Association Drone Advisory Committee. And more ->
 
 
 
 
By Matt Goff: Sitka Nature Show #223 – Janet Neilson (encore)
 
 
 
 
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Alaska News February 05, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Plane crashes near Chitina, no survivors found; Anchorage man indicted on several charges in Glenn Highway fatal hit-and-run; Long-term plans call for major changes to the layout of Spenard Road and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO Public Media: New Coast Guard cutter named for sailor buried in Unalaska; Federal investigators release documents, data for May 2019 floatplane crash near Metlakatla; For Sitka tourism businesses, the 2021 season is fraught with uncertainty and more ->
 
 
 
 

KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Wayne Don From Mekoryuk To Become Highest Ranking Alaska Native In Alaska National Guard; Celebrating Tuluksak Musher And Community Leader Joe Demantle Jr.; $100 Fines For Entering Or Leaving Napakiak Without Permission and more ->
 
 
 
 
AlaskaNative News: Army plans Arctic Warrior exercise; Clam Gulch Man Arrested for Robbery in Kasilof DV Incident; Statewide Drug Enforcement Unit Releases Annual Report; This Day In Alaska History February 5th, 1910 and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Arctic Sounder: Bowhead whales appear to be on the rebound and more ->
 
 
 
 
Scince Daily, Oregon State University: DNA-based technique allows researchers to determine age of living beluga whales in Alaska
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Deadly Terrain
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Travel Through A Winter Wonderland To Get To A Frozen Waterfall On The South Fork Falls Trail In Alaska
 
 
 
 
By Rob Owen, The Seattle Times: Netflix begins streaming ‘Firefly Lane,’ adapted from Bainbridge Island author’s breakthrough novel
An Alaska-set novel, “The Great Alone,” also a No. 1 New York Times bestseller, was set up as a movie at TriStar Pictures and was in preproduction before the pandemic; Hannah’s not sure where it stands now.
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Alaska News February 04, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Anchorage woman accused of killing child, stabbing brother indicted on multiple charges; Police error prompts call to toss evidence in Alaska killing; Inside the Gates: Prepping UH-60s for transport on C-17s; ‘Woo child tired of the COVID’: Faculty rewrites Lizzo’s song, makes music video about school’s pandemic mitigation plans and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Three killed in avalanche near Bear Mountain in Chugiak; Anchorage attorney Landreth selected for U.S. Interior post; Decades-old Sophie Sergie murder case proceeds in Fairbanks despite pandemic and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: On This Day in Alaska History February 4th, 1941 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: ‘It’s never too late,’ Fairbanks stay-at-home Mom’s passion become reality and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Liz Oliver, Only In Your State Alaska: Stay Overnight In A 107-Year-Old Hotel That’s Said To Be Haunted At The Alaskan Hotel In Alaska